Enrollment Instructions: Fall 2008
- GENERAL ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS
- COMPUTER ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(Note: the "subject" will be LAW for all MSU College of Law courses.)
NOTE: Only Potential Graduates who have submitted an Application for Graduation (PDF) will have priority enrollment.
Priority Enrollment (computer) For Fall 2008 Potential Graduates, Part-Time, MJ, JD/LL.B. and LL.M. Students: |
-begins Mon., May 19, 2008 |
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Priority Enrollment (computer) For Spring and Summer 2009 Potential Graduates: |
-begins Wed., May 21, 2008 |
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Regular Enrollment Period (computer) |
-begins Fri., May 23, 2008 |
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Regular Enrollment Ends: |
Fri., July 25, 2008 |
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Late Enrollment Period begins: |
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$50 late fee |
Sat., July 26, 2008 |
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$100 late fee |
Fri., Aug. 22, 2008 |
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$200 late fee |
Tues., Oct. 21, 2008 |
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Computer Add Period Ends: |
Tues., Aug. 26, 2008 |
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To add a course after Aug. 26, 2008, a Drop/Add form must be submitted to the Registrar's Office. |
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Computer Drop Period Ends: |
Sun., Sept. 7, 2008 |
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Drop Period Fees: |
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100% Refund: |
thru Sun., Sept. 7, 2008 |
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No Refund: |
Mon., Sept. 8, 2008 |
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Classes Start: |
Fri., Aug. 22, 2008 |
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Labor Day - No Classes |
Mon., Sept. 1, 2008 |
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Thanksgiving Holiday and Fall Break |
Mon., Nov. 24 – Fri., Nov. 28, 2008 |
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Last Day of Classes: |
Fri., Dec 5, 2008 |
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Reading Period: |
Sat., Dec 6. – Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 |
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Final Exams: |
Mon., Dec. 8 - Thu., Dec 18, 2008 |
I. DISTRIBUTION OF ENROLLMENT MATERIALS
A. Tuition and Fees.
MSU Law only issues electronic bills ("E-Bill") that can be reviewed on STUINFO. The failure of any student to pay tuition when due will result in automatic disenrollment.
B. REFUNDS. Refunds for withdrawal from classes will be given in accordance with the schedule shown under DROP PERIOD above.
II. PROCESSING OF ENROLLMENT REQUESTS:
Closing of a Course:
Courses with limits will automatically close when the limit has been reached in the Student Information System and there are no waiting lists. Students may check by computer to verify if the class has reopened. It will automatically close again once the limit has been reached.
Holds on Your Account:
If there is any type of hold on your account (including but not limited to: law school advisor, student receivables, financial aid, traffic/parking tickets, MSU), your enrollment requests can NOT be processed. All holds must be settled before the end of the drop/add period in order for your enrollment requests to be processed. Any requests submitted without holds being resolved prior to the end of the drop/add period will be discarded.
III. PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION OF THE UPPER LEVEL WRITING REQUIREMENT (ULWR) AND ULWR CO-REQUISITE WORKSHOP
As a requirement for graduation, every student must complete the Upper Level Writing Requirement. Prior to enrolling for ULWR credit in any semester, students are required to have completed 29 credits. Students entering prior to fall 2007 were required to satisfy the ULWR Co-Requisite Workshop component of the ULWR as a requirement for completing Research, Writing and Advocacy II ("RWA II"). Students entering fall 2007 or later should plan to attend the workshop scheduled for the beginning of the fall 2008 semester, or check out a videotape that is on reserve in the Library. Once the ULWR Co-Requisite Workshop has been completed, an ULWR Declaration form (PDF) must be filled out and signed by each of the following persons:
- A Library representative attesting that a videotape of the ULWR Workshop was viewed in the same or prior semester for which the student enrolled for ULWR credit. (This step is not necessary if you attended the ULWR Workshop in spring 2007 or earlier to satisfy RWA II requirements.); and
- The student’s ULWR instructor, agreeing to supervise the students ULWR paper; and
- The Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
WARNING: If the ULWR co-Workshop component is satisfied after the fourth week of a regular semester, or after two weeks into the summer semester, the student will not receive credit for it as a co-requisite for a ULWR paper completed during that semester. It can be used, however, for a ULWR paper undertaken and completed during a subsequent semester.
IV. DIRECTED STUDY:
Enrollment in a Directed Study must be done in person in the Registrar’s Office in room 309. Students must obtain the approval of the supervising professor on a Directed Study Form before an enrollment request can be processed. Directed Study Forms are located in the bin that is located outside of the Registrar’s Office in room 309 or can be downloaded (PDF).
V. LEGAL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMS:
See Legal EXTERNSHIP Programs in the school catalog. Enrollment is coordinated through the Career Services Office. When adding an externship, you must provide the name of the court/office/department. Reminder: Externship enrollment must be submitted before the end of the drop/add period.
VI. CREDIT/NO CREDIT OPTION:
Students who sign up for more than the maximum credits available under the Credit/No Credit Option will have the course that exceeds the maximum credits graded.
VII. IRREGULAR AND/OR OVERLOAD SCHEDULES:
Full-time students are allowed to enroll in a maximum of 16 credit hours. Part-time students can only enroll in a maximum of 12 credits. Any student with an irregular and/or overload schedule must obtain the permission of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or Associate Dean for Student Affairs PRIOR to enrollment.
VIII. DROPS & ADDS:
Students can only add a course, provided the course has only met once. If the course has met more than once, a Drop/Add form signed by the professor must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.
A student who drops a course through Sunday, September 7, 2008, will receive a refund of tuition charged for that course.
Beginning Monday, September 8, 2008 through Sunday, September 14, 2008, a course may be dropped without a "W" appearing on the student's record, but the student will be charged full tuition for the course.
Beginning Monday, September 15, 2008, dropped courses will be charged the full rate of tuition, and a "W" will be placed on the student's record.
Special Note to Scholarship Students
The charge assessed for a course that is dropped after Sunday, September 8, 2008 is NOT covered by scholarships. The student will be required to pay the full rate of tuition for the dropped course.
IX. WITHDRAWALS
XI. STUDENTS VISITING AT OTHER LAW SCHOOLS