Schedule Options

Unlike most other law schools, Cooley teaches classes year round, entering three new classes each year: January, May, and September. Each term is 15 weeks long.

1	PART-TIME for 3 yrs (year-round)
2	PART-TIME for 4 yrs (year-round)
3	FULL-TIME for 3 yrs (with terms off)
4	FULL-TIME for 2 yrs (year-round)
5	WEEKENDS for 3 or 4 yrs (part-time)

Standard (Part-Time) Schedule

This is Cooley's trademark schedule, designed to offer a manageable schedule for both working and nonworking students.

Attend law school part-time for three years (36 months).

There are four courses (12 credits) each term for the first year. During the second and third years, students take nine credits each term. The third year allows for elective concentrations. This schedule is also offered on weekends.

First Year

Term 1: Introduction to Law, Contracts I, Property I, Torts I, Criminal Law
Term 2: ARC Skills Seminars (recommended), Contracts II, Property II, Torts II, Civil Procedure I
Term 3: Personal and Professional Responsibility, Research & Writing, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure II

Second Year

Term 4: Constitutional Law I, Taxation, Evidence
Term 5: Constitutional Law II, Wills, Estates & Trusts, Business Organizations
Term 6: Secured Transactions, Remedies, Choice of one: Pretrial Skills, Sales, or Administrative Law

Third Year

Term 7: Advanced Writing, Electives
Term 8: Practice Bar Exam (recommended), Electives
Term 9: Bar Preparation Course (recommended), Electives

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