diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0f6764..5f7773d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
           <artifactId>spring-security-crypto</artifactId>
           <version>7.0.2</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+          <version>1.3.5</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/User.java b/src/main/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/User.java
index e163785..8dd48cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/User.java
@@ -1,5 +1,120 @@
 package edu.group5.app.model.user;
-
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
+/**
+ * User class represents a user in the system. It is an abstract class that will be extended by specific user types such as Donor, Recipient, and Admin.
+ * Each user has a unique userId, a role that defines their permissions in the system, and personal information such as first name, last name, email, and password hash.
+ * The constructor validates that all required fields are provided and throws an IllegalArgumentException if any of the fields are null or empty. 
+ * This ensures that the User objects are always in a valid state when created.
+ * The class also includes a method to verify the user's password 
+ * by comparing the provided plaintext password with the stored hashed password using BCrypt.
+ * 
+ */
 public class User {
+  private int userId;
+  private String role;
+  private String firstName;
+  private String lastName;
+  private String email;
+  private String passwordHash;
+  
+  /**
+   * Constructor for User class. Validates that all required fields
+   * are provided and throws an IllegalArgumentException if any of the fields are null or empty.
+   * @param userId the unique identifier for the user, must be a positive integer
+   * @param role the role of the user (e.g., "Donor", "Recipient", "Admin")
+   * @param firstName the first name of the user
+   * @param lastName the last name of the user
+   * @param email the email address of the user
+   * @param passwordHash the hashed password of the user, used for authentication purposes
+   */
+  public User(int userId, String role, String firstName, 
+            String lastName, String email, String passwordHash) {
+    if (userId <= 0) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("User ID must be positive");
+    }
+    if (role == null || role.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Role cannot be null or empty");
+    }
+    if (firstName == null || firstName.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("First name cannot be null or empty");
+    }
+    if (lastName == null || lastName.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Last name cannot be null or empty");
+    }
+    if (email == null || email.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Email cannot be null or empty");
+    }
+    if (passwordHash == null || passwordHash.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Password hash cannot be null or empty");
+    }
+    this.userId = userId;
+    this.role = role.trim();
+    this.firstName = firstName.trim();
+    this.lastName = lastName.trim();
+    this.email = email.trim();
+    this.passwordHash = passwordHash;
+}
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the unique identifier for the user.
+   * @return the userId of the user
+   */
+  public int getUserId() {
+    return userId;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Gets the role of the user, which defines their permissions in the system.
+   * @return the role of the user
+   */
+  public String getRole() {
+    return role;
+  }
   
+  /**
+   * Gets the first name of the user.
+   * @return the first name of the user
+   */
+  public String getFirstName() {
+    return firstName;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Gets the last name of the user.
+   * @return the last name of the user
+   */
+  public String getLastName() {
+    return lastName;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Gets the email address of the user.
+   * @return the email of the user
+   */
+  public String getEmail() {
+    return email;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Gets the hashed password of the user. 
+   * This is used for authentication purposes and should not be exposed in plaintext.
+   * @return the password hash of the user
+   */
+  public String getPasswordHash() {
+    return passwordHash;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Verifies if the provided password matches the stored password hash.
+   * This method uses BCrypt to compare the plaintext password with the hashed password.
+   * @param password the plaintext password to verify
+   * @return true if the password is correct, false otherwise
+   */
+  public boolean verifyPassword(String password) {
+    if (password == null || password.isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    BCryptPasswordEncoder encoder = new BCryptPasswordEncoder();
+    return encoder.matches(password, this.passwordHash);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/control/WrapperTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/control/WrapperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d626fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/control/WrapperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package edu.group5.app.control;
+
+public class WrapperTest {
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/model/donation/DonationTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/model/donation/DonationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a905209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/model/donation/DonationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package edu.group5.app.model.donation;
+
+public class DonationTest {
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/UserTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/UserTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e7277a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/model/user/UserTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package edu.group5.app.model.user;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
+
+public class UserTest {
+  private static final int TEST_USER_ID = 1;
+  private static final String TEST_ROLE = "Donor";
+  private static final String TEST_FIRST_NAME = "John";
+  private static final String TEST_LAST_NAME = "Doe";
+  private static final String TEST_EMAIL = "john.doe@example.com";
+  private static final String TEST_PASSWORD = "password123";
+  private static final String TEST_PASSWORD_HASH = new BCryptPasswordEncoder().encode(TEST_PASSWORD);
+
+  private static final int WRONG_USER_ID = -5;
+  private static final String WRONG_ROLE = "";
+  private static final String WRONG_FIRST_NAME = "";
+  private static final String WRONG_LAST_NAME = "";
+  private static final String WRONG_EMAIL = "";
+  private static final String WRONG_PASSWORD_HASH = "";
+
+  private void constructorTest(int userId, String role, String firstName, String lastName, String email, String passwordHash, boolean negativeTest) {
+    boolean exceptionThrown = negativeTest; 
+    try {
+      new User(userId, role, firstName, lastName, email, passwordHash);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      exceptionThrown = !negativeTest;
+    } finally {
+      assertFalse(exceptionThrown);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorThrowsNoException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithNegativeUserIdThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(WRONG_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithEmptyRoleThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, WRONG_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithEmptyFirstNameThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, WRONG_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithEmptyLastNameThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, WRONG_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithEmptyEmailThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, WRONG_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithEmptyPasswordHashThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, WRONG_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  private void getMethodComparer(User user, boolean negativeTest) {
+    if (user.getUserId() == TEST_USER_ID &&
+      user.getRole().equals(TEST_ROLE) &&
+      user.getFirstName().equals(TEST_FIRST_NAME) &&
+      user.getLastName().equals(TEST_LAST_NAME) &&
+      user.getEmail().equals(TEST_EMAIL) &&
+      user.getPasswordHash() != null) {
+      assertFalse(negativeTest);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void getMethodsReturnCorrectInformation() {
+    User testUser = new User(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH);
+    getMethodComparer(testUser, false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void verifyPasswordReturnsTrueForCorrectPassword() {
+    User testUser = new User(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH);
+    assertTrue(testUser.verifyPassword(TEST_PASSWORD));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void verifyPasswordReturnsFalseForIncorrectPassword() {
+      User testUser = new User(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH);
+      assertFalse(testUser.verifyPassword("wrongPassword"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void verifyPasswordReturnsFalseForNullPassword() {
+    User testUser = new User(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH);
+    assertFalse(testUser.verifyPassword(null));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void verifyPasswordReturnsFalseForEmptyPassword() {
+    User testUser = new User(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH);
+    assertFalse(testUser.verifyPassword(""));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithNullRoleThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, null, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithNullFirstNameThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, null, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithNullLastNameThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, null, TEST_EMAIL, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithNullEmailThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, null, TEST_PASSWORD_HASH, true);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void constructorWithNullPasswordHashThrowsException() {
+    constructorTest(TEST_USER_ID, TEST_ROLE, TEST_FIRST_NAME, TEST_LAST_NAME, TEST_EMAIL, null, true);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/utils/UtilitiesTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/utils/UtilitiesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88aa0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/utils/UtilitiesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package edu.group5.app.utils;
+
+public class UtilitiesTest {
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/view/ViewTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/view/ViewTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd0cd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/group5/app/view/ViewTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package edu.group5.app.view;
+
+public class ViewTest {
+  
+}