Criminal Law

Colorado Law has an accomplished faculty teaching a wide range of criminal law topics. In addition to required courses in Criminal Law and Evidence, Colorado Law offers a wide range of electives from criminal procedure to advanced courses in white collar crime, computer crime, and other topics. Colorado Law also offers a wide variety of experiential offerings in the criminal law field, including the Colorado Innocence Project; clinics in criminal defense, appellate advocacy, and criminal and immigration matters; and externships with a variety of federal, state, and local prosecutors’ and public defenders’ offices.

Academic Fast Facts

9.68 to 1

Student to faculty ratio at Colorado Law places us in the top 20 law schools nationwide.

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Being a Buff

The University of Colorado is consistently voted one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation.
The University of Colorado football team has won both a National Championship (1990) and a Heisman Trophy (1994)
The Colorado Buffaloes play at Folsom Field, named after a famous Colorado Law professor who also was the head football coach
The students of CU make Boulder a feared place for visiting teams
Folsom Field is the 3rd highest altitude stadium in college football
Chip has won best mascot in the nation twice
Running Ralphie is one of the most storied traditions in all of college athletics.
Old Main was the first building on campus
A typical sunrise for a Buff
Campus's Varsity Lake feeds into Boulder Creek
A study spot on campus