GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
PART-TIME EVENING PROGRAM

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APPLY NOW ONLINE! There is a rolling deadline for fall 2012 admission to the part-time evening program. Applications will be accepted and reviewed as long as there is space in the class.

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Founded in 1901, the part-time evening program at Golden Gate Law serves a diverse and professional community of law students. Located in the heart of San Francisco's financial and legal district, Golden Gate Law is easily accessible by car or public transportation. Our part-time evening program makes it feasible for students to obtain a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree in four years while working anywhere in the Bay Area, caring for children or other family members, or simply taking fewer units per semester to lower the annual cost of attendance.

Classes are taught by full-time faculty and students benefit from a rich array of upper-year electives. Graduates of the part-time evening program at Golden Gate Law are sought after in every area of practice, from large corporate law firms to small grassroots advocacy organizations. Our alumni work for major corporations, legal aid offices, state and federal government agencies, and law firms of all sizes. If you are just beginning to explore your career interests, our curriculum gives you the flexibility to select from a wide variety of electives, clinical programs, and practical training opportunities that are designed to help you shape your professional path.

• "As a part-time evening student I was able to work at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office as a certified law student and serve as a judicial extern to the California Courts of Appeal. Golden Gate Law's evening program allowed me to pursue my law degree on my own schedule."
  ~Peter Hoefs, (JD 07) Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP

Golden Gate Law facilitates opportunities to become involved in the legal community both on and off campus. Our very active Student Bar Association supports student organizations and activities across a myriad of practice areas, political affiliations, and ethnic/cultural identities. Law Student Services, Law Career Services, and Bar Exam Services offer essential training and programming opportunities, all of which are carefully planned to accommodate the needs of our part-time evening students.

Part-time evening students can also pursue a joint JD/MBA, participate in Law Review, develop practical legal skills through one of our renowned on or off-site clinical programs, and obtain any of our Specialization Certificates.

Students in the part-time evening program matriculate in mid-August at the same time as full-time day students. In the first year of the program, classes are held four evenings per week. Thereafter, part-time evening students typically take classes three or four evenings per week and may choose to enroll in day classes if their schedules permit.

Part-time evening students must take between eight and twelve units of coursework per semester. The part-time evening program usually takes four years to complete, but can be completed in three and half years. Many part-time students choose to enroll in summer courses in order to lighten their course loads in the fall and spring.

See JD Student Recommended Schedules for more curriculum information.

First Year

Fall

• LAW 700A Civil Procedure I (3 units)
• LAW 705A Contracts I (3 units)
• LAW 720A Torts I (4 units)
• LAW 725A Writing and Research I (2 units)

Spring

• LAW 700B Civil Procedure II (3 units)
• LAW 705B Contracts II (3 units)
• LAW 720B Torts II (3 units)
• LAW 725B Writing and Research II (2 unit)

Second Year

Fall

• LAW 732 Appellate Advocacy (2 units) May be taken in fall or spring semester of second year.
• LAW 710 Criminal Law (3 units)
• LAW 801A Constitutional Law I (3 units)
• LAW 715A Property I (3 units)

Spring

• LAW 801B Constitutional Law II (3 units) Take immediately following Constitutional Law I.
• LAW 715B Property II (3 units) Take immediately following Property I.

Second, Third or Fourth Years

• LAW 802A Business Associations (4 units)
• LAW 803E Criminal Procedure I (3 units)
• LAW 804 Evidence (4 units)
• LAW 805A Professional Responsibility (2 units)
• LAW 807 Wills and Trusts (4 units)

Fourth Year

• LAW 863 Practical Legal Writing (2 units)

With the approval of the Associate Dean for Law Student Services, students may transfer from the part-time to the full-time program (or vice-versa) after completing their first year of study.

• Class Size: 44
• Total Number of Applications: 349
• Median LSAT/GPA: 154/2.90
• 75th % LSAT/GPA: 155/3.18
• 25th % LSAT/GPA: 151/2.63
• Average Age: 29
• % Minority: 34%
• % Women: 46%
• Tuition: $25,620
• % Receiving Scholarship: 32%
• Average Scholarship: $10,803