Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025
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PLST 402 001 (CRN: 22665)
JUDICIAL PRACTICUM
Long Title: JUDICIAL PRACTICUM
Department: Politics Law Social Thought
Instructor: Padmanabhan, Kavya
Meeting: 6:00PM - 8:00PM M (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 2-JUL-2025 2:51PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
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. Students must have completed at least 9 credit hours in a humanities or social sciences discipline for course eligibility. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PLST 402 if student has credit for HUMA 401/SOSC 406.