Part-Time Evening Requirements and Schedule

Take a look below at the required part-time evening JD track, then visit the admissions webpage on more information on how to apply. Please note that this is the evening schedule planned for SY 2023-24. Future years may have slightly different schedules, though it will always be only two evenings a week at the law school or possible a Saturday in lieu of evenings, depending on student interest and demand.

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Year 1 Course + (credit hours)

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Torts (4); Thursday 6-9 p.m. + asynch Property (4) 6-9 p.m.
WEEKDAY EVENING 2 Lawyering Skills I (3); Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. Contracts I (3) 6-8 p.m.
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS Expert Learning (1); Monday 6-8 p.m. Lawyering Skills II (3)
SEMESTER CREDITS 8 10
TOTAL CREDITS 8 18

Year 2 Course + (credit hours)

FALL SPRING
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Civil Procedure I (3) 6-8 p.m. Constitutional Law II (3) 6-8 p.m.
WEEKDAY EVENING 2 Torts (4); Thurs 6-9 p.m. + asynch Criminal Law (3) 6-8 p.m.
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS Contracts II (3) 6-8 p.m. Civil Procedure II (3) 6-8 p.m.
SEMESTER CREDITS 9 9
TOTAL CREDITS 27 36

Summer (Optional)

SUMMER 1
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Electives (5-6)
WEEKDAY EVENING 2
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS
SEMESTER CREDITS 5-6
TOTAL CREDITS 41-41

Year 3 Course + (credit hours)

FALL SPRING
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Evidence (4) Experiential Learning (5)
WEEKDAY EVENING 2 (OR SATURDAY) Lawyering Skills III (2) Lawyering Skills IV (2)
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS Electives (3-4) Electives (3-4)
SEMESTER CREDITS 9-10 9-11
TOTAL CREDITS 50-52 59-63

Summer (Optional)

SUMMER 2
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Electives (5)
WEEKDAY EVENING 2
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS
SEMESTER CREDITS 5
TOTAL CREDITS 64-68

Year 4 Course + (credit hours)

FALL SPRING
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Electives (8-11) Professional Responsibility (3)
WEEKDAY EVENING 2 (OR SATURDAY) Electives (5-8)
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS
SEMESTER CREDITS 8-11 8-11
TOTAL CREDITS 72-79 80-90

Year 5 (If Needed)

FALL SPRING
WEEKDAY EVENING 1 Electives Electives
WEEKDAY EVENING 2 (OR SATURDAY)
ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS
SEMESTER CREDITS
TOTAL CREDITS

Year 1 - Fall Semester

COURSE CREDIT HOURS DAY/TIME FORMAT
Expert Learning 1 Monday, 6-8 p.m. Online
Laywering Skills I 3 Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. In Person
Torts 4 Thursday, 6-9 p.m. In Person + Asynchronous
Credits Earned 8

Year 1 - Spring Semester

COURSE CREDIT HOURS DAY/TIME FORMAT
Laywering Skills II 3 Monday, 6-9 p.m. Online
Property Law 4 Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. In Person + Asynchronous
Contracts I 3 Wednesday, 6-8:15 p.m. In Person + Asynchronous
Credits Earned 10

Year 2 - Fall Semester

COURSE CREDIT HOURS DAY/TIME FORMAT
Contracts II 3 Monday, 6-9 p.m. Online
Civil Procedure I 3 Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. In Person
Constitutional Law I 3 Thursday, 6-9 p.m. In Person
Credits Earned 9

Year 2 - Spring Semester

COURSE CREDIT HOURS DAY/TIME FORMAT
Civil Procedure II 3 Monday, 6-9 p.m. Online
Constitutional Law II 3 Tuesday, 6-8 or 9 p.m. In Person
Criminal Law 3 Wednesday, 6-8 or 9 p.m. In Person
Credits Earned 9

Possible summer courses after year 2 (6-9 credits)

Year 3 - Fall Semester

*variations may appear based on individual student’s plan.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS
Evidence 4
Lawyering Skills III 3
Electives 3-4
Credits Earned 10-11

Year 3 - Spring Semester

*variations may appear based on individual student’s plan.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS
Experiential 4-5
Electives 4-5
Credits Earned 8-10

Possible summer courses after year 3 (6-9 credits)

Year 4 - Fall Semester

*variations may appear based on individual student’s plan.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS
Lawyering Skills IV 2
Electives 3-6
Professional Responsibility 3
Credits Earned 8-11

Year 4 - Spring Semester

*variations may appear based on individual student’s plan.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS
Electives 4-6
Bar Prep 4-6
Credits Earned 8-12

Possible summer courses after year 4 (6-9 credits)

*Possible additional courses in year 5, if needed