Schedule Options

Unlike most other law schools, Cooley teaches classes year round, entering three new classes each year: January, May, and September. Each term is 15 weeks long.

1	PART-TIME for 3 yrs (year-round)
2	PART-TIME for 4 yrs (year-round)
3	FULL-TIME for 3 yrs (with terms off)
4	FULL-TIME for 2 yrs (year-round)
5	WEEKENDS for 3 or 4 yrs (part-time)

Weekend (Part-Time) Schedule

Students complete their entire legal education through weekend classes.

Classes are scheduled mornings and afternoons on Saturdays and Sundays, and last for 3 hours each.

Weekend programs begin each term at one of Cooley's campuses, and courses are offered at that campus in this sequence. Weekend classes enter in September in Lansing, January in Grand Rapids, and May in Auburn Hills.

First Year

Term 1: Introduction to Law, Contracts I, Property I, Torts I, Criminal Law
Term 2: ARC Skills Seminars (recommended), Contracts II, Property II, Torts II, Civil Procedure I
Term 3: Personal and Professional Responsibility, Research & Writing, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure II

Second Year

Term 4: Constitutional Law I, Taxation, Evidence
Term 5: Constitutional Law II, Wills, Estates & Trusts, Business Organizations
Term 6: Secured Transactions, Remedies, Choice of one: Pretrial Skills, Sales, or Administrative Law

Third Year

Term 7: Advanced Writing, Electives
Term 8: Practice Bar Exam (recommended), Electives
Term 9: Bar Preparation Course (recommended), Electives

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is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
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