SPRING 2010 REGISTRATION | Hamline University Law School in the Twin Cities of St. Paul, and Minneapolis Minnesota

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REGISTRATION PRIORITY

Priority for registration is determined by class and program. For HUSL JD students, class is determined by the time elapsed since matriculation. Class for a first year student is L1, for a second year L2, for a third year L3, and L4 for all others. A student’s class is rolled to the next class after each academic year. Visiting away does not toll rolling; a student’s leave of absence does. HUSL JD students are enrolled in one of two programs: weekday or weekend. Class and program information is available via Piperline (link path: Student Services, Student Records, View Student Information).

Priority for online registration will be as follows:

Monday, October 26^th, starting at 9:00 p.m.

L4 Weekday Students (weekday classes only)

L4 Weekend Students

Tuesday, October 27^th, starting at 9:00 p.m.

L3 Weekday Students (weekday classes only)

LLM Students

Wednesday, October 28^th, starting at 9:00 p.m.

L3 Weekend Students

Thursday, October 29^th, starting at 9:00 p.m.

L2 Weekday Students (weekday classes only)

Friday, October 30^th, starting at 9:00 p.m.

L2 Weekend Students

Monday, November 2^nd, starting at 9:00 p.m.

All other students

Weekend classes open to Weekday Students

Students enrolled in a DRI certificate program may receive registration priority in the core courses listed below.

· Mediation

· Negotiation

Such registration priority is not a guarantee of enrollment in any particular course, nor does it afford priority for certificate electives or non-DRI courses. Students with approved forms will be registered, space permitting, according to registration priority (class, program, time of submission) by the Office of the Registrar. To receive registration priority, students must complete and sign the DRI Core Courses Priority Registration form (emailed to the student body and available in the Office of the Registrar) and return it to the Office of the Registrar no later than October 5th at 12:00 p.m. Forms submitted after this point will not receive priority.

Instructions and Policies

Students must register via Piperline. In-person registration is available by appointment only. Please contact the Office of the Registrar to set up an appointment.

The following information explains the registration process. Please read it carefully.

Piperline

Piperline is a secure system that requires user authentication. Know your user ID (which is your Hamline ID number starting with a 9 or your social security number, either one works) and PIN. Log in to Piperline before the registration period begins. Familiarize yourself with the menus and navigation. Piperline has many features; don’t wait until the first day of registration to acquaint yourself with it. You may log in to Piperline from any hamline.edu page (link path: Logins, Piperline, Login to secure area).

Holds

Check Piperline for any holds, status, or condition that may prevent you from registering (link path: Student Services, Registration, Check your Registration Status). A hold can be removed only by the department that set it. Please contact the department listed.

Plan Your Schedule

Piperline offers several views allowing you to see course offering information in various formats. You may view alphabetical lists, course description lists, lists by faculty and a date/room/time grid by selecting the appropriate display options in the Hamline Class Schedule screen (link path from any hamline.edu screen: Logins, Piperline, Class Schedule, select term for School of Law courses). To view in a different format, select your preferred option from the drop down list in the upper left. Check the course descriptions for each section in which you will seek to enroll and verify that you have met the pre-requisites. Please contact the Office of the Registrar prior to registration if you are using course substitutions or transfer credits to meet pre-requisites to ensure proper articulation.

PIPERLINE REGISTRATION

· You may log in to Piperline from any hamline.edu page (link path: Logins, Piperline, Login to secure area)

· Enter your user ID.

· Enter your Piperline PIN. If you forgot your PIN, click on the Forgot PIN button. You will be prompted to answer your security question. If you have forgotten that as well, please send an email using your Hamline University-issued email account to lawregistrar@hamline.edu or call 651-523-2468 during regular office hours to request your PIN to be reset.

· The Registration screen (link path: Student Services, Registration) offers options to add/drop, look up section information, view your current schedule and check your registration status. You should verify and print your schedule before ending your registration session. Successful Piperline Registration Courses for which you are successfully registered will have two identifiers in the registration grid

· Under the Status header, Web Registered and the date of registration will appear.

· Under the Action header, the notation None will appear, indicating no action needs to be taken. Always click the Submit Registration button to process your registration.

Errors

A stop symbol indicates that a registration error has occurred. Refer to the text under the Status header in the registration grid to determine the specific error. The Action pull down list allows you to take corrective action to eliminate the error condition. Below are some errors you may encounter and the actions required to resolve them:

Status Message	Action
CLOSED - XXX WAITLISTED	Select NONE to drop the selection, or WAIT LIST to add your name to the wait list. The numeral displayed shows the number of students currently on the wait list. You will not be automatically added to the wait list, you are merely being offered the next seat on the wait list. You must click the Submit Registration button to save your wait list status.
OPEN - XXX WAITLISTED	You may not register for this section because a wait list has been started and all open seats are being reserved for students on the wait list. Select NONE to drop the selection, or WAIT LIST to add your name to the wait list. The numeral displayed shows the number of students currently on the wait list. You will not be automatically added to the wait list, you are merely being offered the next seat on the wait list. You must click the Submit Registration button to save your wait list status.
RESERVE CLOSED-X-ON WAITLIST	Open seats are reserved for non-JD students. Select NONE to drop the selection, or WAIT LIST to add your name to the wait list. The numeral displayed shows the number of students currently on the wait list. You will not be automatically added to the wait list, you are merely being offered the next seat on the wait list. You must click the Submit Registration button to save your wait list status.
PREQ-PREREQUISITE MISSING	Select a different course—you do not have the pre-requisite(s) for this section. If you believe you have met the pre-requisite(s), or if you are using course substitutions or transfer credits to satisfy the pre-requisite(s), but the system is not allowing you to register for the course, please contact the Office of the Registrar.
DUPLICATE CRN	You have entered the same course twice in the registration grid. Only one of the sections will be saved when you exit.
TIME CONFLICT WITH XXXXX	There is a time conflict between two or more sections. You must choose one. You can’t enroll in both even if you intend to drop one later.
COLLEGE RESTRICTION	You are a weekday student trying to register for a weekend class before the section has opened to weekday students. Please check the registration priority dates.

WAIT LIST

If a section is full, you should put yourself on the wait list and register for a different course. The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs uses wait list enrollment numbers to gauge interest in courses when considering adding seats or sections to the current term schedule and determining course offerings in subsequent terms. You may be on as many wait lists as you wish. However, wait listing yourself for a section does NOT mean that you are registered in that section. You will be notified via email no later than Wednesday, November 4^th if you become eligible to enroll during the first round of wait list processing. Notices will be sent to Hamline University-issued email accounts only. See the Office of the Registrar’s web site for details and the complete wait list processing schedule (link path from the Office of the Registrar’s home page: Term Information, Spring 2010, Wait List).

Selected classes with high demand and low enrollment caps will have modified wait list processing. During the initial registration period, a wait list will be started for all Clinics and Practicums. After the first round of wait list processing, wait lists for those classes will be cleared. At that point, if a seat opens up, it will become immediately available on a first-come first-served basis. If you have an interest in these classes and do not obtain a seat in the initial registration period or first round of wait list processing, check frequently for open seats and register as soon as one becomes available.

COURSE OFFERING CANCELLATION

If fewer than eight (8) students register for a course other than a clinic or practicum, the course will be reviewed by the Associate Dean to determine whether it should be canceled. Should it have to be canceled, students registered for the course will be promptly notified and assisted in selecting another course.

Registration Help

If you need assistance with the registration process, contact the Office of the Registrar at 651-523-2468 or by email to lawregistrar@hamline.edu.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSTITUTE CERTIFICATES

For information regarding the Dispute Resolution Institute certificates please see http://law.hamline.edu/adr/certificate-programs.html.

HEALTH LAW INSTITUTE CERTIFICATES

For information regarding the Health Law Institute certificate programs, please see http://law.hamline.edu/health/health_law_certificate.html.

JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM

For information regarding the MBA, MFA, MPA, MNM or MAOL dual degree programs, please see http://law.hamline.edu/dual-degrees/joint-degree-programs.html.

INDEPENDENT STUDY

An Independent Study Registration form must be completed, signed by a full-time faculty member and returned to the Office of the Registrar. The form is available from the Office of the Registrar and online (link path from the Office of the Registrar’s home page: Forms Menu, Independent Study Registration).

CERTIFICATE IN ADVOCACY AND PROBLEM-SOLVING (CAPS) CAPSTONE RESEARCH PAPER

As a culminating activity of the DRI CAPS certificate program, CAPS students are required to complete a not-for-credit thesis-quality CAPStone research paper in the Fall or Spring semester of their final academic year at HUSL. The CAPS program seeks to maintain a rough balance in registration numbers between the Fall and Spring semesters. Registration is limited to 14 students this Spring. Students must complete a CAPStone Research Registration form. The form is available from the Office of the Registrar and can be found online at:http://law.hamline.edu/files/CAPStone_Form.pdf. Completed forms must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Students will be enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis upon approval by the DRI.

OVERLOAD FORM

Approval from the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs is required to register for more than sixteen credits. The Overload Status Request form is available from the Office of the Registrar and online (link path from the Office of the Registrar’s main page: Forms Menu, Overload Status Request). Once completed, the form must be returned to the Office of the Registrar for submission to the Associate Dean.

EXTENDED PRACTICUM

Students interested in an extended practicum must see Professor Cathy Deal, Practicum Director, to discuss the proposed placement. Extended Practicum Registration forms are available in the Office of the Registrar and online (link path from the Office of the Registrar’s home page: Forms Menu, Extended Practicum Registration).

Clinic registration

Each clinical experience requires students to consider questions of professional ethics as attorneys. Clinic experiences are three credits each. To be eligible to register for a clinic, students:

Must be in good standing
Must be eligible for Certification under MN Supreme Court Rule 2 for Student Practice (see http://law.hamline.edu/registrar/certification-under-limited-practice.html)
Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Professional Responsibility (see each section for details)
Must not have already completed a clinic (unless there is space after all those students who have not completed a clinic and wish to enroll have been placed)

CONDENSED SCHEDULE COURSES The following Spring 2010 courses have abbreviated schedules:

Accounting for Lawyers meets Fridays, January 22^nd to February 19^th from 6:00 – 8:40 p.m.
Selected Topic: MPT Preparation meets Saturdays, January 23^rd to March 6^th from 1:15 – 2:55 p.m.

FIRST YEAR COURSE REGISTRATION FOR UPPER LEVEL STUDENTS
Upper level students who need to enroll in a first year course (including FEP students, transfer students, and students who need to re-take a course) should email the Registrar (rkoch@hamline.edu) with their first, second, and third schedule choices for the required class. Requests will be processed the week of October 19th.

LRW III REGISTRATION
2L Weekend students not enrolled in LRW III in Fall 2009 will be pre-registered for LRW III in Spring 2010.

BAR COURSES
HUSL courses that teach subjects tested on the Minnesota bar exam are listed below.
•         Civil Procedure I and II
•         Commercial Law: Sales and Leases of Goods
•         Constitutional Law I and II
•         Contracts I and II
•         Corporations
•         Criminal Law
•         Criminal Procedure I
•         Evidence
•         Family Law
•         Modern Real Estate Transactions
•         Professional Responsibility
•         Property
•         Tax I: Taxation of Individuals
•         Torts I and II
•         Unincorporated Business Entities
•         Wills and Trusts

LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
The following Spring 2010 courses meet the Legal Perspectives graduation requirement:
•         Consortium: Equal Justice
•         Employment Discrimination
•         International Human Rights Law
•         Restorative Justice: Practices & Principles
•         Selected Topic: Peace, War, and the Constitution: Moral, Legal, and Ethical Issues
•         Seminar: Business Law & Ethics
•         Seminar: Contract Theory
•         Seminar: Fourth Amendment
•         Seminar: Genetics
•         Seminar: High Profile Trials
•         Seminar: Native American Law
•         Sexual Orientation Law

SKILLS COURSES
The following Spring 2010 courses apply towards the Skills graduation requirement:
•         Accounting for Lawyers
•         Advanced Legal Research
•         Clinics
•         Competitions
•         Dispute Resolution Practices: ADR & Technology
•         Extended Practicum
•         Lawyering Skills
•         Litigation Practice
•         Mediation
•         Negotiation
•         Oral Advocacy
•         Practicums
•         Selected Topic: Health Care Compliance Skills
•         Selected Topic: Multistate Performance Test Preparation
•         Trial Advocacy
•         Wrongful Convictions

FINAL EXAMS

Final exams will be held from Friday, May 7th – Thursday, May 20th. The exam schedule will be posted on the Office of the Registrar website (link path from the Office of the Registrar’s main page: Term Information, Spring 2010, Exam Schedule). Exams are graded anonymously. Each term students are assigned a 4-digit midterm exam number and a 5-digit final exam number to be used for all exams during that term. These numbers are available via Piperline (link path: log in to Piperline, Student Services, Registration, Student Detail Schedule). Exam numbers are listed below Total Credit Hours at the top of the page.
FINANCIAL AID
In order to receive financial aid, students should complete their 2009-2010 FAFSA. This can be done online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. For more information contact Student Administrative Services at 651-523-3000.
PAYMENT AGREEMENT
Details regarding tuition, fees, and payment plans can be found at www.hamline.edu/studentaccounts.Payment may be made in person at the Cashier's Office in the East Hall, by mail, by phone, or on the web via Piperline.
GRADES
Letter grades based on a 4.0 system (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F) are issued for all HUSL courses except those indicating a Pass/No Pass grade modality in the course description.
TUITION REFUND
If a student officially withdraws from HUSL during the Spring semester, the amount of tuition owed is calculated from the date of record of withdrawal or leave, not from the date the student ceases to attend class. If the official withdrawal takes place within the first 10 business days of class for students enrolled in the weekday program or the first two weekends for students enrolled in the weekend program, no tuition is owed. Subsequently, tuition owed will be calculated daily on an increasing scale based on the percentage of the days in the term before the official withdrawal date. The above process is also used to calculate the refund due to a student who drops from full-time (12-16 credits) to part-time status (8-11 credits). Please see the academic calendar for add/drop dates. Students who withdraw after 60 percent of the term has passed will be responsible for all tuition charges.
VA BENEFITS
Students eligible for VA benefits should contact Assistant Registrar Colleen Clish at 651.523.2424 or email cclish01@hamline.edu.
NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Hamline University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, ethnic background, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, religion, age, or veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities. Hamline University is registered as a private institution with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions.