1. Curriculum Planning
Full-time - 2Ls & 3Ls
Fall 2018

2. Curriculum Planning Full-time - 2Ls & 3Ls Fall 2018
Comply with ABA Standards
Loyola Required Curriculum
-- Current as of 3/1/18

3. Curriculum Planning Full-time - 2Ls & 3Ls Fall 2018
Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0 after the first semester; after every semester thereafter.
Must not receive an F or WF in more that three courses.
Complete the required curriculum; total 86 credits; 74 must be graded
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

4. Online Distance Courses for JD Students
JD students may not take more than a total of 15 credits in classes where more than 1/3rd of the instruction is at a distance.
JD students may not enroll for a distance course until they have completed at least 28 credits.
Instructor permission required.

5. Full-time JD students enrolled in Part-time division courses
Full-time JD students may not enroll in 1L courses reserved for the Part-time division.
Priority enrollment is provided to Part-time students for elective courses in the Part-time division.
The ability for Full-time students to enroll in elective courses in the Part-time division is determined by the instructor.

6. Curriculum Planning Full-time - 2Ls & 3Ls Fall 2018
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

7. Curriculum Planning Full-time - 2Ls & 3Ls Fall 2018
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]
A minimum of 3 credits must be in a Live Client Experience (LCE)
Remaining credits can be Comprehensive Simulation credits (CS)
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 (*Fall Semester Only)
Rigorous Writing Courses – 1-2 credits

8. Experiential Learning
All students must complete at least credits of Experiential Learning
There are two different types of experiential learning courses:
Live Client Experiences (LCE)*
i.e., externships (judicial, government, etc.), clinics, and practica
Comprehensive Simulation Experiences (CSE)
i.e., courses such as Trial Practice, Client Counseling, etc.
*Note: At least 3 of those 6 credits must be LCE

9. Curriculum Planning Full-time - 2Ls & 3Ls Fall 2018
Graduation in 3 years:
Curriculum guide to graduate in 3 years with focus on bar passage and practice-ready 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

10. Goals and Objectives of Loyola Law
Ensure a Core Curriculum of Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Values.
Integrate and Emphasize Social Justice and Ethics Issues in the Curriculum.
Develop and Enhance Clinical and Other Experiential Opportunities
Support and Enhance Opportunities for Students to Deepen Their Understanding of Specialized Areas of Law and Practice.
Promote Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities
Ensure Loyola’s Status as Chicago’s Premier Part-Time Weekend Programs.
Explore Alternative Means for Delivery of Academic Programs.
Promote Opportunities for Students to Integrate Global Perspectives in the Study and Practice of Law.

11. Available Options Hold at 12-14 credits
Electives which are highly recommended core curriculum
Electives which are bar courses
Electives which are pre-requisites in certificate programs or legal concentrations
Co-curricular Options which enhance resume

12. Bar Courses — Some 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]
Sales [Fall, Spring]
Secured Transactions [Fall, Spring]
Remedies (Equity) [Fall, Spring]
See Bar Information on website:

13. 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

14. Experiential Learning Courses
Clinical Programs (LCE)
Externships (LCE)
Trial Practice (CS)
Practica (LCE/CS)
Other Comprehensive Simulations (CS):
Negotiation; Mediation; Arbitration
Drafting Contracts; Journals; Competitions
Pre-trial Litigation; Accounting for Lawyers; Street Law

15. Develop a Legal Concentration
Advocacy*
Anti-trust Law
Business Law
Child and Family Law*
Civil Rights
Corporate Law
Education Law
Health Law*
Intellectual Property Law
International Law and Practice*
National Security
Public Interest Law*
Tax Law*
Transactional Law*
* Designates a Certificate Program is available

16. Sequencing
Sequencing of Courses required for area of concentration or Certificate Programs
Examples:
Child and Family Law
Tax Law
Advocacy – Criminal Law Litigation
Health Law
Corporate/Transactional Law

17. Sequencing—Child and Family Law
Sp-19
F-19
Sp-20
Family Law
Admin Law
Child, Parent & State
Education Law & Policy
Domestic Violence Seminar
Juvenile Justice
ChildLaw Clinic
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: Business Organizations, Evidence, Federal Income Tax
Required 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)

18. Sequencing—Tax Law F-18 Sp-19 Sm-19 F-19 Sp-20 Tax Clinic Fed Tax
*Fall only
Corporate & Partner Tax
Advanced Corporate Tax
Tax Audits, Procedures, Ethics
Bus Org
Estates
Est &
Gift Tax
Int’l Tax

19. Sequencing—Advocacy (Criminal)
Sm-18
F-18
Sp-19
Sm-19
F-19
Sp-20
Crim Pro
Invest.
Adjud.
TP I Int
Evid
TP I/II
TP I
TP II
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Federal Income Tax
Required Courses: Professional Responsibility; 2 Electives in Trial and Appellate Advocacy; 1 Elective in ADR;
1 Co-Curricular Experience (Clinic, Competition Team, etc.)

20. Sequencing—Health Law
F-18
Sp-19
F-19
Sp-20
HC 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
Highly Recommended Elective Courses: Evidence
Required 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.)

21. Sequencing – Corporate/Transactional Law
F-18
Sp-19
F-19
Sp-20
Fed Tax
*Fall only
Bus. Org.
Securities Regulation
Corp. & Part. Tax

22. 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
Journal of Regulatory Compliance
Competitions (TRYOUTS IN APRIL!)
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

23. Recommendation: Balance
Bar Courses
Skills Training Courses
Legal Concentration
Logistics:
Flexible Credit Courses
Enrichment/Elective Courses
Exam Schedule

24. Flexible Credit Courses
Student Initiated Capstone Project
1-3 Credits: Requires proposal and consent of faculty advisor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Directed Study
Under the supervision of a faculty member, students may earn 1–2 credit hours for work performed in an approved field placement or project for a faculty member who defines the scope and subject of the work. Each hour of academic credit requires at least 55 hours of work during the semester. Approval of the faculty member and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is required.
Independent Research
Under the supervision of a faculty member, students may earn 1–2 credit hours for completing research that is defined in scope and subject matter by the faculty member. Each hour of academic credit requires 30 pages of written work of scholarly or publishable quality. Approval of the faculty member and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is required.

25. Elective Courses Explore your interests
Expose yourself to legal areas in demand
Enjoy more studies with professors you find interesting/effective

26. 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!

27. EXAM SOFT!!!!!!!!
Every year, a select number of students choose to ignore the MULTIPLE reminders we send out about registering for ExamSoft. Be advised that there are financial and other consequences for failing to register for ExamSoft on time. YOU MUST REGISTER EACH AND EVERY SEMESTER! Please, just do it. KThx!

28. Advisors
You are welcome to schedule a curriculum counseling session with any of the following advisors:
Dean Faught
Dean Gaspardo
Dean Harris
Lindsey Johnson
Giselle Santibanez-Bania
If you wish to be assigned an advisor for curriculum planning other than the above, send Dean Gaspardo an 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

29. Important Dates Fall 2018 Registration Dates:
Current PT 2L/3Ls: Monday, March 19th
Current FT 2Ls: Tuesday, March 20th
Current PT 1Ls: Wednesday, March 21st
Current FT 1Ls: Thursday, March 22nd
Externship applications: due April 20th

30. 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)

31. Key Registration Issues
Typical Blocks
Password Block
Wrong Date for Registration
Financial Block
Immunization Block
Firewall Block
No Transcript on File
System Down

32. 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

33. 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

34. Typical Blocks System Down Keep trying!
Contact the Registration help line:
(312) –Law Registrar Office
(312) –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.

35. Courses that Require Prior Approval for Registration
Some courses require prior approval
Externships, clinics, and practica
Other 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
Externship applications are due to Prof. Josie Gough by April Once approved, students may register on LOCUS.

36. 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.]

37. Thanks!!!! Good Luck with Registration Communicate any Problems
Register Early