Registration Information

Current Semester Registration Information

Clinical Course Registration Procedure

1. For purposes of this policy, clinical courses include Community Development Clinic I & II, Economic Justice Clinic I & II, and Intellectual Property Law Clinic I & II.

2. Registration for Intellectual Property Law Clinic I is by instructor permission. Registration for Community Development Clinic I and Economic Justice Clinic I is accomplished through the normal DART process.

3. Consistent with the Indiana student practice rule, which requires students to have completed three semesters of legal studies before obtaining a student practice certification, second year students are limited to registering for spring semester clinical courses.

4. No more than two second-year students may register for any section of a clinical course.

5. No student may register for two clinical courses in the same semester. No student may register for a clinical course during the same semester the student is registered for Applied Mediation.

6. Priority in registration will be given to students who have previously taken fewer than eight credits in clinical courses.

7. Because of the possibility of conflicts of interest, a student who has registered for a clinical course may not simultaneously enroll in any externship or work in any other law office unless the student receives the express permission of the clinical professor well in advance of the first day of classes.

8. No waivers will be granted to allow a student to register for a non-clinical class whose schedule overlaps in any respect with a clinical course.

9. The Clinical Law Center has a binding drop/add policy to prevent drops during the first week of classes, when positions are difficult to fill. A student who drops after 9:00 am on the first day of classes will be given a grade of “F” for the course unless the student’s failure to participate and to timely drop the course is excused by the Office of Student Services for good cause shown. Good cause may include such things as serious illness or sudden changes in family circumstances. Good cause does NOT include a student’s desire to take another course or a conflict with outside employment or activities.