2015/2016 COURSE REGISTRATION MANUAL

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1 2015/2016 COURSE REGISTRATION MANUAL MARCH 2015

2 P a g e 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION PAGE 2015/2016 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE... 3 II. COURSE SELECTION AND REGISTRATION... 6 A. CURRICULUM CHOICES AND REQUIREMENTS 1. Required Courses Written Work Requirement Optional Courses Upper Year Courses by Area of Concentration Prerequisites Co-requisites Course Squatting Course Swapping Conflicting Times B. RESEARCH PAPER COURSES C. OUT-OF-FACULTY (NON-LAW) COURSES D. OUT-OF-UNIVERSITY LAW COURSES E. FORMS F. EXCHANGES & ATTENDANCE AT OTHER LAW SCHOOLS G. COMPETITIVE UPPER YEAR MOOTS H. ALBERTA LAW REVIEW I. ACCESS TO ON-LINE REGISTRATION J. AUDITING COURSES K. WITHDRAWAL FROM LAW COURSES L. ADDING COURSES... 18

3 P a g e /2016 MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON-LINE: Academic Schedule Course Timetable Examination Schedules Course Descriptions FACULTY OF LAW ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 2015/2016 The 2015/2016 Academic Schedule can be viewed at: II. COURSE SELECTION AND REGISTRATION BY STUDENTS ENTERING SECOND AND THIRD YEAR A. CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS AND CHOICES All upper-year courses are single-term, 3-credit hour courses. There are no full-year upper-year courses. (The Courts Clerkship course, however, requires registration in both the Fall and Winter terms.) To graduate, upper-year students must accumulate at least 60-credit hours after completing first-year courses. Assuming students wish to graduate within two years of completing first year, 30-credit hours must be taken in each of the second and third years of the program. However, the pace with which students proceed through the J.D. program is substantially within their control. So long as students complete all requirements for their degree within four academic years after completion of the first year of their J.D. program, the number of credit hours they carry in each academic year is up to them. However, students electing to take the 60-credit hours over three or four years, after first year of studies, should advise the Vice Dean of their plans. No minimum number of credit hours per year (or per term) must be carried (please note: for student loan purposes, a student must be registered in full-time studies, defined as 9-credit hours per term). The maximum number of credit hours is 15 credits per term. This maximum may be exceeded only with the Vice Dean s approval. No year (2 nd or 3 rd ) is attached to required upper-year courses. Hence, students may take any upper-year course any time after completion of first year. Students should familiarize themselves with the required courses, the written work requirement, and the variety of optional courses available each year, and ensure that they meet all requirements for graduation in accordance with the permissible time lines and their goals.

4 P a g e 4 1. REQUIRED COURSES (All required courses are worth 3 credits) Law Administrative Law Law Corporations Law Law Civil Procedure Law Evidence Law Professional Responsibility and one of the following: Law Jurisprudence Law Legal History It is permissible to register in more than one Jurisprudence or Legal History section with the approval of the Vice Dean, provided that the content of the additional sections are sufficiently different and the first choice of all other students enrolling on either jurisprudence or legal history are first accommodated. 2. WRITTEN WORK REQUIREMENT In either the second or third year of the J.D. program a student is required to complete a written work assignment. A student may satisfy this requirement by: (a) obtaining a minimum grade of "C" in Law 526 Research Paper where the normal range of the paper would be anywhere between 8,000 to 10,000 words in length; OR (b) submitting a paper in a course in which the paper requirement constitutes no less than 60% of the final grade. The student must obtain a minimum grade of "C" on the paper. 3. OPTIONAL COURSES (All option courses are worth 3 credits) LAW 501 LAW 502 LAW 503 LAW 504 LAW 506 LAW 507 LAW 508 LAW 509 Biotechnology Construction Law Employment Law Taxation Public International Law Human Rights Law Legislative Process & Legislative Drafting Mediation Advocacy

5 P a g e 5 LAW 511 LAW 512 LAW 514 LAW 516 LAW 518 LAW 519 LAW 520 LAW 522 LAW 524 LAW 526 LAW 531 LAW 532 LAW 538 LAW 540 LAW 542 LAW 545 LAW 546 LAW 552 LAW 555 LAW 556 LAW 557 LAW 559 LAW 561 LAW 565 LAW 567 LAW 580 LAW 582 LAW 584 LAW 587 LAW 588 LAW 590 LAW 592 LAW 596 LAW 598 LAW 599 (Special Legal Topics) Remedies Techniques in Negotiation Judgment Enforcement Law Dispute Resolution Intellectual Property Insurance Law Criminal Procedure Sentencing Family Law Independent Research Paper Law and Medicine Constitutional Litigation Alberta Law Review Land Titles Basic Oil & Gas Fiduciary Law Client Counselling Natural Resource Law Labour Law Labour Arbitration International Human Rights Law Environmental Law & Policy International Criminal Law International Business Transactions Pacific Rim Law Trusts Wills Bankruptcy & Insolvency Personal Property Security Law Immigration Law Aboriginal People & the Law Advanced Criminal Law Advanced Torts Moot Competition Academic Legal Research & Writing Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy Advanced Petroleum Law Advanced Topics in Corporate Law Animal Law Civil Evidence Class Actions Commercial Transactions Contemporary Issues in Health Law Courts Clerkship Energy Law & Policy in Alberta Health Care Ethics & the Law

6 P a g e 6 LAW 601 LAW 602 LAW 603 LAW 608 LAW 613 LAW 640 LAW 651 LAW 660 LAW 665 LAW 675 LAW 695 LAW 696 LAW 699 (Special Legal Topic) Law, Ethics, and Governance of Health Research Law and Social Media Legal Research Practicum Low Income Individuals and the Law Musicians and the Law Oil & Alternatives: Energy Development/Environmental Preservation Public Law & Practice Public Utility Law Statutory Interpretation Sustainability Law Unfair Trade Practices Water Law Corporate Reorganization & Restructuring Family Law Practice Issues International Taxation Advocacy Corporate Security & Financing Real Estate Transactions Municipal & Planning Law Estate Planning Corporate Taxation Advanced Evidence Graduate Research Paper (graduate students only) Graduate Seminar (graduate students only) Graduate Seminar (graduate students only) NOTE: COURSES ARE NOT NECESSARILY OFFERED IN AN ACADEMIC YEAR. CHECK THE TIMETABLE TO ENSURE THAT THESE COURSES ARE BEING OFFERED IN 2015/2016. COURSES MAY BE OFFERED IN FALL TERM OR WINTER TERM. SPRING & SUMMER COURSE OPTIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN PLEASE CHECK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR PRE-REQUISITE AND CO-REQUISITE REQUIREMENTS. 4. UPPER-YEAR COURSES BY AREAS OF CONCENTRATION The J.D. program does not have formal specializations. However, the following clusters of courses are intended to provide guidance for those interested in particular subjects or areas of study. Students should consult with the Vice Dean or any Faculty member for assistance with curriculum and timetable planning. In preparation for admission to the bar, it is advantageous to leave Law School with a broad knowledge of the law. (*) DENOTES REQUIRED COURSES

7 P a g e 7 ABORIGINAL LAW THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS/PUBLIC LAW ADVANCED PRIVATE LAW CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL LAW CRIMINAL LAW Aboriginal Peoples and the Law Trusts Administrative Law * Human Rights Law Labour Arbitration Labour Law Legislative Process and Drafting Military Law Municipal Planning Public Law and Practice Statutory Interpretation Advanced Torts Insurance Trusts Unjust Enrichment Workers Compensation Law Advanced Torts Advanced Topics in Corporate Law Bankruptcy and Solvency Class Actions Commercial Transactions Construction Law Corporations Law * Corporate Reorganization and Restructuring Corporate Securities Corporate Taxation Employment Law Intellectual Property International Business Transactions International Taxation Judgment Enforcement Law Pacific Rim Law Personal Property Security Law Taxation Trusts Advanced Criminal Law Advanced Evidence Criminal Procedure Criminal Trial Advocacy Evidence * International Criminal Law Sentencing ESTATES Estate Planning Taxation

8 P a g e 8 Trusts Wills THE FAMILY Family Law Family Law Practice Issues Law & Medicine HEALTH LAW/LAW AND MEDICINE Biotechnology Law Health Care Ethics and the Law Health Law & Policy Law and Medicine Contemporary issues in Health Law HUMAN RIGHTS Human Rights Law International Human Rights INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Aboriginal Peoples and the Law Intellectual Property Law & Social Media Musicians & the Law INTERNATIONAL LAW International Business Transactions International Criminal Law International Human Rights Pacific Rim Law Public International Law LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Administrative Law * Employment Law Labour Arbitration Labour Law LAND LAW Land Titles Municipal & Planning Law Real Estate Transactions LEGAL THEORY Advanced Torts Jurisprudence * (numerous sections offer different perspectives on legal theory) Legal History LITIGATION AND LAWYERING SKILLS Advanced Evidence Advocacy Civil Procedure * Civil Evidence Client Interviewing and Counselling Corporate Reorganization and Restructuring Courts Clerkship Criminal Procedure Dispute Resolution Evidence * Mediation Advocacy Professional Responsibility * Sentencing

9 P a g e 9 MOOTS NATURAL RESOURCES/ ENVIRONMENTAL LAW TAXATION Techniques in Negotiation Alberta Court of Appeal Moots Civil Law Constitutional Law Criminal Law Client Counselling Competition Clinton J. Ford Moot Corporate and Securities Law Moot Gale Cup Health Law Moot Intellectual Property Moot Jessup International Moot Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot Labour Arbitration Moot Laskin Moot National Taxation Moot Western Canada/National Trial Moot Wilson Moot Aboriginal Peoples and the Law Advanced Petroleum Law Basic Oil and Gas Law Environmental Law and Policy International Environmental Law Natural Resources Law Oil & Alternatives Sustainability Law Water Law Corporate Taxation Estate Planning International Taxation Taxation 5. PREREQUISITES Prerequisite courses for a course must be successfully taken before the course in question is taken. Prerequisites are not co-requisites. In special circumstances a prerequisite may be waived with the consent of the instructor AND the Vice Dean. 6. CO-REQUISITES Co-requisite courses for a course may be taken at the same time as the course in question. In special circumstances a co-requisite may be waived with the consent of the instructor AND the Vice Dean.

10 P a g e 10 B. PROHIBITED PRACTICES 1. Registration in Two Sections of One Course You CANNOT register in two sections of a course, UNLESS the course is Law 599 (Seminars on Specialized Legal Topics). With the approval of the Vice Dean, you may register in more than one section of Law 486 (Jurisprudence) or Law 496 (Legal History) [each section is, in effect, a separate course]. [NOTE re: Jurisprudence and Legal History: The LFC Policy Manual provides that The Vice Dean is empowered to permit students to take up to three additional sections of Jurisprudence or Legal History during their upper years on being satisfied that the content of such additional sections are substantively different from one another. ] We do check to ensure that double registration does not occur. If it is found that a student is registered in two sections of the same course, he or she is notified that he or she must choose which section he/she wishes to retain; the other section must be dropped. If the student fails to drop a section by the specified date, the Faculty will delete one of the sections from the student s registration. 2. Course Exchanges between Students You are strongly urged to avoid course exchanges i.e. one student registers in course A, while another registers in course B: each student then attempts to drop his or her own course and register in the friend s dropped course. This trick may not work, leaving at least one student without a desired course. The Faculty will not reverse the transaction or provide relief to a student who has lost his or her part of the bargain. 3. Conflicting Times You cannot register in courses if the times conflict - i.e. you cannot be registered in two different courses that occupy the same period of time. This rule applies even if the temporal overlap is in the order of 20 or 30 minutes. 4. Conflicting Examination Times The onus is on the student to prevent examination conflicts. If an examination conflict does occur, one of the conflicting courses must be dropped and no accommodation for examinations will be made. An unresolved examination conflict may result in an unexcused absence from an examination, a failing grade as a result, with either the possibility of a re-examination and/or being required to withdraw.

11 P a g e 11 C. RESEARCH PAPER COURSE - LAW 526 Course selection may be enhanced by registration in a supervised research paper course, worth 3 credits. Students must register in the course online and complete the Research Paper form available in the Admissions/Records office 128E. The form requires an outline of the research topic and ensures that consultation between the student and the supervising instructor has taken place. The initial step for enrolling in this course is to ask a full-time Faculty member to supervise your paper. If a student has difficulty in identifying an appropriate faculty member, the student may consult with the Vice Dean. Students may register in more than one research paper course, but only one per term. Note: The supervisor must be a full-time Faculty member. Sessional instructors are not eligible. D. REGISTRATION IN COURSES OUTSIDE THE FACULTY 1. University of Alberta non-law Course During an upper year, a student may take one non-law course (maximum 3 credits) in another Faculty of the University of Alberta. Approval for the out-of-faculty, non-law course must be obtained from the Vice Dean before registering in the course. The course should be connected to your legal studies or career goals, but it cannot duplicate or significantly overlap J.D. courses or any course for which you have previously received credit. NOTE: Students CANNOT take a non-university of Alberta, non-law course for credit for the J.D. program (of course, students are free to take courses for their own purposes). [For example, students cannot take courses from Athabasca or Grant MacEwan for credit.] 2. Non-University of Alberta Law Course(s) During an upper year, a student may take non-university of Alberta Law courses (e.g. in a Spring or Summer Institute sponsored by a Faculty of Law of a university other than the University of Alberta): (a) (b) (c) the maximum course credit that may be recognized is 6 credits; an out-of-faculty, non-law course cannot be taken for credit if 6 credits have been recognized for out-of-university Law courses; if a student has already taken a University of Alberta non-law course, the

12 P a g e 12 maximum credit available for non-university of Alberta Law courses is 3 credits; (d) approval for the non-university of Alberta Law course or courses must be obtained from the Vice-Dean before registering in the course or courses. 3. Forms The forms for the out-of-faculty and non-university of Alberta Law course approvals are available from the Admissions office (Room 128). E. EXCHANGES AND ATTENDANCE AT OTHER LAW SCHOOLS For information on exchange programs available to Law students, please see the appropriate section of the Faculty website, talk to the Director of Academic and Cultural Support and/or visit the Education Abroad Program, Enterprise Square, Jasper Avenue, Edmonton [ You may also attend other law schools, on a visiting basis (for one or two terms), on a letter of permission issued by the Vice Dean. Please consult the Vice Dean if you have questions in this respect. F. COMPETITIVE UPPER-YEAR MOOTS Students who successfully compete in the selection process in the Fall for competitive moots and who participate on a moot team are eligible to register for Law Moot Court Competition. This course is for students selected to the Alberta Court of Appeal Moot, Client Counselling Competition, Clinton J. Ford Moot, Gale Cup, Jessup Moot, Laskin Moot, Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot, Corporate Securities Law Moot, Labour Arbitration Moot, National Taxation Moot, Health Law Moot, Intellectual Property Moot, the Western Canada/National Trial Moot, or the Wilson Moot. Upon being selected to a team, students must register in the appropriate course using the online registration system prior to January 16, Registration must be accompanied by completing and filing a Moot Competition Registration Form with the Admissions Office by February 1, Late registration will be permitted in cases where the selection to the moot occurs after this deadline. Due to the scheduling of the Brimacombe Selection Round and/or selection for individual Moots, registration in Law 598 cannot occur in the Fall term.

13 P a g e 13 G. ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Students may obtain credit for work done with the Alberta Law Review. Consult with the Law Review editors for more details. H. ACCESS TO ONLINE REGISTRATION The University of Alberta has an online registration system (Bear Tracks) which allows ease of access and the ability to make changes to your registration. PROPER ONLINE REGISTRATION IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. The Faculty is not responsible for operating or maintaining Bear Tracks. Technical difficulties with the system should be taken up with the system administrator. Comprehensive information on how to register using Bear Tracks is available on the Registrar s website The University of Alberta calendar is now available online at Hard copies of the calendar will be available at the U of A Bookstore. Continuing students who wish to have a hard copy must present their OneCard at the Bookstore. Please carefully observe the following procedures: 1. Students in the joint year of the MBA/JD program have first priority to the system. They will be able to begin registering on Monday, March 16, 2015, at 6:00 am. 2. Third year students will be able to begin registering on Monday, March 16, 2015, at 7:00 am. 3. Second year students will be able to begin registering on Monday, March 23, 2015, at 7:00 am. 4. Students are allowed registration to a maximum of 30-credit hours each year. The maximum per term is 15-credit hours. 5. The system will be open throughout the spring/summer terms to permit students to make changes to their registration. 6. Ensure that you check account frequently for updates. Your Statement of Results will also be sent to this address. 7. Course offerings may change over the course of the summer. A summer update memo will be ed to account.

14 P a g e Registration in FALL TERM and WINTER TERM courses will close on the date specified in the University of Alberta Academic Schedule. 9. Current course offering information may be accessed via Bear Tracks at any time. 10. IMPORTANT: Anyone with outstanding University of Alberta fines (i.e. Library, Parking, Fees, etc.) will not be allowed to access the online registration system until these fines/fees are paid. Be sure that you clear amounts outstanding well before commencing registration. 11. It is the student's responsibility to be sure they attend the proper section of the course for which they registered. After the ADD/DROP deadline has passed, you will not be allowed to switch from one section to another. 12. Your class timetable notice, which includes your fee assessment, will be available on Bear Tracks. I. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND COURSE OUTLINES/SYLLABI While every effort is made to ensure that course descriptions reflect eventual course outlines, some development of courses may occur between the date of registration and the term in which a course is delivered. The course outline or syllabus establishes the framework for the course and supercedes the course description. Since aspects of the courses described in the Course Descriptions may be amended, students should consult course outlines/syllabi for the definitive descriptions of courses. J. AUDITING COURSES Law students may register as an "audit" student in University courses. See the Academic Schedule for audit registration deadlines and s of the Calendar for auditing rules. K. WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSES 1. For Fall term, by means of the online registration system, students can register in and change course selection up to the deadline for online registration (September 16, 2015). These changes can be accomplished without any record of the registration or change of registration in a particular course. Students withdrawing after this date and up to October 3, 2015, will be assessed 50% fees.

15 P a g e Fall term course withdrawals after September 16, 2015, and before November 26, 2015, will result in a notation of "W", which is not included in the G.P.A. calculation. 3. After the November 26, 2015, deadline if a student withdraws from a Fall term course, the transcript will reflect the student s performance in the course, which will almost always result in a grade of F. 4. In full session (two-term) courses, students can withdraw up to the January 16, 2016, deadline; the student's transcript will indicate a "W". 5. If a student withdraws from a full session course after the January 16, 2016, deadline, the student's transcript will reflect the student s performance in the course. 6. For Winter term courses, a student can adjust their registration by means of the online registration system until January 16, These changes can be accomplished without any record of the registration or change of registration in a particular course. Students withdrawing after this date and up to February 4, 2016, will be assessed 50% of their fees. 7. Winter term course withdrawals after January 16, 2016, and before April 1, 2016, will result in a notation of W, which is not included in the G.P.A. calculation. 8. If a student withdraws from a winter term course after the April 1, 2016, deadline, the student's transcript will reflect the student s performance in the course, which will almost always result in a grade of F. 9. Withdrawal forms are available from the Admissions/Student Records Office (Room 128). L. ADDING COURSES 1. Students may not add Fall Term courses to their course load after September 16, Students may not add Winter Term courses after January 16, Please do not wait until the last minute to plan your timetable. Please understand and respect our need to adhere to deadlines.