Day and Evening Class Schedules
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law offers a day program, requiring three years of full-time study, and an evening division, requiring four years of part-time study leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.).
History I Registration I Units I Class Times I Required Core Courses I Every Kind of Law – Every Kind of Student
History
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law was established in 1892 and separate day and evening divisions were organized in 1895. The evening division was designed for students engaged in outside employment, family, and other obligations necessitating part-time study. The part-time evening division is also designed for those wanting to ease into law school while taking a lessened credit load.
Registration
Incoming first year students are automatically registered for first year classes. Full-time day students take 15 credits per semester and part-time evening students take 11 credits per semester. After the first year of study, students have full-cross registration between day and evening classes and may switch divisions depending on availability of space in that division. 90 semester hours are required to graduate with a J.D. degree.
Units
Approximately 300 students enter the J.D. program each year and of this total about 240 students enter the full-time day division. The day division is divided into three units with approximately 80 students each. The evening division is its own unit with approximately 60 students. Each unit has the same class schedule and attends classes together for the first year.
Units are divided into even smaller sections for the Lawyering Process Class, which gives first-year students early, hands-on exposure to the crucial skills of research, writing, negotiation, and persuasion. The same professors who teach the full-time day division classes also teach the evening classes.
Class Times
Classes in the day division are held Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. First year day division classes meet two to three times a week and range from 50 minutes to 100 minutes long.
Classes in the evening division are held Monday – Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and sometimes on Saturday. First year evening division classes meet two or three times a week and range from 50 minutes to 100 minutes long.
For both divisions you should expect to be in class on campus four to five days a week.
Required Core Courses
Day Division
| First Year Fall | First Year Spring | After First Year |
| Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law | Perspective Elective |
| Lawyering Process Two of the following 4 credit courses: Contracts, Criminal Law Property, Torts |
Lawyering Process Two of the following 4-credit courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts |
Evidence, Administrative Law, Prof. Responsibility |
Evening Division
| First Year Fall | First Year Spring | Second Year Fall | Second Year Spring or Later |
| Civil Procedure Lawyering Process One of the following 4 credit courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts |
Lawyering Process Two of the following 4 credit courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts |
Perspective Elective Constitutional Law One of the following 4 credit courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts |
Evidence, Administrative Law, Prof. Responsibility |
Every Kind of Law – Every Kind of Student
Since the inception of separate divisions in 1895, the Sturm College of Law has continued its unyielding commitment towards excellence in both the day and evening programs. Allowing our diverse group of students the opportunity to become involved in a top law school with the flexibility and choice of full-time or part-time study.
Balance is key to succeeding in law school and our evening students know it best. While they juggle school, work, family, and a whole host of other responsibilities they are still able to take advantage of the wide-ranging opportunities available at Denver Law. Students, regardless of whether they are in the day or evening division, are able to partake in various activities including participation in over 30 student organizations, a student-run newspaper, five law journals, clinics, internships, moot court, study abroad, and intramural sports.