Registration Rules and Regulations
Credit Requirements – Day Students
Day students are required to enroll in a minimum of 27 credits per year; and may enroll in 12-15
credits each semester.
Enrollment in more than 27 credits in year 2 will not reduce the 27
credit requirement of year 3.
Credit Requirements – Evening Students
Enrollment in more than 21 credits in year 2 and/or year 3 will not reduce the 21 credit
minimum required in year 4
.
Evening students are required to enroll in a minimum of 21
credits per year: and may enroll in 9-12 credits each semester.
Joint Degree Students
Students enrolled in
joint degree programs
are held to the same standard as a day or evening
students regards to credits whether enrolled in the Graduate School, Law School or both
schools in a semester.
Clinical/Internship Credits
No more than 12 credits of Clinical/Internship credits may be applied to the 84 credits required
for the JD.
Ungraded Activities
Students may enroll in and receive credit for only one “ungraded activity” in a semester.
Ungraded activities include
Directed Study
,
Research Assistant
,
Concentration Thesis
,
Moot
Court Team
and all
Honor Board
credit (
Law Review
,
Moot Court
,
Transnational Law Review
,
Health and Biomedical Journal
,
and the
Journal of High Technology
.
Students may file a
petition to waive this requirement.
Moot Court Team
members are distinguished from Moot
Court Members in that 2 credits are assigned only in the semester in which the competition is
held
Intersession Courses
The same classes that are offered in both the day and evening will be apportioned by class. For
example ,a day class limited to 20 students; 12 of these seats will be available to 3rd year day
students and 8 seats will be available to 2nd year day students. Students will register for specific
sections designated by his/her class year. Evening students will not be permitted to enroll in day
sections of Intersession classes. Waitlists will be maintained.
The classes offered in the evening division are limited and seats in these classes will be
apportioned by class. For example ,a class limited to 20 students; 10 seats for 4th year evening,
5
seats for 3rd year evening and 5 seats for second year evening. Day students will not be
permitted to enroll in evening sections of Intersession classes. Students will register for specific
sections designated by his/her class year. Waitlists will be maintained.
Courses offered only in the day division will be apportioned by division; 12 day seats and 8
evening seats.
