Some states have requirements for hours of study in a law school under immediate faculty supervision. It is the intention of the Law School that only externships involving intensive supervision by an attorney at the house site, and careful guidance by a member of the Law School faculty, be permitted. Students should check the requirements of states in which they may wish to be admitted to practice to determine the permissibility of a semester spent on externship.

Students are responsible for following the correct procedures for their externship application/proposal.

Three of the awarded credits must be allocated to a research project under faculty supervision that is integrated with the balance of the external studies program. It is expected that the student will devote full time to the externship for the duration of the term of enrollment.

A student may not engage in both the externship and study abroad program during his or her matriculation at the Law School.

There is a presumption against any program in the student's last semester in Law School; a final semester program may be approved only on the student's showing good reason for not undertaking the program in an earlier semester, and on showing particularly important educational benefits to be gained from the program.

Students who propose a final semester externship must also include a completed Registrar Checklist, showing that at the end of the externship all requirements for their degree will have been met. A research paper timeline showing how the student's research paper will be completed in time to graduate must also be a part of the externship application package.

Only students in good standing are eligible for externship programs. In deciding whether to approve an externship program, the members of the Committee may take into account the student's academic performance at the Law School.

The Committee will more than likely not approve a proposal from a student who has two or more outstanding Incompletes on his or her transcript at the time the proposal is submitted. Students with two or more Incomplete grades who receive permission from the Committee to participate in the externship program will be required to resolve at least one of the Incompletes before the start of the externship term. Students are not permitted to enroll in an externship with more than one Incomplete grade on their transcript at the time of their departure.

In considering the application, the Committee may take into account multiple factors, including the Law School's experience with the agency, the student's academic record, the demonstrated quality of the agency's educational and supervisory commitment, and the final recommendation of Professor Sankaran. The application package consists of five parts:

• The student's written proposal
• A statement of commitment from the faculty sponsor to supervise the research paper
• The host organization statement
• The attorney supervisor's resume
• The student's resume

Students who propose a final semester externship must include a completed Registrar Checklist, showing that at the end of the externship all requirements for their degree will have been met. They must also submit a research paper timeline, discussed with and approved by the faculty supervisor, showing how their paper will be completed in time to graduate.

In no event will the deadline fall later than six weeks before the end of fall term classes for a winter term externship, and six weeks before the end of the winter term classes for a summer or fall term externship. It is the student's responsibility to make sure that all parts of the externship application package have been received by the deadline.

The deadline to submit a proposal for a Fall 2013 externship is Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

The written proposal should address the following:

• Name and description of the host organization.
• Work to be performed/duties and responsibilities.
• Specific educational objectives.
• Why the educational objectives cannot be achieved in the classroom.
• How the externship will build on your academic experience.
• How the externship will build on your prior work experience.
• The name of your faculty sponsor.
• As specific a description as possible of the topic for your research paper.

The student must submit a copy of his or her resume with the proposal.

Once an extership propsal has been approved by the Committee, Professor Sankaran will vet the proposed site by discussing the program with the supervising attorney at the host organization and confirming the comittments described above.