These legal theory and practice courses are designed for the experience in practice to inform the theory in the classroom and vice versa. These courses become the basis for advanced client representation, under close supervision by faculty, in the nationally recognized clinical program. The law school community is rich in diversity, with both students and faculty members reflecting the composition of the larger society. For many years, the student body has been 50 percent women and approximately 25 percent students of color. The average age of entering students is typically 25 in the day division and 30 in the evening division.
Students come from states throughout the country and several other countries.
Special Certificate Programs Juris Doctor studies become interdisciplinary through the opportunity for dual-degree graduate programs in applied and professional ethics, business administration, community planning, criminal justice, liberal education, policy sciences, public management, and social work. Within the J.D. program, special concentration opportunities are available in environmental law and health-care law. In 1998, the Maryland bar passage rate for first-time takers from the School of Law was 74 percent. The School helps prepare students for initiation as professionals, providing opportunities to make contact with prospective employers. Of the 1998 graduating class, almost 96 percent reported employment within six months after graduation.