Choosing 4 yrs or 5

scansmom
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:33:34 +0000

I absolutely agree with taking advantage of the coops even if you’re thinking of law school, just to get a better feel for what areas you like/dislike within both criminal justice and law, which might help you determine how committed you really are to law school before starting (speaking as a law school dropout myself). Also get in touch with the criminal justice department and talk to them some more about their co-ops and how they work. I’m not sure they do 3 month coops, it may be more like 2 (6-month) coops instead of 3 and classes in summer. And it may require a very structured and planned out class schedule in order to complete in 4 years. I believe this is typically how the 4-year programs work.