Timing Is Everything
GUCL makes it easier to start your legal education by offering three enrollment options each year.
Spring Enrollment
In the Torts Program, benefit from a lighter schedule and lower tuition payments the entire first year.
- Attend classes an average of two nights per week the entire first year
- Take just one substantive law class, Torts, during the extended 5-month, first quarter
- Develop foundational skills as a law student in Legal Method & Examsmanship I
- Benefit from lower tuition payments on GUCL's interest-free payment plan
| Spring - Summer (February - August) |
Fall (September) |
Winter (December) |
Spring (March) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter (Extended) Spring Torts Program Torts I, II, III, LM&E I |
2nd Quarter (6qu) Contracts I Criminal Law I |
3rd Quarter (7qu) Contracts II Criminal Law II LM&E II |
4th Quarter (6qu) Contracts III LM&E III |
Summer Enrollment
Focus strictly on the popular subject of Criminal Law.
- Attend class just two nights per week during the summer quarter
- Complete Criminal Law I & II (6qu) in one quarter instead of two
- Learn with professors who are expert prosecutors or Superior Court Judges
- Have a competitive advantage going forward into the fall quarter
| Summer (May) |
Fall (September) |
Winter (December) |
Spring (March) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter (6qu) Criminal Law I, II |
2nd Quarter (7qu) Contracts I Torts I LM&E I |
3rd Quarter (7qu) Contracts II Torts II LM&E II |
4th Quarter (9qu) Contracts III Torts III LM&E III |
Fall Enrollment
Enjoy the summer with friends and family, wrap up loose ends, then engage law studies in the fall.
- Attend class only three nights per week, fall through spring
- Take just two substantive law classes, Torts and Contracts, over 9 months
- Develop foundational skills as a law student in Legal Method & Examsmanship
- Finish the first year in the Summer Criminal Law Program, just two nights per week
| Fall (August) |
Winter (December) |
Spring (March) |
Summer (May) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter (7qu) Contracts I Torts I LM&E I |
2nd Quarter (7qu) Contracts II Torts II LM&E II |
3rd Quarter (9qu) Contracts III Torts III LM&E III |
4th Quarter (6qu) Criminal Law I & II |
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