Petition to Request Additional Out-of-Class Credits 

Use this petition to request additional out of class credits and/or adjustments to out of class credit limits. You may also use this petition to request additional externship credits.  Students cannot take more than a total of twenty-five (25) out-of-class credit hours from the following sources:
 
  • Externships (limited to 15 field credits or 19 for Semester-In-Practice; externship seminars do NOT count as out of class credit)
  • The non-classroom component of clinical courses
  • Journals
  • Directed Research/Directed Experiential Project
  • Courses in Law School Graduate Programs
  • Graduate Courses Outside the Law School 
 
For more details, please review the Student Handbook
Have you discussed this request with the relevant faculty member/department (e.g. externships)?