A Choice of Programs: Day and Evening
Students attending George Mason may pursue full-time or part-time,
evening study. Unlike many other law schools, the daytime and evening
programs stand on equal footing. The courses taught in the day
and evening divisions are identical and are taught by the same
full-time professors. The same quality legal education is available
to all our students, whether they choose to attend our day or evening
division.
The School of Law makes the following extra efforts to ensure
that both day and evening students have the same access to our
resources:
- Faculty hold both day and evening hours.
- Both day and evening students are eligible for need-based financial
aid as well as merit-based fellowships.
- Financial aid officers offer both day and evening hours.
- The Office of Career Services holds day, evening and weekend
hours.
- All exams for classes in the evening division are given at
night or on Saturdays.
- Students can register for classes and get grade reports through
the University's touch-tone telephone system.
- Both day and evening students are eligible for and participate
in law review, moot court, and other student-run activities.
Day Division
In the day division, students take three years to complete the
84 credit hours required for graduation. Daytime students take
14 to 15 credits each semester. Daytime classes are held between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Evening Division
In the evening division, students take four years to complete
the 84 credit hours required for graduation. Evening students will
average 10 or 11 credit hours each semester. Evening classes are
scheduled between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Evening
students should be prepared to attend class five nights a week
for at least the first two years of law school.
Our evening program is very rigorous. We are extremely proud of
this program and the respect it has gained in the legal community.
Prospective employers know that graduates of our evening division
are able to balance successfully the demands of employment, school,
family, and other obligations. Evening students face particular
challenges, but they perform on a par with their daytime counterparts.
Summer Term
George Mason University School of Law holds a summer term each
year. Generally, summer term begins during the last week of May
and ends during the third week of July. All summer courses are
held in the evenings, during the hours of 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday. Both day and evening division students
may take courses during the summer term. Many students take courses
during summer to lighten their course loads during the academic
semesters.
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Jun 15, 2005
