Supervised Practicum

1-3 units

A student may earn one to three units of academic credit in a Supervised Practicum by working on a clinical project under the supervision of a member of the faculty and a field supervisor, who may also be a faculty member. Students must work a minimum of four hours per week at the site for each hour of academic credit, e.g., a three-hour course generally means twelve site hours per week for 13 weeks. Supervised Practicum is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. The student must submit an approval form and an attached application essay (and preferably a proposed learning contract) to the Vice Dean and Clinic Dean no later than the end of the second week of classes of the semester during which the student seeks credit. The student must meet with the field supervisor to discuss the parameters of the placement and the field placement supervisor must make a commitment to meet weekly with the student and to provide feedback on the student's work to both the student and the faculty member throughout the semester. The supervised practicum also must include regular contact between the student and a full-time faculty member, submission of weekly hours and weekly progress reports (or weekly journals) to the faculty member, and bi-monthly meetings. The faculty member must have expertise in or related to the field. The faculty member will determine the appropriate form and scope of reports, submissions, and meetings, and may modify the weekly report requirements for practica within the university, for example those directly supervised by law school faculty. A student may enroll in only one Supervised Practicum during her/his law school career. A student may not be enrolled in a clinic and a Supervised Practicum in the same semester.