1. ACADEMIC ADVISING Rising 2Ls
Interim Associate Dean Jodi Wilson

2. Details, Details Academic Regulations Registration Memo Course Catalog
(Esp. AR 5, 6, 10 & 16)
Registration Memo
Course Catalog
Fall 2019
Course List & Course Grid
Spring 2020 Tentative Course List

3. Graduation Requirements
40 Hours of Pro Bono Service
2.0 GPA or Better
Required courses
Menu courses
Advanced writing requirement course
Experiential learning requirement courses
Electives
90 or More Credit Hours

4. Required Courses - FT Evidence (4) Con Law (4) 2L
Criminal Procedure I (3)
Professional Responsibility (2)
2L or 3L
Bar Prep (3) – Spring Only 3L

5. Required Courses - PT Evidence (4) Con Law (4) Property I & II (6)
Contracts I & II (5) 2L
Criminal Procedure I (3)
Professional Responsibility (2)
Bar Prep (3) – Spring Only
3L or 4L

6. Statutory Menu Corporate Tax Fair Employment Income Taxation
Legislation
Sales
Secured Transactions
Labor Law
Choose TWO (or more)
Bar Tested

7. Practice Foundation Menu
Administrative Law
Business Organizations
Conflict of Laws
Decedents’ Estates
Family Law
Remedies
Choose TWO (or more)
Bar Tested

8. Advanced Writing Requirement
Seminars
Law Review Notes
Eligible Courses – Choose 1
C or better
Required Grade

9. Experiential Learning Requirement
Simulation Courses (e.g., Trial Advocacy)
Clinics
Externships
Eligible Courses – Choose 6 CHs
At least 1 clinic or externship
10 clinic hours MAX
3 externship/clinic courses MAX
1 clinic or externship at a time
Relevant Requirements/Limitations

10. General Limitations 12 hours MAX Ungraded (Pass/Fail) Hours
PT: 11 hours
FT: 18 hours
FT with GPA below 2.50: 16 hours
FT with externship: 16 hours
MAX Hours Per Semester
PT: 8 hours
FT: 12 hours
MIN Hours Per Semester

11. Choices, Choices, Choices!1 2 3 4
Identify the Courses You Need/Want to Take
P : 11 hours
FT: 18 hours
FT with GPA below 2.50: 16 hours
FT with externship: 16 hours 5
Make a Plan, Considering
Specifically required courses
Courses to satisfy menus/other requirements
Other bar-tested courses
Interest courses
Required timing
Course availability
Sequencing with pre/co-requisites
Flexibility
Priorities
Alternatives

12. Identifying the Courses You Need/Want
Tested on the Bar?

13. Bar-Tested Subjects Multistate Bar Exam Multistate Essay Exam
Civil Procedure
Criminal Law & Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts (incl. Sales)
Evidence
Real Property
Torts
7 MBE Subjects
Business Associations
Conflict of Laws*
Family Law
Secured Transactions
Trusts & Estates
*Always a crossover with another subject.

14. Identifying the Courses You Need/Want
Pique Your Intellectual Curiosity?
Challenge You?
Help You Learn?
Useful in Practice?
Tested on the Bar?

15. Registration Limited Enrollment Registration General Registration
March 15-19
Survey via online link
Rank simulation courses and seminars of interest
Priority based on date of graduation
General Registration
Veterans: April 1, 8 a.m.
43+ Attempted Credit Hours (“ACH”): April 2, 9 a.m.
42-15 ACH: April 4, 9 a.m.
0-14 ACH: April 5, 9 a.m.
Additional Notes
Get advance approval for exam conflicts.
Be mindful of drop/add dead lines.

16. More Questions? Academic Advising Part II: Small Groups
Dean Wilson
Dean Aden
Individualized Advising Appointments
Professor Harris, Director of Bar Preparation
Professor Frank, Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Certificate Advisors
Faculty
Attorneys
Upper-level students, with a caveat
Other Resources . . .
Professor Harris, Director of Bar Preparation
Professor Frank, Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Certificate Advisors
Faculty
Attorneys
Upper-level students, with a caveat