Spring Registration Information

For Upper Class Students

 

Upper Class Registration Instructions

 

Spring '08 Course Offerings

 

Spring '08 Course Descriptions

 

 Spring '08 Class Schedule

 
Spring '08 Exam Schedule
 
Graduation Fee Memo
 
Academic Calendar
Web Registration Instructions
 
Touch Tone Registration Instructions
 
Touch Tone Registration Worksheet
 
 Buckley Amendment
 
Day Student Sign-In Registration Form
 
Evening Student Sign-In Registration Form
 
Special Information for Evening Students
Status Declaration
 
Externships Memorandum
Writing Requirement Memorandum
Writing Requirement Chart
Part Time Projected Core Curriculum 07-08, 08-09 Acad. Years
The links on the left will allow you to view and download informational documents and forms referenced in the following instructions.  You will need them to complete your Spring 2008 registration.  The first link on the left is an easy to print and downloadable PDF version of the instructions on this page.  Be sure to read it completely and follow instructions carefully.

**Completed registration materials are due in
the Office of the Registrar by November 19, 2007**
 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION - SPRING 2008

2nd and 3rd YEAR STUDENTS

Students may use the Rutgers Touch-Tone or Website Registration System to register for the Spring 2008 semester. Registration is open through close of business, November 19, 2007. Access is limited on Saturday and Sunday. Complete the Touch-Tone Registration Worksheet before using either system. Be prepared with the Registration Index Numbers--your time will be limited. Also, be especially careful when entering the Registration Index Number as an incorrect number could result in an incorrect registration or no registration at all.

On-Line Registration

Log in using your 9 digit RUID (not your netID) and your 4 digit Personal Access Code (month and day of your birth, mmdd).

Touch-Tone Registration

1. The telephone numbers for Rutgers Touch Tone Registration are (973) 353-1999; (732) 445-1999;
or (856) 225-1999.
2. Enter the semester code which is 1 for the Spring.
3. Enter your 9-digit RUID number.
4. Enter your Personal Access Code, (month and day of your birth, mmdd, unless you have changed it to another four digit number.)
5. Enter the Action Code which is 2.
6. The system will give you all further instructions.

If the system tells you that you need a special Permission Number, you must see Dean Garbaccio to obtain the number.

The required numbers for registration are listed on the Spring 2008 Course Offerings Sheet. BE SURE TO CORRECTLY LIST THE SCHOOL, SUBJECT AND COURSE NUMBERS, REGISTRATION INDEX NUMBERS AND SECTION NUMBERS. All upperclass course section numbers are to be listed as Section 01 unless otherwise stated on the Course Offerings List. BE VERY CAREFUL AND ACCURATE WITH THE REGISTRATION INDEX NUMBERS. A wrong or missing number will result in an incorrect registration or no registration at all.

Any courses which are listed as "B/A credits" must have the number of credits for which you are registering recorded. If you are using the Touch-Tone system, the number must equal three (3) digits--e.g., if you are registering for 2 credits you would list it as 020. If you fail to input the B/A credits, you will not have any credits listed for the course on your official computer registration and your total credits will be incorrect.

DECLARATION OF FULL-TIME, PART-TIME STATUS FORM: Each student must complete and submit a Declaration of Full-time, Part-Time Status Form each semester.

SIGN-IN REGISTRATION: Each student must submit a sign-in registration form (see links at left). Please carefully read the Buckley Amendment document. This information is used to compile a class list and to determine final student enrollment. Please print all information carefully on this form.

The blocking of information on this form is for internal law school purposes only. However, you should be aware that directory information is also available on the Rutgers Info System and thus is available to users of the Internet both inside and outside the University. This information is drawn from admission and registration information in the computer system. To change or restrict access to this information, go to the Rutgers People Database at https://www.acs.rutgers.edu/studentdir/ and login using your NetID and password.

If your permanent home address and/or telephone number is new for the semester, go to https://rutadmin.rutgers.edu/addupdt to change it in central University records.

TERM BILL: A pre-printed term bill for the Spring semester and instructions for completing it will be sent to you under separate cover from New Brunswick. The bill will reflect the charges you must pay for the Spring semester and the payment due date.

Full-time students (those registering for 12 or more credits) are charged full-time tuition and fees.

Part-time students (those registering for 8 to 11 credits) are charged by the credit hour and assessed part-time fees.

If you are a part-time student and add credits during the add period to the number of credits for which you registered and were billed and paid, you will be accountable for the extra money due. If during the registration period or the first ten (10) days of the new semester, you should drop below the number of credits for which you registered and paid, the University will automatically refund any monies due you. There is no refund of tuition or fees for credits dropped after the first 10 days of the semester.

Remember: As a part-time student, if you are petitioning and registering for 12 credits, you must pay full-time tuition and fees. The University policy is that 12 credits is full-time status. Again, if you should drop below 12 credits during the first ten days of the new semester, the University will refund any monies due you. In order to receive a refund, you must telephone or write to the Bursar.

If, with permission only, you increase to 12 credits, the University will automatically bill you for full-time tuition and fees and you will be responsible for payment of the increased tuition and fees.

Please read the term bill instructions carefully. EACH STUDENT, INCLUDING A STUDENT ON FINANCIAL AID OR SCHOLARSHIP, IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TERM BILL. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT THE TERM BILL WITH PROPER PAYMENT BY THE DUE DATE PRINTED ON THE BILL, YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE CANCELLED. You will then be subject to a $125.00 late payment fee. In addition, you may be required to pay a $50.00 late registration fee to reinstate your spring registration.

It is the student's responsibility to obtain, complete and return the term bill on time. If you do not receive a term bill by December 20 or have any questions concerning the bill, please contact the Rutgers-Newark Business Office, Student Services Building, 3rd floor, Newark, N. J. (973) 353-5423.

STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS:

Transcripts - In accordance with university procedures, no student or former student may obtain a transcript of his/her academic record if he/she is under any financial obligation to the university.

Diplomas - Diplomas will be withheld from any student who is under any financial obligation to the university.

Registration - A student's registration will be cancelled prior to the beginning of a semester if he/she has any single or combination of financial obligations that total $100.

FULL-TIME VS. PART-TIME STATUS FOR TUITION, FINANCIAL AID AND STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE:

a. Full-time tuition and fees will be charged by the University to a student who registers for 12 or more credits for the semester. Full-time students who drop to 11 or fewer credits after the first 10 days of classes will not receive a refund of tuition and fees for the credits dropped.

b. Part-time tuition and fees will be charged by the University to any student who registers for 11 or fewer credits for the semester. Part-time students who drop credits after the first 10 days of classes will not receive a refund of tuition and fees for the credits dropped.

c. Financial Aid: Rutgers offers a full range of financial aid programs, including federal loans, federal work-study, and scholarships and grants. To be eligible for financial aid, a student must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or FAFSA Renewal on file with the Department of Education. (FAFSA is a need-analysis tool used by the Dept. of Education and the university to determine eligibility for available programs.)

Rutgers participates in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. Under this program, most law students (day & evening) are eligible to borrow up to a maximum of $l8,500/year in Direct Federal Stafford Loans, subject to their cost of attendance and need. These loans are awarded in some combination of subsidized and/or unsubsidized loans. Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans, as well as the Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Work-Study Funds, NJ State Grants, and EOF Grants are need-based; Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans have no need-based pre-requisites. In addition, private educational loans are available to help bridge the gap between the federal loan programs and the student's cost of attendance.

Rutgers also offers merit-based and need-based institutional scholarships. All first year students are automatically considered for these scholarships by virtue of applying and being admitted to the law school. All returning students are considered for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year scholarship awards by completing and returning the scholarship application which is available at the end of the Spring term. Students should also investigate the availability of private sources of funding, such as awards offered by civic, social or religious organizations.

Contact the law school Financial Aid Office, Room 228, (973) 353-1702, for further information regarding any of the above programs or the main University Financial Aid Office, Blumenthal Hall, 249 University Avenue, 3rd floor, (973) 353-5151. Current information is also available on studentaid.rutgers.edu (the Rutgers University website).

d. Student Health Service and Insurance: Full-time students (those registering for 12 or more credits and thus paying a higher student fee) are automatically (1) eligible to use the Student Health Center and (2) covered by the University's basic accident and sickness insurance plan. Part-time students may purchase both these services for approximately $90.00 per semester. There are two policies of major medical insurance which will cost approximately $210/240 additional per semester. Further information may be obtained from Student Health Services, Blumenthal Hall.

RESIDENCY STATUS FOR TUITION PURPOSES:

New Students: Residency status for newly admitted students is determined by the admissions office at the time of admission. Appeals made by students to such decisions should be sent to the Law School Director of Admissions. If still unresolved, further appeal should be forwarded to the associate vice president for student services for final adjudication.

Currently Enrolled Students: Residency status for enrolled students is determined by the area registrars. Students who are seeking a change in their official place of domicile from out-of-state residency to New Jersey residency must file a Residence Analysis Form with the Newark Registrar's Office no later than the last week of the term for which the change of residency for in-state tuition payment is sought. If a student files the form after the last week of that term, the student forfeits the right to a residency assessment for that term. The Residence Analysis Form may be obtained from the Law School Admissions Office by the students who are in their initial term and from the Newark Registrar's Office thereafter.

Appeals made by students from the area registrar's decision should be directed to the university registrar. If still unresolved, further appeal should be forwarded to the associate vice president for student services for final adjudication.

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS: By law school rules all full-time students must register for a minimum of twelve (12) credits. Permission of Assistant Dean Andrew Rothman must be obtained before registering for more than 16 credits; advance approval is required. The Registrar's Office will not accept any registration forms indicating more than 16 credits unless approved by Assistant Dean Rothman. Students carrying an unauthorized overload after the fourth week of classes will have their overload administratively reduced to the authorized level and will be assigned a grade of "W" for the course. Note that the overload limit applies to interdisciplinary courses (q.v.) as well.

Part-time, evening students must take a minimum of 8 credits but not more than 11 credits in any semester.

Students are urged to consult the current Student Handbook on academic and residence requirements for graduation and general registration policies and procedures. Part-time students please see "Special Information for Part-time Students" included in this packet. Also read item number 3 above concerning tuition, financial aid and student health insurance for full- and part-time students.

Please note that any student who registers for two courses in which any of the class hours conflict or for a course which he or she has previously successfully completed will be denied credit.

N.B.
If you are a member of the Rutgers Law Review, Computer and Technology Law Journal, Race and the Law Review, Rutgers Law Record or Women’s Rights Law Reporter, you may only count a maximum of six (6) credits of the following enterprises: Independent Research, Judicial Externship, Attorney General Externship, NLRB Externship, Field Externships, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Moot Court or Mock Trial Competition or various competition boards, toward the 84 credits needed for graduation.

REQUIRED COURSES: A student in any of the following categories must take the courses when next given. A student who:

a. has received a grade of Unsatisfactory without credit (F) in a required course;

b. did not take a required course when it was first offered to his/her class (as when the student was out-of-residence during that semester);

c. has been required by the Committee on Scholastic Standing to repeat a course;

d. must take a required course following transfer from another law school;

e. transferred from part-time to full-time status and vice versa before completion of the required curriculum.

The required courses are: Contracts, Property, Torts, Criminal Law, Legal Res. & Writing I & II, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, & a first-year Elective.

Permission to defer taking a required course when it is next given may be granted only by Associate Dean Frances Bouchoux. It is the student's obligation to be sure that any requirements of this paragraph are met.

Only certain sections of required first-year courses are open to upperclass students. You must secure prior permission to register for these courses. Please call Dean Garbaccio (353-5396) to find out the section, course and registration numbers of these courses.

Students who delay complying with these requirements may find themselves closed out of their preferred sections of upperclass and required courses.

Students who do not register for a required course which they must complete are subject to being automatically assigned to a section and dropped from one of their elective courses, if need be.

MANDATORY COURSE IN LEGAL ETHICS: Any student who was admitted to the law school beginning with the Fall 2000 semester, or thereafter, will be required to successfully complete a one-semester course in legal ethics in order to graduate. Either of the following courses satisfies the requirement: Legal Profession (2 cr.) or Professional Responsibility (3 cr.). You may take only one of these two courses.

COURSE AND SCHEDULE CHANGES: A period for altering your registration will be held at the start of the new semester. However, we urge all students to carefully select all their courses now, to prevent being closed out of a course in January.

A student may add a course during the first week of classes without obtaining approval (providing the course is not lotteried and open.) Thereafter, students may add a course only with the permission of the professor and the Assistant Dean. This permission is not routinely granted.

A student may withdraw from a course without permission
during the first ten days of the semester. During the first five days of the new semester, courses may be dropped by using the Touch-Tone or Website registration. Thereafter, all courses must be dropped by using a "Change of Course Form"(Drop/Add Slip) available in Dean Garbaccio’s office, Room 170. In an examination course, withdrawals will be permitted until the day of the examination prior to the start of the actual examination. In a non-exam course, seminar or clinic, withdrawals will be permitted until the final official meeting of the class and provided that the instructor has consented to the withdrawal. A grade of "W" will be entered on the record in every case for a course dropped after the first 10 days of the new semester.

A grade of "F" will be entered as the final grade for a student who does not sit for his/her examination (unless officially excused by the Dean's Office) or who does not complete the course, seminar or clinic work when required by the instructor.

If you desire to drop and/or add one or more courses for any reason, you may do so without approval only during the following periods. Transactions done during the first week of the new semester are to be completed by using the Touch-Tone or Website Registration System; thereafter, all courses must be added by using a "Change of Course Form" (Drop/Add Slip) which will be available in Dean Garbaccio's office, and may be submitted during the hours of 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 2:00-4:00 p.m.

a. Period to add: January 7 to January 11
b. Period to drop: January 7 to day of examination or to the final official meeting of the class, seminar, or clinic*

After the first five days of classes, you will no longer be permitted to use Touch-Tone or Website registration. All transactions must be done by using a "Drop/Add Form which is not complete it is signed by Dean Garbaccio.

IMPORTANT: *For every course dropped after the first ten (10) days of classes, January 18, 2007, a grade of "W" will be assigned for the course. In addition, there will be no refund of tuition or fees for any course dropped after the first (10) days of classes.

NOTE: Confirmation of registration by accessing telephone or on-line registration or what is printed on your term bill will reflect only those courses for which you originally registered. It will not include information on any lotteries which might be held. Therefore, you must check the posted lottery lists on the Dean's Bulletin Board outside of Room 170 in order to confirm your final registration status.

LOTTERY: If a course(s) is/are overenrolled, the list of students who will be permitted to take the course(s) will be posted before the beginning of the Spring semester on the Dean's Bulletin Board on the first floor outside of Room 170. Students are to check these lists before attending classes and buying books. If you are lotteried from a course, you must drop the course at the beginning of the new semester. If your registration is returned after the due date for registration, you will not be included in any lotteries that may be held.

OPTING: In October 2000 the faculty passed the following revision to the grading option system effective with students who matriculate in the law school in the Fall 2000 semester or thereafter:

Students may not opt for Grading System II (Pass/D/F):

a. for any first-year required course (Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, Property, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure or Legal Research and Writing I & II) or any clinic.

b. more than once per academic time period (semester or summer session), and they may not opt for more than a total of 12 credits over their entire law school career. Enterprises that are graded on a Pass/Fail basis (e.g. journal participation credits, teaching assistant, moot court, etc.) do not count toward this limitation.

Opting for the Pass-D, and F grading system for the Spring 2007 semester must take place during the first 21 days of the semester. Since school begins on Monday, January 7, 2008 the last day to opt will be Monday, January 28th (Saturday and Sundays are included in the 21 days). All students are expected to register their choice for a grading system by 4:00 p.m. on January 29th. No exception to this rule will be granted. You need to opt only if you wish to be graded under System II (Pass-D and F). If you do not register a choice, you will automatically be graded under System I (A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C-, D and F). The opting forms are available after the first week of the new semester in Room 170. If you opt for System II (Pass-D and F) any letter grade(s) received in the course(s) will never be released to anyone for any reason.

NON-SCHEDULED COURSES

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
: Any student who wishes to do an Independent Research project must prepare an outline of the project on the Application for Independent Research Form (white) available in Dean Garbaccio’s office, Room 170. It must then be submitted to the law school professor who will be supervising the work for approval. (The professor must be a full-time member of the faculty.) After the law school professor has signed the document, it must be given to Assistant Dean Andrew Rothman for final approval. The signed approval slip must then be submitted to Dean Garbaccio's office. Permission must be secured by the end of the first week of the new semester. Be sure the approval slip includes the number of credits the project will be worth--1, 2 or 3 credits are permitted for each project.

JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP: Any student who has secured a Judicial Externship for the Spring semester must complete a Judicial Externship Form (yellow) available in Dean Garbaccio’s office, Room 170. Please indicate on the form the name of the Judge and in which court he or she presides. The form must be signed by Dean Pascal Walker. Be sure the form includes the number of credits the externship is worth--2 or 3 credits are permitted. The signed approval form must be returned to Dean Garbaccio's office.

N.B. All students who register for Judicial Externship this Spring must attend a regularly scheduled class entitled Externship Seminar taught by Dean Walker. Please note the class is scheduled for the 6th period on Thursday for the Spring semester. You may not register for any other course that meets during that class period. It will address common issues of substance and procedure, including one session on ethics and one session on jurisdictional issues. In addition to class attendance, students must complete 210 externship hours to earn 3 credits and 140 externship hours to earn 2 credits and submit a completed evaluation form and two writing samples that they completed during the externship. ATTENDANCE AT THE SEMINAR CLASSES CLASSES IS MANDATORY.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Any student who is going to be a Research Assistant for a faculty member must complete a Research Assistant form (green) available in Dean Garbaccio’s office, Room 170. You are to write a short description of the research project on which you will be working. The form must be signed by the faculty member for whom you will be working and by Dean Rothman. (The professor must be a full-time member of the faculty.) The signed approval slip must be submitted to Dean Garbaccio's office. Be sure the approval slip includes the number of credits the project will be worth--1, or 2 or 3 credits are permitted for this work.

TEACHING ASSISTANT: Any student who is going to be a Teaching Assistant for any course during the Spring semester must complete an Application for Teaching Assistant Form (pink) available in Dean Garbaccio’s office, Room 170. Please list the name of the faculty member and the course on the line provided on the form. The form must be signed by the faculty member and then by Dean Rothman. The signed approval form must be submitted to Dean Garbaccio's office. Be sure the form includes the number of credits which you are to receive--either 1 or 2. This course is graded Pass/Fail–it is never graded with a letter grade.

If you have been selected as a Rutgers Teaching Associate for the Legal Research and Writing Program, you are to register for the course entitled "RUTGERS TEACHING ASSOCIATE" listed in the Spring Course Offerings List in included in this packet.

ATTORNEY GENERAL EXTERNSHIP: The faculty advisor for this externship is Assistant Dean Pascal Walker. Approximately eight to ten externship positions are available during the semester in the Newark office of the New Jersey Attorney General (the office is a five-minute walk from the law school). These positions will be in the sections on Civil Rights, Consumer Affairs, Health Law/Profession Regulation, New Jersey Transit and UMDNJ. Each student is under the direct supervision of a Deputy Attorney General and will be given research and writing assignments, as well as an opportunity to participate in litigation activities and in-house seminars. A full description of the program is available from Dean Walker.

The externship earns three academic credits and requires a minimum of 210 hours over the course of the semester. Students wishing to apply for the externship should leave a resume, writing sample and an unofficial transcript with Dean Walker no later than December 8. The Attorney General will select those students invited to participate in the program by the beginning of the Spring semester. This program is open only to Rutgers-Newark students.

All students who register for this externship must attend a regularly scheduled seminar at the Attorney General’s Office. ATTENDANCE AT THE SEMINAR CLASSES IS MANDATORY. However, students may be excused from some of the seminars depending on the number and subjects of in-house seminars offered by the Attorney General’s office.

In addition to the 210 externship hours to earn 3 credits, students must submit a completed evaluation form and two writing samples they completed during the externship.

FIELD PLACEMENT: A student who is accepted for a position in an agency outside the law school must register for the course entitled Field Placement and also complete an Application for Field Placement Form (light purple)which is available in Dean Garbaccio’s office, Room 170. It must be signed by the faculty sponsor and Dean Rothman. This course is graded Pass/Fail.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB) EXTERNSHIP: The faculty advisor for this enterprise is Professor James Pope.

Application: Students interested in participating must obtain an "NLRB Externship Packet" from Prof. Pope's secretary, Faculty Secretaries Office, Room 480A. Application forms for the fall semester must be completed and returned December 8.

Hours of work per week: 15 (to be scheduled on three consecutive days)

Location: The Newark regional office of the NLRB is in the Federal Building on Broad Street.

Eligibility: Second and Third year students who have successfully completed or are concurrently enrolled in labor law.

Description of work: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) enforces federal statutes governing industrial relations. All NLRB externs will be assigned a wide variety of tasks related to the processing and handling of "live" cases. Students will assist NLRB attorneys in their day-to-day responsibilities. A significant portion of their time will be devoted to researching substantive, evidentiary and procedural issues, which they will document through legal memoranda. Participants will also be called upon to interview witnesses and prepare affidavits, and, if possible, handle a few simple investigations on their own (under their supervisor's close supervision). They will be invited to attend any staff training seminars that are conducted during their tenure.

In addition, NLRB externs will attend an occasional externship seminar at the law school.

All necessary numbers needed to register for unscheduled courses are listed on the Spring Course Offerings List included in this packet.

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES: Students may take up to six (6) credits (and occasionally nine (9) credits) of law-related, graduate-level courses at other Rutgers divisions, for credit toward a J.D. degree. Interdisciplinary credit is intended to permit students to relate law to some other field of inquiry, not to acquire instruction in legal subjects outside the environment of the law school. Therefore, permission will not be granted for courses that essentially duplicate courses available at the law school. See Assistant Dean Andrew Rothman prior to registering for information and advance approval.

Students may also take courses at other Rutgers divisions on a not-for-credit basis. Note that the course-load limitation (to 16 credits unless special permission has been obtained) applies as well to interdisciplinary courses, regardless of whether they are taken for credit. Advance approval is required.

See Assistant Dean Andrew Rothman for information about joint-degree programs with the school of Criminal Justice (leading to a J.D.- M.A.) or the Graduate School of Urban Planning, New Brunswick (leading to a J.D.- M.C.R.P). Course descriptions and schedules may be obtained directly from the Deans' Offices at the respective schools

ENROLLING IN EVENING CLASSES: Upperclass day students may enroll in evening courses on a space-available basis. Evening students have first preference on all evening courses . Evening students may enroll in day school courses but will be on an equal basis with upperclass day students.

RESIDENCE CREDIT FOR SUMMER SESSION WORK: Students who complete two consecutive summer session of five credits each may combine these summer sessions in order to earn one full semester of residence. This rule applies to both full-time and part-time students.

EXAMINATION DEFERMENTS: Students are expected, whenever possible, to anticipate examination schedule problems at the time of registration. The examination schedule is published with registration materials for this purpose, and examination deferrals will not be granted because the student has too may examinations scheduled on consecutive days. For similar reasons, students who anticipate that medical or personal problems will interfere with a heavy examination schedule are expected to register for non-examination courses, register for a reduced or part-time load, or to withdraw from school for a semester. Deferral requests based on examination schedule problems that should have been anticipated at the time of registration will not be granted except in cases of extreme hardship. Consult Assistant Dean Andrew Rothman if you have further questions.

Students wishing to enroll in courses whose classes do not conflict but whose examinations do, may see Assistant Dean Rothman about deferring one of the exams.

CLASS ATTENDANCE: Regular class attendance is required in all classes. Every instructor shall deny students whose unexcused absences exceed 20% of the total number of class sessions the opportunity to sit for their final examination or to submit a final term paper pursuant to the Law School Faculty's attendance policy. In upperclass courses which depend upon student participation (e.g., seminars, clinics, Appellate Advocacy, Trial Presentation, etc.), the instructor may drop the student from the course but deny the student permission to withdraw with a "W" grade. In such an event, the final grade for that student in the course would be an "F".

In a first year required course, students may not withdraw, and a student dismissed from the class for non-attendance by the instructor will have a grade of "F" entered, absent special action of the Committee on Scholastic Standing.

INCOMPLETES FROM THE 2007-08 ACADEMIC YEAR:  Unless the instructor sets an earlier date, all work for an academic enterprise must be submitted to the instructor in final form no later than two weeks before the date when grades must be submitted to the University for recording for the semester during which the enterprise was taken. Generally, this means that work from the Spring semester cannot be submitted beyond June 1, and work from the Fall semester cannot be submitted beyond February 1. Summer work is generally due by September 1. Extensions beyond these deadlines (which will be fixed each semester and noted in the registration materials) will be granted by Dean Rothman only under the same conditions as for exams deferrals--extreme illness, religious reasons, or sudden, unforeseeable and unavoidable emergency.

The due date for Incompletes for the Fall 2007 Semester is January 31, 2008.

Upon certification by the instructor that substantial progress has been made towards completion of the work, a short deferral will be granted. Generally, this is not more than a few days.

CLINICS: Students are to register for a clinic by using the Touch-Tone or Website Registration in the same manner as for any other course except the clinic credits must be entered when using either system. For example, when using Touch-Tone registration you are asked to enter the number of credits for a clinic which is worth 6 credits, you would enter 060 because all "By Arrangement" (B/A) credits must be entered as a three digit number. When using Website registration, you are to click on the appropriate number of credits.

REMINDER: Please note that only third-year students may register for Urban Legal Clinic-Section (1); but second and third year students may register for Section (2)(Special Education Clinic) & Section (3) (Community Law Program). Part-time students must have permission of the clinical faculty before registering for any clinic.

Students may only register for one clinic per semester. In addition, the first time you register for any clinic, you must register for the total number of credits the clinic is worth. For example, if the clinic is worth 6 credits (B/A to 6 credits), you must register for 6 credits.

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IN ORDER FOR YOUR SPRING 2007 REGISTRATION TO BE COMPLETE AND TO BE CONSIDERED IN ANY LOTTERIES, YOU MUST REGISTER FOR YOUR COURSES BY USING EITHER TOUCH-TONE OR ON-LINE REGISTRATION AND RETURN THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS TO DEAN GARBACCIO, ROOM 170, BY 12:00 NOON ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007.

1. Sign-In Registration Form
2. Full-time/Part-time Status Form

If you fail to return any of the above mentioned forms, your registration will not be processed. In addition, you will lose priority in any lotteries which may be held for courses for which you registered.

N.B.: THE REGISTRATION MATERIAL AND TERM BILL ARE NOT DUE ON THE SAME DATE.

REGISTRATION MATERIAL IS DUE BY NOVEMBER 19, 2007.

TERM BILL IS DUE ON THE DATE INDICATED ON THE BILL.

If you do not register at the proper time, you may be required to pay a $50.00 late registration fee to have your registration processed.

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