The school requires 90 credit hours of instruction for graduation. Under the hybrid program, 57 credit hours are completely online. Apart from a required orientation session, the other credit hours will be satisfied through attendance for on-campus instructions during, at most, two long weekend periods during the fall and spring semesters and one long weekend during the summer session. Notably, after the first year, all summer semester classes are completely online as are all classes during the last year of study.
In view of the demands of work and other commitments, the online component of classes is conducted in an asynchronous manner. That means that students complete classes on their own schedules. Apart from meetings with instructors or other students that may be required, students work at times when they are able to do so. Attendance at pre-scheduled classes is not required.
Below is the current curriculum. Courses that are completely online, with no on-campus residential requirement, are shown with an *. Please note that the curriculum is in development in preparation for a revised bar exam as developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and that some changes may be made to the curriculum.
First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
*LAW-1002 mandatory for students with a cumulative GPA of 2.200 or below and elective for all other students.
Summer Semester
Second Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
*LAW-2001 mandatory in the fall semester of the second year for students with a cumulative GPA below 2.200 after the spring semester of their first year. Also mandatory for any upper-level student on academic probation who has not yet taken the course. Elective for all other students.
**LAW-2002 mandatory for upper-level students on academic probation who are not required to enroll in Legal Practice Skills