Full Time/ Reduced Load
Full-Time Student Status is required for the duration of each
and every semester in which the student is enrolled, unless
permission is expressly given by the Dean. The Appalachian
School of Law offers a three-year, full-time program leading
to conferral of the degree of Juris Doctorate, and the expected
workload for a full-time law student is at least sixty hours
per week. In no circumstances may a full-time student work
more than twenty hours during any week in which school is
in session. On rare occasions, the Dean may grant permission
to a student to take a reduced load schedule and work in
excess of twenty hours per week.
Calendar
The School of Law offers a required orientation class to
all incoming first year students prior to the start of the
fall semester. For more information on the orientation class, click here. The orientation class will typically start
in early to mid-August. The fall semester will start
one week later and will last fourteen weeks (exclusive of
holidays). The spring semester will start in mid-January
and will also last fourteen weeks (exclusive of holidays).
Both semesters will be followed by a brief reading period
and a two week final examination period. The fall semester
exam period will end the third week of December, and the
spring semester exam period will end in early May. For more
specifics on dates, look at our page that includes the current
and upcoming academic calendars.
Accreditation
The Appalachian School of Law is fully approved
by the American Bar Association. Click here for more details.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia has approved
the Appalachian School of Law to confer the Juris Doctorate
(JD) degree.
Nondiscrimination
The Appalachian School of Law admits students without regard
to race, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or
national and ethnic origin to all the rights, programs, and
activities generally accorded or made available to students
at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race,
sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or national
and ethnic origin in its administration of its educational
policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs,
or other school administered programs. The Appalachian School
of Law is an AA/EEO employer.
Housing
The Office of Student Services maintains a list of available
housing in the Grundy and surrounding area. Please contact
your Admissions Counselor for assistance or more information.
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