Registration Guide 2012-2013

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Registration Guide 2012 - 2013

Registration Rules and Regulations

Credit Requirements – Day Students Day students are required to enroll in a minimum of 27 credits per year; and may enroll in 12-15 credits each semester. Enrollment in more than 27 credits in year 2 will not reduce the 27 credit requirement of year 3. Credit Requirements – Evening Students Enrollment in more than 21 credits in year 2 and/or year 3 will not reduce the 21 credit minimum required in year 4 . Evening students are required to enroll in a minimum of 21 credits per year: and may enroll in 9-12 credits each semester. Joint Degree Students Students enrolled in joint degree programs are held to the same standard as a day or evening students regards to credits whether enrolled in the Graduate School, Law School or both schools in a semester. Clinical/Internship Credits No more than 12 credits of Clinical/Internship credits may be applied to the 84 credits required for the JD. Ungraded Activities Students may enroll in and receive credit for only one “ungraded activity” in a semester. Ungraded activities include Directed Study , Research Assistant , Concentration Thesis , Moot Court Team and all Honor Board credit ( Law Review , Moot Court , Transnational Law Review , Health and Biomedical Journal , and the Journal of High Technology . Students may file a petition to waive this requirement. Moot Court Team members are distinguished from Moot Court Members in that 2 credits are assigned only in the semester in which the competition is held Intersession Courses The same classes that are offered in both the day and evening will be apportioned by class. For example ,a day class limited to 20 students; 12 of these seats will be available to 3rd year day students and 8 seats will be available to 2nd year day students. Students will register for specific sections designated by his/her class year. Evening students will not be permitted to enroll in day sections of Intersession classes. Waitlists will be maintained. The classes offered in the evening division are limited and seats in these classes will be apportioned by class. For example ,a class limited to 20 students; 10 seats for 4th year evening, 5 seats for 3rd year evening and 5 seats for second year evening. Day students will not be permitted to enroll in evening sections of Intersession classes. Students will register for specific sections designated by his/her class year. Waitlists will be maintained. Courses offered only in the day division will be apportioned by division; 12 day seats and 8 evening seats.

Registration Rules and Regulations

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 Credit Overload : Students requesting overload credits are cautioned that additional credits may not be used to reduce credits in a subsequent semester nor as credit to satisfy degree requirements. Any day or evening student requesting to overload by enrolling in more than 12 credits as an evening student or in more than 15 credits as a day student must file a petition . * ABA Standard 304 (e) precludes a student from enrolling in more than 20% of total course work in a semester. * ABA Standard 304 (f) Students may not be working more than 20 hours per week and an employment statement must be filed with the petition. • Day students may not request to overload for more than 16 credits. • Evening students may not request to overload for more than 13 credits. Credit Under load : Any day or evening student needing to reduce the minimum credit requirement for the fall 2012 or spring 2013 semester, to less than 12 credits for day students, or less than 9 credits for evening students must file a petition. Students are cautioned that a reduced course load may require enrollment in a Summer Session or an additional semester to make up the reduced credits. Please Note: Students on an F1 or J1 visa may not drop below full time status as determined by his/her academic program. Full Time Part Time JD: 12 Credits 9 Credits LL.M: 9 Credits 4 Credits 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. The Law School reserves the right to cancel a course due to low enrollment or for other reasons. Should this occur, students will be notified by email.

Who Can Register? Registration Guidelines

To be eligible to register you must have:

1. Fulfilled tuition obligations for current semester 2. Submitted official copy of undergraduate transcript and Authorization of Good Standing form. ( first year day and evening students)

3. Submitted proof of immunization as required by Mass State Law for all full time students and all international students.

4. Completed Orientation II (second year day and evening students)

5. Completed Emergency Contact Information

6. Submitted local address information.

7. Reviewed Student Handbook.

Registration holds will be placed on student’s who have not complied with these requirements. To check holds go to Campus Cruiser > Register/Curriculum > Registration Holds.

Holds will be posted prior to November 5 for spring 2013 registration.

Registration Process: Search/Register for Sections

Log onto Campus Cruiser > Curriculum/Registration Tab > Search and Register to search for available courses. Law School terms: FL for fall and SL for Spring.

Registration Process: Express Registration

Enter the synonym number (5 digit number assigned to each course posted on the elective list as SYN) and term 13/SL Spring 2013 Law.

When you have chosen all of your planned course selections, click SUBMIT. A new screen Register and Drop will appear. On your assigned registration day go to the Register and Drop Screen to officially register for courses by selecting RG in the drop down menu. Please Note: Any number of courses may be added to the Register and Drop screen, however, course conflicts, prerequisites, and class availability will only be checked on your assigned registration day when you select RG-Register for each course and submit.

How to Register and Drop Course Sections The first column to the left of your course selections is an action drop-down box. The actions that you are allowed to take for each course is Register, Waitlist, or Remove from List. Although Register Pass/Fail and Audit are listed in the ACTION drop-down box they cannot be used when registering for Law School courses. Using Register Pass/Fail option or Audit options will not be accepted and will force you to change your option to Register, Waitlist, or Remove from List on the Preferred Sections/Register screen.

You can select an action for all of your Preferred Sections or individually. The registration results page will appear. If your course registration was successful the status column will say “Registered for this section”. If your course registration was unsuccessful, the status column will say “Unsuccessful registration” and the reason the registration was unsuccessful will display at the top of the screen. Why Registration Failed? Registrations may fail because prerequisites are not met, a course is closed, the course is restricted, or there is a time conflict. If a course is closed and you would like to place yourself on the waitlist, click on the menu option labeled Register & Drop. Your preferred course list will appear at the top of the screen with the number of seats still available. The courses you have registered are listed at the bottom of the screen.

Waitlist Procedure Any student who is closed out of a course(s) and is waitlisted for the course(s) will be notified by email, as space becomes available. Notification of space availability will be by email only to your suffolk.edu email address. Students notified of space availability Upon notification email, you will have 24 hours to add the waitlisted course. If the course is not added within the 24 hours of the email, your eligibility to enroll in the waitlisted course will expire and your seat will be assigned to the next student. If you are no longer interested in the course go to manage my waitlist and remove the course Students with course(s) listed as WAIT are not enrolled in the course. Faculty will be provided with a course WAIT list with each student's numerical position. A student's position on the wait list is not accessible on Campus Cruiser. in a course, will be able to enroll in the waitlisted course on Campus Cruiser>Register/Curriculum>Registration>Manage My Waitlist .

Rules and Regulations: Add/Drop During the first week of classes a student who has registered for an elective course or courses may add or drop courses. Course changes are not allowed before the first day of classes or after the close of the designated add/drop period, except with the permission of the Associate Dean/Registrar, the Dean of Students or an Associate Dean. Failure to withdraw within the add/drop period may result in a grade of No Credit (F). 1. Day Division No Day Division student may register for more than 15 credits or less than 12 credits in any one semester, or register for credits which result in more than 30 credits or less than 27 credits in any one year without approval. Please note enrollment in more than 27 credit in your 2 will not reduce the 27 credit minimum required for year 3. 2. Evening Division No Evening Division student may register for more than 12 credits or less than 9 credits in any one semester, or register for credits which result in more than 24 credits or less than 21 credits in any one year without approval. Please note enrollment in more than 22 credits in year 2 and/or year 3 will not reduce the 21 minimum requirement for year 4. 3 . LL.M Part time LL.M. students must enroll in a minimum of 4 (and a maximum of -8) credits per semester. Full-time LL.M students must enroll in a minimum of 9 (and a maximum of 12) credits per semester. With the approval of the Director up to 6 credits earned in summer school may be applied to reduce these semester requirements. A Part time LL.M. student may not register for less than 4 credits per semester without the prior approval of the Director. A Full-time LL.M. student may not register for more than 14 credits in a semester without the prior approval of the Director and the Associate Deans. Be aware of credit load guidelines

Rules and Regulations: Add/Drop

Adding and Dropping Courses AFTER the add/drop Period

Any student on an F1 or J1 visa may not drop below full time status as determined by his/her academic program. Courses dropped 10 days or after from the opening of the semester will count as attempted credits in accordance with the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. In certain cases this could have an impact on access to financial aid. Students are advised to contact the Financial Aid Office for assistance. Any student needing to make an adjustment to his or her schedule after the end of Add/Drop period must come to the Registrar's Office and complete the necessary add/drop form and also receive the appropriate approvals. Signatures of both the faculty member of the added course and/or the dropped course will be required to make a schedule change.

Day Students Worksheet All students must complete a total of 84 credits for the Juris Doctor. Students enrolled in joint degree programs with the University are advised to review credit requirements for each degree. Day students are required to enroll in a minimum of 27 credits each year; day students may enroll in between 12 and 15 credits each semester. Enrollment in more than 27 credit in your 2 will not reduce the 27 credit minimum required for year 3. Beyond the first year in the day division, students are required to complete 3 out of 5 Base Menu courses, a course in Professional Responsibility , a Skills requirement and the Legal Writing Requirement .

Base Menu courses include: Administrative/Regulatory Law ** Administrative Law ** Antitrust Law ** Securities Regulation ** Environmental Law ** Labor Law ** Banking Law ** Technology/Energy/Environment

* Commercial Law ** Commercial Law Survey ** Sales and Leases ** Commercial Paper/Payment Systems ** Secured Transactions * Business Associations &Agency ** Agency & Partnership ** Corporations * Evidence * Basic Income Tax

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

TOTAL: 12-15

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

TOTAL: 12-15

Evening Students Worksheet All students must complete a total of 84 credits for the Juris Doctor. Students enrolled in joint degree programs with the University are advised to review credit requirements for each degree. Evening students are required to enroll in a minimum of 21 credits for the year; and may enroll in between 9 and 12 credits in a semester. Enrollment in more than 22 credits in year 2 and/or year 3 will not reduce the 21 minimum requirement for year 4. Beyond the first year in the day division, students are required to complete 3 out of 5 Base Menu courses, a course in Professional Responsibility , a Skills requirement and the Legal Writing Requirement .

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Property 2 Constitutional Law 3

TOTAL: 9-12

Spring 2014

Fall 2013

Spring 2015

Fall 2014

New January 2013 Intersession! Intersession courses provide an opportunity for students to enroll in an intensive one week session of learning critical skills necessary in the practice of law in one of the following areas:

Negotiation (2 credits) Day and Evening Problem Solving/and Research and Writing (2 credits) Day and Evening

Public Speaking (2 credits) Day and Evening Federal Criminal procedure (2 credits) Day Only

Intersession courses will begin on January 14, 2013 and end on January 18, 2013 in both day and evening divisions. All other courses will begin on January 22, 2013. Day classes will meet M-F 9:30-11:50am; 1:00pm-3:20pm Evening classes will meet M-F 4:30-7:00pm; 7:30pm-9:40pm Eligibility : • Courses are available to upper class JD students and LLM students • Only those students who will be day or evening students (Intersession plus Spring 2013 semester) in the spring 2013 semester are eligible to enroll in Intersession courses. • There is no additional tuition charge beyond the Spring 2013 semester for those students who through the use of Intersession and the Spring 2013 semester enroll in no more than 15 credits as a day student and in no more than 12 credits as an evening student. • Suffolk students who enroll in Intersession January 2013 classes must also be registered for courses in the Spring 2013 semester. • Financial Aid is not available for the Intersession course alone and must be combined with regular Spring 2013 classes for financial aid eligibility. Refunds will NOT be available until January 25. Please plan accordingly. • All classes will be limited • Only one January Intersession course may be taken . Registration for January 2013 Intersession courses will occur in November 2012.

Areas of Focus This Areas of Focus guide is being presented to Suffolk University law student to assist them in planning their program of study here at the law school, in light of their long-term career goals. The guide is intended to inform our students of the many course offerings, internships and extra-curricular activities that are likely to prove advantageous to them as preparation for practice in various areas of law. Organizationally, the Area of Focus guide provides a descriptive summary of practice areas, identifies core courses, and makes recommendations for further course selection and skill-building activities available to our students. Each of the sections has been developed and prepared by faculty members teaching in the practice area, and is aimed at providing guidance and direction to students as they select courses, internships and pursue other related activities. It should be noted that the Areas of Focus are not academic concentrations. The lists of courses are not intended to be all-inclusive, and there can be significant diversity in the programmatic elements chosen by particular students. The practice areas have been determined by student interest, Career Development Office surveys and information about the employment of our law graduates. These categories will be reviewed on a regular basis and enhanced with such features as faculty biographies, course descriptions, and new course offerings. Please note that not all courses listed for each category will be offered every semester or every year.

Bankruptcy Law Civil Litigation Civil Rights and Human Rights Law Corporate Finance, Small Businesses and Other Private Sector Organizations Criminal Law Dispute Resolution Environmental and Energy Law Health and Biomedical Law

Immigration Law Intellectual Property International Law Juvenile and Family Law Labor and Employment Law Law and Public Service Patent Law Personal Injury Law Real Estate and Land Use Taxation

Perspectives Menu Recommended not Required

All students should take at least one of the Perspectives courses listed below before graduation. The purpose of the recommendation is to help students develop an analytical perspective on our legal system, by viewing it through the lens of another discipline, probing the foundations, values or assumptions underlying our legal institutions, or studying alternatives to our own doctrinal approach to legal problem.

Jurisprudence Justice, Morality and Film Justice, Rights and the Law Law and Economics Law and Literature Law and Public Policy Law and Religion Lawyer as Public Policy Maker

American Legal History: 1877 to present American Legal Thought Animal Law Civil Disobedience Civil Rights Litigation Comparative Criminal Procedures Comparative Law Comparative Legal Cultures C ontemporary American Politics Indigenous Peoples ’ Rights and U.S. Law International Human Rights International Human Rights: The Death Penalty and Related Issues International Children's Rights International Human Rights: AWoman's Model Issues of Law, Policy, and Ethics in Global Technology

Public Interest Law Seminar Race, Gender and the Law Rape, Culture and the Law Sexual Orientation in the Law: Regulation and Recognition Sex Trafficking Women & the Law Women, Film and Law Women's Health Law & Policy Seminar

Second Year Enrollments 2011-2012 SECOND YEAR DAY Course Fall 2011 Enrollment Spring 2012 Enrollment SECOND YEAR EVENING Course

Spring 2012 Enrollment

Fall 2011 Enrollment

Evidence

321 211

Evidence

Prof. Resp. Trusts and Estates Corporations Family Law Basic Federal Income Tax

102

Professional Responsibility Basic Federal Income Tax Intellectual Property Commercial Paper Family Law Corporations Election Law International Intellectual Property Biotech Patent Law Public Interest Seminar Antitrust Trusts & Estates

103 102

109 144

Intellectual Property

9 8 6

Con Law/Criminal Procedure

35 27

Agency & Partnership

37 36

Comm. Paper International Law Employment Discrimination Secured Transactions Trial Practice Administrative Law Labor Law

33 31

57 34

Legal Internship

Legal Process & Practice

Third Year Enrollments 2011-2012 THIRD YEAR DAY THIRD YEAR EVENING

Spring 2012 Enrollment

Fall 2011 Enrollment

Course

Trusts and Estates

Basic Federal Income Tax Corporations Secured Transactions Trial Practice Commercial Paper Evidence Administrative Law Employment Law Con. Law/Crim Procedure E-Discovery Securities Regulation Election Law Intellectual Property Prof. Resp, Trusts and Estates

107

43 42

40 32 19

11 13

Comm. Paper Advanced Topics Criminal Law

17 15

Adv Legal Writing

58 55

58 61

Secured Trans. Con.Law/Crimi Procedure Basic Federal Income Tax Securities Reg. Family Law Agency & Partnership Alt. Dispute Res. Trial Practice Massa. Practice Employment Discrimination Children & the Law Labor Law

48 43 39

11 10

28 14

38 33 32

13 10

International Criminal Activity Intellectual Property

Fourth Year Evening Enrollments 2011-2012 Course Fall 2011 Enrollment Spring 2012 Enrollment Advanced Legal Writing 28 Advanced Topics Criminal Law 23 Secured Transactions 20 Trial Practice 19 Family Law 16 12 Antitrust 16 Business Planning 16 Basic Federal Income Taxation 15 Insurance Law 14 Internet Law 13 Constitutional Law/Criminal Procedure 12 30 Drafting patent claims 12 Conveyancing & Mortgage Law 11 Patent Law 11 Employment Law 10 International Business Transaction 10 Labor Law 10 Trade Secrets 10 Massachusetts Practice 27 Commercial Paper 23 Trademark Law 11 Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiating 10 Intellectual Property 9 Trusts and Estates 9 Business IP Innovation 8 Election Law 8 Negotiation Seminar 8 Bankruptcy 7 International Intellectual Property 7 Patent Litigation Seminar 7 Basic Federal Income Taxation 6 Banking Law 6 Environmental Law 6 Financial Issues in Family Law 6

Bar Preparation Courses

As an additional aid to you in your bar examination preparation, Suffolk Law School offers to third year day and fourth year evening students, a bar examination preparation program offered in the spring and fall. This course is not a substitute for a commercial bar review course. Indeed, we fully expect that virtually all of you will take a bar review course prior to the bar examination. Suffolk University Law School does not endorse any bar review course and you should not consider our participation in this program as an endorsement of any specific bar review course. Our bar examination preparation program is designed to provide extra assistance to our students. Who Should Take the Fall 2012 Program? The following students should consider enrolling in the fall 2012 program: 1. Students who intend to sit for the February 2013 bar examination, whether in Massachusetts or in another state. For those students who intend to take the Massachusetts bar, Suffolk will make available tapes of lectures (and accompanying materials) recorded in May 2012 on both Massachusetts Civil Procedure and essay writing on the Massachusetts bar exam.

2. Students who intend to sit for the July 2013 bar examination in a state other than Massachusetts (in order to obtain a full semester’s worth of preparation for the MBE portion of the examination in the other state).

3. Students who intend to sit for the July 2013 bar examination in any state and who presently have a low cumulative grade point average should enroll in the fall 2012 course to have additional opportunities to learn the subject matter tested on the MBE and the skills needed to answer multiple choice questions. If these students intend to take the July 2013 Massachusetts bar examination, they should also enroll in either of the courses to be offered during the spring 2013 in order to prepare for the Massachusetts essay examination.

Bar Preparation Program Students who do not fit in any of these three categories should take either of the two courses that the Law School intends to offer during the spring 2013 semester. You will be notified later about the spring 2013 courses. Although we believe that every student would benefit from additional preparation, we feel that it is particularly important that students who do not rank in approximately the top half of their class avail themselves of these programs. National statistics, as well as our own data, indicate that there is a strong correlation between law school grade point average (g.p.a.) and success on the bar examination. The higher a student’s law school g.p.a., the greater the likelihood of success on the bar. Accordingly, we strongly urge students whose GPA’s do not place them at the top of their class to enroll in one of these programs. Suffolk has entered into a licensing agreement with the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), the organization that creates and administers the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). As a consequence of this licensing agreement, students taking bar preparation classes at Suffolk will now have access to hundreds of actual multiple choice questions that have appeared on the MBE, including 300 recent multiple choice questions that are consistent with the present format and structure of the MBE. In addition to these 300 very recent questions, students will also have access to detailed explanatory answers prepared by the NCBE. The required $80 materials fee for the bar preparation courses is to cover the cost of the licensing agreement. In addition to an initial licensing fee, Suffolk is required to pay the NCBE an additional fee for every student that takes a course in which the instructor uses the licensed materials to teach bar exam strategies and tactics. The materials fee allows the school to cover the considerable expense of the license while simultaneously providing students with the most current, accurate bar preparation materials.

Registering for the Bar as a student Here is the list of States that require registration as a law student. If you are planning to sit for the bar in any of these states, please complete the State Bar on line registration at the links below. FIRST YEAR Alabama , within 60 days of starting law school http://www.alabar.org/admissions/law-student-registration.cfm California , within 90 days of starting law school http://calbar.xap.com/Applications/CalBar/California_Bar_Registration/default.asp Florida , encouraged to register within 180 days of starting law school http://www.floridabarexam.org/ Click on Checklists, Forms, Study Guide Information Illinois , by the first day of March following applicant's commencement of law school https://www.ilbaradmissions.org/home.action Iowa , by November 1 of the first year of law school http://www.iowacourtsonline.org/Professional_Regulation/Bar_Admission__Practice_R ules/Bar_Exam_Schedule_Fees__Applications/ This information was compiled from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements 2012 (compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the American Bar Association). It is also suggested that you review all bar admission requirements for the state in which you intend to practice. A complete listing of all State Board of Bar Examiners is listed at http://www.law.suffolk.edu/offices/registrar/barexams/other.cfm SECOND YEAR Louisiana , by October 1st of second year of law school http://www.lsba.org/2007memberservices/baradmissions.asp Mississippi , by October 1st of second year of law school http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/baradmissions/baradmissions.html North Dakota , by October 1st of second year of law school http://www.ndcourts.gov/_court/committees/barbd/information.revised2.htm Ohio , by November 15 of second year of law school http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Boards/barExam/default.asp Okalahoma , by October 15 of second year of law school http://www.okbar.org/

Bar Related Courses Massachusetts Bar Examination

Subject Matter Tested :

Suffolk Law School Related Courses

Agency and Partnership , Trusts , Corporations , Torts , Trusts & Estates

Agency

Business Organizations

Corporations

Constitutional Law , Constitutional Law/Criminal Procedure , Search/Seizure and Suppression

Constitutional Law

* Contracts

Contracts

Criminal Law , Constitutional Law/Criminal Procedure , Criminal Procedure , Advanced Topics in Criminal Law , Search/Seizure and Suppression

* Criminal Law

* Descent and Distribution of Estates

Estates , Estate Administration , Trusts & Estates

Domestic Relations

Family Law

Evidence (including federal rules) Federal Jurisdiction * Federal Rules of Civil Procedure * Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure

Evidence , Advanced Evidence Seminar

Civil Procedure , Federal Courts

Civil Procedure , Mass Practice

* Professional Responsibility

Professional Responsibility

Real Property ( including Mortgages)

Property , Conveyancing & Mortgages , Real Estate Mortgages , Advanced Property Seminar

* Torts

Torts , Advanced Torts

Trusts , Drafting Wills and Trusts , Advanced Estates/Powers/Trusts , Trusts & Estates

Trusts

Unfair or Deceptive Practices (G.L. C93A)

Consumer Law

Uniform Commercial Code ( Articles 1-9)

Commercial Law Survey , Secured Trans , Commercial Law Sales , Commercial Paper

Estates Drafting Wills and Trusts , Advanced Estates/Powers/Trusts , Trusts & Estates

Wills

Elective Course Search Search for electives easier using the Search Elective Page on Law School website.

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Not all electives are available each semester. Check out the 2012-2013 elective list to plan efficiently.

Elective List Codes BASED ON COURSE DESCRIPTIONS. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND/OR CONSULT WITH FACULTY MEMBERS SCHEDULED TO TEACH THE COURSE WITH ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE INFORMATION AS IT APPEARS IN THIS MATERIAL. INFORMATION RELATIVE TO LEGAL WRITING REQUIREMENT AND PREREQUISITES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. o Students may enroll in only 1 Trial Practice/Trial Advocacy course during their law school career * Students may enroll in only 1 "ungraded activity" per semester ** Moot Court Team members are distinguished from Moot Court Members in that 2 credits are assigned only in the semester in which the competition is held Legal Writing Requirement (with Legal Writing Requirement form) x Paper required for course which may qualify for writing requirement x+ With permission from the instructor x++ With permission from an Associate Dean and Adjunct Faculty Member XX+ Writing Requirement option is available to those students who have not already fulfilled the requirement or who are not scheduled to fulfill the requirement through some other course or activity. # This number represents the maximum number of seats available in this class overall, not the number allotted to each division. No more than 12 credits from Clinical and/or Internship programs can be counted towards the JD Degree All Legal Internship placements are subject to the approval of the Director Disclaimer: The Law Faculty reserve the right to change the schedule of classes, the program of instruction, the requirements for credits or degrees, and any rule or regulation established for the government of the student body in the school. Any such change may be made applicable to students already enrolled in the Law School. 2012-2013 Academic Year Elective List

Course Evaluations A complete listing of course Evaluations are available on Campus Cruiser> Register/Curriculum for the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 semester as an additional resource to assist students when selecting courses. The course evaluations provide student responses to classroom instructions, syllabus, information about the instructor and overall recommendations.

Program Of Study: Day Students The Day Division course of study consists of three academic years of full-time study. Under the regulations of the Law School, Standards of the American Bar Association, and the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, only those students who can devote substantially all of their working time to the study of law are eligible to enroll in the full-time Day Division and to complete their law study in three years.

1 st Semester Hours

2 nd Semester Hours

Required Courses

3 2 2 2 3 0 2

3 2 3 2 0 4 2

Contracts 1

Torts 1

Property 1

Civil Procedure 1

First Year

Criminal Law

Constitutional Law Legal Practice Skills

Total

- - -

Professional Responsibility 3

Base Menu 4 Electives 5,6,7

Second Year

12-15

Total

- -

Base Menu 4 Electives 5,6,7

Third Year

12-15

Total

1. These are full-year courses with a mid-year exam. See Rules and Regulations, Section III, Grades and Examinations. 2. Second- and third-year students may not enroll in fewer than 12 credits nor more than 15 credits in a semester, and may not enroll in fewer than 27 credits nor more than 30 credits in the academic year. NOTE: No more than 12 credits from clinical programs may be counted toward the degree. 3. Professional Responsibility is a required course. It must be taken by Day Division and Evening Division students any time after the first year. 4. Students are required to take at least three out of five Base Menu Courses. 5. Including required courses and the Base Menu requirement, students must complete a minimum of 84 credits in order to receive the Juris Doctor degree. 6. Students must complete the Legal Writing Requirement. (See Rules and Regulations Section II H) 7. Students must satisfy the Skills Menu Requirement; recommended to take courses from the Perspectives Menu.

Application of Summer School Credits Day Division If over 2 academic years, a day student completed 57 credits, the normal minimum credit hour requirement for the 2012-2013 academic year is 27 credits and if the student also completed through credits Suffolk programs during Summer Boston, Summer Sweden, International Internships over the summer, those credits can be applied to the final semester as follows: Day students who completed summer school credits at a non-Suffolk program may only reduce the final semester to no less than 10 credits.

Spring 2013 12

Fall 2012 15

- 3 Summer Credits = 9 Credits Required

- 4 Summer Credits = 8 Credits Required

Day students who enroll in less than 10 credits pay tuition on a per credit hour basis. This does not apply to students who transferred from the evening division to the day division. Summer school credits completed as part of the Track I or II do not qualify for a reduced program in the spring semester of the final year. Day students are cautioned not to reduce final semester credits to less than 5 credits. Continued deferment of past federal loans is based on students half time status.

* DAY STUDENTS MAY NOT USE SUMMER SCHOOL CREDITS TO ELIMINATE THE FINAL SEMESTER

Students should also contact the Financial Aid Office to ensure that a reduced course load will not negatively impact financial aid eligibility. 617-573-8147

Program of Study: Evening Students Students who cannot devote a substantial portion of time to the study of law may apply for enrollment in the Evening Division and complete the work for the Juris Doctor degree in four years (eight semesters). Required Courses 1 st Semester Hours 2 nd Semester Hours

3 0 2 3 2

3 4 2 0 2

Contracts 1

Torts 1

Civil Procedure 1

First Year

Criminal Law

Legal Practice Skills

Total

2 3

2 2

Property

Constitutional Law

Second Year

Professional Responsibility 3 Base Menu 4/Electives 5,6,7

4-7

5-8

9-12

Total

- -

Base Menu 4 Electives 5,6,7

Third Year

9-12

Total

- -

Base Menu 4 Electives 5,6,7

Fourth Year

Total 9-12 1. These are full-year courses with a mid-year exam. See Rules and Regulations, Section III, Grades and Examinations. 2. Evening students may not enroll in fewer than 9 credits nor more than 12 credits in a semester, and may not enroll in fewer than 21 credits nor more than 24 credits in the academic year. NOTE: No more than 12 credits from clinical programs may be counted toward the degree. 3. Professional Responsibility is a required course. It must be taken by Day Division and Evening Division students any time after the first year. 4. Students are required to take at least three out of five Base Menu Courses. 5. Including required courses and the Base Menu requirement, students must complete a minimum of 84 credits in order to receive the Juris Doctor degree. 6. Students must complete the Legal Writing Requirement. (See Rules and Regulations Section II H) 7. Students must satisfy the Skills Menu Requirement; recommended to take courses from the Perspectives Menu. 9-12

Summer School Credits Evening Division

Credits earned during the Summer Session(s) may be applied to the final semester without permission. An Evening student attending only one Summer Session must have enrolled in 3-6 credits to reduce his or her final semester credit requirements to 6 credits or less and thus qualify for reduced tuition. If over 3 academic years, an evening student completed 63 credits, the normal minimum credit hour requirement for the 2012-2013 academic year is 21 credits. If the student also completed additional credits over the summer, those credits will be applied to the final semester as follows:

Spring 2013 9 -9 Summer Credits =06 Credits Required

Spring 2013 12 -6 Summer Credits = 6 Credits Required

Fall 2012 12

Fall 2012 9

Evening students who enroll in less than 7 credits are eligible to pay tuition on a per credit hour basis. Students are cautioned not to reduce final semesters credits to less than 4 credits. Continued deferment of loans is based on students half time status. Any student who registers for 7 or more credits will be charged tuition at the regular rate.

Accelerated Evening Program Students who are planning to graduate in 3 1/2 years are required to notify the Registrar in writing of his/her intention to eliminate the final semester of study. Students should communicate with the Associate Dean/Registrar concerning January graduation as early in their academic career as possible to outline an academic plan to meet this objective. An evening student who enrolls in 9-12 credits over 2 summers may be eligible to eliminate the final semester entirely and graduate in January; rather than in May provided the student enrolled in 2 summer sessions of at least 4 credits for each summer session and earned a minimum of 9 credits over the 2 summer sessions.

Spring 2013

Fall 2012 12

9 -9 Summer Credits = 0 Credits Required

Students who are planning to graduate in 3 1/2 years are required to notify the Associate Dean /Registrar in writing of his/her intention to eliminate the final semester of study.

Base Menu After the first year of study, the curriculum consists of a Base Menu and Advanced Electives. The Base Menu reflects the faculty’s belief that although students may begin their professional lives in very varied settings, there are fundamentals to the law as a whole that cannot be ignored. Students are required to take one course within three out of the five following subject categories:

* Administrative/Regulatory Law ** Administrative Law ** Antitrust Law

** Securities Regulation ** Environmental Law ** Labor Law ** Banking Law ** Technology/Energy/Environment ** Commercial Law Survey ** Sales and Leases ** Commercial Paper/Payment Systems ** Secured Transactions

* Commercial Law

* Business Associations &Agency ** LLC, Partnership, and Agency ** Corporations

* Evidence

* Basic Income Tax

• All students must enroll in 3 out of 5 of the Base Menu Subject Areas • ** Any one or any number of these courses will satisfy the Base Menu Requirement for that subject only.

Skills Menu Prior to graduation, each student is required to take one course from the Skills Menu. The purpose of the Skills requirement is to assist students in developing skills required to successfully perform lawyering tasks, such as problem solving, legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, factual investigation, communication, counseling, negotiation, litigation and alternative dispute resolution procedures, organization and management of legal work, and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas in practice.

International and Comparative Legal Research Interviewing and Counseling Investment Management Labor and Employment Arbitration Law Practice Planning Lawyering in an Age of Smart Machines Legislative Process, Drafting, & Interpretation Litigating Federal and State Constitutional Claims Mediation Negotiation for Lawyers Patent Litigation Seminar Patent Prosecution I:Drafting Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice Pretrial Civil Litigation Pretrial Federal Criminal Practice Private Placements Probate/Family Trial Practice Technology, Energy and the Environment Transactional Law and Practice

All Clinics and Legal Internships Adv. Environmental & Energy Law Advanced Legal Research Advanced Legal Writing Alternate Dispute Resolution Appellate Practice Appellate Practice Advocacy Arbitration of Domestic and Property Innovation Business Planning Business of Practice: Hit the Ground Running Commercial Lending and Finance Practicum Constitutional Justice in School Counseling Technology Leading Emerging Enterprises Cyberspace and Technology Drafting Discovery Documents Drafting Wills and Trusts Emerging Companies Employment Law Practice Environmental Law International Disputes Business of Intellectual

Trial Advocacy - Criminal Trial Advocacy - Intensive Trial Evidence and Technique Trial Practice Trial Practice: Criminal

Professional Responsibility Required Course

Power of courts over the legal profession, admission to practice, lawyer discipline, peer regulation, law firms, lawyer-client relationship, withdrawal, fees, division of fees, confidentiality, conflict of interest, competence and diligence, legal malpractice, limiting liability, raising claims and defenses, ethics in presenting evidence, fraud, perjury, duty to court and adverse parties, role of lawyer as advisor, intermediary, negotiator and mediator, preservation of client’s funds and property, duty to use I.O.L.T.A. account, advertising and solicitation, contact with unrepresented persons and public service. Judicial ethics will be referred to only briefly in class. Students are expected to actively participate in the class discussion. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct will be the primary source, but reference will also be made to differences in the Massachusetts Rules, the Code of Professional Responsibility and common law principles.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam MPRE Successful completion of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is required in states in addition to the bar exam. Testing dates for the MPRE occur in August, November and March each year. Applications for the MPRE are available at http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre/

Massachusetts Massachusetts requires the MPRE be passed prior to application to the Massachusetts Bar. The minimum passing score for the MPRE for students taking the Mass Bar Exam is raised to 85. Other States Each student should inquire in the jurisdiction in which he or she plans to take the bar for specific MPRE requirements. Students may inquire directly at the National Conference of Bar Examiners. www.ncbex.org

Legal Writing Requirement To meet the writing requirement a student must, at any time before graduating, complete a substantial piece of legal writing demonstrating both proficiency in writing skills and mastery of subject matter.

This requirement may be met only in one of the following ways:

1 . By writing a paper under close supervision or oversight by a member of the full-time faculty, certified by the faculty member as meeting the standards of this requirement. For example, a paper written for a course or seminar, or work as a research assistant to a full- time faculty member may qualify under this subsection. (If in the judgment of the overseeing faculty member, two or more pieces of written work cumulatively are the equivalent of a substantial piece of legal writing, they may qualify). 2 . If the student is a member of the Journal of High Technology, Law Review, or Transnational Law Review, the student must submit a form of writing that has been approved by that publication's Faculty Advisor(s) and the Associate Deans (e.g., the Advisor(s) and Associate Deans may determine that Case Comments, Notes, Surveys, etc. are appropriate forms of writing for satisfaction of the Legal Writing Requirement). The submitted writing must be accepted for publication or certified by the Board of Editors as of publishable quality.

3 . If the student is not a member of the Law Review, by writing a case comment selected through the summer author competition and accepted for publication in the Law Review.

4 . If the student is a member of the Moot Court Board, by completing a bench memorandum, brief, or other writing under close supervision or oversight by a full-time faculty member and certified by the faculty member or the faculty advisor to the Moot Court Board as meeting the standards of this requirement. Other writing may include a writing for the Moot Court Journal, if it is accepted for publication in the Journal, or certified by the Board of Editors as of publishable quality, and otherwise meets the standards of this requirement.

Legal Writing Requirement

5 . By writing a brief for any interscholastic moot court competition, participation in which is sanctioned by the Law School, which brief is to be regarded as a draft and revised, following its submission to the competition, under close supervision or oversight by a member of the full-time faculty, in a manner consistent with the requirement of the applicable competition, and certified by the faculty member as meeting the standards of this requirement.

6 . By submitting a paper to a member of the adjunct faculty in a course or seminar, with the approval of an associate dean and certified by the adjunct faculty member as meeting the standards of this requirement.

7. By writing a brief for any interscholastic moot court competition, participation in which is sanctioned by the Law School, which brief is to be regarded as a draft and revised, following its submission to the competition, under close supervision or oversight by a member of the full-time faculty, in a manner consistent with the requirement of the applicable competition, and certified by the faculty member as meeting the standards of this requirement.

Click HERE for the Legal Writing Requirement Form

Evening to Day Division Transfer Track I

Students transferring to the day division after the first year in the evening division must follow either Track I or Track II to make up the necessary credits and residency requirements to meet degree requirements the student must follow one of two tracks:

Track I:

Year 1 – Evening Division

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Contracts

3 Contracts

3 2 2

Civil Procedure

2 Civil Procedure

LPS

2 LPS 3 Torts

Criminal Law

4 * Constitutional Law 4

Total Credit Hours

10 Total Credit Hours

Summer 2013 Elective 4 Students must complete a combined total of 55 credits for years 2 and 3 after the completion of summer 2013 courses * Requires the submission of a petition to overload credits and to enroll in the Constitutional Law course in the spring semester of the first evening program. Student may not be working more than 20 hours per week.

Year 2 – Day Division (27 or 28 credits)

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Property

2 Property

Electives/Base Menu 10-13 Electives/Base Menu 10-13

Year 3 – Day Division (27 or 28 credits) Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Electives/Base Menu 12-15 Electives/Base Menu 12-15

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