<p>The Introduction to Professional Skills program (IPS) is a series of required classes designed to prepare students for unique features of a law school education. The program provides a common body of knowledge for all students in the first semester. In addition, the IPS classes provide opportunities to discuss and practice skills essential to a successful performance as a law student and as a member of the legal profession. You will continue to develop those skills in doctrinal classes and the Applied Learning Labs during the semester.</p>