Complete Your J.D. with Mitchell Hamline
Take courses online as a visiting student
Now that the ABA allows you to earn up to half your credits remotely, you can take advantage of Mitchell Hamline’s extensive list of online courses.
We’ve been the leader distance legal education at an ABA-approved law school since 2015. We have added substantially more asynchronous online and remote and synchronous courses to our curriculum and dramatically simplified our application process to make it easier to take a course at Mitchell Hamline not offered at your home institution.
Mitchell Hamline Highlights
- Top health law and dispute resolution programs
- ABA-approved law school
- Over a century of commitment to part-time students
- A national leader in practical legal education
- The leader in online/blended J.D. offerings
Online courses
online
Bar courses and specialized electives
Browse bar-required and elective courses in intellectual property, Native law, environmental law, trauma-informed care, LGBTQ+ rights, race, and other topics, as well as certificate programs in health law and dispute resolution.
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Bar courses
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Intellectual property law
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Native American law
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Environmental law
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LGBTQ+ rights
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Race
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Other electives
Certificate Offerings
online/on campus/study abroad offerings
Health Care Compliance
Develop core-competencies in the growing field of health care compliance.
- Earn 11 J.D. credits, completely online
- New cohorts begin every semester
- Complete all coursework in just 11 months
- Add to your qualifications with the CHC credential
Conflict Resolution
Core courses: Negotiation, Theories of Conflict, Mediation, and Arbitration
- 14 credits
- Complete in as little as 12 months
- Multiple formats to fit your schedule
- Flexibility between formats
Global Arbitration Law and Practice
London | June–July annually
- 6 credits
- Intensive, 4-week summer study abroad program
Summer Courses
Health Law Institute
2024 summer courses
- HIPAA Privacy (2 credits)
- Health Care Law & Opioids—Has the “Man-Made Plague” Changed Anything? (2 credits)
- Elder Law (2 credits)
- Health Care Compliance Laws and Regulations (3 credits)
Dispute Resolution Institute
2024 Summer Institute courses TBD
- Justice and Dispute Resolution (2 credits)
- Organizational Conflict Management (2 credits)
Saint Paul, Minn. | May–August (2023)
- Arbitration (2 credits online synchronous)
- Conflict Coaching (2 credits)
- Mediation (3 credits)
- Decision Making in a Chaotic Reality and Challenging Conversations (2–3 credits)
- Theories of Conflict (2 credits)
- Family Mediation (3 credits)
- Negotiation (3 credits)
- Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution (2 credits)
Completed fewer than 43 law school credits?
Apply for Transfer Enrollment
online/in person
You may transfer to Mitchell Hamline in our blended learning enrollment option
Part Time/Partially Online
Keep your job. Study at Mitchell Hamline from your hometown.
- On campus once per semester after the first four semesters
- Intensive, case-study workshops
- 9–11 credits per semester
- Work full time (per ABA policy)
- Sit for the bar in every state—including New York
The process
- You must have grades of C or better in law school
- Complete a full admission to Mitchell Hamline process
- Some scholarships are available to transfer students
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Mitchell Hamline School of Law provides a legal education grounded in legal theory and distinguished by exceptional practical legal training. A forward-thinking, independent law school with a history dating back more than 100 years, we have continually shaped legal education to be relevant to our students, their future clients, and the legal profession. We are committed to making legal education accessible and offer an unmatched number of enrollment options. Our students graduate prepared to put their degree into practice or use their legal training in the profession of their choice.
Great in theory. Even better in practice.
Contact
Kelly Von Ruden, assistant dean, academic affairs
Kelly.VonRuden @mitchellhamline.edu
651-290-6367
Applying for Transfer Enrollment Application for Visiting Students