Each year, the law school offers an eight-week summer session. Students who work not more than 15 hours per week during the summer may register for 6 or more credits in the summer term to earn one-half residence credit.

It also is possible under the law school`s academic rules and regulations for students to earn three-eighths of a residence credit for each summer session in which they complete 4 or 5 credits. Effective summer 2003, students who take 3 credits and earn the grade of C or better will receive one-quarter of a residence credit. No employment restrictions are placed on students who register for fewer than 6 credits in a summer.

In the summer, 3-credit courses meet six hours each week; 2-credit courses, four hours per week. Eight credits is the maximum credit load. There is no minimum credit load requirement.