Student Affairs Orientation – Part II Policies & Procedures January 29, 2015

Upper-Level Required Classes (1) COMMON CORE (25 HOURS REQUIRED): LAW 602Business Associations (4) LAW 631Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3) LAW 683Constitutional Law I(3) LAW 684Constitutional Law II(3) LAW 531Criminal Law(3) LAW 652Evidence (4) LAW 691Professional Responsibility (3) LAW 780PS Professional Skills Practicum* (2) (*see next slide)

Upper-Level Required Classes Students then must select courses from two sets of electives. Honors Students and students in the top 25% of their class at the end of first year, for full-time students, or at the end of second year, for part-time students, are exempted from this requirement, except for Virginia Procedure (see below). Students with a 2.8 GPA at the end of first year, for full-time students, or at the end of second year, for part-time students, are exempted from PSP requirement (on previous slide). Honors eligibility: 1) Admitted into Honors Program Full Time – must have 3.0 at the end of first year Part Time – must have 3.0 at the end of second year; or (may grade back into program (see Policies and Procedures Manual)) 2) Top 15% of class Full Time - end of first year Part Time - end of second year

Upper-Level Required Classes (2) FIRST SET OF LIMITED ELECTIVES (8 HOURS REQUIRED): LAW 621 Sales (UCC I)(2) LAW 622 Secured Transactions (UCC II)(3) LAW 627 Negotiable Instruments/ Payment Systems (UCC III)(3) LAW 661Family Law(3) LAW 662Wills, Trusts & Estates(3)

Upper-Level Required Classes (3) SECOND SET OF LIMITED ELECTIVES (3 HOURS REQUIRED): LAW 746Virginia Procedure*(3) LAW ___ Unselected course from previous slide (3) LAW 671Individual Federal Income Tax(3) LAW 722Remedies(3) LAW 783Conflict of Laws(3) LAW 781Administrative Law(3) * Virginia Procedure is required for any student, except Honors Students, to be certified by the Law School to take the Virginia Bar Examination; however, non-Honors students who declare they do not plan to take the Virginia Bar Examination may substitute any of the other above courses for Virginia Procedure.

Rigorous Written Skills (must complete before final semester) 1. Traditional Independent Study (LAW 590) –1 credit: 18 pages –2 credits: 30 pages –Special paperwork (Individual Study Form available in Records Office) –Must find full-time professor with content expertise to supervise 2. Academic Legal Scholarship (LAW 748) –2 credits –Available for members of the Regent University Law Review, Regent Journal of International Law, and Regent Journal of Law & Public Policy –Must comply the specific journal requirements –Special paperwork (Individual Study Form available in Records Office) –Must find full-time professor with content expertise to supervise 3. Seminar/Other Course Designated to Satisfy Rigorous Written Skills Requirement –Recent examples include Race and the Law, Gender and the Law, and International Trafficking in Persons.

Rigorous Written Skills (must complete before final semester) 4. Thesis (GOV 699) –For Joint Degree Government students only –Special requirements apply 5. One of the following courses: –LAW 755 Adv. Legal Research and Writing (3) –LAW 650 Appellate Advocacy (3) –LAW 757 Drafting Contracts (3) –LAW 763 Estate Planning (3)

Oral Skills (select one from the list) LAW 650Appellate Advocacy(3) LAW 656 General Mediation (3) LAW 658Litigation Clinic(3) LAW 655Negotiations(3) LAW 654Trial Practice(4) LAW 667Family Mediation(4) LAW 660Client Interviewing & Counseling (3) LAW 650 (Appellate Advocacy) can be used to satisfy either the written skills requirement or the oral skills requirement, but not both.

Number of Required Credits 90 credits are required to graduate (83 for joint degree). Credits for Required Courses (No Exemptions): First Year 31 Upper Level (39 minimum) Total Required (70 minimum) Credits for Required Courses (Honors): First Year 31 Upper Level (25 minimum) Total Required (56 minimum)

Concentrations Areas of concentration are not specialization degrees; students need not declare a concentration in order to graduate. Rather, they are curricular guides designed to help students focus their studies in particular areas. Many courses are listed in more than one area.

Concentrations VIRGINIA STATE BAR EXAM PREPARATION Recommended for those who want to practice in Virginia CORPORATE, COMMERCIAL & TRANSACTIONAL PUBLIC LAW For those who want to practice public interest law or to work in the public arena LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION FAMILY LAW THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY & THE LAW

Repeating Courses You must repeat a course if you receive: –“F” in any required course. –“D-” in a required nonsequential course –“D-” in a required sequential course or courses (e.g., Contracts I and II) except upon the granting of a petition showing “good cause” that the course or courses need not be repeated You may elect to repeat a required course in which a grade of “C-” or below is received. Courses are to be repeated the next time they are offered. Both grades appear on transcript, but grades are averaged with the highest average GPA points that can be attained are for a “C” (2.0). Will be academically dismissed if you are required to repeat and fail to receive a grade of “D” or higher in the retaken course.

Third Year Practice Certificate in Virginia Courses required: –Criminal Law –Evidence –Professional Responsibility –Civil Procedure Must have completed 60 credits (or very close to 60) Authorized under VA rules Many other states have similar programs

Special Courses Externships –Judicial/Governmental Externship/Private If new/out of state, submit application to Dean West by March 1 for Summer 2015 and June 1 for Fall –Legal Aid/Nonprofit Externship If new/out of state, submit application to Prof. McKee by March 1 for Summer 2015 and June 1 for Fall –ACLJ Summer Externship (By application to Prof. Dysart by February 15) 10 positions expected for summer 2013 –For all externships, students receive one credit for every 60 hours of field placement work. Civil Practice Clinic (By application to Prof. McKee)

Special Courses LAW 763 Estate Planning (Prerequisites) –LAW 662 Wills, Trusts & Estates –LAW 671 Individual Federal Income Tax (offered only in fall) –LAW 772 Estate & Gift Tax LAW 602 Business Associations—prerequisite to certain upper- level business law courses Advanced Trial Practice/Advanced Appellate Advocacy –(By application to Instructor) Right to Work Practicum (By application to Prof. Cameron) Consult the University Graduate Catalog for course numbers and prerequisites: –See Student Resources website for Catalog, Policies and Procedures Manual, and other information:

Summer Abroad Program Uganda Program (June 2 – June 28) –2 classes—4 credits total The East African Legal Environment: A Comparative Introduction (3) Introduction to Human Rights in Africa (1) –Cannot apply if on academic probation (may apply after spring grades are received and GPA rises to 2.0 or above) –Application available on-line (see –Submit application by February 20 Space is available on first-come, first-served basis Maximum of 16 –See Mary Bunch (RH 225; or Prof. Ching for more

Center for Global Justice Summer Internship Program PURPOSE – to provide law students with legal experience through opportunities to seek justice for those in need around the world by serving in the field with frontline agencies and organizations AWARD – stipend awards will be given to 20 students seeking a domestic or international placement in the summer of 2014 APPLICATION For stipend – apply online at For internship site – apply via Pathfinder or per personal research to a qualified site DEADLINE – Friday, February 1, 2014

Topic II - Registration

Registration Check and Clear your holds!

Summer Registration Information Only students in good academic standing at the end of the Spring semester may register for Summer courses. The signature of an academic advisor is not required for registration for summer courses.

Fall Registration Information Registration Packets – notification via –Read all instructions carefully. –Assigned faculty advisors will be listed on worksheet. –Contact Records & Registration Office with questions. –Note that LAW 683 Constitutional Law I will only be offered in fall –Make advising appointments! –Must obtain a signed certificate of advising from the advisor named on worksheet!

Fall Registration Information Unofficial Add/Drop –Begins after all students have registered. –Done manually through the Records Office. –Requires no advisor’s signature. Official Add/Drop –Begins 1 st day of classes. –100% tuition refund first week; 50% refund week two; no refund afterward –Done manually through the Records Office. –Must complete an official add/drop form. –Requires no advisor’s signature.

Topic III – Other Policies and Procedures

Contact Information Check it and keep it updated in Genisys! Current Address Current Phone You are responsible for checking your Regent ! Don’t rely on forwarding of .

Character & Fitness Issues Keep us apprised of Character & Fitness information. –Talk to Juanita Hanke in RH 223; you may need to speak to Dean Murphy. –Inform us soon after event occurs; the Bar Examiners may look negatively upon a student who waits to disclose information until right before graduation. If you need character and fitness (or other academic) information released, you must complete a Student Information Release Form (available in Records Office). Remember that you must work no more than 20 hours/week if enrolled in more than 12 hours. –Statement of Student Employment completed in Genisys

Visiting Another Law School At discretion of Regent faculty –Must be approved by two faculty committees. Only approved for summer school or under extraordinary circumstances Requests to visit another law school should be submitted by March 12 (and at least two months prior to other school’s deadline). Must complete an academic petition and indicate the particular courses (with official course descriptions) you plan to take at the other school(s).

Academic Probation & Dismissal If you are below a 2.0 after the fall semester, you are on academic probation –Cannot register for summer If you are above but close to a –Do not get comfortable Some first-year students have experienced their grades go down in the spring semester. Build on your academic strengths but learn from your weaknesses from the fall. –Review all your exams, grading guides, and LARW papers –Seek assistance now Meet with your doctrinal professors Make an ASP appointment with Prof. Whittico

Prof. Whittico’s Contact Information Office Hours: –Office RH 247H (down the hall from Admissions) Other times by appointment Please contact Mrs. Susan Stewart ( ; to make an

Academic Dismissal You must have a 2.0 or greater cumulative GPA at the end of the spring semester to continue. –It does not matter that you were above a 2.0 after the fall term; you can be academically dismissed without ever being on probation. If you are academically dismissed, you must wait 9 months before you can petition for reinstatement. –Such petitions are granted only rarely. See the Policies and Procedures Manual on-line for more information (look under “Student Resources” on the Regent Law website).

Bar Exam Think now about where you want to take the bar exam Check your state for— –Registration deadlines –Fees –Subjects tested Consider the subjects tested as you plan your upper-level course schedule For more information, look on—

Ranks 1L ranks are available now; in the future, you will receive e- mail notifications when they are available. –Cannot give over the phone –Communicated by –Not ranked with every grade change submitted Not ranked after summer term After Spring – 1L Full-Time combined with 2L Part-Time Students Size of class will fluctuate

Honor Code Remember that all students have an obligation to report violations to Dean Murphy and normally to confront the other student involved before so reporting: 3.1 Duty to Report “(a) If any student has reasonable cause to believe that an Honor Code violation has occurred, the student must report such violation to the Dean for Student Affairs within 10 days of having such cause. “(b) It is recommended that, prior to reporting such violation, an Accuser encourage the Accused to report his or her own misconduct to the Dean for Student Affairs. Unless an Accuser shows good cause to the Dean for Student Affairs not to do so, an Accuser usually has the duty to confront the Accused directly before presenting an accusation to the Dean for Student Affairs pursuant to § 5.1 below. The Dean for Student Affairs shall have discretion to decide whether the Accuser must confront the Accused directly before a matter can proceed to the Honor Council....”

Honor Code Take note that we as a law school community are to conduct the Honor system at Regent in accordance with biblical principles: § 1.1 Preamble “In keeping with RUSL’s Christian mission, the Honor system shall be conducted in accordance with biblical principles.” If an accused student “fully admits wrongdoing,” the Dean for Student Affairs imposes appropriate discipline consistent with the Code. § 5.1(a). Code is available on Regent Law website under “Student Resources.”

Dress Code The Law School desires to prepare students for the professional environment of the practice of law. Accordingly, in matters of dress, students should recognize that they are preparing for career placement and thus should present themselves in a manner consistent with professional standards. While modest casual dress is normally acceptable on campus, recreational and beach attire such as cropped, tank, or midriff shirts, hats, or short shorts are not in keeping with professional standards and are therefore discouraged.