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Registration Rules and Regulations
The Law School offers courses with limited enrollment, seminars and open enrollment courses.
Students may not enroll in courses that overlap in time.
Please note:
Not all courses are
offered every semester. Check both the Fall and Spring semester elective listing when
making course selections.
Elective Section
Courses offered between 4:00pm and 6:00pm with limited enrollment will be apportioned with
seats for both day and evening students. Different SYNONYM numbers are assigned for day
students usually ending in “D;” and for evening students usually ending in “E.”
Classes offered in the evening division that are also offered in the day division are not available
for registration by day students until after all evening students are registered. This includes
intersession courses.
Trial Practice Rule
Students may enroll in only 1 Trial Practice/Trial Advocacy course during their law school
career.
HYB
Hybrid Course – Courses for which no more than one-third of the information is online.
WEB
Web Course - Courses for which more than one-third of the information is online. Students
must have completed 28 credits to enroll in a web course. No more than 15 credits of web
courses may be counted toward the JD.
Legal Writing Requirement
Legal Writing Requirement notations on elective list:
x
Paper required for course which may qualify for writing requirement
x+
Paper required for course which may qualify for writing requirement with permission from the instructor
x++
Paper required for course which may qualify for writing requirement and with permission from an
Associate Dean and Adjunct Faculty Member
Credit Requirements – Day Students
Day students are required to enroll in a minimum of 27 credits per year, and may enroll in 12-
16 credits each semester.
Enrollment in more than 27 credits in year two will not reduce the
27 credit requirement of year three.
Credit Requirements – Evening Students
Evening students are required to enroll in a minimum of 21 credits per year, and may enroll in