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646 Center for Public Research and Learning (CPRL) Integrated Externship

In partnership with Columbia Law School’s Center for Public Research and Learning (CPRL), Duke Law offers an integrated externship to spend a semester in New York in an interdisciplinary leadership development program in public education policy that combines a live-client project, an academic seminar on structural change in public education, professional skills development, and networking and job opportunities. CPRL student projects serve school districts, education departments, non-profit organizations and foundations driving transformational change in public education and improved outcomes for all children.

Enrollment Pre-/Co- Requisite Information

Prior to participating in the CPRL program, Duke Law students must take a prerequisite, upper-level component course taught by Duke Law faculty, such as Administrative Law, State and Local Law, Education Law, or other course deemed to be sufficiently related to the student’s intended area of focus with CPRL. Interested students should submit a statement of interest to the Director of Externship Programs, similar to what is currently prepared for a faculty-mentored externship, prior to applying to the CPRL for its consideration. Students who are accepted must be registered directly by the Registrar and will earn 13 credits to be transferred back to their Duke Law transcripts.

Course Areas of Practice
Evaluation Methods
  • Other
Degree Requirements
Course Type
  • Field placement
Learning Outcomes
  • Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law
  • Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession

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*Please note that this information is for planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.