Upon return they must submit a five page type-written critique of the experience. The conference has become a way of bringing together the nation's future Navy and Marine Corps officers with their peers from other colleges and universities, both civilian and military, from across the country and around the world. Those students chosen to participate must work with the faculty and prepare a paper to present at the conference and report on the conference when they return. Their work begins during January term and might continue during the second semester. The student might work with legislators and or legislative committees.
Students can receive as many as six credits.
It is to facilitate the growth of the individual student as a person able to work with and support others, as a knowledgeable citizen acquainted with the legal system, and as a community leader working for the betterment of humanity. These goals are met when the student participates at any level of the program. Thus, our motto is that all are winners in mock trial. The students selected for participation have prepared to defend their client in a hypothetical case. They must write briefs and present an oral defense of their client.