Students attend hearings with Administrative Law Judges at the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings. Each student is required to attend three state agency contested (trial-type) hearings and a rulemaking hearing, and prepare the first draft of one contested case and one rule decision for the judge.

Three class sessions examine how due process applies to the enforcement and policy making roles of government agencies.

Students are required to write a draft contested case decision and rulemaking report and four short reflections on what they are learning in the externship.

Students must have regular daytime hours available in order to attend hearings.