Pre/Co-Requisites
All clinics require applicants to have successfully completed the required first-year curriculum. Part-time students who have successfully completed the required part-time second-year curriculum are eligible to apply, but may be required to satisfy additional criteria for a specific clinic.
Civil Advocacy Clinic
- Evidence is a pre- or co-requisite.
- Preference will be given to students who have completed Evidence before enrolling in clinic.
Community Economic & Equity Development Clinic
ONE of the following courses is a pre- or co-requisite:
- Business Associations OR
- Law of Nonprofit Organizations.
Criminal Justice Clinic
- Rising 3L or 4L students in CJC (Defense and Prosecution) must complete Criminal Procedure and Evidence before the start of their 3L year.
- Rising 2L students in CJC must complete Criminal Procedure and Evidence either before or during their CJC semester.
Disability Rights Law Clinic
Evidence is a pre- or co-requisite. Law and Disability is recommended, but not required.
Entrepreneurship LAW Clinic
Business Associations is a pre- or co-requisite.
Gender Justice Clinic
Evidence is a highly recommended course.
Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic
- Evidence is a preferred pre- or co-requisite, but is not required.
- Any Intellectual Property Law course is a pre-requisite. Rising 2L applicants who were unable to enroll in the 1L Intellectual Property Law elective must communicate with Professors Victoria Phillips (vfphillips@wcl.american.edu) and/or Tracie Siddiqui (tracie@wcl.american.edu) prior to March 4, 2024 to be considered.
Immigrant Justice Clinic
No pre- or co-requisites.
International Human Rights Law Clinic
- Evidence is recommended/preferred.
- Any human rights, international law, immigration law or asylum law course is a pre-requisite or a co-requisite in the fall.
Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic
No pre- or co-requisites.
Re-Entry Clinic
Evidence and Legal Ethics are preferred pre-requisites, but not required.