Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: LAW PRACTICUM

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Students will participate in a semester-long "practicum" with a sitting judge (federal, or Texas appellate) in Houston. This program is designed to give select Rice undergraduates a broad and practical introduction to what lawyers do in court and how judges and the law clerks who work with them think about the questions they are asked to resolve. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.