Semester in Practice Application

Applicant Information

Name

Banner ID

DU Email

Phone

Anticipated law school graduation date (i.e. December 2025 or May 2026)

Number of externship field credits already used (it's ok if you don't know!)

Number of out-of-class credits already used; this includes externship field credit, clinic field credit, law review credit, directed research credit, and non law school grad courses. (it's ok if you don't know!)

Where would you like to work during your Semester in Practice? (provide practice type and specific placement office if applicable; it is ok if you do not have a specific office in mind yet)

Have you made contact with this placement yet about the Semester in Practice Program? If yes, please explain. (Please note that you are not required to have made this contact yet)

Please share why you want to participate in the Semester in Practice program and why you specifically want to work with the placement named above? (please limit your response to 250 words)

Do you have any work, volunteer or externship experience that would help you succeed in the Semester in Practice program? If yes, please explain your experience: (limit to 250 words).

Please share any courses taken during law school that are relevant for this Semester in Practice placement (list all that apply).

Is there any other relevant information you would like us to know?


Certifications:
	Yes	No
I will be a 3L (or 4L if PT) during my enrollment in the Semester in Practice Program; specifically I will be in one of my final two semesters (fall or spring).	Yes	No
I understand I cannot enroll in any other courses besides the Semester in Practice seminar and fieldwork during my enrollment in the program. There are no exceptions. This includes not being allowed to enroll in law review for credit, directed research, the bar prep class, and anything else besides sip for academic credit.	Yes	No
I understand that enrollment in the Semester in Practice in-class seminar is required and that such seminar awards a letter grade.	Yes	No
If I am enrolled during my final semester at Denver Law, I have completed all other required courses, including first-year law classes and Administrative Law, Evidence, and Legal Profession I also understand I cannot satisfy the upper level writing requirement with SIP.	Yes	No
If I am enrolled in the Semester in Practice program during the first of my final two semesters (e.g. fall, graduating in spring), I understand that if the required courses listed above are not completed, it will be my responsibility to complete all requirements during my final semester in order to graduate.	Yes	No
I understand that my specific placement may have recommended or required courses as prerequisites to working there for credit in addition to Denver Law’s courses listed above that are required for graduation.	Yes	No
I understand I am responsible for reading the Legal Externship Program’s student handbook and abiding by all applicable rules and guidelines listed in the handbook alongside all DU Law rules and that I will receive a syllabus for my SIP semester, which will require engagement with the externship program/my professor.	Yes	No

Important Reminders:

Students are only permitted to participate in the Semester in Practice Program as third-year law or fourth-year graduating students, i.e. you must be one of your final two semesters - fall or spring.
The Semester in Practice is one semester long. Students are not permitted to enroll in any other classes besides the Semester in Practice in-class 3-credit seminar and the fieldwork.
The limit on out-of-class credits during law school is 25, 19 of which can be externship credits if you are participating in the Semester in Practice program (it is 15 for non sip students). Students can petition for more externship field credits but whether that petition is granted is not decided by the externship office. You can do your Semester in Practice field work for anywhere from 8 to 12 credits, depending on your available externship credits and credits needed to graduate but you work full time throughout the semester regardless of those credits.
If you are accepted into the Semester in Practice program, you must indicate your interest in writing (email suffices) and submit your Supervisor Acceptance Form by the deadline indicated. If you do not, your position may be offered to another student. Additionally, you must respond in writing by the deadline even if you are declining the offer – this allows us to offer the position to another student at the earliest opportunity. Please be considerate of other students who may hope to enroll in the program if offered a position.
In order to participate in the program, you must have all of the required paperwork into the Legal Externship Program by the dates advertised prior to the semester’s enrollment. Check the Legal Externship Program’s website for the most up-to-date deadlines. Please note: We cannot register you until the Supervisor Acceptance Form has been received (and in some cases, the Supervisor application form).
Once enrolled, students will not be permitted to drop their registration for the Semester in Practice program without the express permission of the Director of Externships.

I HAVE RECEIVED, READ, AND UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICATION AND THE GUIDELINES GOVERNING PARTICIPATION IN THE SEMESTER IN PRACTICE PROGRAM. I understand that entering my name below represents my electronic signature.

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