{"id":21,"date":"2015-09-29T20:40:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-10-18T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T18:05:22","slug":"full-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/j-d-enrollment-options\/full-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Full-Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"introduction-wrapper\">\n<h2>Weekday classes with our flexible scheduling option<\/h2>\n<p>Our J.D. program integrates theory and practice skills beginning in your first year. You will have a multitude of opportunities to practice being a lawyer through our renowned skills courses, clinics, and externships. You&#8217;ll also be able to explore a range of areas of law that interest you through our Centers, Institutes, and specialized courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Mitchell Hamline&#8217;s full-time J.D. program, students take four daytime courses each semester for 14 credits. Classes typically meet Monday through Friday between 9 am and 6 pm. By taking a minimum of 14 credits in each of six semesters, you can complete your degree and be on your way to a successful law practice in as little as three years.<\/p>\n<p>You can enter Mitchell Hamline in the fall, or, if you are transferring from another ABA-approved law school, you may enroll in the fall or spring. We follow a traditional academic calendar with two semesters each year. You are not required to take courses in the summer, but summer is a great time to gain a certificate through one of our Institutes, participate in study abroad programs, or work in the legal community.<\/p>\n<p>We begin accepting applications in October and admit students on a rolling basis until the incoming fall class is full.<\/p>\n<h2>Flexible Scheduling<\/h2>\n<p>At Mitchell Hamline, we recognize that family and professional circumstances may change while you&#8217;re in law school, so we make sure our scheduling is flexible. Upper-level students are able to enroll in classes during the day, evening, and weekend. You have the ability to move freely between full-time and part-time enrollment at each semester break. For example, you can begin as a full-time student your first year, and then transition to part time as you find employment in the legal community or find that full-time enrollment does not work with your lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/first-year-sample-schedule\/\">View sample first-year schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admission\/applying\/application-for-first-year-enrollment\/\">Application for first-year enrollment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekday classes with our flexible scheduling option Our J.D. program integrates theory and practice skills beginning in your first year. You will have a multitude of opportunities to practice being a lawyer through our renowned skills courses, clinics, and externships. You&#8217;ll also be able to explore a range of areas of law that interest you &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/j-d-enrollment-options\/full-time\/\" class=\"more-link\">Full-Time<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1633,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-21","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}