JD Academic Opportunities: Credits, Residency, and Requirements

	Applies to 20 Credit Limit	Semester Away*	Experiential Learning	Mandatory S/U	Notes	Enrollment Notes
Full-Time Externship: LAW 7851	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Maximum 20 total credits of externship.	Application process.
Part-Time Externship: LAW 7851	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Maximum 20 total credits of externship.	Application process.
Pro Bono Scholars: LAW 7862	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Full-time externship.	Application process.
Practicum	Yes	No	Yes	Depends on practicum.	Limit 6 credits per semester.	Application process.
Clinic	No	No	Yes	Depends on clinic.	Limit 6 credits per semester.	Application process.
Study Abroad: LAW 6991	Depends on courses taken.	Yes	No	Yes	Will take equivalent of 12 Cornell Law credits at partner institution.	Application process.
JD/MBA	JD/MBA status not relevant to 20 credit limit. See notes.	No	No	No	72 of 84 credits for JD degree must be earned in Law School.	Application process.
Semester at Cornell Tech	No	No	Depends on courses taken.	Depends on course.		Application process.
Supervised Experiential Learning: LAW 6862	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	One semester limit, 3 credits maximum.	Instructor approval required.
Directed Reading: LAW 6301	Yes	No	No	Yes	Limit 2 credits per semester, for a total of 8 credits.	Instructor approval required.
Supervised Writing: LAW 6871	Yes	No	No	Yes	Limit 3 credits per semester, for a total of 12 credits.	Instructor approval required.
Supervised Teaching: LAW 6861	Yes	No	No	Yes	Limit 2 credits per semester, for a total of 8 credits.	Instructor approval required.
Non-Law Course for Law Credit	Yes	Not relevant to residency status.	No	No	Can take up to 12 credits of courses related to legal training by members of university faculty outside the Law School.	Approval required.