Memo
TO: First and Second-Year Students
FROM: Elizabeth Rosselot, Registrar
DATE: April 12, 2006
RE: Course Registration, Fall 2006
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Registration for the 2006-07 Fall semester is scheduled for April 26 (2L’s)
and April 27 (1L’s). Please review this memo carefully as it contains
important information regarding registration.
Attached to this memo is the 2006-07 Academic Calendar, the Fall class schedule,
and a list of the proposed Spring courses.
Academic Services on the Web
The Course Selection Handbook will be placed in your mailbox early next week.
In the meantime, you can access course information and course descriptions by
going to the Academic Services website. Please go to the Law School homepage
at <http://www.bc.edu/lawschool> and click on “Academic information”.
This website contains registration information including guidelines for course
selection, course offerings and schedules; graduation requirements; and the
adjunct and visiting faculty biographical information. A tentative fall exam
schedule will be available and posted to this website by the week of registration.
Academic information is continuously being updated, so be sure to bookmark this
site.
Advising Session for Course Selection
We have scheduled one general advising session on Thursday, April 20, 12:30
in Stuart room 315. While it is open to all students, first-year students might
especially find this session helpful.
General Registration Information
You will soon receive a degree audit listing the courses you have taken so far.
The audit also indicates the time you are authorized to register for your Fall
classes. Again, second-year students will register on Wednesday, April 26, and
first-year students will register on Thursday, April 27. Authorization times
begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until 4:45 p.m. The system will allow you to
register at, or after, your designated time. You must know your password to
register.
You should plan your schedule carefully, including identifying first and second choice courses, before going on-line. Please make sure that your class meeting times do not overlap, as the University system will not allow you to register for one class that overlaps with another.
Several courses offer the option of earning an additional credit, which is usually satisfied by writing a substantial analytical paper. The system will list the courses with the lower credit option. If you are interested in taking a course for the higher credit option, you must register for the course as listed on the computer, then pick up a Course Exception Form from the Academic Services Office, or on our website. You must complete the form, have it signed by the professor, and then return it to Theresa Kachmar in Academic Services to obtain the credit override.
Independent Study
Independent studies are by arrangement only. To register for an independent
study, please stop by Academic Services to pick up the necessary form. This
form must be completed by the student, signed by the professor, and returned
to Theresa Kachmar in Academic Services as soon as possible.
Clinical Programs
Clinical program applications and information are available outside the Academic
Services Office, Stuart room M308. The application deadline for the Attorney
General Clinical Program is 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, April 12. The deadline
for all other clinical program applications is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April
19. Lottery results will be posted outside of Academic Services, Room M308,
by mid-afternoon on Friday, April 21. You have until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April
24, to confirm acceptance in a clinical program. Only those students who are
accepted into a clinical program through the lottery may register for a clinical
course.
Limited Enrollment
Some courses are designated “limited enrollment”. A limited enrollment
class is one that is offered to 25 or fewer students. You may only register
for two limited enrollment courses during the initial registration process.
If you are eager to take a particular limited enrollment course, you should
register at or near your authorized time. Even if the system appears to accept
your efforts to register for more than two limited enrollment courses during
the initial registration process, please note that any attempt by a student
to enroll in more than two limited enrollment courses may result in the system
dropping you from all of your courses. However, as of Friday, April 28, 2006,
at 8:00 a.m., this two-course only, “limited enrollment” restriction
is lifted, and you may register for additional limited enrollment courses, on
a space-available basis.
If you enroll in a limited enrollment course, you must attend the first class (or speak to the faculty member before the first class) to hold your space. If you were not able to enroll in a particular limited enrollment class, you should attend the first class, or contact the professor before the first class, to indicate your interest. If, after your initial registration, you decide not to take a limited enrollment course, please drop the course as soon as possible so that the space will be available for a classmate.
Upper Level Credit and Course Requirements
You must earn at least 85 credit hours to graduate. Upon completing your first
year, you will have obtained 33 credit hours. While you are required to take
at least 12 credits each semester to be a full time student, we strongly advise
students to take 26 credit hours per year. This will allow you to complete the
remaining 52 credits, with a manageable course load your last two years.
In addition, you are also required to take a Professional Responsibility class, Constitutional Law II and a course that will fulfill the ABA Upper Level Writing requirement. You may satisfy this writing requirement in a number of ways, such as Journal participation, classes and seminars with a paper requirement, and Independent Studies. Please refer to the Academic Services’ website for an updated list of classes that satisfy these requirements.
Drop/Add
Computerized registration allows you to change your schedule as many times as
you want, until the end of the drop/add period at 11:00 p.m. on September 5,
2006. You may drop any course as long as you have a minimum of 12 credits for
the semester. You may add only those courses that are still open for enrollment.
Thank you for your attention to these matters, and good luck with next year’s course scheduling!
Boston College Law School
Academic Calendar 2006-2007
FALL SEMESTER, 2006
Second- and Third-Year Classes Begin August 28 (Mon)
First-Year Orientation & Classes August 29 (Tues)
No Classes (Labor Day) September 4 (Mon) No Classes No Classes (Yom Kippur)
October 2 (Mon)
No Classes (Columbus Day) October 9 (Mon)
Thanksgiving Recess November 23-24 (Thurs-Fri)
Second- and Third-Year Classes End December 1 (Fri)
Second- and Third-Year Reading Days December 2– 5 (Sat -Tues)
Second- and Third-Year Exams December 6 -19 (Wed-Tues)
First-Year Classes End December 4 (Mon)
First-Year Reading Period December 5-10 (Tues-Sun)
First-Year Exams December 11-19 (Mon-Tues)
SPRING SEMESTER, 2007
All Classes Begin January 8 (Mon)
No Classes (Martin Luther King Day) January 15 (Mon)
Winter Recess February 19-23 (Mon-Fri)
Classes Resume February26 (Mon)
Easter Recess April 6-9 (Fri-Mon)
Patriots Day April 16 (Mon)
Second– and Third-Year Classes End April 25 (Wed)
Second– and Third-Year Reading Period April 26-29 (Thurs-Sun)
Second– and Third-Year Exams April 30-May 10 (Mon-Thurs)
First-Year Classes End April 27 (Fri)
First-Year Reading Period April 30-May 6 (Mon-Sun)
First-Year Exams May 8-18 (Mon-Fri)
Law Reviews/UCC Writing Competition (Pick-up) * May 18 (Fri)
University Commencement May 21 (Mon)
Law School Commencement May 25 (Fri)
Law Reviews & UCC Writing Competition (Return) May 29 (Tues)
(*Participation is optional.)
PROPOSED COURSES
SPRING SEMESTER
2006-2007
Course # Credits Course Title Instructor
LL73102 4 Administrative Law Bignami
LL38701 3 Advanced Constitutional Law: Federalism Brown, G.
LL94601 2 Advanced Criminal Justice Class (Defense) Beckman
LL87501 1 Advanced Criminal Justice Clinic (Defense) Beckman
LL34201 3 Advanced Immigration Law Clinic Kanstroom
LL34101 2 Advanced Immigration Law Seminar Kanstroom
LL79702 3 Advanced Legal Research Sullivan
LL48503 3 Advanced Legal Writing Juel
LL48501 3 Advanced Legal Writing Noble
LL48502 3 Advanced Legal Writing Spencer
LL34401 3/4 American Legal Education Coquillette
LL92201 3 American Legal History Bilder
LL47102 2+ Appellate Advocacy Carey
LL72601 3 Arbitration Dolan
LL85601 3 Attorney General Clinical Program Barnico
LL85801 3 Attorney General Clinical Program Seminar Barnico
LL46401 3 Authority and Leadership in Professional Life Sarda
LL73301 4 Business Bankruptcy Hillinger
LL40101 3 Business Planning Wiley
LL60101 2/3 Catholic Social Thought and the Law Kalscheur
LL97801 4 Civil Litigation Clinic Anderson
LL97901 3 Civil Litigation Clinic Class Anderson
LL33401 3 Civil Motion Practice Brassard
LL68202 3 Commercial Law: Secured Transactions Rogers
LL93201 3 Comparative Constitutional Law Baron
LL60901 3 Compliance and Performance Counseling Doliner
LL66601 3 Constitutional Law II Kalscheur
LL66603 3 Constitutional Law II Perju
LL76601 3 Consumer Law Fishman
LL74801 3 Corporate Finance Johnson
LL82401 3 Corporate Governance Jones
LL75002 3 Corporations Greenfield
LL87701 2 Criminal Justice Clinic (Prosecution) Sarda
LL74102 3 Criminal Law Weiner
LL94305 3 Criminal Procedure Weiner
LL97501 2 Criminal Procedure (Adjudication) Massing
Ll37801 3 Critical Race Theory Farley
LL93002 2/3 Dispute Negotiation Aronson
LL47601 3 Domestic Violence and the Law Merryman
LL70303 3 Education Law and public Policy Ricciardone
LL43001 3 Employee Benefits Law Richard
LL91801 3 Employment Discrimination Kohler
LL32201 2/3 Environmental Law Seminar: Current Topics Plater
LL45001 3 Environmental Law Teaching Seminar (Adv.) Plater
LL74301 3 Estate Planning Hamilton
LL99601 4 Evidence Cassidy
LL99602 3 Evidence Hashimoto
LL74701 3 Family Law (Marriage and Divorce) Howe
LL98001 3 Family Law Seminar Katz
LL43101 3 Foreign Relations Law of the United States Wirth
LL35501 3 Health Law and Policy II Chirba-Martin
LL36701 2 Hedge Funds Auslander
LL41701 4 Homelessness Litigation Clinic Tremblay
LL41801 3 Homelessness Litigation Clinic Class Tremblay
LL46101 2+ Human Rights Interdisciplinary Seminar Kanstroom
LL81201 3 Human Rights Litigation in American Courts Brown, G.
LL95001 2 Intellectual Property Research Shear
LL41202 4 Intellectual Property Survey Liu
LL45101 3 International Arbitration O'Neill
LL48801 3 International Business Transactions Garcia
LL62101 3 International Criminal Tribunals (ICT) Kanstroom
LL67001 7 International Criminal Tribunals (ICT) Kanstroom
LL67401 3 International Criminal Tribunals (ICT) Kanstroom
LL43601 3 International Human Rights Kanstroom
LL42301 3 International Organiations Wirth
LL69601 2 International Trade Law Garcia
LL83801 3 Judicial Process Bloom
LL63201 3 Jurisprudence FitzGibbon
LL38901 4 Juvenile Rights Advocacy Sherman
LL36001 2 Law and Accounting Cunningham
LL67301 3 Law of War, War Crimes and Genocide Ryan
LL62401 2 Law Practice Technology Neary/Most
LL78701 3 Legal Interviewing and Counseling Howe
LL44301 3 Local Government Law Levine
LL52001 1 London Program (King's College) Spiegel
LL51001 9 London Program Externship Spiegel
LL53001 2 London/Advanced European Spiegel
LL54001 1 London/British Law Spiegel
LL72801 2 Marriage: Law and Theory FitzGibbon
LL92502 3/4 Mediation Gray
LL67701 3 Mergers and Acquisitions Johnson
LL75101 2 Mutual Fund Regulation Roiter
LL84001 3 Patent Law and Policy O'Donnell
LL95504 2/3 Professional Responsibility Maffei
LL95505 2 Professional Responsibility Mokriski
LL91501 3 Regulatory Practice: Hazardous and Toxic Mat’l. Veale
LL77401 3 Securities Regulation Jones
LL48901 10 Semester in Practice McMorrow
LL45901 3 Semester in Practice McMorrow
LL70601 3 Seminar on Law and Higher Education Ricciardone
LL69901 3 Social Security Law Martin
LL92602 4 Tax I Ring
LL77801 3 Tax III (Advanced Corporate Tax) Ring
LL78308 2/3 Trial Practice Ginsburg/Chernoff
LL78307 2 Trial Practice McCormack/Rice
LL78306 3 Trial Practice McEvoy
LL78309 3 Trial Practice Muse
LL63301 2/3 Trial Practice: Domestic Relations Ginsburg
LL74501 2+ Trial Practice-Evidence Aronson
LL67902 4 Trusts and Estates Hurwitz