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Four-Year and Five-Year Program Duration
The DLSU Tañada-Diokno College of Law understands that those who are interested in pursuing a legal education may have varying circumstances that may impact in their completion of the program. Thus, options are made available for a four-year program and a five-year program for the completion of the DLSU Tañada-Diokno College of Law JD Program.
The four-year program is primarily designed for full-time students and carries a heavier load of units per semester, for a total of eight (8) semesters. Classes for the four-year program are usually held between 0800H to 2200H on weekdays and Saturdays. Considering the heavier load each semester, applicants who are working are not encouraged to avail of this option.
What is principally intended for the working students is the five-year program. Students who wish to have a lesser number of units per semester may also take this option. Those who choose this option are expected to complete the JD program in ten (10) semesters. However, those who select this program must stay within their prescribed number of units for each semester. Classes for the five-year program are held from 6 PM to 10 PM on weekdays and 8 AM to 6 PM on Saturday. An additional requirement for those who will opt for the five-year program is the submission of an undertaking to go on leave from work for a maximum of twenty (20) working days each for their 4th and 5th year of study. This requirement is to ensure that the student can attend court hearings, client meetings, case conferences, and other activities in the Clinical Education Program. If this will be impossible to do for the student, it is highly suggested for applicants not to choose this option
There are more slots available in the four-year program than in the five-year program. The five-year program is more selective in student acceptance. The process and ranking for admissions for the four-year and five-year programs are distinct and separate.
No shifting is allowed between programs during the admissions process and until after the completion of two semesters of the first year. Applicants are advised to seriously think about their choice of the program prior to filing the application.
Summer term
Students may enroll during the summer term to catch up if they are delayed due to failures or leaves of absences. But as a rule, in the first two years of law school, students are encouraged to take a much-deserved rest during the summer break. The summer break between the last two years of study may be devoted to legal missions under the Clinical Legal Education Program. It would be best if you did not plan on having a long break in the last two years. As a law student practitioner, you will be responsible to clients of the legal aid office.
LOCATION
The DLSU Tañada-Diokno College of Law is strategically located at the heart of Bonifacio Global City in Fort Bonifacio, burgeoning commerce and tech district and a crossroad of business and governance. It will soon be home to the Philippine Senate and the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Lasallian law students will, therefore, learn the law at the same place where it is created, applied, and decided.
CONTACT INFORMATION
DLSU Tañada-Diokno College of Law, Rufino Campus 38th Street, University Parkway Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Philippines 1630
(632) 8877-9244
[email protected]
law.dlsu.edu.ph
Published by the DLSU Tañada-Diokno College of Law (2022)