The Brief
- ASU has launched a first-of-its-kind part-time and online JD program aimed at making law school accessible for working professionals and those living in rural areas.
- The program features a flexible 10-semester timeline—compared to six for full-time students—allowing participants to maintain careers while receiving the same curriculum and faculty instruction as on-campus peers.
- Applications for the next enrollment period open April 1.
TEMPE, Ariz. – A first-of-its-kind program is now at ASU—a part-time and online law school—with hopes of expanding access to justice nationwide.
What we know:
“One of the barriers to attending law school is often having to quit a full-time job, pick up and move to a city that has a law school,” said Angela Banks of the ASU JD law program. “So we thought one of the ways to address that challenge was to create a program that was part-time and online.”…