Student Affairs

Schedules & Curricular Information


Sections/Classes/Textbooks

The incoming class has been divided into four sections and within each section, there are two Legal Research and Writing groups signified by a letter of the alphabet. For example, if you are in Section 1A then you are in the A section of Legal Research and Writing. Refer to the e-mail you received indicating your section assignment.

Methods by which you may determine the textbooks for your class schedule

First day assignments are updated often as professors provide the needed information. Please keep checking the site to see if your courses have a first day assignment. Not all courses have first day assignments though so do not be alarmed if you do not see any or all of your professors listed. You will likely find more information out about this when you meet with your section on Day Three of the ILSP. Some of the first year class assignments may be on TWEN. You will receive your Westlaw (TWEN) account Information at ILSP check-in and you will then be able to access TWEN.

Registration

Please check ISIS to make sure you have been registered appropriately for fall 2008 courses. If you are not currently registered due to a hold, clear your hold as soon as possible. If your hold has been cleared, you do not need to contact UF Law. We will continually check your hold status and when we see that a hold has been lifted, we will register you for classes. We will do this as quickly as possible.

A note about your courses/schedule:
ISIS information is not always applicable/accurate for UF Law (sometimes the times don't match exactly). UF Law classes start on the hour and our first period is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. The correct times/professor names can be found on the UF Law Course Schedules page.

Required readings for the ILSP

For the ILSP, there are required readings for the on-campus day with your section, which is Friday, August 22, 2008. Don't forget to print these documents:

Introduction to American Law: An Overview of the U.S. Legal System Documents

Case Analysis & Briefing

Course Selection

The curriculum for beginning students is prescribed by faculty. This curriculum must be completed prior to registration for elective courses, except where Levin College of Law policy otherwise provides (see Class Progression Schedule in the Student Handbook). Students are required to take Professional Responsibility in their 1st semester of study and Legal Drafting in their 4th semester. Students may choose elective courses from any area, subject only to prerequisites. It is recommended that students select a variety of courses to ensure broad exposure.

For more detailed information on classes, please visit the Course Schedules or Exam Schedules pages.

American Bar Association Residency Requirement

ABA Standard 304 requires a full-time course of study extending over at least three academic years, with a minimum of 10 credits / semester. Students may earn no more than one semester of residency credit by taking two summer sessions of at least five credit hours each on campus. This means in order to graduate, you must complete six semesters with a minimum of 10 credit hours, or five fall / spring semesters with a minimum of 10 credits each and two summer semesters with a minimum of five credits each.

Suggested Reading

The professors who teach Introduction to the Profession strongly encourage you to read Hegland, “Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law”, (West Nutshell series, 1995, ISBN#: 0314059334), which may be purchased wherever West Publishing law textbooks are sold. We also suggest reading legal autobiographies and biographies. The autobiographies of Clarence Darrow, and the biographies of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Learned Hand, particularly Judge Hand by Gerry Gunther, are favorites. You may read for enjoyment about the law such authors as Grisham and Turow, as well. In addition, it is recommended that you get a Black’s Law Dictionary, an invaluable resource for the study of law. Furthermore you can read, “Whatever I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten,” which can be purchased at your local bookstore.

Holds On Your Record

Holds are administrative flags placed on your records due to incomplete immunization records, overdue fees, library or parking fines, past due balances to the University for housing, tuition, or past due balances through the Student Health Care Center. Once a hold has been placed on your record, you cannot order transcripts, enrollment certifications or register for classes. To determine whether your record has a hold, go to www.isis.ufl.edu and click “My Record” on the left-hand side of the screen.

If you have a hold on your record, it is your responsibility to have your hold released by the department that placed the hold. First semester students with a hold should contact the Office of Student Affairs at 352.273.0620, after having the hold removed, so that you may be registered for classes. If your hold is removed past the add/drop deadline, you will be subject to a $100 late registration fee.

Fees & Payment

All first semester students are automatically registered for 16 credit hours. Fees may be paid with a MasterCard or Visa credit card, on ISIS by accessing the Make Payments button or now via electronic funds transfer from your checking account, (see details at http://www.isis.ufl.edu; then, click on EFT sign under the Financial Services menu on the left-hand side of the screen.) If you are receiving financial aid, the fees will be automatically deducted from your aid.

It is very important to note that the University of Florida is a self-fee assessing university, which means that you will NOT receive a bill for your tuition. You must assess and pay your own fees by the stated deadlines unless you have some form of deferment.

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