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College of LawOverview | Academic Support Resources | Student Involvement Opportunities Urban Life Building, floors 1-4, 6 OverviewThe College of Law offers students a challenging program leading to the juris doctor degree. It is committed to providing an excellent, affordable, and distinctive legal education to a diverse student body, to promoting legal scholarship and service that enriches the legal profession, and to capitalizing on the unique environment in which the university located. The college offers students the opportunity to study law on a full- or part-time basis. Full-time faculty teach equally in both programs. The full-time program requires approximately 15-16 credit hours per term and consists of three years of study. Students take a required curriculum in their first year and enjoy numerous elective opportunities in their second and third years. The part-time program accommodates students who wish to study law on a part-time basis. The typical semester load consists of 9-10 credit hours, and part-time students can earn their degree within four-and-a-half years if they enroll during summer terms. The part-time program is successful because a special effort is made to afford part-time students access to all of the programs and resources available to full-time students and because part-time students bring an added dimension to the law school community. Academic Support ResourcesThe College provides an Academic Enrichment Program for first year law students consisting of weekly tutorials in first year courses and seminars in note-taking, study skills, and exam-writing. Student Involvement OpportunitiesMore than 25 student organizations including:
Select students are also eligible to compete for positions on the Law Review, a student edited law journal, or to join the Moot Court Society or Student Trial Lawyers Association, two student run programs in which students participate in advocacy competition against other law schools. |
