The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc.

RMC Buildings, Purok 5, Lopez Jaena & F. Torres Streets,

Barangay 8-A Poblacion District, Davao City
Tel No.: (082) 225-3930

School of Law
Approved Curriculum of Juris Doctor (J.D.)
by Legal Education Board
As per LEBMO No. 01, S. 2011
Effective AY 2017-2018, Revised Effective AY 2019-2020

Government Permit (GP-I) No. 07, Series of 2017

Government Permit (GP-II) No. 16, Series of 2018
Provisional Government Recognition No. 8, Series of 2020

FIRST YEAR, First Semester FIRST YEAR, Second Semester

Course Course Title Units Course Course Title Units
Code Code
Law 101 Persons and Family Relations 4 Law 107 Obligations and Contracts (Pre-req: Law 101) 5
1st sem 2nd year 3
Law 102 Constitutional Law I 3 Law 108 Constitutional Law II X(Pre-req: Law 102) 3
4
Law 103 Criminal Law I 3 Law 109 Criminal Law II (Pre-req: Law 103) 4
Law 104 Legal Writing 2 Law 110 Legal Technique and Logic 2
-explicitly part of Legal Research -impliedly part of legal research and writing
and Writing
Law 105 Legal Research and writing 2 Law 111 Basic Legal Ethics 3
2nd sem 1st year 1st sem 1st year
Law 106 Statutory Construction 2 Law 200 Christian Ethics II (Pre-req: Law 100) 1
Law 100 Christian Ethics I 1
Total Units 17 Total Units 18
17 17
+ Philosophy of Law – 2 units

SECOND YEAR, First Semester SECOND YEAR, Second Semester

Course Course Title Units Course Course Title Units
Code Code
Law 201 Property and Land Law X(Pre-req: 4 Law 209 Civil Procedure (Pre-req: Law 101, Law 107) 4
Law 107) Civil Procedure 1 1st sem 2nd year – 3 units
2nd sem 2nd year Civil Procedure 2 2nd sem 2nd year- 3 units
Law 202 Sales (Pre-req: Law 107) 2 Law 210 Negotiable Instruments (Pre-req: Law 107) 3
-explicitly part of Oblicon -explicitly part of Commercial Law 1
Law 203 Criminal Procedure (Pre-req: Law
103, 109) 3 Law 211 Credit Transactions (Pre-req: Law 107) 3
1st sem 1st year -explicitly part of Commercial Law 1
Law 204 Labor Law I and Social Legislation 3 Law 212 Labor Law II (Pre-req: Law 204) 3
(Pre-req: Consti Law II) 4 -explicitly part of Labor Law and Social
Legislation
Law 205 Agrarian Law and Social 2
Legislation Law 213 Human Rights Law (pre-req: Law 108) 2
-explicitly part of Labor Law and -explicitly part of Constitutional Law II
Social Legislation
Law 206 Land Titles and Deeds 2 Law 214 Public International Laws 3
-explicitly part of Property and Law 1st sem 2nd year
Law (pre-req: Consti 1)
Law 207 Administrative Law, Law on Public 3
Officers, & Election Law 2 Alternative Dispute Resolution
(Pre-req: Law 102, X Law 108) Law 215 -explicitly part of Civil Procedure 1 2
2nd sem 2nd year
Law 208 Natural Resources and 3
Environmental Law 2
1st sem 3rd year
Total Units 22 Total Units 20
20 17
(but
18 if
less
CLEP)
+ Clinical Legal Education – 2 units (but can be anytime) + Commercial Laws 1 – 3 units
(Pre-req: Oblicon and Corpo)

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 The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc.
RMC Buildings, Purok 5, Lopez Jaena & F. Torres Streets,
Barangay 8-A Poblacion District, Davao City
Tel No.: (082) 225-3930

THIRD YEAR, First Semester THIRD YEAR, Second Semester

Course Course Title Units Course Course Title Units
Code Code
Law 301 Basic Succession Law (Pre-req: Law 4 Law 308 Evidence (Pre-req: Law 203, Law 2019, Civ 4
101, X201) 2 Pro 1 and 2)
2nd sem 2nd year 2nd sem 2nd year
Law 302 Agency, Trust and Partnership (Pre- 3 Law 309 Corporation Law and Basic Securities Law 4
req: Law 107) 2 (Pre-req: Oblicon)
1st sem 2nd year 1st year 2nd sem
Law 303 Taxation I (pre-req: Law 102) 3 Law 310 Taxation II (Pre-req: Law 303, 101, 201, 301) 3
2nd sem 2nd year -part of Tax
Law 304 Transportation (Pre-req: Law 107) 2 Law 311 Special Proceedings (Pre-req: Law 301) 2
-explicitly part of Commercial Law 2 1st sem 3rd year 3

Law 305 Insurance (Pre-req: Law 107) 2 Law 312 Torts and Damages (Pre-req: Law 107) 2
-explicitly part of Commercial Law 2 1st sem 3rd year
Law 306 (Conflicts of Laws) Private 2 Law 313 Legal Forms
International Law X (Pre-req: 107, 201, 202, 211, 210, 302, 2
(Pre-req: Persons, Oblicon, 206, 203, 209)
Property, Succession, Agency, 1st sem 3rd year
Corpo, Comm Law 1, Labor, Tax)
Law 307 (Legal Medicine) Medical 1 Law 314 Problem Areas in Legal Ethics (Pre-req: Law 3
Jurisprudence 111)
(Pre-req: XLaw 109; Evidence) -part of Legal and Judicial Ethics Review
2nd sem 3rd year
E Law Elective/Practicum I (3rd year 2
501 standing)
-part of 10 unit elective
Total Units 19 Total Units 20
17 14
+ Laws on Local Government – 2 units (Pre-req: Consti 1) + Election Laws 1 – 1 unit (Pre-req: Consti 1)
+ Commercial Laws II- 3 units (Pre-req: Oblicon and Corpo) + 10 units Elective
>Corporate Governance
>Banking
>Sp. Problems in Business Law Practice
>Gender and the Law -2 units
part of RMLC, 2nd sem 3rd year

FOURTH YEAR, First Semester FOURTH YEAR, Second Semester

Course Course Title Units Course Course Title Units
Code Code
Law 401 XConstitutional Law Review Political
and International Law Review and 4 Law 407 Remedial Law Review XII and Integration 3
Integration (Pre-req: XLaw 102, 5 (Pre-req: XLaw 404; Crim Pro, Civ Pro 1 and 6
X108; Consti 1 and 2, Admin, Elec, 2, Evidence, SpecPro)
Loc Gov, PIL)
Law 402 Civil Law Review and Integration 4 Law 408 Civil Law Review II (Pre-req: Law 402) 3
X(4th year standing) (Pre-req: 6 -part of Civil Law Review and Integration
Oblicon, Persons, Succession,
Property, Torts, PRIL)
Law 403 Criminal Law Review and 4 Law 409 Commercial Law Review
Integration (Pre-req: Law 103, 109) 3 (Pre-req: XLaw 302,X304,X211, X309, X210, 4
X305; Commercial Law 1 and II, Agency, 5
Corpo)
Law 404 Remedial Law Review I Law 410 Legal Counseling and Social Responsibility
(Pre-req: Law 203, 209, 308, 3 (Pre-req: Law 111, 314, 203, 209, 308) 2
311) -part of CLEP
-part of Remedial Law Review and
Integration
Law 405 Labor Law Review and Integration 2 Law 411 Practice Court II (Pre-req: Law 406/E Law 2
(Pre-req: XLaw 204, X212; Labor 3 505)
Law and Social Legislation) -part of CLEP
E Law Elective/Practicum III (4th year
503 standing) 2 Law 412 Tax Law Review and Integration (Pre-req: 3
-part of 10 units elective XLaw 303,XLaw 310; Basic Taxation Law) 3
Law 406/ Practice Court I/Practicum V
E Law (Pre-req: Law 203, 209, 308, 311,
505 313) 2 E Law Elective 2
*CLEP -part of 10 units elective

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 The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc.
RMC Buildings, Purok 5, Lopez Jaena & F. Torres Streets,
Barangay 8-A Poblacion District, Davao City
Tel No.: (082) 225-3930

E Law Elective Gender and Development 2

507 (4th year standing)
Not elective; 2nd sem 3rd year
Total Units 23 Total Units 19
17 16
+ Legal and Judicial Ethics and Practical
Exercises Review and Integration- 2 units
(Pre-req: Basic Legal Ethics, and Legal Forms)

Overall Total Number of Units 158 135

*The fourth year of a law student is the year when courses taken from the first year up to
third year are reviewed in preparation for the upcoming bar examination.

*Applications for LEB Certifications must filed within 60 days before the end of the academic
year pursuant to LEB Resolution No. 2012-02. Only students with LEB Certifications may be
graduated and conferred the authorized Law degree.

Prepared by:

ATTY. RAMON EDISON C. BATACAN, LLM

Dean, School of Law

Noted by: Approved by:

DR. LOURDES C. CABINTOY

Vice President for Academic Affairs

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