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Curriculum advising

Prepare for your future by understanding curriculum requirements, planning for the bar exam, and taking the Bar Readiness Diagnostic. Get tips on timing, resources, and registration. Find out about useful courses and who to contact for help.

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Curriculum advising

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  1. Curriculum advising First Year Day Students Spring 2019

  2. What we’re covering today • 1. Planning for your future. • 2. Executing on that plan. • 3. Completing the experiential requirement. • 4. Beginning to think about the bar exam.

  3. the bar diagnostic • At the conclusion of the spring semester, all first year full time day (and 2L evening) students will take a Bar Readiness Diagnostic during the exam period. • All 1L Day and 2L Evening students are required to participate • Although this assessment will not affect your grades, it will be scored to give you preliminary information about whether you are on track for success on the bar exam. • You do not need to study for this assessment. You should take the assessment seriously and use the results to focus your future study efforts. Academic advising will be available to help you make the best use of the results.

  4. Remaining Curriculum Requirements • Professional Responsibility • Evidence • Constitutional Law II • Civil Procedure II • Scholarly Writing • Experiential • Live Client – 6 credits OR • Live Client – 3 credits PLUS Simulation – 3 credits 87 Credits Do not wait until the last semester to take required courses.

  5. Timing tips

  6. RULES AND REASONING • GPA below 2.8. • Connected to a doctrinal subject (e.g., R&R: Remedies; R&R: Employment Law) Will need to take in Fall 2019 or Spring 2020. Plan accordingly.

  7. Experiential requirement -- • 6 credits • 3 must be live client • Clinics, externships, and workshops Timing Tip: Prereq & Coreq: Evid and PR

  8. Planning resources • Degree Audit feature (called “Academic Requirements” on MyUB) • Curriculum Document • Academic advisors & Faculty/IL Mentors • Law School’s Academic Policies and Procedures Manual • Concentration plans (available under Forms on MyUB) – start planning for that now • What kind of lawyer do you want to be? (link on Semester page)

  9. Creating a roadmap

  10. registration • Read Registration instructions on Semester page • You will register on April 3 (0-28 credits) • Cross divisional date is April 9 • Wait list tips • Check for HOLDS • Max credits • Section numbers (300=day; 400= eve; 500= all)

  11. Where to find useful information: • The Current Students Tab on the School of Law website allows you to access • Semester information • Class Schedule, Registration Instructions • Academic Calendar • Course Descriptions • How-To Guides for Students available on Records and Registration web site

  12. And announcing the ube • Beginning July 2019. • The test: MEE, MPT, and MBE (& MPRE) • Getting ready? Courses to consider that are not required but are bar-tested: Business Orgs, Conflicts, Con Crim Pro, Family Law, Sales & Leases, Secured Trans, T&E. • Specific Bar Helpful classes: Summer MPT Class and Essential Skills for the Bar.

  13. A Word about taking courses elsewhere • At Maryland Law & Other Law Schools • At other Graduate Schools • Online Courses • Abroad

  14. QUESTIONS? • WHO CAN HELP? • Dean Diamond (cdiamond@ubalt.edu) • Dean Harow (lharow@ubalt.edu) • Dean Koller (dkoller@ubalt.edu) • Prof. Jane Murphy (jmurphy@ubalt.edu)

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