First Year Day Students Curriculum Advising - Spring 2019
Planning for your future, executing on that plan, completing the experiential requirement, and contemplating the bar exam are the key topics covered for first-year day students in Spring 2019 curriculum advising session.
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CURRICULUM ADVISING First Year Day Students Spring 2019
WHAT WERE COVERING TODAY 1. Planning for your future. 2. Executing on that plan. 3. Completing the experiential requirement. 4. Beginning to think about the bar exam.
THE BAR DIAGNOSTIC At the conclusion of the spring semester, all first year full time day (and 2L evening) students will take a Bar Readiness Diagnostic during the exam period. All 1L Day and 2L Evening students are required to participate Although this assessment will not affect your grades, it will be scored to give you preliminary information about whether you are on track for success on the bar exam. You do not need to study for this assessment. You should take the assessment seriously and use the results to focus your future study efforts. Academic advising will be available to help you make the best use of the results.
REMAINING CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS Professional Responsibility Evidence Constitutional Law II Civil Procedure II Scholarly Writing Experiential Live Client 6 credits OR Live Client 3 credits PLUS Simulation 3 credits 87 Credits Do not wait until the last semester to take required courses.
TIMING TIPS Upper Level Required Course Fall 2019 Spring 2020 LAW 601 Civil Procedure II 1 section 2 sections LAW 651 Evidence 1 section 2 sections LAW 652 Professional Responsibility 2 sections 1 section LAW 655 Constitutional Law II 2 sections 1 section
RULES AND REASONING GPA below 2.8. Connected to a doctrinal subject (e.g., R&R: Remedies; R&R: Employment Law) Will need to take in Fall 2019 or Spring 2020. Plan accordingly.
EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENT -- 6 credits 3 must be live client Clinics, externships, and workshops Timing Tip: Prereq & Coreq: Evid and PR
PLANNING RESOURCES Degree Audit feature (called Academic Requirements on MyUB) Curriculum Document Academic advisors & Faculty/IL Mentors Law School s Academic Policies and Procedures Manual Concentration plans (available under Forms on MyUB) start planning for that now What kind of lawyer do you want to be? (link on Semester page)
CREATING A ROADMAP FALL SPRING SUMMER 18/19 19/20
REGISTRATION Read Registration instructions on Semester page You will register on April 3 (0-28 credits) Cross divisional date is April 9 Wait list tips Check for HOLDS Max credits Section numbers (300=day; 400= eve; 500= all)
Where to find useful information: The Current Students Tab on the School of Law website allows you to access Semester information Class Schedule, Registration Instructions Academic Calendar Course Descriptions How-To Guides for Students available on Records and Registration web site
AND ANNOUNCING THE UBE Beginning July 2019. The test: MEE, MPT, and MBE (& MPRE) Getting ready? Courses to consider that are not required but are bar- tested: Business Orgs, Conflicts, Con Crim Pro, Family Law, Sales & Leases, Secured Trans, T&E. Specific Bar Helpful classes: Summer MPT Class and Essential Skills for the Bar.
A WORD ABOUT TAKING COURSES ELSEWHERE At Maryland Law & Other Law Schools At other Graduate Schools Online Courses Abroad
QUESTIONS? WHO CAN HELP? Dean Diamond (cdiamond@ubalt.edu) Dean Harow (lharow@ubalt.edu) Dean Koller (dkoller@ubalt.edu) Prof. Jane Murphy (jmurphy@ubalt.edu)
