ASU launches online law degree to expand access to justice

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.”

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