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Curriculum Planning
Fulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Spring 2016
Curriculum Planning Fulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Spring 2016
ABA StandardsLoyola Required Curriculum---Current as of 10/1/15
Curriculum PlanningFulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Spring 2016
New ABA Standards: Maximum number of credits per semester:
17 credits
Minimum number of credits per semester:12 credits
Minimum number of semesters: 6 semesters
Maximum number of credits in any summer term:8 credits
Curriculum PlanningFulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Spring 2016 Loyola Required Curriculum
FT - 1-Ls: FALL SEMESTER:
Civil Procedure - 4 credits Property – 4 credits Torts – 4 credits Legal Writing (& research) – 2 credits
SPRING SEMESTER: Constitutional Law - 4 credits Contracts – 4 credits Criminal Law – 3 credits Legal Writing – 2 credits Perspective Elective – 2 or 3 credit elective
Curriculum PlanningFulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Spring 2016 Additional Loyola Required Curriculum
FT – 2-Ls FALL SEMESTER: Advocacy – 2 credits Skills Training Course(s)—2 credits [before graduation]
FT – 2-Ls SPRING SEMESTER: Experiential Learning – 6 credits [before graduation]
Required for all students entering Fall 2014 or later Professional Responsibility* - 3 credits
*take Professional Responsibility as soon as practical
Highly Recommended Core Curriculum Administrative Law – 3 credits Business Organizations – 4 credits Evidence – 4 credits Federal Income Tax – 3 credits
Curriculum PlanningFulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Spring 2016
Graduation in 3 years: Curriculum guide to graduate in 3 years
with focus on bar passage and employable skills
Loyola General Requirements 86 credits (36 required course credits) Minimum of 74 graded credits 6 FT semesters on campus (minimum of 12
/maximum of 17 credits per semester) Exit interview with registrar
Goals and Objectives Master fundamental bar courses Keep the GPA up or improve Learn how to work with a Code Solidify your research & writing and
other employable legal skills Allow enough time to develop career
opportunities and networking Focus: legal concentration or certificate Build the resume: co-curricular options
Available Options
Hold at 12 credits & keep GPA high Electives which are highly
recommended core curriculum Electives which are bar courses Electives which are pre-requisites in
track courses Co-curricular Options which enhance
resume
Bar Courses—Electives Business Organizations!!! [Fall, Spring] Conflicts of Laws [Spring] Criminal Procedure—Adjudication [S] & Investigation [F] Estates [Fall, Spring] Evidence!!! [Fall, Spring, Summer] Family Law [Fall, Spring] Negotiable Instruments [Fall] Sales [Fall, Spring] Secured Transactions [Fall, Spring] Remedies (Equity) [Fall, Spring]
See Bar Courses on website http://luc.edu/law/registrar/bar_information.html#courses
Subjects Tested on the Bar MBE Subjects:
Constitutional Law Contracts/Sales Criminal Law/Procedure Evidence Federal Civil Procedure Real Property Torts
MEE/Illinois Essay Subjects: Administrative Law Agency Commercial Paper Conflict of Laws Corporations Equity Family Law Federal Jurisdiction & Procedure Federal Taxation IL Civil Procedure Partnerships Personal Property Sales Secured Transactions Suretyship Trusts & Future Interests Wills (Decedents’ Estates) plus all MBE subjects
Skills Training Courses Clinical Programs Externships Trial Practice Others:
Negotiation; Mediation; Arbitration Research; Drafting Contracts; Journals;
Competitions Pre-trial Litigation; Accounting for
Lawyers; Street Law
Develop a Legal Concentration Advocacy* Anti-trust Law Child and Family Law* Corporate Law Public Interest Law* Health Law* Intellectual Property Law International Law and Practice* Tax Law** Designates a Certificate Program is available
Tracking Sequencing of Courses required for
area of concentration or Certificate Programs
Examples: Child and Family Law Tax Law Advocacy – Criminal Law Litigation Health Law
Tracking—Child and Family LawF-15 Sp-16 F-16 Sp-17Family Law Admin Law Admin Law Family Law
Child, Parent & State
Education Law & Policy
Domestic Violence Seminar
Juvenile Justice
ChildLaw Clinic
ChildLaw Clinic
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: Business Organizations, Evidence, Federal Income TaxRequired Courses: Professional Responsibility; Minimum of 12 Child & Family Law credits, including 2 Electives in Child and Family Law; Practical Experience (i.e., Clinic); Participate in 6 Extracurricular Programs (i.e., Coffee Talk, ChildLaw Society)
Tracking—Tax LawF-15 Sp-16 Sm-
16F-16 Sp-17
Tax Clinic
Bus Org Corporate & Partner Tax
Advanced Corporate Tax
Tax Audits, Procedures, Ethics
Fed Tax Estates Est &Gift Tax
Int’l Tax
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: Administrative Law, EvidenceRequired Course: Professional Responsibility
Tracking—Advocacy (Criminal)Sm-15 F-15 Sp-16 Sm-16 F-16 Sp-17
Crim ProInvest.
Crim ProAdjud.
TP I Int
Crim ProInvest.
Crim ProAdjud.
Evid Evid Evid Evid TP I/II TP I Int
TP I TP I/II TP II
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Federal Income TaxRequired Courses: Professional Responsibility; 2 Electives in Trial and Appellate Advocacy; 1 Elective in ADR; 1 Co-Curricular Experience (Clinic, Competition Team, etc.)
Tracking—Health Law
F-15 Sp-16 F-16 Sp-17HC Bus. & Finance
Admin. Law & HC Reg.
Life Sciences & the FDA
Corp Trans in HC
Fed. Tax Bus. Org. HC Payment & Policy
HJP or HL Externship
HJP or HL Externship
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: EvidenceRequired Courses: Professional Responsibility; Minimum of 12 Health Law credits; Practical Experience (i.e., Health Justice Project, Health Law Externship); Participate in 6 Extracurricular Activities (i.e., Health Law Society, Annals of Health Law, etc.)
Co-curricular Options Publications & Journals
Loyola Law Journal International Law Review Annals of Health Law Children’s Legal Rights Journal Consumer Law Review Public Interest Law Reporter
Competitions Moot Court Teams [over 15 competitions] Mock Trial Teams [Corboy Fellows; Thurgood Marshall;
Civil Law Mock Trial Team; Criminal Law Mock Trial Team]
Skills: Client Counseling; Negotiation; Mediation; International Commercial Arbitration
Tutors
Recommendation
Bar Courses Skills Training Courses Legal Concentration
Logistics: Flexible Credit Courses Enrichment Courses Exam Schedule
Flexible Credit Courses
Directed Study 1-2 credits; research project for a faculty member, who
choses scope and subject and who exercises control over the project. For each hour of academic credit the student will engage in substantial legal work for at least sixty (60) hours during the semester.
Independent Research 1-2 credits; requires consent of a faculty member
supervising your research; the scope and subject being researched is arranged between the student and the faculty member. For each hour of academic credit the student will produce a scholarly work of publishable quality of approximately 30 pages in length.
Enrichment Courses
Explore your interests Expose yourself to legal areas in
demand Enjoy more studies with professors
you find interesting/effective
Exam Schedule
Exam schedules will not be changed to accommodate a student with one or more exams on the same day or consecutive days
Choose your courses accordingly!
Advisors You are welcome to schedule a curriculum counseling
session with any of the following advisors: Dean Faught Dean Gaspardo Dean Kaufman Giselle Santibanez-Bania
If you wish to be assigned an advisor for curriculum planning other than the above, send Dean Gaspardo an e-mail request, indicating the area of interest if you have one, or the name of a specific professor you would prefer if you have a particular request
Feel free to simply ask a professor to be your advisor if you wish
Important Dates
Spring 2016 Registration Dates:
Current PT 3L/4Ls: Monday, Oct. 26th
Current FT 3Ls: Tuesday, Oct. 27th
Current PT 2Ls: Wednesday, Oct. 28th
Current FT 2Ls: Thursday, Oct. 29th
Current FT & PT 1Ls: Friday, Oct. 30th
Things to keep in mind: 711 Certification – must complete 43 credit
hours before applying for a 711 license.
MPRE – offered 3 times a year – March, August, November Does not have to be taken in conjunction
with Professional Responsibility (although recommended)
Key Registration Issues
Typical Blocks Password Block Wrong Date for Registration Financial Block Immunization Block Firewall Block No Transcript on File System Down
Typical Blocks
Password Block Pre-emptive Procedure:
Verify your password for LOCUS works before your registration date
If you haven’t changed your password since the last registration period your password will have expired
See User Memo#8 in computer lab or call 4-4444
Typical Blocks
Financial Block SBO [Bursar] Blocks:
Pre-emptive Procedure: Make sure your tuition and other fees are paid Any unpaid balance of $150 or more will BLOCK
your registration [verify both tuition and other fees are paid]
Go to Loyola homepage, click on LOCUS
Typical Blocks System Down
Keep trying! Contact the Registration help line:
(312) 915-7167 –Law Registrar Office (312) 915-7221 –University Registrar Office
Hopefully this will not happen while you are registering, but if it does, keep trying until the system allows you access to register
No concessions can be made for anyone disadvantaged by a system failure, sorry.
Pre-Approved Courses Some courses require prior approval
Externships Instructor Approval Courses
Procedure for registration Complete the Instructor Approval Registration
Form from the Registration website and submit the signed approval to the Registrar
The Registrar will register you for the course
Closed Courses
Once a course is closed the only way of getting in is to keep trying! There is almost always a fluctuation in
the course enrollments during the registration period, the persistent student has the best chance of getting in when an opening occurs [especially happens on the first day of the class.]
Thanks!!!!
Good Luck with Registration Communicate any Problems Register Early