Registrar

Registration Information

Registration for Fall 2005 & Spring 2006 Classes

As you have already heard, the course registration process will be entirely different this year. The old system of requesting classes and then waiting for a lottery to be run to determine registration is being replaced with real-time registration. Outlined below are the details of the new process.

The first thing to know is that registration will be divided into three distinct phases and that you will be registering for both fall and spring classes during these times. Phase One will start on Monday, May 16, 2005 at 9:00am with rising 3L students and rising 5th and 6th year JD/PhD students beginning to register online. Phase One will end at 11:59pm on May 18, 2005. Students in Phase One will not be able to register again until the start of Phase Three.

The second phase will start on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 9:00am with rising 2L students and the remaining JD/PhD students beginning registration online. This phase will end at 11:59pm on May 25, 2005. Students in Phase Two will not be able to register again until the start of Phase Three.

Phase Three will be an open add/drop period, starting at 9:00am on May 31, 2005, and continuing through the first week of classes. All students will have access to registration during this period.

Here is the schedule for registration:

Phase One
Rising 3L Students & Rising 5th & 6th Year JD/PhD Students
May 16, 2005 at 9:00am, Registration Begins
May 18, 2005 at 11:59pm, Registration Ends

Phase Two
Rising 2L Students & Rising 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Year JD/PhD Students
May 23, 2005 at 9:00am, Registration Begins
May 25, 2005 at 11:59pm, Registration Ends

Phase Three
All Students
May 31, 2005 at 9:00am, Drop/Add Begins
August 31, 2005 at 11:59pm, Drop/Add Ends for the Fall Semester
January 15, 2006 at 11:59pm, Drop/Add Ends for the Spring Semester

To maximize your chances of getting the classes you want, you must register during the time set aside for your class year. If you miss your designated time, you will have to register during Phase Three when all registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis.

One concern that will be closely monitored during Phases One and Two is the need for students to secure seats in required courses. The new registration process is designed to give Phase One students priority in class selection; however, there is an exception to this priority. If a student has already taken a required course such as a Practical Writing class or a Research Paper class, they must not register for any classes in that category before Phase Three begins on May 31st. This is necessary in order to give the students who need required courses an opportunity to register for those classes. In the spirit of fairness, it is also necessary to restrict students who need required courses to registering for no more than one class in each required category. This restriction will be in effect until the start of Phase Three. The Registrar's Office will monitor the registration process to ensure compliance and clean up any problems that might arise. In the event that a student registers for a class without regard for the restrictions outlined above, the Registrar's Office will remove the class without notice to the student.

To help prevent an unintended problem with your registration, please refer to the course number list below:

Before registering it is very important that you consult with an Academic Advisor and also review the Graduation Checklist. The Checklist can be found on the Registrar's web site.

Read the course description for each class you are considering. Be sure you are not signing up for a class for which you do not have the proper prerequisites. The online registration program will not prevent you from registering for a course that has a prerequisite even if you have not completed it, as this would prevent you from registering for the entire year. (For example, if you wish to register for Constitutional Law I in the fall and Constitutional Law II in the spring, a system that prevented you from registering for a course unless you had completed the prerequisite, would prevent all rising second year students from registering for Constitutional Law II) However, you will not be granted credit for a course if you take it without having completed the prerequisite, even if you complete the entire semester. You must check all courses in the course description section of the Registration Booklet, or online, for prerequisites before you register.

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