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The Professional Development Program (PDP) is intended to improve the academic performance and ease the adaptation of beginning students by providing help in two key areas: substantive law and study skills. PDP is not a remedial program. Law school requires a very different set of learning and study skills than undergraduate, graduate and even other professional schools. PDP is designed to provide students the information and assistance they need early in their careers in order to get the most out of their legal training.
There are two components to PDP, both of which are available to full-time and part-time day and evening students:
PDP Teaching Assistants for Substantive Courses. A Teaching Assistant (TA) is assigned to every section of Contracts I & II, Torts I & II, Civil Dispute Resolution & Procedure I & II, Property I, Constitutional Law I & II, and Evidence. TAs are upper level students with superior academic records who have had that course with that professor, usually the previous year. TAs attend each class, are available for discussion briefly before and after each class meeting, and conduct regularly scheduled review sessions.
PDP Teaching Assistants for Writing Skills. TAs for Writing Skills are available through the Writing Resources Center. They provide assistance to all students who seek to improve their writing skills, both to achieve success in law school and to become better prepared for the practice of law.
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