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Class and Exam Schedules

Please note: all schedules are subject to change. Courses will meet on campus, in Swen Parson, unless otherwise indicated. Check this page frequently to ensure you have the most recent version(s). Book information can be found in MyNIU or through the NIU Bookstore.

Spring 2026 Course Information

Asynchronous online courses:

  • Advanced Legal Research, Arado
  • Bar Fundamentals Workshop, Hunter
  • Law and Technology in Practice, Frostestad

Designated online learning classrooms:

  • Externship classroom, Anderson, W 4:30-5:30 p.m., Room 186
  • International Law and Climate Change Seminar, Gwiazdon, M 5:30-7:20 p.m., Room 186

First-year Block Schedule (Spring)

Monday

9:00–10:25 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §2 Elinson (186)
Basic Legal Research II – §1 Arado (188, 9:00–9:55 a.m.)

10:40–11:55 a.m.
Contracts II – §1 Puckett (188)
Contracts II – §2 Rosenfeld (186)

1–1:55 p.m.
Constitutional Law I – §1 Elinson (186)

Tuesday

8:30–10:20 a.m.
Property – §1 Threatte (188)
Property – §2 Miller (186)

10:30–11:55 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §1 Taylor (188)
Basic Legal Research II – §2 Timko/Atwood (186/170, 10:30–11:25 a.m.)

1–1:55 p.m.
Constitutional Law I – §2 Bernick (188)

2:00–2:55 p.m.
Legal Writing and Advocacy – §1 Streitz (HSC), §2 Simmons (188), §3 Harrill (187), §4 McDonnell (186), §5 Woods (173), §6 Weaver (150)

Wednesday

9:00–10:25 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §2 Elinson (186)
Basic Legal Research II – §1 Arado (188, 9:00–9:55 a.m.)

10:40–11:55 a.m.
Contracts II – §1 Puckett (188)
Contracts II – §2 Rosenfeld (186)

1–1:55 p.m.
Constitutional Law I – §1 Elinson (186)

Thursday

8:30–10:20 a.m.
Property – §1 Threatte (188)
Property – §2 Miller (186)

10:30–11:55 a.m.
Civil Procedure II – §1 Taylor (188)
Basic Legal Research II – §2 Timko/Atwood (186/170, 10:30–11:25 a.m.)

1–1:55 p.m.
Constitutional Law I – §2 Bernick (188)

2:00–2:55 p.m.
Legal Writing and Advocacy – §1 Streitz (HSC), §2 Simmons (188), §3 Harrill (187), §4 McDonnell (186), §5 Woods (173), §6 Weaver (150)

3:00–5:00 p.m.
Intro to the Legal Profession II – Anderson (HSC)

Upper-level Block Schedule (Spring)

Monday

9–10:25 a.m.

  • Family Law – Vaughn (170)
  • Public International Law – Frostestad (173)
  • Law Practice Management – Cain (155, 9–10:50 a.m.)
  • Mediation – Zuckerman (187, 9–11:50 a.m.)

10:30 a.m.–11:55 a.m.

  • Sales – Fleck (173)
  • Professional Responsibility – Bruce (150)
  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Jones (170, 10:55–11:50 a.m.)

12:45–2:20 p.m.

  • Civil Justice Clinic Seminar – Vaughn (149)
  • Criminal Defense Clinic Seminar – Cain (150)
  • Health Advocacy Clinic Seminar – Boraca (256)
  • Business Law Innovation Clinic Seminar – Hsu (318)
  • Evidence – Jones (170, 1–2:50 p.m.)
  • Business Associations I – Puckett (187, 1–2:50 p.m.)

2:30–3:50 p.m.

  • Securities Regulation – Rosenfeld (188)
  • Trusts and Estates – Fleck (170, 3–4:25 p.m.)

4:30–5:50 p.m.

  • Patent Law – Baima (100% synchronously online)

5:30–7:20 p.m.

  • Seminar: International Law and Climate Change – Gwiazdon (100% synchronously online)
  • Lawyering Skills §2 – Wilkerson (173, 5:30–6:50 p.m.)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum §1 – Zalud (170, 6–8 p.m.)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum §3 – Zimmerman (155, 6–8 p.m.)

Tuesday

8:55–10:20 a.m.

  • Advanced Torts – Rigertas (173)
  • Legal Writing and Generative AI – Simmons (187, 9–9:55 a.m.)
  • Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation – Bernick (170, 9–10:25 a.m.)

10:30–11:55 a.m.

  • First Amendment – McConkie (187)
  • Lawyering Skills §1 – McDonnell (173)
  • Lawyering Skills §4 – Baker (155)

1–2:25 p.m.

  • Land Use – Miller (155)
  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Hunter (188, 1–2:50 p.m.)
  • Gender, Law and Justice Seminar – Threatte (256, 1–4 p.m.)

3–5 p.m.

  • Trial Advocacy Practicum §2 – Taylor (170)

5–7:20 p.m.

  • Real Estate Transactions – Anderson (188)
  • Medical Malpractice and Health Law – Mincieli (186, 5–6:50 p.m.)

Wednesday

9–10:25 a.m.

  • Family Law – Vaughn (170)
  • Public International Law – Frostestad (173)
  • The Mindful Lawyer – Rigertas (258, 9–10:40 a.m.)

10:30 a.m.–11:55 a.m.

  • Sales – Fleck (173)
  • Professional Responsibility – Bruce (150)
  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Jones (170, 10:55–11:50 a.m.)

1–2:50 p.m.

  • Evidence – Jones (170)
  • Business Associations I – Puckett (187, 1–2:50 p.m.)

2:30–3:50 p.m.

  • Securities Regulation – Rosenfeld (188)
  • Trusts and Estates – Fleck (170, 3–4:25 p.m.)

4–5 p.m.

  • Externship Classroom – Anderson (100% synchronously online)
  • Patent Law – Baima (100% synchronously online, 4:30–5:50 p.m.)

5–7:50 p.m.

  • Employment Law – Fish (100% synchronously online)
  • Lawyering Skills §2 – Wilkerson (173, 5:30–6:55 p.m.)

Thursday

8:55–10:20 a.m.

  • Advanced Torts – Rigertas (173)
  • Legal Writing and Generative AI – Simmons (187, 9–9:55 a.m.)
  • Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation – Bernick (170, 9–10:25 a.m.)

10:30–11:55 a.m.

  • First Amendment – McConkie (187)
  • Lawyering Skills §1 – McDonnell (173)
  • Lawyering Skills §4 – Baker (155)

1–2:25 p.m.

  • Land Use – Miller (155)

2–3 p.m.

  • Trial Advocacy Lecture §1–3 – Taylor (170)

3–5 p.m.

  • Faculty Meetings

5–7:50 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills §3 – Ketter (173, 6–8:50 p.m.)
  • Criminal Practice Skills - Simmons (155)

All Course List Schedule (Spring)

Course # Title Hours Day Time Room Instructor
503.1 Contracts II 3 M/W 10:40 - 11:55 a.m. 188 Puckett
503.2 Contracts II 3 M/W 10:40 - 11:55 a.m. 186 Rosenfeld
505.1 Property 4 T/Th 8:30 - 10:20 a.m. 188 Threatte
505.2 Property 4 T/Th 8:30 - 10:20 a.m. 186 Miller
507.1 Civil Procedure II 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 188 Taylor
507.2 Civil Procedure II 3 M/W 9 - 10:25 a.m. 186 Elinson
512.1 Basic Legal Research II (Section 2 Students) 2 T/Th 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. 186 Timko
512.2 Basic Legal Research II (Section 2 Students) 2 T/Th 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. 170 Atwood
512.3-4 Basic Legal Research II (Section 1 Students) 2 M/W 9 - 9:55 a.m. 188 Arado
516.1 Introduction to the Legal Profession II 0.5 Th 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. HSC Anderson
550.1 Constitutional Law I 2 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 186 Elinson
550.2 Constitutional Law I 2 T/Th 1 - 1:55 p.m. 188 Bernick
601.1 Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation 3 T/Th 9 - 10:25 a.m. 170 Bernick
603.1 Advanced Torts 3 T/Th 8:55 - 10:20 a.m. 173 Rigertas
607.1 First Amendment 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 187 McConkie
609.1 Law and Technology in Practice 3 N/A asynchronous Online Frostestad
610.1 Family Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:25 a.m. 170 Vaughn
614.1 Gender, Law, and Justice Seminar 3 T 1 - 4 p.m. 256 Threatte
620.1 Trusts and Estates 3 M/W 3 - 4:25 p.m. 170 Fleck
623.1 Employment Law 3 W 5 - 7:50 p.m. Online Fish
634.1 Patent Law 3 M/W 4:30 - 5:50 p.m. Online Baima
635.1 Sales 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 173 Fleck
640.1 Business Associations I 4 M/W 1 - 2:50 p.m. 187 Puckett
643.1 Professional Responsibility 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 150 Bruce
650.1 Real Estate Transactions 3 T 5 - 7:20 p.m. 188 Anderson
651.1 Land Use 3 T/Th 1 - 2:25 p.m. 155 Miller
655.1 Evidence 4 M/W 1 - 2:50 p.m. 170 Jones
657.1 The Mindful Lawyer 2 W 9 - 10:40 a.m. 258 Rigertas
674.1 Medical Malpractice/Health Law 3 T 5 - 6:50 p.m. 186 Mincieli
676.1 Bar Fundamentals Workshop 2 N/A asynchronous online Hunter
683.1 Securities Regulation 3 M/W 2:30 - 3:50 p.m. 188 Rosenfeld
690.1 Public International Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:25 a.m. 173 Frostestad
701.1 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. HSC Streitz
701.2 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 188 Simmons
701.3 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 187 Harrill
701.4 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 186 McDonnell
701.5 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 173 Woods
701.6 Legal Writing and Advocacy II 2 T/Th 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. 150 Weaver
710.1 Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies 2 M/W 10:55 - 11:50 a.m. 170 Jones
710.2 Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies 2 T 1 - 2:50 p.m. 188 Hunter
720.1 Lawyering Skills 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 173 McDonnell
720.2 Lawyering Skills 3 M/W 5:30 - 6:55 p.m. 150 Wilkerson
720.3 Lawyering Skills 3 Th 6 - 8:50 p.m. 173 Ketter
720.4 Lawyering Skills 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:55 a.m. 155 Baker
723.1 Mediation 3 M 9 - 11:50 a.m. 187 Zuckerman
725.1-3 Trial Advocacy Lecture 3 Th 2 - 3 p.m. 170 Taylor
725.1 Practicum: Trial Advocacy 3 M 6 - 8 p.m. 170 Zalud
725.2 Practicum: Trial Advocacy 3 T 3 - 5 p.m. 170 Taylor
725.3 Practicum: Trial Advocacy 3 T 6 - 8 p.m. 170 Taylor
729.1 Criminal Practice Skills 3 Th 5 - 7:50 p.m. 155 Simmons
732.1 Advanced Legal Research: Illinois Law 2 N/A asynchronous online Arado
733.1 Legal Writing and Generative AI 2 T/Th 9 - 9:55 a.m. 187 Simmons
735.1 Law Practice Management 3 M 9 - 10:50 a.m. 155 Cain
805.1 Clinic: Civil Justice 4 M 12:45 - 2:20 p.m. 149 Vaughn
810.1 Clinic: Criminal Defense 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. 150 Cain
815.1 Clinic: Health Advocacy 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. 256 Boraca
830.1 Clinic: Business Law Innovation 4 M 1 - 2:55 p.m. 318 Hsu
850.1 Externship Classroom (online) 3 W 4 - 5 p.m. 186/Online Anderson
931.1 Seminar: International Law and Climate Change (online) 3 M 5:30 - 7:20 p.m. 186/Online Gwiazdon

1L Mid-term Exam Schedule (Spring)

Spring 2026 exams for 1L courses will take place during the week of March 2, 2026. Morning exams begin at 10:30 a.m. and afternoon exams begin at 2:00 p.m.

Note: 1L classes are cancelled on March 4th and March 5th to accommodate all 1L midterm exams.

Also note: extra time/accommodations will be in the North Wing of the Law Library and 155/170.

Day Time Course Instructor Rooms
Wednesday, March 4th 10:30 a.m. Civil Procedure II Elinson 186 and 173
Wednesday, March 4th 10:30 a.m. Civil Procedure II Taylor 188 and 187
Wednesday, March 4th 2:00 p.m. Contracts Rosenfeld 188 and 150
Wednesday, March 4th 2:00 p.m. Contracts Puckett 186 and 155
Thursday, March 5th 10:30 a.m. Constitutional Law I Elinson 188 and 150
Thursday, March 5th 10:30 a.m. Constitutional Law I Bernick 186 and 170
Thursday, March 5th 2:00 p.m. Property Threatte 188 and 187
Thursday, March 5th 2:00 p.m. Property Miller 186 and 150

Exam Schedule (Spring)

Spring 2026 exams will take place Friday, May 2 through Friday, May 15. Morning exams begin at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams begin at 1 p.m.

The number of hours for each final exam is normally equivalent to the number of credit hours for the course, but faculty members have discretion to determine the number of hours allowed for their exams and may require a shorter or longer exam time.

You may request a change in exam date only if there is a scheduling conflict in which two exams are scheduled on the same day or at least one exam is scheduled on each of three consecutive calendar days.

Day Morning (9 a.m.) Afternoon (1 p.m.)
May 1: Friday Family Law Civil Procedure II
May 4: Monday Evidence Land Use
May 5: Tuesday Advanced Torts
Sales		 Business Associations I
May 6: Wednesday First Amendment Property
May 7: Thursday Professional Responsibility None
May 8: Friday Employment Law
Patent Law		 None
May 11: Monday None Contracts
May 12: Tuesday Trusts and Estates
Securities Regulation		 None
May 13: Wednesday None Criminal Procedure
May 14: Thursday Medical Malpractice/Health Law Constitutional Law I
May 15: Friday 1L Baby Bar None

Fall 2026 Course Information

Asynchronous online courses:

  • International Business Transactions, Frostestad

First-year Block Schedule (Fall)

Monday

9–10:20 a.m.
Criminal Law – §1A McConkie (Room 188) / §1B Falkoff (186) / §2 Bernick (150)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Contracts – §2 Puckett (186)
Basic Legal Research 1 – §1 Arado, 10:30-11:25 a.m. (188)

1–1:55 p.m.
Legal Writing I – §1A McDonnell (186) / §1B Simmons (187) / §1C Harrill (155) / §2A Streitz (150) / §2B Woods (188) / §2C TBD (256)

2–3:20 p.m.
Civil Procedure – §2 Elinson (186)

Tuesday

9–10:15 a.m.
Torts – §1 Rigertas (188) / §2 Huberman (186)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Contracts – §1 Rosenfeld (188)
Basic Legal Research 1 – §2 Timko (186)

1–2:20 p.m.
Civil Procedure – Taylor (188)

Wednesday

9–10:20 a.m.
Criminal Law – §1A McConkie (188) / §1B Falkoff (186) / §2 Bernick (150)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Contracts – §2 Puckett (186)

1–1:55 p.m.
Legal Writing I – §1A McDonnell (186) / §1B Simmons (187) / §1C Harrill (155) / §2A Streitz (150) / §2B Woods (188) / §2C TBD (256)

2–3:20 p.m.
Civil Procedure – §2 Elinson (186)

Thursday

9–10:15 a.m.
Torts – §1 Rigertas (188) / §2 Huberman (186)

10:30–11:50 a.m.
Contracts – §1 Rosenfeld (188)

1–2:20 p.m.
Civil Procedure – Taylor (188)

Friday

9–10:15 a.m.
Torts – §1 Rigertas (188) / §2 Huberman (186)

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Intro to the Legal Profession – TBD (meets periodically)

Upper-level Block Schedule (Fall)

Monday

9–10:20 a.m.

  • Family Law – Vaughn (187)
  • Legal Writing and Generative AI – Simmons, 9–9:55 a.m. (173)
  • Seminar: Wrongful Convictions – Cain, 9–11:20 a.m. (256)
  • Arbitration – Zuckerman, 10–11:55 a.m. (155)

10:30 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

  • Lawyering Skills – §1 McDonnell/TBD (173)
  • Conflict of Laws – Jones (187)
  • Constitutional Law II – §1 Elinson (150) / §2 Bernick, 10:40 a.m.–noon (170)

12:45–2:20 p.m.

  • Civil Justice Clinic Seminar – Vaughn (149)
  • Criminal Defense Clinic Seminar – Cain (318)
  • Business Law Innovation Clinic Seminar – Hsu (318)
  • Education Law – Puckett, 1-2:20 p.m. (173)
  • Federal Courts – Falkoff, 1-2:20 p.m. (TBD)

2:30–3:50 p.m.

  • Secured Transactions – Fleck (170)

4:30–5:50 p.m.

  • Intellectual Property Law – Baima (150)

5:30–6:50 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills – Wilkerson (173)
  • Seminar: Decolonizing International Law – Gwiazdon, 5:30–7:50 p.m. (100% synchronously online)

Tuesday

10:30 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

  • Seminar: Tangled Titles in Heirs Property – Malbrough (187)
  • Environmental Law – Miller (173)
  • Lawyering Skills – Baker (155)
  • Evidence – Taylor, 10:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m. (170)

1–2:20 p.m.

  • Housing Law – Miller (155)
  • Seminar: Issues in First Amendment – Huberman (256)
  • Products Liability – Rigertas (150)
  • Business Associations I – Rosenfeld, 1–2:50 p.m. (187)

2:40–4 p.m.

  • Insurance Law – Arnold (187)
  • Professional Responsibility – Shore, 3–4:20 p.m. (170)

4:10–5:30 p.m.

  •  Introduction to Federal Income Taxation – White (100% asynchronously online)

5:30–6:50 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills – Ketter (150)
  • Advanced Appellate Advocacy – Wiegman and Weaver (187)
  • Trial Advocacy Practicum – §1 and 2 TBD, 6–7:50 p.m. (170 and 186)

Wednesday

8:40–10:20 a.m.

  • Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies – Hunter (TBD)
  • Family Law – Vaughn, 9–10:20 (187)
  • Legal Writing and Generative AI – Simmons, 9–9:55 a.m. (173)

10:30 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

  • Lawyering Skills – §1 McDonnell/TBD (173)
  • Conflict of Laws – Jones (187)
  • Constitutional Law II – §1 Elinson (150) / §2 Bernick, 10:40 a.m.–noon (170)

1–2:20 p.m.

  • Education Law – Puckett (173)
  • Federal Courts – Falkoff (TBD)
  • Seminar: Sociolegal Studies – Threatte, 1–4 p.m. (256)

2:30–3:50 p.m.

  • Secured Transactions – Fleck (170)

4:30–5:50 p.m.

  • Intellectual Property Law – Baima (150)
  • Externship Classroom – TBD, 4:30–5:25 p.m. (100% synchronously online)

5:30–7:50 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills – Wilkerson (173)
  • Seminar: Illinois Evidence – McAdams (188)

Thursday

10:30 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

  • Seminar: Tangled Titles in Heirs Property – Malbrough (187)
  • Environmental Law – Miller (173)
  • Lawyering Skills – Baker (155)
  • Evidence – Taylor, 10:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m. (170)

Noon–12:55 p.m.

  • Upper-Level ASP – Hunter (186)

1–2:20 p.m.

  • Housing Law – Miller (155)
  • Seminar: Issues in First Amendment – Huberman (256)
  • Products Liability – Rigertas (150)
  • Business Associations I – Rosenfeld, 1–2:50 p.m. (187)

2:40–4 p.m.

  • Insurance Law – Arnold (187)
  • Professional Responsibility – Shore, 3–4:20 p.m. (170)

4:10–5:30 p.m.

  • Introduction to Federal Income Taxation – White (100% asynchronously online)
  • Comparing Federal and Illinois Civil Procedure – Parness, 4:05–5 p.m. (meets periodically in 186)

5:30–6:50 p.m.

  • Lawyering Skills – Ketter (150)
  • Trial Advocacy Lecture – §1 and 2 TBD, 6–7 p.m. (170)

All Course List Schedule (Fall)

Course # Title Hours Day Time Room Instructor
500.1A Legal Writing and Advocacy I 3 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 186 McDonnell
500.1B Legal Writing and Advocacy I 3 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 187 Simmons
500.1C Legal Writing and Advocacy I 3 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 155 Harrill
500.2A Legal Writing and Advocacy I 3 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 150 Streitz
500.2B Legal Writing and Advocacy I 3 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 188 Woods
500.2C Legal Writing and Advocacy I 3 M/W 1 - 1:55 p.m. 256 TBD
502.1 Contracts I 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. 188 Rosenfeld
502.2 Contracts I 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. 186 Puckett
506.1 Civil Procedure I 3 T/Th 1 - 2:20 p.m. 188 Taylor
506.2 Civil Procedure I 3 M/W 2 - 3:20 p.m. 186 Elinson
508.1 Torts 3 T/Th/F 9 - 10:15 a.m. 188 Rigertas
508.2 Torts 3 T/Th/F 9 - 10:15 a.m. 186 Huberman
510.1A Criminal Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:20 a.m. 188 McConkie
510.1B Criminal Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:20 a.m. 186 Falkoff
510.2 Criminal Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:20 a.m. 150 Bernick
511.1 Basic Legal Research I 3 M 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. 188 Arado
511.2 Basic Legal Research I 3 T 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. 186 Timko
515.1 Introduction to the Legal Profession I 1 F 10:30 - 12:30 p.m. TBD TBD
600.1 Constitutional Law II 3 M/W 10:40 - noon 150 Elinson
600.2 Constitutional Law II 3 M/W 10:40 - noon 170 Bernick
610.1 Family Law 3 M/W 9 - 10:20 a.m. 187 Vaughn
615.1 Comparing Federal and Illinois Civil Practice 2 Th 4:05 - 5 p.m. 186 Parness
631.1 Secured Transactions 3 M/W 2:30 - 3:50 p.m. 170 Fleck
636.1 Insurance Law 3 T/Th 2:40 - 4 p.m. 187 Arnold
640.1 Business Associations I 3 T/Th 1 - 2:50 p.m. 187 Rosenfeld
643.1 Professional Responsibility 3 T/Th 3 - 4:20 p.m. 170 Shore
653.1 Environmental Law 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. 173 Miller
655.1 Evidence 3 T/Th 10:30 - 12:10 p.m. 170 Taylor
661.1 Federal Courts 3 M/W 1 - 2:20 p.m. TBD Falkoff
662.1 Conflict of Laws 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. 187 Jones
668.1 Education Law 3 M/W 1 - 2:20 p.m. 173 Puckett
678.1 Housing Law 3 T/Th 1 - 2:20 p.m. 155 Miller
687.1 Intellectual Property Law 3 M/W 4:30 - 5:50 p.m. 150 Baima
691.1 Introduction to Federal Income Taxation 3 T/Th 4:10 - 5:30 p.m. Online White
697.1 Products Liability 3 T/Th 1 - 2:20 p.m. 150 Rigertas
710.1 Legal Analysis: Skills and Strategies 3 W 8:40 - 10:20 a.m. TBD Hunter
720.1 Introduction to Lawyering Skills 3 M/W 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. 173 McDonnell/TBD
720.2 Introduction to Lawyering Skills 3 T/Th 5:30 - 6:50 p.m.  150 Ketter
720.3 Introduction to Lawyering Skills 3 M/W 5:30 - 6:50 p.m. 173 Wilkerson
720.4 Introduction to Lawyering Skills 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. 155 Baker
724 Arbitration 2 M 10 - 11:55 a.m. 155 Zuckerman
725.L1-2 Lecture: Trial Advocacy 3 Th 6 - 7 p.m. 170 TBD
725.1 Practicum: Trial Advocacy N/A T 6 - 7:50 p.m. 170 TBD
725.2 Practicum: Trial Advocacy N/A T 6 - 7:50 p.m. 170 TBD
727 Advanced Appellate Advocacy 2 T 5 - 6:50 p.m. 187 Weaver
805.1 Clinic: Civil Justice 4 M 12:45 - 2:20 p.m. 149 Vaughn
810.1 Clinic: Criminal Defense 4 M 12:45 - 2:20 p.m. TBD Cain
830.1 Clinic: Business Law Innovation 4 M 12:45 - 2:20 p.m. 318 Hsu
920.1 Seminar: Illinois Evidence 3 W 5:30 - 7:50 p.m. 188 McAdams
932 Seminar: Sociolegal Studies 3 W 1 - 4 p.m. 256 Threatte
936.1 Seminar: Decolonizing International Law 3 M 5:30 - 7:50 p.m. Online Gwiazdon
938.1 Seminar: Wrongful Convictions 3 M 9 - 11:20 a.m. 256 Cain
942.1 Seminar: Legal Writing and Generative AI 3 M/W 9 - 9:55 a.m. 173 Simmons
N/A Upper - Level ASP N/A Th Noon - 12:55 p.m. 186 Hunter
N/A Externship Classroom N/A W 4:30 - 5:25 p.m. Online TBD
TBD Seminar: Tangled Titles in Heirs Propert 3 T/Th 10:30 - 11:50 187 Malbrough
TBD Seminar: Issues in First Amendment 3 T/Th 1 - 2:20 p.m. 256 Huberman

Exam Schedule (Fall)

Fall 2026 exams will take place Thursday, December 3 through Thursday, December 17. Morning exams begin at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams begin at 1 p.m.

The number of hours for each final exam is normally equivalent to the number of credit hours for the course, but faculty members have discretion to determine the number of hours allowed for their exams and may require a shorter or longer exam time.

You may request a change in exam date only if there is a scheduling conflict in which two exams are scheduled on the same day or at least one exam is scheduled on each of three consecutive calendar days. Directed Research presentations will be held together during a coordinated date among registered students and with faculty advisors during the week of December 1.

Day Morning (9 a.m.) Afternoon (1 p.m.)
December 3: Thursday Products Liability
Housing Law		 Civil Procedure
December 4: Friday Federal Income Tax None
December 7: Monday Constitutional Law II None
December 8: Tuesday Professional Responsibility Torts
December 9: Wednesday Conflict of Laws None
December 10: Thursday Federal Courts
Education Law		 None
December 11: Friday Environmental Law
Evidence		 Criminal Law
December 14: Monday Business Associations I None
December 15: Tuesday IP Law
Secured Transactions		 None
December 16: Wednesday Insurance Law Contracts
December 17: Thursday Make-up exams None

Summer 2026 Course Information

The College of Law will hold all courses online, via Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom, or a similar platform, except for selected onsite courses, such as legal writing and research courses and NIU Law clinics, and the Agen Summer Program, which will held in-person only.

Information regarding tuition for the summer session may be obtained from the Bursar's Office. By University rule, tuition waivers (including those held by Research Assistants) may not be used for summer courses, except for tuition waivers held by Graduate Assistants.

As in recent years, there will be two, non-overlapping summer sessions. The first session will begin on Monday, May 18 and end on Thursday, July 3, but please consult the course descriptions below to ascertain the actual first and last days of class for each course, which will likely be different. The second session will begin on Monday, July 6 and end on Friday, August 7, though again, consult the course descriptions for the actual first and last days of class.

The date and time of a course's final exam is listed below the first and last days of class for each course. All changes to exam dates and times must be approved by an Associate Dean, even if a request is made to a faculty member. Faculty cannot make exceptions to this rule.

Students may not be enrolled for more than seven credit hours in a summer session, and students may receive no more than 10 credits total for summer courses.

Shopping carts should be available sometime during the day on Wednesday, April 1st. Registration will be open for students beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7th. Although the College of Law anticipates holding all classes listed below, courses are subject to cancellation for low enrollment.

First Summer Session

International Human Rights (LAW 646) (3 credits), Associate Dean Heidi Frostestad (asynchronous online)

International Human Rights will be offered as an asynchronous course with no set meeting time. Assignments and due dates will be arranged with Professor Frostestad. The course runs for just over seven weeks, from May 18 to July 3. Final essay for course.

Exam: None

Advanced Legal Research: Illinois (LAW 732) (2 credits), Prof. Therese Arado (asynchronous online)

Advanced Legal Research will be offered as an asynchronous course with no set meeting time. Assignments and due dates will be arranged with Professor Arado. The course runs for just over seven weeks, from May 18 to July 3. There is not a final exam.

Exam: None

Alternative Dispute Resolution (LAW 722) (3 credits), Prof. Michael Zuckerman (synchronous online)

Alternative Dispute Resolution will be offered as a synchronous course with classes on Mondays from 9 a.m. until Noon. Assignments and due dates will be arranged with Professor Zuckerman. The course runs for just over seven weeks, from May 18 to July 3. There is not a final exam.

Exam: None

Family Law (LAW 610) (3 credits), Prof. Wendy Vaughn (synchronous online)

Family Law will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 10:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m., for six weeks, from May 18 to June 27. There will be no classes on Memorial Day, May 25 and Juneteenth, June 19.

Exam: Monday, June 29 at 9:30 a.m. (online)

Civil Law and Civil Lawyers: The French Example (LAW 699A) (3 credits), Prof. David Taylor

The Agen Study Abroad Program runs from May 22 to July 3. Participation in the course is limited to students who have previously applied and been accepted through the NIU Study Abroad Office. Those students will be registered. Classes are scheduled 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Exam: Monday, June 29 at 10 a.m.

The Legal System of the European Union (LAW 699B) (3 credits), Prof. David Taylor

The Agen Study Abroad Program runs from May 22 to July 3. Participation in the course is limited to students who have previously applied and been accepted through the NIU Study Abroad Office. Those students will be registered. Classes are scheduled 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Exam: Tuesday, June 30 at 10 a.m.

Second Summer Session

Sports Law (LAW 637) (3 credits), Prof. Shannon Holmes (synchronous online)

Sports Law will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6:30 p.m., for just over four weeks, from July 7 to August 8.

Exam: Tuesday, August 11 (online)

Trademark Law (LAW 632) (2 credits), Prof. Michael Baima (synchronous online)

Trademark Law will be offered as a synchronous course and will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-5:55 p.m. Assignments and due dates will be arranged with Professor Baima. The course runs for just over four weeks, from July 7 to August 8.

Exam: Wednesday, August 12 (online)

Entertainment Law/IP Law (LAW 654) (3 credits), King (asynchronous online)

Entertainment Law will be offered as an asynchronous course with no set meeting time. Assignments and due dates will be arranged with the Professor. The course runs for just over four weeks, from July 6 to August 7.

Exam: Wednesday, August 12 (online)

Law and Technology (LAW 609) (3 credits), Associate Dean Frostestad (asynchronous online)

Law and Technology will be offered as an asynchronous course with no set meeting time. Assignments and due dates will be arranged with Associate Dean Frostestad. The course runs for just over four weeks, from July 6 to August 7. Final quiz online in Blackboard.

Exam: No Exam

Summer Experiential Courses

Clinic Courses

College of Law summer clinic courses are available only to rising 3Ls. Students cannot enroll in more than one clinic course. There will be no seminar meetings on Memorial Day, May 25 and Juneteenth, June 19 for any of the clinic courses. Successful completion of a clinic will satisfy the College of Law's experiential learning graduation requirement. All clinical courses require the cultural competence trainings for registration or as a co-requisite (see Blackboard training modules).

Civil Justice Clinic (LAW 805) (4 credits), Prof. Wendy Vaughn (Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic)

The Civil Justice Clinic will be in operation during the first summer session for six weeks, from May 18 to June 27. The in-person seminar meetings for the Civil Justice Clinic will occur on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2-4:15 p.m.

Pre- or co-requisites:

  • 711 License (requires completion of 45 credit hours and submission of a 711 application form)
  • Lawyering Skills
  • Professional Responsibility.

Students should plan to work on clinic cases the equivalent of three (3) days per week.

  • At least two (2) days or sixteen (16) hours must be spent in Rockford at the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic for students to conduct intakes, to participate in court hearings, and to meet with clients, witnesses, and Professor Vaughn.
    • Given the court's scheduling of hearings, students should plan to spend one (1) full day every Friday in Rockford at the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic.
    • The additional clinic time may be another full day or two half days in Rockford at the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic.
  • The third day or remaining eight (8) hours may be completed from campus or elsewhere and do not necessarily need to be at the clinic location in Rockford.

Students' schedules will be arranged in consultation with Professor Vaughn.

Criminal Defense Clinic (LAW 810) (4 credits), Prof. Paul Cain (Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic)

The Criminal Defense Clinic will be in operation during the first summer session for seven weeks from May 18 to June 27. The in-person seminar meetings for the Criminal Defense Clinic will occur on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2-4:15 p.m.

Pre- or Co-requisites:

  • 711 License (requires completion of 45 credit hours and submission of a 711 application form)
  • Lawyering Skills
  • Professional Responsibility

Students should plan to work on clinic cases the equivalent of three (3) days per week.

  • At least two (2) days or sixteen (16) hours must be spent in Rockford at the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic for students to attend court, and to meet with clients, witnesses, and Professor Cain.
    • Students should schedule one full day in Rockford.
    • The other day may be either a full day or two half-days.
  • The third day or remaining eight (8) hours may be completed from campus or elsewhere and do not necessarily need to be at the clinic location in Rockford.

Students' schedules will be arranged in consultation with Professor Cain.

Business Law Innovation Clinic (LAW 830) (4 credits), Prof. Robert Hsu

The Business Law Innovation Clinic will be in operation during the first summer session for seven weeks, from May 18 to June 27. The in-person seminar meetings for the Business Law Innovation Clinic are to be determined. The seminar class for the Business Law Innovation Clinic (BLIC) will meet at the clinic office in Swen Parson at NIU.

Pre- or Co-requisites:

  • 711 License (requires completion of 45 credit hours and submission of a 711 application form) is preferred but not required
  • Professional Responsibility

Students should plan to work on clinic cases the equivalent of three (3) days per week.

  • At least two (2) days or sixteen (16) hours must be spent in the Business Law Innovation Clinic for students to conduct intakes, and to meet with clients, witnesses, and Professor Hsu.
  • The third day or remaining eight (8) hours may be completed from campus or elsewhere and do not necessarily need to be at the clinic location in DeKalb.

Students' schedules will be arranged in consultation with Professor Hsu.

Externships

(4 credits), Asst. Dean Greg Anderson (synchronous online)
  • Athletic Law Externship (LAW 853)
  • Business Law Externship (LAW 855)
  • Civil Law Externship (LAW 852)
  • Criminal Law Externship (LAW 850)
  • Judicial Externship (LAW 851)

Summer externships for academic credit are available only to rising 3L students. Students must enroll in an externship on or before the first week of classes in May. Successful completion of an externship will satisfy the College of Law's experiential learning graduation requirement.

All externships will have a weekly course component that will start on May 18 and end on July 31. The one-hour classroom component for summer externships will meet online (Zoom) on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Your externship does not have to start the same week as the course. Given the need to coordinate with the employers' schedules, you will have to discuss your start and end dates with Assistant Dean Anderson. Assistant Dean Anderson has sole discretion to determine the feasibility of any proposed placement, urges students to be creative, and is available for help. Please contact Assistant Dean Anderson for more information.

Externship placements require 168 hours of “fieldwork.” Student externs must work 24 hours per week for seven weeks. Many students work more than the minimum. Work schedules will be determined by agreement between the student and the employer, subject to approval by Assistant Dean Anderson. Students cannot begin earning credit for work at a placement until May 18 and must conclude by July 31.

Students may not register themselves for an externship. To register for an externship, students must contact Assistant Dean Anderson, complete an externship application form, and confirm that they have completed the required courses, Introduction to Lawyering Skills and Professional Responsibility, prior to enrollment in an externship.

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