School of Law Course Registration

Contents

Announcements and Updates

Important Documents (class schedules, final exam schedule)

Key Dates

Special Registration Information for Trial Advocacy

Resources for Picking Your Schedule

Registration Procedures

Registration Instructions

Policies to Remember from the Student Handbook

For More Information

Announcements and Updates
Students are not allowed to register for more than 17 credits in any semester.  This rule is from the American Bar Association and cannot be waived under any circumstances.

We offer several high-quality externships in Alternative Dispute Resolution. If you are interested, please send your resume, transcript and letter of interest to Jean Nolan at nolanj@stjohns.edu.

3/22/2012 - The professors teaching Administrative Law and Criminal Procedure I in the summer semester have waived the prerequisites of Constitutional Law and Criminal Law, respectively.

3/16/2012 - Added Family Law, Thurs. 6:25pm - 9:25pm (CRN 73292).

3/26/2012 - Added Family Violence & Sexual Assault, Thurs. 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm (CRN 73386).

3/30/2012 - Added Business Organizations, Tues 8:35 pm - 10:35 pm and Thurs 6:25 pm - 8:25 pm (CRN 73348).

4/2/2012 - Changed Perspectives on Justice Pt. I, from Tues to Wed, 6:25 pm - 8:25 pm (CRN 74421).

4/3/2012 - Time/room change on International Business Transactions/Fall 2012, from TR/1:30 pm - 2:55 pm/Rm 2-25 to TR/3:45 pm - 5:10 pm/Rm LL-03 (CRN 76646).

4/11/2012 - The pre-requisite/co-requisite, Real Estate Transactions (PROP 1090), has been removed for the seniors-only course Drafting: Real Estate Transactions (PROP 1050/CRN 73316). 

4/12/2012 - Applications are still being accepted for the Street Law Program.  In the program, students teach a practical law class to high school students in the community.  If you are interested in applying to the Street Law Program you must submit a cover letter describing your interest in the program and qualifications, a resume, and an unofficial transcript (a self-prepared one is sufficient).  Please email the materials to grandep@stjohns.edu.

4/17/2012 - Commercial Arbitration (CRN 73376) enrollment capacity increased.

4/23/2012 -  Pre-summer session course Trial Advocacy (Intensive) Criminal (CRN 31319):  Course begins 5/14/2012, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, then from 5/15/2012 - 5/25/2012, 5:00 pm - 6:20 pm.

4/23/2012 - Trial Advocacy Concentrated Criminal/Fall 2012/CRN 73317:  Please note the day of the course has changed from Tuesday 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm to Thursday 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

5/9/2012 - Additional Section Added:  NY Legal Research (CRN 76946) Wednesday, 4:20 pm - 6:20 pm.

5/23/2012 - Legal Writing-Advanced/Summer 2012 (CRN 32033) with Professor Castello has been cancelled.

Important Documents

Law School Summer 2012 Course Schedule (05/24/12)

Law School Summer 2012 Final Exam Schedule (03/28/12)

Law School Fall 2012 Course Schedule (05/14/12)

Law School Spring 2013 Course Schedule (04/25/12)

Law School Fall 2012 APWR Courses (04/10/12)

Law School Fall 2012 Paper Courses (03/16/12)

Law School Fall 2012 Final Exam Schedule (04/23/12)

 **Note: All schedules are subject to change.**

Before you begin: 

• check for pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements for courses for which you intend to register
• clear all holds from your account.

Key Dates
 

SUMMER & FALL 2012 SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Resources for Picking Your Schedule
Course Descriptions
Upper-Class Curriculum Guide
Student Handbook
Graduation Checklist
List of Advanced Practice Writing Courses
Application for Advanced Scholarly Writing Requirement 

Registration Procedures 
Each fall and spring term, students register with their class.  Each group will have two days to register.  After all 3Ls and 4Ls register, these students will have two days to make schedule adjustments.  2Ls will then register.  Afterwards, the first-come first-served waitlists will be reviewed and the general drop/add period will follow.  1Ls are automatically registered for their fall and spring courses.

 

First-come first-served (FCFS) and waitlists
All upper-class required, core, and advanced civil procedure courses are first-come first-served (FCFS) with a limit of 90. In addition, all courses with limited enrollment are offered on a first-come first-served basis.  Since each group of students will have a prioritized opportunity to register themselves, there will be no day or evening restrictions placed on FCFS courses. If demand for a FCFS course exceeds the limit, a waitlist will be created, limited to half the number of the maximum enrollment (i.e. for courses with a limit of 90, the waitlist will hold 45 students; if the limit is 20, the waitlist will hold 10 students, etc.). All FCFS waitlists will be reviewed after 2Ls finish registering. If space permits, students who have actually registered themselves for one section of a FCFS section and then waitlisted themselves for another section of the same course will be given the section for which they are on the waitlist. They will be dropped from the other section for which they were registered. Time conflicts will be overridden by the Registrar’s Office in order to do so. It is the student’s responsibility to check UIS immediately after the waitlist review to make sure his or her final schedule does not contain time conflicts. Upon completion of the FCFS review, students who did not get the FCFS course they wanted may then check for openings on UIS throughout the drop/add period.

 Once the FCFS review process has been completed, all waitlists will be eliminated. You should check UIS regularly if you are interested in registering for a closed course, since seats may open up as students adjust their schedules during the drop/add period. Any openings in these courses will be filled via the web on a first-come first-served basis. Once any open seats are filled, the course automatically closes again until additional students drop. This process will continue until the add/drop deadline. 

Registration Instructions

1. Go to http://www.stjohns.edu/central
2. Enter your user name and password and click login.  Your user name is your St. John’s email ID and your password is your UIS pin/password.  The first time you access UIS, your PIN is your date of birth (MMDDYY); however, you must change this to a confidential 6-digit PIN.  To change your PIN once you have accessed UIS, click on Personal Information and then Change PIN option.  Follow the instructions for changing your PIN.
3. Click on the UIS/TAB
4. In the UIS Main Menu box, click on Click Here to Access.
5. To register for classes once you have accessed the University Information System, click on Student.
6. Click on Registration and then Add/Drop Classes.
7. Select the term for which you are registering and submit. 
8. Enter your 6-digit Priority Registration Number and submit.
9. Follow the instructions for adding or dropping classes.
 

If you encounter error messages or if you need assistance in using the system, call the Law School Web Assistance Line (718) 990-2010, which is generally available from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.
  

Adding your name to a wait list

When you attempt to register for a FCFS course that has closed and gone to waitlist, it will appear as an error. In the status column, it will say CLOSED-(# of students) WAITLISTED. The action column to the left of the CRN will show NONE in the drop-down window. Go to the action column, and click on the arrow.  Click on Wait List, then SUBMIT CHANGES. When the page is refreshed, the waitlisted course will appear as follows: The Status column will say WAITLIST ON (date) and the Action column will show NONE in the drop-down window. When you have selected all your classes, click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION.



If you attempt to waitlist yourself for a first-come first-served course, make sure you go back online again after you have entered your selections to verify that you completed the waitlist function correctly (i.e. that the course(s) appear on your web schedule with a status of waitlist).  If the course does not appear, you need to follow the instructions above.


Policies to Remember from the Student Handbook

LL.M. in Bankruptcy courses for J.D. students
J.D. students may take LL.M. in Bankruptcy courses on a space available basis, but must register for LL.M. courses through Yvette Gutierrez, Director of the LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program, gutiery1@stjohns.edu. Creditors' Rights is a prerequisite for most LL.M. courses.  

Limit on pass-fail courses
Only designated elective classes (e.g., externship placements) may be taken pass-fail.  There is a 9-credit maximum on such courses. The 9-credit maximum on pass-fail coursework does not apply to co-curricular activity (e.g., Law Review), to pass-fail credits that are awarded for graded coursework at other institutions, or to Introduction to Law.  Students may not opt to take otherwise graded classes as pass-fail.  

Booklists and First Assignments
Book information is now available online on UIS.  To access, log on to UIS, click on Student & Financial Aid, click on Registration, and then click on Student Detail Schedule.  The book information follows the course information for each course and is found by clicking on Required Textbook.

For questions about registration
Please call the Law School Registration Helpline, (718) 990-2010. This number is answered during business hours. Any messages left after business hours will be answered the next business day.

For questions about law school policies
Larry Cunningham
Associate Dean for Student Services
& Associate Professor of Legal Writing

Colleen Kelly
Student Services Coordinator