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Externships

Externships - Associate Dean Libby Davis and Professor Hadley Van Vactor

Course Number: LAW-804 and LAW-810
Course Type: Experiential
Credits: varies (3-12 credits)
Enrollment Limit: None
Description: An externship offers students the opportunity to earn academic credits for a carefully supervised, well-crafted work experience. The expectation is that students will be given a meaningful work experience, with a focus on student learning, in a field of law or work that enhances and builds on their classroom experience. Externships include a placement (off-campus work) and class (1 in-person pre-externship class and a 13-week contemporaneous TWEN class) components.
Externships must be arranged well in advance and must be pre-approved through the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Careful pre-planning is required.
Prerequisite: varies
Evaluation Method: field work; class component
Capstone: no
WIE: no

The American Bar Association accreditation standards require students to regularly attend the courses in which they are registered. Lewis & Clark expects students to attend classes regularly and to prepare for classes conscientiously. Specific attendance requirements may vary from course to course. Any attendance guidelines for a given class must be provided to students in a syllabus or other written document at the start of the semester. Sanctions (e.g., required withdrawal from the course, grade adjustment, and/or a failing grade) will be imposed for poor attendance.