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Temple Law SchoolBy Susan Tull Focusing on an education comprised of both the theoretical and the practical, Temple's Beasley School of Law offers a good education at a great price. Though at an overall ranking of 64th in U.S. News and World Report, Beasley is tied for first in trial advocacy, and is well respected in other areas of its curriculum. Temple Law School Admissions and Tuition
The tuition for full-time out-of-state students was $19,562 for the 2002-2003 school year, while Pennsylvania residents only paid a tuition of $11,288. Both prices are low compared to other schools in the Philadelphia area, and financial aid is available. Temple Law also offers part-time and evening degree programs. A J.D./M.B.A. program is offered as well as a J.D./M.A. Temple Law School Curriculum
Another hands-on experience encouraged at Beasley is the taking of a clinical course. These courses are offered in both civil and criminal fields, in everything from bankruptcy and business law to prosecution and health care fraud. Students work with real clients on real cases, gaining practical knowledge of their intended field before graduation, not after.
Temple Law School – Student Life and Life After School
With over 30,000 students enrolled, Temple University has a diverse student body from a wide array of backgrounds. Students can enjoy themselves at the student union, cheer for their sports team, or work out at the fitness center. Temple Law School students can also enroll in the PC loaner program in which they can rent laptops from the University for a dollar a day. Once Beasley students graduate, the vast majority finds employment. The class of 2001 had a ninety-one percent placement rate and the average starting salary was $68,080. One drawback to the program, though, is that among graduates only seventy-four percent passed the state bar, which is considered low for Pennsylvania. Conclusion
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Beasley does not favor any one particular field of collegiate study, instead, preferring students who are prepared to learn and ready for the rigors of law school. The median GPA of the entering class of 2002 was 3.39 with a median LSAT score of 160. Approximately thirty-one percent of students who applied were accepted.
Once the standard first year classes are completed, students are offered a wide array of fields to study, from intellectual property to environmental law. Temple’s trial advocacy program, which has won several awards and is considered among the best in the country, provides students an opportunity to practice what they have learned in the classroom in a courtroom, training them to become practiced trial lawyers.
Beasley has programs in intellectual property law, public interest law, business and tax law, civil rights, criminal, environmental, health care, and family law. In addition to these programs, Temple also has an international law division with several locations to study abroad including Rome, Athens, Tel-Aviv, and Tokyo, the only ABA approved study abroad program in Asia offered by an American school.
Located on North Broad Street, Temple Law School and Temple University exist in their own enclave in Philadelphia. While the surrounding neighborhoods are not necessarily bad, the University has made a concerted effort to buy nearby buildings and gradually increase its holdings in the area. Temple has a pleasant campus with an eclectic presentation of buildings and enough green areas to provide relief for a student seeking a moment away from the city. With its own subway stop and train station, Temple students have easy access to all of the restaurants, shopping, and cultural attractions Philadelphia has to offer.
Dollar for dollar, Temple Law School offers an excellent value for Pennsylvania residents and to a lesser degree non-residents who are looking for a good education at a great price. The student who chooses Temple Law School, however, should be prepared for life in a major metropolitan area and willing to enjoy everything that area has to offer.