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Standard 302(b) Learning Outcomes

This page contains language of law school learning outcomes associated with Standard 302(b) and (d) – competency in (b) Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context, and (d) Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession.

This includes some “other professional skills” to the extent they are associated with communication and problem-solving, such as client interviewing, fact investigation, document drafting, negotiation, trial advocacy, etc.

How to Use This Database

Select a learning outcome to see which law schools state that specific learning outcome in their list of student learning outcomes. Each law school’s link will take you directly to that school’s learning outcomes web page.

  1. Arizona – (a).
  2. Arkansas Little Rock – B(2)(b).
  3. Barry – II(f).
  4. Baylor
  5. Belmont – II: first bullet.
  6. Capital
  7. Case Western Reserve
  8. Columbus - Catholic
  9. UConn
  10. Dayton – Outcome 3: criteria 2 & 5.
  11. Denver – Legal Analysis: lines 4 & 5.
  12. Detroit Mercy
  13. Drexel
  14. Duke
  15. Duquesne
  16. Elon
  17. Emory
  18. Florida Coastal – "Critical thinking, legal analysis, and problem-solving."
  19. Golden Gate
  20. Illinois
  21. Indiana Bloomington
  22. UMass – 1.3.2–1.3.4.
  23. Memphis
  24. Minnesota
  25. Northern Kentucky
  26. Ohio State
  27. Pace
  28. Pittsburgh
  29. Roger Williams
  30. Samford
  31. Santa Clara
  32. South Dakota
  33. Southwestern
  34. St. John's – 2(d).
  35. Suffolk
  36. Temple
  37. Tennessee – 4(b).
  38. Texas Tech – Outcome 2: criteria 5 & 6.
  39. Texas Southern – First bullet.
  40. Toledo
  41. Touro
  42. Tulsa
  43. South Dakota – Outcome 2:2.
  44. Washburn
  45. West Virginia
  46. Widener – Other Professional Skills: II(C) & II(E).
  47. Willamette

  1. Barry – II(d).
  2. Case Western Reserve
  3. Columbus - Catholic
  4. Drake
  5. Emory
  6. Golden Gate
  7. Minnesota – 2(iv).
  8. Northern Kentucky
  9. Pace
  10. Santa Clara
  11. South Dakota
  12. St. John's – 4(e).
  13. Texas Tech – Outcome 3: criterion 3.
  14. Tulsa
  15. South Dakota – Outcome 4:5.
  16. Villanova – Outcome 5.1.
  17. Widener-Commonwealth – Other Professional Skills: III(B) & IV(A).
  18. Widener-Delaware

  1. Albany – Aspirational Goals: fourth bullet.
  2. American
  3. Belmont – II: sixth bullet.
  4. CUNY – (b)(6): first bullet & (b)(8): third bullet.
  5. California Western – Knowledge I.
  6. Capital
  7. Chapman – Outcome 1.
  8. UConn
  9. CUNY
  10. Detroit Mercy
  11. Duke
  12. Duquesne
  13. Elon
  14. Emory
  15. Hofstra – 6(f).
  16. Louisville
  17. Loyola Chicago – I:7(b) & 7(c).
  18. Minnesota – 3(ii).
  19. Montana – Outcome 2: seventh bullet.
  20. Nevada
  21. North Dakota
  22. Northern Illinois
  23. Northern Kentucky – "Conduct interviews."
  24. Nova Southeastern
  25. Ohio Northern
  26. Penn State – 7(g).
  27. Quinnipiac
  28. Roger Williams
  29. Seton Hall
  30. South Carolina
  31. South Dakota
  32. Texas Southern – Fifth bullet.
  33. Touro
  34. Washburn – 4.3.
  35. Widener – Other Professional Skills: IV(C).

  1. Appalachian
  2. Baylor
  3. Belmont – II: sixth bullet.
  4. Boston University
  5. California Western – Knowledge I.
  6. Chicago Kent – 4(a) & 4(c).
  7. Columbus - Catholic
  8. UConn
  9. CUNY
  10. Detroit Mercy
  11. Drake – Outcome 3.
  12. Drexel
  13. Duke
  14. Duquesne
  15. Emory
  16. Fordham – Outcome 6.
  17. Hofstra – 6(e).
  18. Louisville
  19. Loyola Chicago – I:7.
  20. Minnesota – 3(iv).
  21. Montana – Outcome 2: seventh bullet.
  22. Nevada
  23. New Hampshire
  24. North Dakota
  25. Northern Illinois
  26. Northern Kentucky
  27. Nova Southeastern
  28. Ohio Northern
  29. Ohio State – 3.
  30. Quinnipiac
  31. Seattle
  32. Seton Hall
  33. South Dakota
  34. Suffolk
  35. SUNY Buffalo
  36. Temple – 4.2.
  37. Tennessee – 6(c).
  38. Toledo
  39. Villanova – Outcome 4.3 & 4.5.
  40. Washburn – 4.3.
  41. Widener-Delaware – Other Professional Skills: IV(C).

  1. Alabama
  2. Barry – II(d).
  3. Belmont
  4. Capital
  5. Case Western Reserve
  6. CUNY – (b)(5): fourth bullet.
  7. Chicago Kent – 2(a) & 3(b).
  8. Cleveland Marshall
  9. Columbus - Catholic
  10. UConn
  11. Cornell
  12. Dayton – Outcome 5: criterion 2.
  13. Denver – Legal Analysis: line 3.
  14. DePaul
  15. Detroit Mercy
  16. Drake – Outcome 4.
  17. Florida Coastal
  18. Fordham – Outcome 2.
  19. Georgia State
  20. Golden Gate
  21. Idaho
  22. Iowa
  23. Kentucky
  24. Lincoln Memorial
  25. Marquette
  26. UMass – 2.3.4.
  27. Minnesota
  28. Nevada
  29. Northern Kentucky
  30. Ohio Northern
  31. Pittsburgh
  32. Roger Williams
  33. Saint Louis
  34. Samford
  35. St. John's – 3(c) & 3(d).
  36. Texas Tech – Outcome 2: criterion 4 & Outcome 3: criterion 1.
  37. South Dakota – Outcome 3:4.
  38. St. Thomas (MN) – Outcome 5.
  39. Temple
  40. Texas Tech
  41. Villanova – Outcome 3:2.
  42. Wayne State
  43. Widener-Delaware – Legal Methods: I & III.

  1. Alabama
  2. American
  3. Arizona – (e).
  4. Barry – II(e).
  5. Baylor
  6. Belmont – II: sixth bullet.
  7. Brooklyn – Legal Analysis and Reasoning. Second bullet point.
  8. California Hastings
  9. California Western
  10. Catholic (Columbus) – 4.3
  11. Charleston
  12. CUNY – (b)(3).
  13. UConn
  14. Cornell
  15. Creighton
  16. Drake – Outcome 3.
  17. Drexel
  18. Duquesne
  19. Emory
  20. Florida Coastal
  21. Fordham – Outcome 6.
  22. Georgia State
  23. Golden Gate
  24. Hofstra – 5(b).
  25. Idaho
  26. Loyola Chicago – I:4.
  27. Loyola New Orleans – Research and Information Gathering.
  28. Marquette
  29. Minnesota
  30. Missouri – Professional Goals. First bullet point.
  31. Mitchell-Hamline – Research and Investigation.
  32. Montana – Outcome 2: fourth bullet.
  33. Nevada
  34. New Hampshire
  35. New York Law School – Ninth line.
  36. North Dakota
  37. Northeastern
  38. Northern Kentucky – "Conduct adequate discovery (and identify what is adequate)."
  39. Notre Dame
  40. Nova Southeastern
  41. Ohio State
  42. Pace
  43. Penn State Dickinson
  44. Quinnipiac
  45. Samford
  46. Seattle
  47. Seton Hall
  48. St. John's – 3(a).
  49. Seton Hall – (b). Twelfth bullet.
  50. Southwestern
  51. Stetson
  52. St. Thomas (MN)
  53. Suffolk
  54. Syracuse – Fourth Outcome. Second bullet point.
  55. Tennessee – 6(e).
  56. Toledo
  57. Touro
  58. Tulsa
  59. Villanova – Outcome 3:4.
  60. Washburn – 4.2.
  61. Washington – Seventh bullet point.
  62. Widener-Delaware – Other Professional Skills: IV(D).

  1. Alabama
  2. Arkansas Little Rock – B(1)(a) & B(2)(c).
  3. Barry – II(b).
  4. Baylor
  5. Brooklyn – Legal Analysis and Reasoning. First bullet point.
  6. Campbell
  7. CUNY – (b)(2): first bullet.
  8. Chapman – Outcome 7.
  9. Chicago Kent – 2(b).
  10. Cleveland Marshall
  11. Columbus - Catholic
  12. Cornell
  13. Dayton – Outcome 2.
  14. Denver – Legal Analysis: line 8.
  15. Detroit Mercy
  16. Drake – Outcome 1.
  17. Drexel
  18. Duke
  19. Elon
  20. Emory
  21. Faulkner
  22. Fordham – Outcome 4.
  23. Georgia State
  24. Golden Gate
  25. Hofstra – 5(c).
  26. Illinois
  27. Indiana Bloomington – Critical Legal Analysis. Outcome 2.
  28. Iowa
  29. Kentucky
  30. Lincoln Memorial
  31. Louisville
  32. Loyola Chicago – I:1(a) & 2(a).
  33. Loyola Marymount
  34. Loyola New Orleans – Analysis and Reasoning
  35. Marquette – Outcome 2: first bullet.
  36. Maryland
  37. UMass – 1.3.1.
  38. Memphis
  39. Mercer
  40. Minnesota
  41. Missouri
  42. Montana – Outcome 2: first bullet.
  43. Nevada
  44. New Mexico – "Legal Analysis and Reasoning."
  45. New York Law School – Fourth line.
  46. North Dakota
  47. Northern Kentucky
  48. Nova Southeastern
  49. Ohio Northern
  50. Pace
  51. Penn State – 6(c).
  52. Penn State Dickinson
  53. Pitt Law – Outcome 1.
  54. Quinnipiac
  55. Roger Williams
  56. Saint Louis
  57. Samford
  58. San Diego
  59. Santa Clara
  60. Southern University
  61. St. John's – 2(a).
  62. St. Thomas (FL)
  63. St. Thomas (MN) – Outcome 3.
  64. Stetson – 2(a).
  65. SUNY Buffalo
  66. Syracuse – Second Outcome. Fourth bullet point.
  67. Texas Tech – Outcome 2: criterion 2.
  68. Toledo
  69. Tulsa
  70. Villanova – Outcome 4.1.
  71. Virginia
  72. Washburn
  73. Washington University
  74. Western State
  75. Widener-Delaware – Other Professional Skills: II(A).
  76. UMass – PC1.3.1.

  1. Brooklyn
  2. Creighton – 10.
  3. Duke
  4. Florida Coastal – "Law practice readiness."
  5. Golden Gate
  6. Willamette



  1. Alabama
  2. Barry – II(c).
  3. California Hastings
  4. Chicago Kent – 4(f).
  5. Columbus - Catholic – 4.5.
  6. Denver – Legal Research: line 1.
  7. Drake – Outcome 4.
  8. Drexel
  9. Duke
  10. Emory
  11. Hofstra – 6(n).
  12. Mississippi – Outcome 3.
  13. Mississippi College
  14. Montana – Outcome 2: thirteenth bullet.
  15. North Dakota
  16. Nova Southeastern
  17. Ohio State
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Pace
  20. Penn State Dickinson
  21. Quinnipiac
  22. Roger Williams
  23. Seton Hall
  24. South Carolina – Goal 2: outcome 1.
  25. South Dakota – Outcomes 3:2 & 3.3.
  26. Stetson – 3(b).
  27. St. Mary's
  28. Tennessee – 6(i).
  29. Tulane – Second bullet.
  30. Villanova – Outcome 3:3.
  31. Widener – Other Professional Skills: III(A).

  1. Alabama
  2. Arizona – (c).
  3. Arkansas Little Rock – B(4).
  4. Case Western Reserve
  5. Chapman – Outcome 3.
  6. Chicago Kent – 3(g).
  7. Cincinnati
  8. Columbus-Catholic
  9. UConn
  10. Cornell
  11. Creighton – 3.
  12. Dayton – Outcome 4: criterion 1.
  13. Detroit Mercy
  14. Drake – Outcome 2.
  15. Drexel
  16. Florida Coastal – "Communication/Advocacy."
  17. Fordham – Outcome 5.
  18. Golden Gate
  19. Idaho
  20. Kentucky
  21. Lincoln Memorial
  22. Loyola Chicago – I:6(f).
  23. Marquette – Outcome 1: second bullet.
  24. UMass – 2.1.1–2.1.4.
  25. Memphis
  26. Minnesota – 2(iii).
  27. Missouri
  28. New York Law School
  29. Northern Kentucky
  30. Ohio Northern
  31. Pace
  32. Pittsburgh
  33. Samford
  34. Santa Clara
  35. Southwestern
  36. St. John's – 4(d).
  37. Temple – 3.1.
  38. Tennessee – 4(a).
  39. Texas Southern – Second bullet.
  40. Toledo
  41. Tulsa
  42. South Dakota – Outcome 4:1.
  43. Villanova – Outcome 5.1.
  44. Washburn – 3.1.
  45. Widener-Delaware – Other Professional Skills: I(A)–(C).

  1. Alabama
  2. Arkansas Little Rock
  3. Barry – II(g).
  4. Baylor
  5. Belmont – II: fourth bullet.
  6. Brooklyn – Legal Analysis and Reasoning. Seventh bullet point.
  7. Case Western Reserve
  8. Charleston
  9. Chicago Kent – 3(h).
  10. Cincinnati
  11. Columbia – 4.1.
  12. Denver – Legal Communication. Fourth Outcome.
  13. Drake – Outcome 3.
  14. Duke
  15. Faulkner
  16. Florida Coastal
  17. Florida International
  18. George Mason – Outcome 3.
  19. Hofstra – 5(h) & 6(m).
  20. Indiana Bloomington – Lawyering Skills. Outcome 1.
  21. Liberty
  22. Loyola New Orleans – Communication.
  23. Marquette – Outcome 1: third bullet.
  24. McGeorge – Outcome 4.
  25. Missouri – Procedural and Skill-Based Goals. Second bullet.
  26. Northern Kentucky – "Make an extemporaneous oral presentation."
  27. Pace
  28. Penn State – 6(f) & 7(n).
  29. Roger Williams
  30. St. John's – 4(f).
  31. Stetson – 4(b).
  32. SUNY Buffalo
  33. Temple – 3.2.
  34. Tennessee – 4(f).
  35. Texas Tech – Outcome 4: criterion 2.
  36. Texas Southern – Sixth bullet.
  37. Toledo
  38. Touro
  39. UMass – PC2.1.3 & PC2.1.4.
  40. South Dakota – Outcome 4:3.
  41. Vanderbilt
  42. Villanova – Outcome 5.5.
  43. Washburn – 3.2.
  44. Widener – Other Professional Skills: I(C).
  45. Willamette – 5(d).

  1. Alabama
  2. Arizona – (e).
  3. Arkansas Little Rock – B(1)(c), –(d), & B(3).
  4. Atlanta John Marshall
  5. Belmont – II: sixth bullet.
  6. Brooklyn
  7. Cleveland Marshall
  8. CUNY – (b)(5): second bullet.
  9. Dayton – Outcome 5: criterion 1 & Outcome 6: criterion 2.
  10. Drexel
  11. Duke
  12. Duquesne
  13. Elon
  14. Florida Coastal
  15. Georgia State
  16. Hofstra
  17. Illinois
  18. Loyola Chicago – I:3(c) & 11.
  19. Loyola New Orleans
  20. Marquette – Outcome 4: first bullet.
  21. Minnesota – 3(v).
  22. Missouri-Kansas City
  23. Mitchell-Hamline
  24. Montana
  25. Nebraska
  26. Nevada
  27. New Hampshire
  28. New Mexico
  29. North Dakota
  30. Nova Southeastern
  31. Ohio Northern
  32. Oklahoma City
  33. Pace
  34. Saint Louis
  35. San Diego
  36. Seattle
  37. South Dakota
  38. South Texas - Houston
  39. St. Mary's
  40. SUNY Buffalo
  41. Stetson
  42. Syracuse
  43. Tennessee – 5(h).
  44. Texas Tech – Outcome 3: criterion 2.
  45. Toledo
  46. South Dakota – Outcome 3:1.
  47. Villanova – Outcome 3:1.
  48. Wayne State
  49. Widener-Commonwealth – Other Professional Skills: III(C).

  1. Law School
  2. Akron
  3. Albany
  4. Arizona State
  5. Ave Maria
  6. Baltimore
  7. Boston College
  8. Boston University
  9. Brigham Young
  10. California Berkeley
  11. UCLA
  12. Campbell
  13. U of Chicago
  14. Colorado (Boulder)
  15. Cornell
  16. Florida A&M
  17. Florida Coastal
  18. Florida International
  19. Florida State
  20. Florida Levin
  21. Georgetown
  22. Gonzaga
  23. Harvard
  24. Hawaii
  25. Houston
  26. Indiana (Indianapolis)
  27. Indiana Tech
  28. Liberty
  29. Kansas
  30. Michigan
  31. Michigan State
  32. Nebraska
  33. New England
  34. NC Central
  35. Nova South
  36. Ohio Northern
  37. Oregon
  38. Pepperdine
  39. Regent
  40. Rutgers
  41. San Francisco
  42. South Texas
  43. Southern California Gould
  44. Southwestern
  45. Stanford
  46. Texas A&M
  47. Tulane
  48. UCLA
  49. Vanderbilt
  50. Wake Forest
  51. Washington & Lee
  52. Western New England
  53. Wisconsin-Madison
  54. WMU Cooley
  55. Yale