Title: ACADEMIC PLANNING
1ACADEMIC PLANNING
- THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- FREDERIC G. LEVIN
- COLLEGE OF LAW
2The ISIS Registration System
- Three phases to registration.
- Advanced Registration
- Start times are usually at the middle of April
for Summer/Fall and the beginning of November for
the Spring term. - Schedule Adjustment
- Immediately follows advanced registration and
flows into drop/add. - Drop/Add
- Begins the first day of classes and ends at
1159pm on the 5th day of classes for
spring/fall, the 2nd day of classes for summer.
3The ISIS Registration System
- Open from 800 am to 400 am on scheduled dates.
- See the law schools Student Handbook,
http//www.law.ufl.edu/students/handbook.shtml,
for the registration schedule for specific terms. - Registration start times will be enforced during
Advance Registration. - These start times are staggered to manage the
overall load on the system and are prioritized
based on total credits earned. Students with the
same credit hours earned are randomly assigned
times.
4The ISIS Registration System
- Registration start times for each student are
assigned and enforced 800 a.m. to 500 p.m. - You can find your assigned start time under
Registration Prep in the My Online Services
menu. - You may begin registering at or anytime after
your start time in the Advanced Registration
period. - You can access the system as many times as you
wish until you reach 15 hours, thereafter you can
only register/adjust after 5 p.m. and on weekends
during the advance registration period.
5The ISIS Registration System
- Schedule adjustment begins after the Advanced
Registration period ends. - After all students (all UF) registration start
times have passed the system is open to all
students for schedule adjustments. - At this time, you may access the system as many
times as you wish until the first day of classes. - You must be registered for classes by 5pm before
the first day of classes or you will be assigned
a 100 late registration fee.
6The ISIS Registration System
- Drop/Add begins the first day of the semester and
typically ends at 1159pm on the 5th day of the
semester (2nd day for summer). For the most
accurate dates for drop/add, please refer to the
Academic Calendar on the Student Affairs website. - This is the time to make final schedule
adjustments. - Lots of scheduling shifting occurs during this
period which often enables students to get seats
in classes that were formerly closed. - You will not be able to make any schedule
adjustments after the last day of drop/add.
7The ISIS Registration System
- ISIS will access an interactive updated version
of the Schedule of Courses with seat
availability. - However, you should refer to the Course Schedules
that are posted on the law schools course
schedule website, http//www.law.ufl.edu/students/
course_schedules.shtml, when planning your class
schedule. This website will provide additional
important information about classes that is not
available in the ISIS system.
8The ISIS Registration System
The registration link will be in the My Online
Services menu underneath the Register Now section.
9ISIS will verify your identity by asking for your
GatorLink username and password.
The ISIS Registration System
10The ISIS Registration System
- Registration Page
- Personal Information
- Your Schedule
- Search Options
- You will use this page to register and adjust
your schedule.
11The ISIS Registration System
Your Schedule displays the courses you are
currently registered for.
Allows you to View your Weekly Planner Schedule.
12The ISIS Registration System
- Most Common Search Options
- Search All Courses
- Add a Section
- These will help you find an open seat in a given
course.
13The ISIS Registration System
Add a Section If you know exactly which course
section you want to take, use the Add Course
function.
Enter the section number and the number of
credits. Then click the Add this Course button.
14The ISIS Registration System
ISIS will summarize your requested action. ISIS
will then ask you to confirm that action. To
confirm, just type in your password and youre
done!
If you decide not to add the course, just click
on the Cancel button.
15The ISIS Registration System
ISIS will confirm if the course was added or
dropped.
The section will also appear or disappear from
your schedule.
16The ISIS Registration System
If the section you want is already full, you can
Search All Courses to find an open section.
17The ISIS Registration System
If you would like to drop a section, click the
Drop Button in your schedule next to the section
number.
You will confirm your Drop with your GatorLink
Password exactly as you did when Adding a Course.
18Potential Problems
- Registration Holds
- All Registration Holds list the specific details
of the hold including the office to contact to
address the hold. - Section Closed
- If there are no available seats in a given
section, it will display the message Section is
closed when you attempt to add. - Unable to add a course due to credit
- hour limitations
19Potential Problems
- Prerequisite Issues
- Departments have the right to restrict enrollment
of courses/sections with prerequisites. - Departmentally Controlled
- Sections for which the student must have the
departments permission to register.
20Solutions
- If you have a Registration Hold, please follow
the instructions in the hold to address the
issue. - If you have a problem registering due to
prerequisites, departmental control or closed
sections, contact the department offering the
course directly. - If you have a problem registering due to credit
hour limitations, you may need to complete an
overload petition to take more than 16 credit
hours. 17 credit hours is the absolute maximum
number a student may take in a Fall/Spring term.
8 hours is the maximum during the summer term.
21Additional Registration Questions Problems
- Contact the Office of Student Affairs in
- 164 Holland Hall
- 352-273-0620
22Academic Programs/Policies
- JD Curriculum
- Degree Requirements
- Course Requirements
- Seminars/Advanced or Elective Courses
- Advanced Writing Requirement
- Independent Study
- Co-curricular Activities
- Skills Training/Clinics
- Externships
23Academic Programs/Policies
- Degree Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 88 credit hours that
include - Required courses
- Completion of the advanced writing requirement
- Completion of advanced courses/electives
24Academic Programs/Policies
- Required Course Progression
- First Year Required Courses
- Contracts 5000 4
- Criminal Law 5100 3
- Torts 5700 4
- Legal Research and Writing 5792 2
- Professional Responsibility 6750 3
- Civil Procedure 5301 4
- Constitutional Law 5501 4
- Property 5400 4
- Appellate Advocacy 5793 2
- Second Year Required Course
- Legal Drafting 6955 2
25Academic Programs/Policies
- Advanced Writing Requirement
- Each student must satisfy the advanced writing
requirement in order to graduate from the College
of Law. A student may do so through the
completion of a seminar course (LAW 6936) or
through the completion of an Independent
ResearchAdvanced Writing Requirement course for
1 or 2 credit hours. All seminars shall afford
enrolled students the opportunity to satisfy the
Advanced Writing Requirement that is a condition
to graduation from the College of Law.
26Academic Programs/Policies
- Advanced Writing Requirement
- the research standard for certification of the
advanced writing requirement shall be, a major,
finished, written product which shows evidence of
original systematic scholarship based on
individual research under close faculty
supervision.
27Academic Programs/Policies
- REGISTRATION PRIORITY
- Registration-priority courses. These courses
are not - required, but the faculty recommends them for the
- designated term. Registration for these courses
will - be allowed in the term of priority. Registration
in - any other term is subject to space availability
after - Advance Registration.
- Note Certificate program students have
registration - priority for some classes.
28Academic Programs/Policies
- SECOND AND THIRD YEARS
- Second Year Registration Priority
- Estates and Trusts 3
- Evidence 4
- Corporations 3
- Unincorporated Business Enterprises 3
- Interviewing Counseling and Negotiation 3
- Third Year Registration Priority
- Trial Practice 6363 4
29Independent Study
- An Independent Study is designed to be an
independent research project under the
supervision of a faculty member who has a special
interest in the area. The student must obtain the
consent of the faculty member and agreement on
the number of credits to be awarded prior to
registering for the course. The project must
include per credit reading and writing components
at least commensurate with those of a law school
seminar, and shall be graded in accordance with
general law school standards. Independent studies
cannot be used to fulfill the seminar
requirement. - Students may complete a maximum of 4 credit
hours of Independent Study during their law
school career 2 hours maximum per semester. - Completed Independent Study Forms can be found on
the Student Affairs website and should be
returned to the Office of Student Affairs.
30Graduate Course Option
- Students may take courses specified in the
Graduate Course Option only if the student,
through the exercise of due diligence, cannot
take a course containing substantially the same
subject matter at the College of Law. With
advance approval, students may enroll in up to
two courses in the UF Graduate School and/or UF
undergraduate foreign language programs for up to
six credits toward law school graduation.
Although the grade is not computed in a student's
grade point average, a "B" or higher must be
earned to receive credit. Students on academic
probation are not eligible for the option.
Students enrolled in the Joint Degree Program are
not eligible for this option. (Transfer or
transient students who have received more than 23
credit hours for work at their previous law
school may not be eligible for the option and
should contact the Assistant Dean for Student
Affairs.)
31Academic Programs/Policies
- Certificate Programs
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental and Land Use Law
- Estates and Trusts Practice
- Family Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International and Comparative Law
- For specific information pertaining to each
program, please access the College of Law
website - http//www.law.ufl.edu/programs/
- NOTE It is important to start planning if you
determine you would like to obtain a certificate
in Environmental and Land Use Law because this
program requires completion of 8 credit hours
above the 88 needed for the JD
32Academic Programs/Policies
- Skills Training/Clinics
- The Levin College of Law faculty-supervised,
advice/representation clinics integrate the
colleges nationally-ranked scholarship with
applied lawyering and problem-solving skills
developed through simulation courses and by legal
services provided in a fully-operational legal
aid clinic. As a proven method of teaching law,
clinical scholarship places case book theory
within the context of counseling and representing
real clients working towards resolution of real
legal problems. Moreover, clinical interns
contribute to a societal need by representing
indigent clients within the local community.
33Academic Programs/Policies
- Skills Training/Clinics
- Full Representation Clinic
- Gator TeamChild/Juvenile Law Clinic
- Family Law Pro Se/Unbundling Clinic
- County Court Mediation Clinic
- IPVAC Clinic
- Prosecution Clinic/Defense Criminal Clinic
- Conservation Clinic
- For additional information please see the Clinic
website on the College of Laws website
http//www.law.ufl.edu/centers/clinics.shtml
34Academic Programs/Policies
- Skills Training/Clinics
- All Clinics except Mediation Clinic require
intern certification by the Florida Supreme Court
(CLI). Clinic staff will assist you in preparing
your application for certification and must
submit all paperwork to the Florida Supreme Court
at least a month prior to the first day of the
Clinics requiring CLI. - NOTE The CLI application requires a Florida
Board of Bar Examiners Clearance Letter which
MUST accompany your certification paperwork. If
you have not received the letter already, you
must register for CLI Registrant Status with the
FBBE (Student Registration provides both CLI
Clearance and pursues bar admission) or complete
your Florida Bar application early enough to
receive the FBBE background clearance letter in
time for your CLI application. NOTE Interns in
the two-semester clinics need this letter one
month prior to the second semester of the clinic. - The CLI background check takes approx. 3-6 months
to produce the mandatory FBBE clearance letter,
which you must provide to us no later than 4
weeks prior to the start of your practice clinic.
35Academic Programs/Policies
- Co-curricular Activities
- Trial Team
- Moot Court
- Law Review
- Journals
36Academic Programs/Policies
- Externships
- The Levin College of Laws Externship Program
offers a real world experience not found in the
classroom and exposes students to a variety of
opportunities in the legal profession, while they
earn academic credit. Placements are available at
government agencies in judges chambers and
with nonprofit legal institutions. - Externships help students develop the practical
skills, poise and confidence necessary to be
effective practitioners in the courtroom and the
law office, and expose them to particular areas
of interest. Externships also provide insight
into professional responsibility and the
operation of the legal system. Additionally, the
externship experience enhances the legal resume,
and provides important networking opportunities - Students may earn a maximum of 6 externship
credits during their law school career.
37Academic Programs/Policies
- Degree Audits
- Students are responsible for tracking their
academic progression towards the JD degree.
Requirements for the degree can be found in
online or in your student handbook received at
Orientation. The ISIS student records system
allows students to track their progression using
the University's online degree audit program.
The degree audit will show credits earned,
requirements met, requirements outstanding, etc.
The degree audit also contains your official law
school GPA used for official and unofficial
rankings. -
38Academic Programs/Policies
- How To View Your Degree Audit
- Log in to ISIS
- Click on Degree Audit on the left-hand menu to
reveal links below. - Click on the Degree Audit link.
- Log on by entering your GatorLink username and
password. If you need assistance with your
username and/or password you may call
352-392-HELP. - Under Degree Audits, click on View Complete
Degree Audit.
39Academic Programs/Policies
- How To Read Your Degree Audit
- The first section lists all required law courses.
A plus sign () or check mark indicates the
requirement has been met or is in progress. A
minus sign (-) or X indicates the requirement
still needs to be met for the degree. A minus
sign (-) noted next to the Advanced Writing
Requirement will remain until the semester is
completed and satisfaction of the requirement is
certified by the professor. - The next section lists all elective law courses.
- The next section lists all credits transferred in
from another law school. - The next section lists all credit hours earned
and in progress (up to 88) that will count
towards the JD degree. This must total 88 in
order for you to graduate (less for combined
degree students). Note The GPA listed here is
not your official law school GPA because it may
include non-law courses. - The last section is your official law school GPA.
This GPA is cumulative and reflective of UF law
courses only. This is the GPA that is used to
determine class rankings.
40Academic Advising Questions
- Contact the Office of Student Affairs
- Contact a specific professor whose expertise is
in a particular area. You may find a listing of
professors on the College of Law website under
Faculty and Staff. Here, you will find
information regarding their interests and
expertise.
41Additional Questions Regarding Academic Policies
- Contact the Office of Student Affairs in
- 164 Holland Hall
- 352-273-0620
- Students may also access the student handbook
online at - http//www.law.ufl.edu/students/policies.shtml