Enrollment by Lottery

Because demand for clinic courses usually exceeds supply, selection for the clinic programs is done by means of a lottery. Prerequisites exist for some externships and preferences in those placements will be given to students who have completed certain courses. Preference in the selection process for all programs is given to persons who sign up for the maximum number of permissible credits.

There is a single lottery for the in-house clinic. After the lottery is complete, students may express particular interest in any of the following areas:

• Assistive Technology
• Consumer Rights
• Criminal Defense
• Disability Rights
• Domestic Violence
• Externships
• General Civil
• Immigration
• Workers' Rights

Student Eligibility for Enrollment
Students must have completed the equivalent of three semesters of law school (a minimum of 39 credit hours) in order to be eligible to enroll in the Clinic programs. Students are eligible if they have completed a full summer semester (for a total of at least nine credit hours) and two regular fall or spring semesters. All students must be in good standing and have a GPA of 2.1 or higher.

Clinic Veterans
Student legal interns may stay on in the in-house clinic as a veteran without re-entering the lottery, with the permission of their supervisors.

Externships following In-House Placements
Students may enter the lottery for an externship position after the completion of an in-house position. However, because there is a 15 semester hours of credit limit available to take in the program, a student may take only 6 semester hours of credits the second semester if the student has taken 9 semester hours of credit in-house during the first semester. There is also a preference for students who have never held a Clinic position. If you have questions about this, contact one of the Clinic professors.