Academic Programs

Through field study, practicums, mentoring, and legal clinic opportunities, TU College of Law provides the right blend of practical experience and doctrinal training for students to be market-ready.

Even first-year students get hands-on experience with the law, working with real clients and solving real legal issues.

First-year coursework provides a solid foundation for advanced study that can be tailored to each student's goals through elective courses and participation in TU College of Law's specialized centers, institutes and academic programs:

Sustainable Energy and Resources Law Program 
Native American Law Center
Health Law Program 
Joint Degree Programs

  • JD/MA in Anthropology
  • JD/MS in Biological Sciences
  • JD/MBA
  • JD/MA in Clinical Psychology
  • JD/MA in Computer Science
  • JD/MA in English
  • JD/MS in Finance
  • JD/MS in Geosciences
  • JD/MA in History
  • JD/MA in Industrial Organizational Pyschology  

They wrote the book

Faculty have earned degrees from the top law schools in the nation, and the low 11:1 student to faculty ratio means you’ll get to know them. A number have written the casebooks students use in class and authored precedent-setting opinions:

  • Co-author of the first casebook on capital punishment
  • Co-author of the first casebook for American law students in comparative and international family law
  • Author of the first casebook on Indian gaming law
  • Author of a law review article on the rights of the terminally ill, cited in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark “right to die” decision
  • Co-author of Sports Law: Cases and Materials
  • Contributing author to Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law

Infinite Possibilities

Beginning the first year, The University of Tulsa College of Law guarantees every student opportunities for practical legal experience in the following areas: