Ryan Stutzman, Duluth, MN
“Hamline's Weekend program was the only realistic option I had to get a legal education.”
Learn more at an upcoming Information Session
Students in Hamline's part-time program appreciate a flexible weekend format while learning from many of the best law faculty members in the country. Most importantly, students in the weekend program are able to fulfill their dream of earning a juris doctorate degree (in as few as four years) while continuing to work full-time and maintaining multiple personal and professional obligations. Many Hamline weekend program alumni say earning their J.D. led to career advancement in their current field or the exciting launch of an entirely new legal or related career.
Our part-time weekend program provides:
- Same full-time tenured faculty as the full-time weekday program
- Nationally ranked (#4 in the nation) by U.S. News & World Report Dispute Resolution Institute and growing Health Law Institute; 11 focus areas
- Hands-on learning in clinics and practicums
- Moot court competitions
- Study abroad opportunities
- Diverse, vibrant student community
- Research and other experiential learning experiences
- Supportive environment that far exceeds a typical law school
Studying law later in life offers unique advantages. For many adults, returning to school to earn an advanced degree allows them to finally realize a long-held dream. Begin today by learning more at an upcoming Information Session.
Flexible Weekend Structure
Classes are offered on Saturday and Sunday during the day at Hamline School of Law. Students in the part-time program are able to fulfill all graduation requirements, including electives, within four to five years. The program must be completed within seven years. Students are required to register for eight to eleven credits each semester. In their first and second semesters, students must take eleven credit hours.
Review the first-year student weekend schedule for 2008-09.
Contracts, Civil Procedure, Torts, Criminal Law, Property I, Constitutional Law I, Legal Research and Writing, and seminars required to graduate, are taught by full-time professors in the School of Law. The upper-class electives are taught mainly by full-time professors; adjunct professors teach those courses in which the expertise of experienced practitioners or judges is desired.
Student services are available on the weekend, as well as during normal business hours. Classes will not meet the following weekends: Labor Day, MEA (usually 3rd weekend in October), Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break and Easter.
Students enrolled in the weekend section participate in clinics, moot court competitions, and international study programs. Many also work full-time jobs and juggle family responsibilities.
Listen to what some of our students have to say about Hamline's weekend program:
Chad Staul, JD '07, states: "I chose Hamline because of the weekend program." Follow this link (mp3) to listen to Chad speak about his experiences as a weekend student at Hamline University School of Law.
"Learning on the weekend allowed me to work full-time, which meant I didn't need to borrow a lot of money for law school." Listen to Ross Lawrence '3L discuss his experiences as a weekend student at Hamline. http://law.hamline.edu/files/ross.mp3