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- Returning students: You will receive a registration day and time prior to registration. You may register for courses at any point between that time and the end of the聽add/drop听辫别谤颈辞诲.
- First year students take a prescribed course-load, and registration is automatic for fall 1L courses.
UU直播鈥檚 online course registration system, EagleApps, is also available in the Agora portal under 鈥Eagle Apps Planning and Registration鈥.聽This is where you can search for courses and build your plan(s). Make sure to prepare second- and third-choice options in case of scheduling conflicts or limited seating capacity. To understand course requirements and offerings, see the聽Course Selection page.
Students may have a hold placed on their account due to missing immunizations or an unsettled student balance. Any holds on a student鈥檚 record will block course registration for that student. The student should contact the appropriate department to resolve the hold before proceeding.
Some courses offer additional credits, usually to account for the writing of a substantial analytical paper. To take a course with the higher credit option, complete the following steps:
- Verify that the course is offered as a variable credit option, which is noted on the course schedule.
- Register for the course.
- Email the course instructor to request to take their class with a higher credit option.
- Complete the Registration Change form (found on the Forms & Policies page), upload a copy of the course instructor鈥檚 reply indicating their approval, and submit the form.聽
- Student & Academic Services will review and process your request.
You may drop classes after the add/drop period (see the academic calendar for dates), provided your course load does not drop below the credit minimum (outlined below). However, this may result in the receipt of a 鈥淲鈥 (withdrawn) grade on your transcript. You may only add a class after add/drop with permission from both the professor and the Dean for Academic Affairs.
Upper-level law students may elect to take up to 7 credits, in no more than two classes, as Pass/Fail in lieu of a letter grade. To register for the Pass/Fail option, students must first determine that the course is eligible (refer to the list on the Course Selection page). Register for the course and select that grading option in EagleApps prior to the pass/fail deadline. Note that courses that are automatically pass/fail, such as some experiential learning courses, do not count against your 7 credit/two course maximum. A course that fulfills the ABA upper-level writing requirement may not be taken as pass/fail.
Students may audit a class with the permission of the professor. Note that the audited course will be included on your transcript. The process to audit a course is as follows:
- Email the course instructor requesting their permission to audit the course.
- Complete the Registration Change form and upload a copy of the course instructor鈥檚 reply indicating their approval. Submit the form.
- Student & Academic Services will review and process your request.
2L and 3L JD students can register for an Independent Study under the supervision of a full-time faculty member. The project must receive approval from the Office of Student & Academic Services. Students should:
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- Complete the Independent Study Approval Form online in consultation with their supervising faculty member.聽
- Upload an email from the faculty supervisor indicating their approval for the Independent Study. Submit the form.
- The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will review your request and, if approved, Student & Academic Services process your request.
- Per-semester minimum: 12
- Per-semester maximum: 17
- First year: Prescribed curriculum (29 or 30 credits)
- Second/Third years: At least 55-56 credits total
Exceptions are only allowed with the written permission from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Clinical courses often have limited enrollment, and some require third-year students. Please see Programs & Experiential Learning to learn the relevant policies.
In addition to individual program limits, the following policies may apply:
- A student may not take more than one of these major externships:
- The Attorney General Program
- SiP: Europe
- SiP: UU直播 in DC
- SiP: Diverse Placements
- Some state bars limit the total number of clinical credits a student may earn in law school. Please check with the bar in any state in which you intend to apply.
Under certain conditions, UU直播 Law School students may register for courses at the Boston University School of Law through the consortium program and are covered by UU直播 Law tuition.
Conditions:
- The course is not offered at Boston College Law School during the current academic year
- Permission is granted by the instructor of the course
- The聽student must complete the聽Cross Registration聽form聽and email it to听产肠濒补飞.蝉补蝉@产肠.别诲耻聽for approval.
