The study of law is a very demanding discipline. In accordance with the requirements of the accrediting agencies, the curriculum in the full-time program of study is designed to occupy the full time of the student. The work load is heavy and the classes are scheduled in such a way as to encourage students to devote their entire time to their studies. It is unwise for students to divide their efforts by outside work. Students who need financial assistance should seek a loan or a scholarship rather than impair the quality of their law school experience.

A student may be considered a full-time student only if the student devotes substantially all of his or her working hours to the study of law. Under ABA Standard 304, "[a] student may not engage in employment for more than 20 hours per week in any semester in which the student is enrolled in more than 12 class hours." This means that a full-time student may not work in excess of twenty (20) hours per week while attending the School of Law. Any student taking more than 12 hours in any semester cannot work more than 20 hours per week during that semester. Students are required to report their employment to the Student Records Office.

Violations of the above paragraph may result in adverse disciplinary action, reporting to the Character and Fitness Committee of the Board of Bar Examiners, or exclusion from school.

Because the first year presents demands and methods of study which most first year students have not experienced, it is strongly recommended that first-year students not engage in outside employment.

For those students who find it necessary to work, the part-time program has been provided. There the course load has been reduced in order to permit the students to divide their time between the study of law and their employment.
Part-time students during the 2007-08 academic year must arrange their activities so that they may attend classes from 5:35 p.m. until 10:05 p.m. on week days throughout the academic semester. Four courses will be offered at 4:30 p.m. (Estate and Gift Taxation, Conflict of Laws, Administrative Law and Negotiable Instruments). Evening students are encouraged to inform their employers that they are obligated to attend law school classes during these times throughout the academic semester.