Matriculation Options: Full-Time and Part-Time Progress

The ability to proceed part-time is designed for students who are unable to enroll on a full-time basis, e.g. disabled students, or those with family or career responsibilities. These students must enroll in 8 to 9 hours of classes each semester in the first year, and 8 to 12 hours per semester thereafter. In all other respects, students enrolled part-time are required to satisfy all graduation requirements applicable to full-time students, including the requirement that they complete all degree requirements within five years. Part-time students develop programs with the associate dean that are designed to parallel, as much as possible, the sequence of courses for full-time students. Part-time student eligibility for Law Review, Urban Lawyer, honors and other activities will parallel, as much as possible, eligibility of full-time students.

A full-time student may not become a part-time student without permission of the associate dean. Part-time students may not become full-time students until they have completed all first-year courses, unless they obtain permission to proceed full-time from the associate dean. Once part-time students have completed all required first-year courses, they may enroll full-time or part-time for remaining coursework at their option. Students are cautioned, however, that enrollment in 13 or more hours triggers the rule limiting outside work to no more than 20 hours per week.