B ACHELO R O F L AW S

FIRST YEAR
First Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Consti Law 1 Constitutional Law 1 3 None

Crim Law 1 Criminal Law 1 2 None
Leg Engl 1 Legal English 1 1 None
Leg Prof Legal Profession 1 None
Leg Res Legal Research 2 None
PFR Person and Family Relations 4 None
RLaw Roman Law 3 None
Stat Con Statutory Construction 2 None

Constitutional Law 1
A survey and evaluation of basic principles dealing with the structure of the Philippine Government.

Criminal Law 1
A detailed examination into characteristics of criminal law, the nature of felonies, stages of execution, circumstances
affecting criminal liability, and criminal liability of the offender, the extent and extinction of criminal liability as well
as the civil liability of the offender, and the extinction and survival of civil liability.

Legal English 1
Legal English classes should be remedial in purpose and content. Only perceived weaknesses identified in diagnostic
tests, should be addressed in class. The attention of students should be called to their linguistic classes in subject
other than legal English.

Legal Profession
The history and development of the legal profession in the Philippines, its current problems, goals, and role in society.

Legal Research
A probe into methodology of legal research and the preparation of legal opinions, memoranda, expository or critical,
on a wide range of legal subjects.

Persons and Family Relations

A basic course on the law of persons and the family which first views the effect and applicantion of the laws on human
relations, and then proceeds to examine the legal norms affecting civil personality, marriage, property relations between
husband and wife, legal separation, the matrimonial regime of family, paternity and filiation, adoption, guardianship,
support, parental authority, surnames, absence and emancipation, including the rules of procedures relative to the
foregoing.

Roman Law
Evolution of Roman Law from the earliest period, and the influence of Roman Law principles on Philippine laws.

Statutory Construction
A course that explores the use and force of statutes and the principles and methods of their construction and interpretation.
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FIRST YEAR
Second Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Consti Law 2 Constitutional Law 2 3 Consti Law 1

Crim Law 2 Criminal Law 2 2 Crim law 1
Leg Engl 2 Legal English 2 1 Leg Engl 1
Leg Eth Legal Ethics 2 None
Leg Writ Legal Writing 2 None
Obli Con Obligations and Contracts 5 None

Constitutional Law 2
A comprehensive study of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and judicial review of acts affecting them.

Criminal Law 2
Understanding penalties in criminal law, their nature and theories, habitual delinquency, juvenile delinquency, the
Indeterminate Sentence Law and Probation Law.

Legal English 2
Basic Communication Arts

Legal Ethics
A course that focuses on the canons of legal ethics involving the duties and responsibilities of the lawyer with respect to
the client, the court, the bar and the public.

Legal Writing
An introduction to legal writing techniques, it involves applied legal bibliography, case digesting and reporting analysis,
legal reasoning and preparation of legal opinions or memoranda.

Obligations and Contracts

An in-depth study of the nature, kinds and effects of obligations, and their extinguishments; contracts in general, their
requisites, form and interpretation; defective contracts, including quasi-contracts, natural obligations and estoppel.
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SECOND YEAR
First Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Crim Law 3 Criminal Law 3 4 Crim Law 2

Crim Pro Criminal Procedure 2 None
Lab Stnds Labor Standards 2 None
Leg Engl 3 Legal English 3 1 Legal English 2
LTD Land Titles and Deeds 2 None
Nat Res Natural Resources 2 None
Prop Property 4 Obli Con
Sales Sales 2 Obli Con

Criminal Law 3
A comprehensive appraisal of specific felonies penalized in book II of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, their nature,
elements and penalties.

Criminal Procedure
The rules on criminal procedure, including the basic rights of the accused, the jurisdiction of courts and the procedure in
criminal prosecution.

Labor Standards
The laws governing labor standards, working conditions and employment benefits, including statutes and decrees on
labor standards.

Legal English 3
Legal Writing and Case Analysis

Land Titles and Deeds

The system and methods of registration of titles and deeds to land.

Natural Resources
A study of the constitutional provision and specific laws governing natural resources, their use and disposition.

Property
The law on the different kinds of property, ownership and its modifications, co-ownership, possession, usufruct, casements
or servitudes, nuisance, and the different modes of acquiring ownership.

Sales
An in-depth consideration of the provisions of the Civil Code on the contract of sale, its nature and form, the obligations
of the vendee, warranties, remedies, breach of contract, and conventional and legal redemption. The course includes
assignment of credits and incorporeal rights, the Bulk Sales Law, and the nationalization law.
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SECOND YEAR
Second Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Admin Administrative Law 2 None

Civ Pro Civil Procedure 4 None
Elec Law Election Laws 1 None
Leg Engl 4 Legal English 4 1 Leg Engl 3
Nego Negotiable Instruments Law 3 None
PIL Public International Law 2 None
Secured Secured Transactions 3 Obli Con
Transpo Transportation 2 None

Administrative Law
The development and application of principles and doctrines governing administrative agencies with rule-making and
adjunctive functions.

Civil Procedure
The rules of civil procedure involving basic principles of jurisdiction and procedure in civil cases, provisional remedies,
special civil actions, and appeals.

Election Laws
This course examines the laws regarding the conduct of elections and the law on pre-proclamation and contests and
election protests.

Legal English 4
Expository Writing

Negotiable Instruments Law

An examination of the statutory provision governing negotiable instruments as well as other commercial papers,
including investment papers and money market instrument papers.

Public International Law

An overview of the legal principles governing international relations based on the United Nations charter and the
decisions of international Tribunals as well as International customs.

Secured Transactions
The law governing loans and deposits, including mortgage, pledge, antichresis, guaranty, sureties and other securities or
collaterals.

Transportation
The general principles and basic regulations governing common carriers (land, sea and air)
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THIRD YEAR
First Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Bus Org 1 Business Organization 1 3 Obli Con

Ins Insurance 2 Obli Con
Lab Rel Labor Relations 3 None
Leg Couns Legal Counseling 2 None
LMC Law on Municipal Corporation and Public Officers 2 None
Succn Wills and Succession 4 PFR
Tax 1 Taxation 1 2 None

Business Organization 1
A course combining the laws of Partnership, Agency and Trusts.

Insurance
A study of the Insurance Code and related laws, including concept and function of insurance, the nature of the insurance
contract, insurable interest, special forms of insurance, and government regulations of the insurance business.

Labor Relations
A survey of the laws implementing the rights to self-organization and collective bargaining, including the laws relating to
strikes, pickets and lock-outs.

Legal Counseling
An introduction to the art and technique of legal counseling as well as consideration of the responsibilities of the lawyer
as counselor.

Law on Municipal Corporation and Public Officers

This is a study of the general principles governing municipal corporations; the laws affecting the creation, organization
and government of provinces, cities, municipalities, the scope and application of the powers of municipal corporations,
including ordinances, contracts, liabilities and enterprises.

Wills and Succession

A detailed evaluation of the law on testamentary and intestate succession, including wills, institutions of heirs,
computation of legitimes of compulsory heirs, disinheritance, and partition and distribution of the estate. The course
also includes rules of procedure on the settlement and administration of the estate of deceased persons.

Taxation 1
The general principles of taxation and statutory provisions on income taxation, including pertinent revenue regulations.
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THIRD YEAR
Second Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Bus Org 2 Business Organization 2 4 None

Evid Evidence 4 None
Prop, Torts, Ins,
Leg Form Legal Forms 1 Sales, Secured,
Bus Org 1
PALE Problem Areas in Legal Ethics 2 None
Soc Leg Social Legislations 2 None
Spec pro Special Proceedings 2 None
Tax 2 Taxation 2 3 Tax 1
Torts Torts and Damages 2 Obli Con

Business Organization 2
A study of the Corporation Code or the law governing private corporations. It includes a study of the functions of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Evidence
A course which looks into the rules regarding presentation, admissibility, and weight and sufficiency of evidence, including
burden of proof and presumptions.

Legal Forms
A course which trains students in the drafting of various legal documents and deeds, as well as judicial pleadings and
briefs.

Problem Areas in Legal Ethics

A survey of specific problems which may confront lawyers and judges in the exercise of the profession.

Social Legislations
A course which discusses the Social Security Act and other social legislations.

Special Proceedings
A study of rules on settlement of estate, wills, letters, testamentary and administration, eschetas, guardianship, change of
name, correction of entries in the civil registry.

Taxation 2
A study of the concepts and general principles of transfer (estate and donors), specific, business, percentage, amusement
and miscellaneous taxes provided in the National internal Revenue Code, including general principles of tariff and
custom duties.

Torts and Damages

An analysis of the law on quasi-delicts as well as the nature, classes, and extent of damages.
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FOURTH YEAR
First Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Civ Law Rev 1 Civil Law Review 1 4 N/A

Consti Law Rev Constitutional Law Review 4 N/A
Crim Law Rev Criminal Law Review 4 N/A
F Med Forensic Medicine 1 N/A
Lab Law Rev Labor Law Review 2 N/A
Pract 1 Practicum 1 2 N/A
Spec Com Special Commercial Laws 2 N/A

Civil Law Review 1

A general integration of the principles in civil law covering the effect and application of laws, the law on human relations,
Persons and Family Relations, Property, Ownership and its modification, the different modes of acquiring Ownership,
including succession. Pertinent provisions of special laws and Rules of Courts are also reviewed.

Constitutional Law Review

A general survey of the Constitution of the Philippines, including Administrative Law

Criminal Law Review

A general review of the Revised Penal Code with its latest amendments, and the interpretative decisions of the Supreme
Court as well as special penal statute.

Forensic Medicine
An overview of the principles relating to medico-legal cases, including procedure of presenting examining a medical
expert witness.

Labor Law Review

A general review of all laws affecting labor standards and labor relations.

Practicum 1
Training on the preparation and drafting of complaints, petitions, answers, motions, briefs and other pleadings before
tribunal and the art of oral advocacy.

Special Commercial Laws

An analysis of Special Commercial Laws, like the Central Bank Act, Revised Securities Act and others.
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FOURTH YEAR
Second Semester

CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Units Prerequisite

Civ Law Rev 2 Civil Law Review 2 4 N/A

Comm Law Rev Commercial Law Review 4 N/A
Conflict Conflict of Laws 2 N/A
Copyright Copyright and Intellectual Property 2 N/A
Pract 2 Practicum 2 2 N/A
Rem Law Rev Remedial Law Review 5 N/A
Tax Law Rev Taxation Law Review 2 N/A

Civil Law Review 2

A general integration of laws relating to obligations and contracts and other special contracts, including Torts and
DAmages.

Commercial Law Review

A comprehensive survey and review of the laws on partnership, agency, trusts, corporations, Securities and Exchange
Commission, secured transactions, negotiable instruments, insurance and transportation.

Conflict of Laws
A course dealing with legal transaction or relationships involving foreign elements with emphasis on the choice of law,
including problems in jurisdiction and in recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

A study of Laws on Trademarks, Patent, Copyright and Intellectual Creation.

Practicum 2
Holding of court trials in a trial court, where the applicable provisions of the Rules of Court are strictly observed. The
professor in charge prepares statement of facts as basis of a complaint and answer. The lawyers, litigants, and witnesses
are all members of the class, and the professor acts as a judge. It is made obligatory upon the students, acting lawyers,
to argue their cases orally immediately after the evidence is closed. This phase of the subject is important because it
cultivates in the student the habits of noting down or remembering the important facts and trains him in the art of
arguing cases on the basis of the evidence presented.

Remedial Law Review

A general survey and integration of the principles of court jurisdiction, civil and criminal procedure, special civil actions,
special proceedings, provisional remedies and evidence.

Taxation Law Review

Recent administrative rulings of administrative bodies, the Court of Tax Appeals and Supreme Court.

REGULATIONS ON SEQUENCE OF SUBJECTS

1. PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS must be taken and passed before WILLS AND SUCCESSION;
2. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I must be taken and passed before CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II;
3. OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS must be taken and passed before PROPERTY, TORTS AND DAMAGES,
INSURANCE, SALES, SECURED TRANSACTIONS, and BUSINESS ORGANIZATION (PAT);
4. CRIMINAL LAW I must be taken and passed before CRIMINAL LAW II; CRIMINAL LAW II must be taken
and passed before CRIMINAL LAW III;
5. OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS, PROPERTY, INSURANCE, SALES, NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
LAW, SECURED TRANSACTIONS, BUSINESS ORGANIZATION (PAT), LAND TITLES AND DEEDS must
be taken and passed before LEGAL FORMS.
6. TAXATION I is a prerequisite of TAXATION II;
7. ALL SUBJECTS in the FIRST, SECOND and THIRD YEARS must be taken and passed before the corresponding
review course in the FOURTH YEAR