The Criminal Practice Professional Track is designed to provide students with a broad exposure to concepts, topics, and skills vital to criminal practitioners. Choosing this professional track provides students with a firm foundation for beginning a career in criminal law. This track carries students well beyond the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure courses which are required of all students. The Criminal Practice Professional Track provides a working familiarity with many practical aspects of criminal law and procedure – which are fundamental to criminal practice but often neglected by law schools – including plea bargaining, sentencing procedure, appeal, and habeas corpus. Students in Criminal Practice also have the opportunity to complete a practice experience in a district attorney’s office or federal prosecutor’s office under the direct supervision of a prosecutor. This professional track qualifies as a foundation track for the Special Distinction in Litigation.