Cheat Sheet

Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet What I Use When I’m Advising You HOW TO REGISTER 1. Log in to BOSS. 2. Click the “Student Services and Financial Aid” Link 3. Click the “Registration” Link. 4. To search for classes, click the “Register/ Search for Classes” Link. NOTE: Under “Subject,” you will need to select “Law” both times it appears (use the CTRL key to do this). 5. To register, click the “Add/Drop Classes” Link. WHEN TO REGISTER If you have this many (or more) hours as of the end of the Fall 2007 Semester You may register beginning at 7:15 am on 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) when open registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 2. Exception: Because Conflict of Laws is offered only once per year, you may register for it when you register for your other classes. ELECTIVES You may register for these courses at any time after your registration period begins. Exception: Because Federal Income Taxation is offered twice per year, you may register for it outside of your division only after open registration begins. SUMMER COURSES For purposes of registering for summer courses, there is no distinction between day and night courses. 60 47 16 0 April 24 (Thurs.) April 25 (Fri.) April 28 (Mon.) April 29 (Tues) INFORMATION SESSIONS Monday, April 21 — 9:05 p.m., Room 323 (This is right after RWA) Tuesday, April 22 — 3:40 p.m., Room 323 (This is right after Contracts, in the same room) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS Division Full Time Semester Fall or Spring Summer Fall or Spring Summer Minimum Number of Hours 10 n/a 8 n/a Maximum Number of Hours 16 9 (10 if taking a Clinic) 12 6 (7 if taking a Clinic) Part Time 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! Full Time Students If Fall 2008 is your Second Year You must register for the following courses Constitutional Law (4 hours) Lawyering Skills I (2 hours) Evidence (3 hours) Part Time Students If Spring 2008 is your Second Year You must register for the following courses Civil Procedure I (2 hours) Property I (3 hours) Constitutional Law (4 hours) Lawyering Skills I (2 hours) Evidence (3 hours) Third Year Switching Divisions? See Information on the Following Page Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet Page 2 I SWITCHED DIVISIONS: WHAT NOW? If you are switching from the part-time division to the full-time division, your schedule will be a bit unique. You will take Property I and Civil Procedure I in the night division (so that you won’t be in class with students who are first year students). You will also take Constitutional Law, but you may pick whether you take it in the day division or the night division. You are not required to take Evidence this semester, but should strongly consider it because doing so will allow you to take Lawyering Skills II in the Spring (Lawyering Skills I is not a prerequisite to Lawyering Skills II). Finally, note that you may not take Lawyering Skills I this semester, because Civil Procedure I and II are prerequisites. Course Day or Night Required, Allowed, or Prohibited Property I Civil Procedure I Constitutional Law Evidence Night Night Either Either Required Required Required Allowed. Note that taking it now allows you to take Lawyering Skills II this Spring. You may not take Lawyering Skills I, because Civil Procedure I and II are prerequisites. Lawyering Skills I — 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 Policies and Perspectives Requirement 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 (it’s 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. 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. 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. Three or four seminars are offered each semester. Writing Summer ▪ — Policies & Perspectives ▪ Law & Literature Both ▪ Supreme Court Litigation Seminar Fall ▪ At least two courses meeting the Policy and Perspectives requirement will be offered each semester. No first year, first semester night courses are scheduled on Wednesday nights. No courses are scheduled from noon until 2:00 on Mondays and Fridays. Sports Law Sexual Harassment Law Seminar ▪ ▪ Jurisprudence Law & Literature ▪ ▪ ▪ Law & Politics Law & Economics Critical Race Theory ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ONLINE RESOURCES Course Descriptions: Academics / Curriculum / Course Descriptions Forms: Academics / Forms Course Concentrations: Academics / Curriculum / Course Concentrations Registration Information: Student Affairs / Registration Facebook Page: Click this link or search for “Bowen Registration” on Facebook. Remember: You don’t have to be a member of Facebook to view the page. CONTACT INFORMATION Assistant Dean Andy Taylor — 501.683.4884 (direct) or amtaylor@ualr.edu. Also AIM and Yahoo Instant Messenger: BowenAcademics. 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: I hear that White Collar Crime will meet at different times this semester. What’s going on? Because the professor who is teaching the course will be in trial during part of the semester, you will get to see first hand the principles of white collar crime. The course will meet the first week of the semester at its regular time, and then will meet for four hours the following Saturday. During the trial, the course will meet two times per week at the trial for observations, and then will resume the normal class schedule once the trial is over. What’s this I hear about Advanced Civil Procedure and Mass Torts Litigation being combined? Because course coverage was nearly identical (in fact, the same text was used for both), these two courses have been combined into Advanced Civil Procedure. Note that this means if you’ve taken Mass Torts Litigation, you can’t now take Advanced Civil Procedure. Should I audit a course, and, if so, how? Before you may audit a course, you must obtain A: Q: A: Q: A: permission from both Dean DiPippa and from the professor. Then, simply email Adrien Mason (armason@ualr.edu) to register. Keep in mind that although you will not receive credit for the course, you will be expected to abide by the attendance policy, perform all coursework (except the final examination), and pay full price. When can I take Preparing for the Bar Exam? You must be a December 2008 graduate to sign up for the course. The course is a one-credit course, and will be offered as a weekend course, with the dates to be announced once the mediation seminar dates are announced (so as to avoid a conflict). How do I sign up for an Independent Study course? 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? A: Q: A: Q: A: Q: 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. What is the significance of the course concentrations? The course concentrations listed on the web site are simply a guide to which courses you should take if you are interested in a particular area of law. You do not receive a certificate of any kind for taking courses in a particular concentration. How do I take more than the maximum load? Trick question! Students are never allowed to take more than the maximum load. For concurrent degree students, you must count both law school and non-law school hours toward the maximum load. What are the requirements for Rule XV Certification? To be Rule XV Certified, you must have successfully Q: A: Q: A: Q: completed Civil Procedure I & II, Evidence, one of the Criminal Procedures, and Legal Profession. You must also have completed 48 credit hours. Please note that these requirements are set by the state and therefore may not be waived. You must be Rule XV certified to participate in Litigation Clinic. The form to submit for Rule XV certification is available in the Registrar’s office. Where’s Commercial Paper? There is a possibility that Commercial Paper will be offered, and if so, it will be on Tuesday and Thursdays from noon until 1:30. If it’s not offered in the Fall, it will be offered twice in the Spring—once during the day, and once at night. How do I register for the Legal Editing class? Registration for this course will be open first to students who have been invited onto Law Review (invitation will be issued during the summer), and then we might be able to add more students (and, if so, I will send out an email at that time). Q: A: Q: A: A: BAR COURSES The table below lists 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! Summer Criminal Procedure: Pretrial (both) Family Law (essay) Fall Day Criminal Procedure: Pretrial (both) Decedents’ Estates (essay) Family Law (essay) Fall Night Business Associations (essay) Sales (multiple choice) Secured Transactions (essay) Conflict of Laws (essay) [note that day students may register for this course at the same time as night students] Assistant Dean’s Cheat Sheet Page 4 LAWYERING SKILLS I Division CRN 62915 62916 62917 63004 63000 63001 63002 Litigation/Transaction Workshop Day/Time Litigation Tuesday, 3:15—5:15 Transaction Litigation Thursday, 3:15—5:15 Transaction Lawyering Skills I: Quick Facts 1. You absolutely may not register for Lawyering Skills I if you have not completed Civil Procedure I & II. 2. Unlike Lawyering Skills II, Lawyering Skills I has only a workshop component, and no lecture component. 3. Lawyering Skills I is a pass/fail course. 4. You may choose either a litigation focused workshop or a transactions focused workshop. Full-Time 63003 62920 62922 62924 62926 62927 62928 62929 62930 62967 Litigation Friday, 2:10—4:10 Transaction Part-Time 62968 62970 62971 Litigation Thursday, 7:05—9:05 Transaction HOW DO I REGISTER FOR . . . Externship? You will be automatically registered for externships. Clinics? You will be automatically registered for clinics. Moot Court Travel (not the competition class)? You will be automatically registered if you are on a travelling team. Trial Competition? You will be automatically registered if you are part of a travelling team. Advanced Litigation? You will be automatically registered if you were selected from your Lawyering Skills II course, of if you plan to travel on a trial skills team for credit with a student organization, you should contact Prof. Paula Casey (pjcasey@ualr.edu). Law Review? You register for your work in the semester that you will be completing the work, and not in a later semester (this is a change from the previous rule). If you are completing only 1/2 hour of work, wait until you have completed a full hour before registering. MOOT COURT AND TRIAL COMPETITION TEAMS You can find the full details about travelling with the moot court or trial competition teams at http:// www.law.ualr.edu/academics/ mootcourt.asp, but here’s a quick summary. Moot Court To travel with the moot court competition team (or to receive credit for travelling with a team sponsored by a student organization), you much take the Moot Court Competition Course. 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. Trial Competition Participants for the trial competition travelling team are selected based on their performance in Lawyering Skills II, and must take the Advanced Litigation Skills course before participating. In addition, students planning to travel with a student organization team for credit must contact Prof. Paula Casey (pjcasey@ualr.edu). 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