Registration Priorities: In allocating seats for students who register in time for courses which become over-subscribed, fourth-year part-time day and third-year full-time day students are given priority over second-year day students for Day division courses; fourth-year part-time evening students are given priority over third and second-year part-time evening students for Evening division courses. Students who accelerate their graduation are not given priority over students graduating on schedule. Day students are given preference for registration in day courses as are evening students for evening courses. Students are permitted to drop or add elective courses during designated drop/add periods.

Upperclass Student Credit Hours Per Semester: Full-time students must carry a minimum of twelve (12) credits and may take a maximum of sixteen (16) credits each semester. Full-time students receiving credit for Law Review, Moot Court Board, or for serving as a Teaching Assistant may exceed the maximum credit load by up to one (1) credit, at no extra charge. Part-time students must carry a minimum of eight (8) credits and may take a maximum of eleven (11) credits each semester. Part-time students receiving credit for Law Review, Moot Court Board, or for service as a Teaching Assistant may exceed the maximum credit load by up to one (l) credit, at no extra charge. All part-time students may take 12 credits during any one of their last six (6) semesters, at no extra charge, unless they previously completed at least one semester full-time. This provision also applies to transfer students who were full-time at their prior school but who enter the Law Center as part-time students. Part-time students may never exceed twelve (12) credits, even for Law Review, Moot Court, or TA credit.

In exceptional circumstances, and with the advance written permission of the Dean or the Dean's designee, a student may exceed the applicable maximum credit limit by one (1) credit, if:

Late Registration: Any student who does not register on the date designated for his/her registration may register as late as the first day of classes with permission of the Registrar's Office. There is a late registration fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

Payment of Tuition and Fees: No student will be permitted to register until the student has paid all applicable tuition and fees in-full or has received clearance from the Office of the Bursar.

Taking Courses in Another Division: If the same course is offered in both the day division and the evening division in the same semester, full-time day students must take the day course, and evening students must take the evening course, with the following exceptions: (1) if the class in the other division still has openings, a student may enroll in the other division; (2) if a student is enrolled in another course that conflicts with the class in his/her division, a student may enroll in the class in the other division so long as the conflict continues. If a student drops the course in conflict, the student must transfer to the class in his/her division. the student is responsible for informing the Registrar's office of the elimination of the conflict and filing a drop/add form with the registrar's office. No exceptions are made for full-time students who wish to take a class in another division in order to have the flexibility to arrange or accommodate employment.

No Credit for Conflicting Courses: Students may not enroll in courses for which published meeting times conflict, even by as few as 5 minutes. Students registering for conflicting courses will be denied credit for one or all of the conflicting courses at the discretion of the Registrar's Office.

Auditing Courses: A student may elect to officially audit one course per fall or spring semester as long as the student is registered for the minimum number of credits for his/her program and division. The credit equivalent of the audited course may not cause the student's course load to exceed the maximum allowable credits for his/her program and division. Only elective courses may be audited. An individual faculty member may at his/her discretion exclude any or all of his/her courses from this option. A student may register to audit a course during the registration period but not later than the last day of the drop/add period for the fall or spring semesters. Summer courses may not be audited. Audited courses dropped after the applicable drop/add period will be reflected by a "W" on the student's transcript.

Grades are reported in the usual manner. A passing grade will be converted to "AUD" on the student's official record. If a failing grade is submitted, the course will be removed from the student's record and no reference will appear on the transcript.
A student auditing a course must:

Summer Semester Eligibility: Students whose cumulative GPAs are at least 2.0, 2.333 for students beginning their studies in Fall 2007 and beyond, may register for summer classes. Students with GPAs under 2.0, 2.333 for students beginning in Fall 2007 and beyond, or who are on Academic Probation may not register for summer classes without the permission of the Assistant Dean for Academic Advisement or the Assistant Dean for Student Services.

Summer Semester Credit Hours: A student may take a maximum of six (6) credits during any summer semester. A part-time student who intends to earn residence credit for a summer semester must take and pass at least four (4) credits. A full-time student who intends to earn residence credit for a summer semester must take and pass at least five (5) credits.

Transfer from One Division to Another: Students may transfer from full-time to part-time or from part-time to full-time status by submitting a petition to the Assistant Dean for Student Services. Students considering transferring from one division to another are advised that eligibility to sit for the New York State Bar Examination depends in part on compliance with the residency rules established by the New York State Court of Appeals. Briefly, these rules require that a full-time student attend the equivalent of six (6) semesters of instruction and a part-time student attend the equivalent of eight (8) semesters of instruction. The rules also deem a part-time program equal to three-fourths (3/4) of a full-time program. Thus, for example, a student who has completed two (2) years as a full-time student and then transfers to part-time status for his/her third year will not meet the Court of Appeals residency requirements. For this reason, transfers from one division to another must be planned carefully.

• A student will be permitted only one transfer during his/her legal studies.
• No transfers from full-time to part-time will be approved for a student's last semester.*
• A student may not request a transfer from part-time to full time until the student has completed at least one semester.**
• A transferring student must continue all sequential required courses with the same professor.
• A transferring student must continue all sequential required courses in the division (i.e., day or evening) in which he or she was enrolled at the time of the transfer request.