Part-Time Student Practicum

The Part-Time Practicum is an experiential-learning course where part-time students are placed in distance field placements with judiciary members or prosecutors. Students also attend a seminar class at the law school. A faculty member and a field supervisor at the placement site supervise them. Students work remotely to perform research and writing assignments for the judges and prosecutors with whom they are placed. As their schedules permit, students are encouraged and permitted to attend courtroom proceedings conducted by the judges or prosecutors. Students receive three credit hours upon satisfactory completion of the course requirements.

The practicum has two primary components:

• the placement setting in which the student performs legal work remotely under the direction of a field supervisor; and
• a related seminar class that meets weekly during the semester to discuss assigned readings, the students’ work experiences, and other topics pertaining to their practica.

Participating students must complete at least 100 hours of service at their placement site and attend the weekly seminar class. Enrollment in the course is limited. Students are selected to participate through an application process.

For more information about the practicum’s academic requirements, please see the Judicial Course Overview and Prosecutor Course Overview. To apply, please complete the Practicum Application.

Practicum Prerequisites and Requirements

Judicial Practicum
3 credit hours

Prosecutor Practicum
3 credit hours