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SELECTED TOPICS IN ESTATE PLANNING

LAW 771
Course Description

Intermediate and advanced topics in estate planning; topics reflect interests of available faculty and students.

Prerequisites

Declared in Law JD

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.67

53.63% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.78% from Historical

A Rate
66.67%

136.76% from Historical

Class Size
3

-92.48% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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