Cheat Sheet

Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet What I Use When I’m Advising You HOW TO REGISTER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Follow this link to BOSS (https://boss.ualr.edu) Click “Enter Secure Area”. Log in using your T-Number and PIN. Click on “Click here to continue.” Click the “Student Services and Financial Aid” Link Click the “Registration” Link. Click the Classes” Link. “Add/Drop WHEN TO REGISTER If you have this many (or more) hours as of the end of the Summer 2007 Semester You may register beginning at 7:15 am on REQUIRED CURRICULUM There are certain courses that must be completed in a certain order. Not only is failure to do so a violation of the Academic Rules, it can also gum up your chances of graduating on time. Follow this guide to keep from getting to spend an extra semester here! (If you have ever switched divisions, please see the article on the next page). 66 56 35 0 Nov. 15 (Thurs.) Nov. 16 (Fri.) Nov. 19 (Mon.) Nov. 20 (Tues) INFORMATION SESSIONS Wednesday, November 14 — 8:45-9:45 a.m., Room 305 (This is right before Con. Law, in the same room) Wednesday, November 14 — 4:20-5:20 p.m., Room 321 (This is right before Evidence, in the same room) Full Time Students If Spring 2008 is your Second Year You must register for the following courses Lawyering Skills II (3 hours) Legal Profession (2 hours) You must register for the following courses Civil Procedure II (3 hours) Property II (3 hours) Lawyering Skills II Select the term for which you are registering (Spring 2008). Part Time Students If Spring 2008 is your Second Year Third Year MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS Division Full Time Semester Fall or Spring Summer Fall or Spring Summer Minimum Number of Hours 13 n/a 8 n/a Maximum Number of Hours 16 9 (10 if taking a Clinic) 12 6 (7 if taking a Clinic) TAKING COURSES OUTSIDE YOUR DIVISION Whether you may take a course outside your division depends on the nature of the course. REQUIRED COURSES You must take these in your division. BAR COURSES You may register for these outside your division (assuming they aren’t full) beginning at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, November 27. ELECTIVES You may register for these courses at any time after your registration period begins. Part Time CO-CURRICULAR COURSES Remember! Only eight cocurricular hours may be counted toward graduation. You may take more than eight co-curricular hours, but they won’t count toward graduation. The co-curricular courses are listed to the right. Law Review Journal of Appellate Practice and Process Independent Study Moot Court Travel Team (not the class) Trial Competition Travel Team Externship Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet Page 2 I SWITCHED DIVISIONS: WHAT NOW? If you have switched from the part-time division to the fulltime division, your schedule will be a bit unique. You will take Property II and Civil Procedure II in the night division, just as you did this semester. In addition, if you have not already taken Legal Profession, it is optional this semester, but you should take it. You may register for either the day or night section. Finally, you may take Lawyering Skills II if you took Evidence during the summer (Lawyering Skills I is not a prerequisite for Lawyering Skills II). Course Property II Civil Procedure II Legal Profession Day or Night Night Night Either Required This Semester? Required Required Optional (but you should take it) Optional, but you may take it only if you’ve had Evidence Lawyering Skills II Either BEHIND THE SCENES—THE SCHEDULING FORMULA These are the general guidelines that we try to follow when making course schedules. CHANGES TO WRITING AND JURISPRUDENCE REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. All bar courses (except Remedies and Conflict of Laws) are offered once per year in each division. Because Remedies and Conflict of Laws are offered only once per year, they are always listed as open division courses, meaning that students may register for these courses outside their division on the first day they register. Professors teach one day course and one night course per semester. If a course can be offered only once per year, it will probably be offered at night. Jurisprudence The Jurisprudence requirement is now known as the “Policy and Perspectives” requirement. This change is being made to eliminate confusion, but the name change is the only change. There is still a Jurisprudence course (though it’s not being offered this semester) that satisfies the Policy and Perspectives requirement, and, as in the past, there are also other courses that satisfy the requirement. Writing Requirement Simply passing a course designated with a ‘W’ no longer satisfies the upper level writing requirement. Instead, you must also have your professor complete a form to be submitted to the Registrar’s office indicating that you have written a paper that satisfies the requirement (that form is available at the “Forms” link under “Academics” on the web site). As in the past, you may satisfy this requirement through a paper for a class designated with a ‘W,’ or through Law Review, Advanced Appellate Advocacy, or Independent Study. MOOT COURT AND TRIAL COMPETITION TEAMS The processes for participating in moot court and trial competition travelling teams are similar. For Moot Court, you must take the Moot Court Competition Course. If you are selected for the travelling team (or if you find a faculty member to sponsor your team after you complete the Moot Court Competition Course), you simply register for “Moot Court Travel” the semester you will be competing. If you join a travelling team, note that in addition to writing a brief, you will be required to participate in at least 18 hours of oral argument practice prior to participating in the competition. To participate on the Trial Competition Team, you must first take the Advanced Litigation Skills course. This course requires a good deal of practice outside of the classroom. If you are selected to participate on the travelling team, you simply register for “National Trial Competition” for the semester you plan to compete. More information about both courses is available at http://www.law.ualr.edu/ academics/mootcourt.asp. Three or four seminars are offered each semester. (There are four being offered this Fall). At least two courses meeting the Policy and Perspectives requirement will be offered each semester. (There are actually four being offered this Fall). No first year, first semester night courses are scheduled on Wednesday nights. No courses are scheduled from noon until 2:00 on Tuesdays. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ONLINE RESOURCES Course Descriptions: Academics / Curriculum / Course Descriptions Forms: Academics / Forms Course Concentrations: Academics / Curriculum / Course Concentrations Registration Information: Student Affairs / Registration CONTACT INFORMATION Assistant Dean Andy Taylor — 501.683.4884 (direct) or amtaylor@ualr.edu. Registrar’s Office — 501.324.9904 or law-records@ualr.edu Because summer courses are offered based on the availability of faculty, the above formula does not apply to the summer semester, and there is no guarantee that any particular course will be offered during the summer. Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet Page 3 MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS Q: How do I register for credit for work done for Law Review? Q: Should I audit a course, and, if so, how? Q: Q: How do I sign up for Preparing for the Bar Exam? A: You register for work done for Law Review the semester that you will complete the work. For example, if you will complete a 1-hour project this Spring, you would register for one hour of credit for the Spring Semester. By the way, if you earned a 1/2 credit, you register for a full credit, and then won’t register once you earn the other 1/2 credit. A: Q: How do I sign up for an Independent Study course? A: Q: You must have earned 28 hours of credit to enroll in Independent Study. You must work with a faculty supervisor, and it is expected that such a project should take about 70 hours. May I take a course without taking its prerequisite? And may I take a course while taking its prerequisite? Before you may audit a course, you You must be a May 2008 (or Summer must obtain permission from both Dean 2008) graduate to sign up for the Foster and from the professor. Then, simply course. Sign up by emailing the Registrar’s email Adrien Mason (armason@ualr.edu) to Office (law-records@ualr.edu). register. Keep in mind that although you will What are the requirements for Rule XV not receive credit for the course, you will be Certification? expected to abide by the attendance policy, perform all coursework (except the final examiTo be Rule XV Certified, you must have nation), and pay full price. successfully completed Civil Procedure I & II, Evidence, one of the Criminal Procedures, Why is Family Law being offered twice? and Legal Profession. You must also have completed 48 credit hours. Please note that these Because of scheduling issues, Family requirements are set by the state and thereLaw was not being offered this semes- fore may not be waived. You must be Rule XV ter, but, as promised, we are offering it during certified to participate in Litigation Clinic. The both the day and evening divisions this semes- form to submit for Rule XV certification is availter. able in the Registrar’s office. A: A: Q: A: Q: What is the significance of the course concentrations? Q: How do I take more than the maximum load? A: In very, very limited circumstances, you may take a course either before or while taking its prerequisite. To do so, you must obtain the permission of both the instructor and the Associate Dean (Dean DiPippa). There is no form for doing so (because doing so is such a rarity)—an email will suffice. A: The course concentrations listed on the Trick question! Students are never alweb site are simply a guide to which lowed to take more than the maximum courses you should take if you are interested in load. For concurrent degree students, you a particular area of law. You do not receive a must count both law school and non-law certificate of any kind for taking courses in a school hours toward the maximum load. particular concentration. A: BAR COURSES The table below list the eight bar courses that will be offered in the Spring 2008 semester, in addition to how it is tested on the Arkansas bar exam (essay, multiple choice, or both). So, how many of the bar courses should you take? All of them, of course! Actually, here’s my advice—If there is a course that you really, really want to take, and it conflicts with a bar course, consider opting for the course you really, really want to take, especially if you have another year before graduating, because of the frequency that bar courses are offered (see the last page for more information about that). If, however, there is a course that you think you might like, and it’s up against a bar course, you should strongly consider taking the bar course. What you absolutely should not do is avoid a bar course just because you hear it’s difficult. Think about this: If the course is that difficult, do you really want to try to learn it from scratch during the approximately 6 to 8 hours that Barbri will give it, rather than spending a semester with it and then just reviewing it during Barbri? The bar exam is difficult enough as it is—no need to stack the deck against you just to avoid difficult courses! MORE QUESTIONS If you have any questions at all regarding something that isn’t clear in this newsletter, or if you want specific advice for your situation, please contact me. I am available by phone (501.683.4884), email (amtaylor@ualr.edu), or in person (Room 207B). If you want to meet with me, it’s best to set up an appointment so I can look over the courses you’ve taken and be prepared to make recommendations. It’s easiest to make an appointment by contacting Ms. Pat Martin at 501.683.4882 or at pamartin@ualr.edu. Day Family Law (Essay) Sales (MC) Business Associations (Essay) Secured Transactions (Essay) Night Family Law (Essay) Criminal Procedure: Pre-Trial (Both) Commercial Paper (Essay) Decedents’ Estates (Essay) Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet Page 4 LAWYERING SKILLS II Division CRN 13167 13171 13174 13175 13172 13173 Full-Time 13176 13177 13178 13179 13180 13181 13182 13143 Part-Time 13144 13145 Monday 7:05—9:05 Wednesday 6:00—6:55 Workshop Day/Time Wednesday, 1:05—3:05 Wednesday, 1:05—3:05 Wednesday, 3:15—5:15 Wednesday, 3:15—5:15 Thursday, 1:05—3:05 Thursday, 1:05—3:05 Thursday, 3:15—5:15 Thursday, 3:15—5:15 Thursday, 3:15—5:15 Friday, 3:15—5:15 Friday, 3:15—5:15 Friday, 3:15—5:15 Friday, 3:15—5:15 Lecture Day/Time Lawyering Skills II: Quick Facts 1.Lawyering Skills II is a 3-hour course rather than a 2-hour course. 2.Lawyering Skills II has a workshop component (just like Lawyering Skills I), but also has a lecture component. 3.You absolutely may not register for Lawyering Skills II if you have not successfully completed Evidence. 4.You may register for Lawyering Skills II even if you have not successfully completed Lawyering Skills I. 5.Unlike Lawyering Skills I, Lawyering Skills II is only offered in a trial version—there is no transactions track. 6.Unlike Lawyering Skills I, Lawyering Skills II is a graded course. Monday 1:05—2:00 REGISTERING FOR CLINICS Clinic Registration Procedure To register for a clinic, you must submit an application for the clinic (these were emailed out earlier in the week). The application deadline is Wednesday, November 14, at noon. REGISTERING FOR MEDIATION SEMINARS To register for Mediation Seminar or Family Mediation Seminar, sign up in Room 105 between Monday morning (Nov. 12) and noon on Wednesday, November 14. You will be enrolled in the course based on the number of hours completed, but you may not enroll in Mediation Clinic and Mediation Seminar in the same semester. Note that Mediation Seminar is open to eight law students—the remaining eight slots are filled by students in the graduate program. Clinics: Other Notes Conflicts: While enrolled in a clinic, you may not have any job that would reasonably appear to create a conflict; the jobs in the table below are absolutely forbidden because they are presumed to create this appearance, as would an externship with a judge. Orientation Session: There is a required orientation session for each of the clinics— see the table below for more information. Rule XV Certification: To enroll in Litigation Clinic, you must be Rule XV certified. Read more about this in the Miscellaneous Questions section on the previous page. Clinic Litigation Tax Mediation Required Orientation Session 4 days during the week prior to the first day of classes 1 day during the week prior to the first day of classes 4 days during the week prior to the first day of classes Conflicts Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Attorney General’s Office, or Department of Human Services U.S. Tax Court or Internal Revenue Service Department of Human Services, law office representing clients in dependency-neglect cases, prosecutor’s office, or public defender.