ACADEMIC PLANNING
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
FREDERIC G. LEVIN
COLLEGE OF LAW
The ISIS Registration
System
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Three phases to registration.
 Advanced Registration
• Start times are usually at the middle of April for
Summer/Fall and the beginning of November for
the Spring term.
 Schedule Adjustment
• Immediately follows advanced registration and
flows into drop/add.
 Drop/Add
• Begins the first day of classes and ends at
11:59pm on the 5th day of classes for spring/fall,
the 2nd day of classes for summer.
The ISIS Registration
System
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Open from 8:00 am to 4:00 am on scheduled dates.
 See the law school’s Student Handbook,
http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/handbook.shtml, for
the registration schedule for specific terms.
Registration start times will be enforced during Advance
Registration.
 These start times are staggered to manage the overall
load on the system and are prioritized based on total
credits earned. Students with the same credit hours
earned are randomly assigned times.
The ISIS Registration
System
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Registration start times for each student are assigned
and enforced 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 You can find your assigned start time under
Registration Prep in the “My Online Services” menu.
You may begin registering at or anytime after your start
time in the Advanced Registration period.
 You can access the system as many times as you
wish until you reach 15 hours, thereafter you can only
register/adjust after 5 p.m. and on weekends during
the advance registration period.
The ISIS Registration
System
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Schedule adjustment begins after the Advanced
Registration period ends.
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After all students’ (all UF) registration start times
have passed the system is open to all students for
schedule adjustments.
At this time, you may access the system as many
times as you wish until the first day of classes.
You must be registered for classes by 5pm
before the first day of classes or you will be
assigned a $100 late registration fee.
The ISIS Registration
System
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Drop/Add begins the first day of the semester and
typically ends at 11:59pm on the 5th day of the semester
(2nd day for summer). For the most accurate dates for
drop/add, please refer to the Academic Calendar on the
Student Affairs website.
 This is the time to make final schedule adjustments.
 Lots of scheduling shifting occurs during this period
which often enables students to get seats in classes
that were formerly closed.
You will not be able to make any schedule adjustments
after the last day of drop/add.
The ISIS Registration
System
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ISIS will access an interactive updated version of
the Schedule of Courses with seat availability.
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However, you should refer to the Course Schedules
that are posted on the law school’s course
schedule website, http://www.law.ufl.edu/studentaffairs/current-students/course-schedules, when
planning your class schedule. This website will
provide additional important information about
classes that is not available in the ISIS system.
The ISIS Registration
System
The registration
link will be in the
My Online
Services menu
underneath the
Register Now
section.
The ISIS Registration
System
ISIS will verify
your identity by
asking for your
GatorLink
username and
password.
The ISIS Registration
System
Registration Page
Personal Information
 Your Schedule
 Search Options
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You will use this page to
register and adjust your
schedule.
The ISIS Registration
System
Your Schedule displays the courses you are currently
registered for.
Allows you to View your Weekly Planner Schedule.
The ISIS Registration
System
Most Common Search Options
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Search All Courses
Add a Section
These will help you find an open seat in a
given course.
The ISIS Registration
System
Add a Section
If you know exactly which course section you want to
take, use the Add Course function.
Enter the section number and the number of
credits. Then click the Add this Course button.
The ISIS Registration
System
ISIS will summarize
your requested action.
ISIS will then ask you to
confirm that action.
To confirm, just type in
your password and
you’re done!
If you decide not to add the course, just click on the Cancel button.
The ISIS Registration
System
ISIS will confirm if the course was added or dropped.
The section will also appear or disappear from your
schedule.
The ISIS Registration
System
If the section you want is already full, you can Search
All Courses to find an open section.
The ISIS Registration
System
If you would like to drop a section, click the Drop Button
in your schedule next to the section number.
You will confirm your Drop with your GatorLink Password
exactly as you did when Adding a Course.
Potential Problems
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Registration Holds
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Section Closed
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All Registration Holds list the specific
details of the hold including the office
to contact to address the hold.
If there are no available seats in a
given section, it will display the
message “Section is closed” when you
attempt to add.
Unable to add a course due to credit
hour limitations
Potential Problems
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Prerequisite Issues
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Departments have the right to restrict
enrollment of courses/sections with
prerequisites.
Departmentally Controlled
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Sections for which the student must
have the department’s permission to
register.
Solutions
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If you have a Registration Hold, please follow
the instructions in the hold to address the issue.
If you have a problem registering due to
prerequisites, departmental control or closed
sections, contact the department offering the
course directly.
If you have a problem registering due to credit
hour limitations, you may need to complete an
overload petition to take more than 16 credit
hours. 17 credit hours is the absolute
maximum number a student may take in a
Fall/Spring term. 8 hours is the maximum
during the summer term.
Additional Registration
Questions & Problems
Contact the Office of Student Affairs in
164 Holland Hall
352-273-0620
Academic Programs/Policies
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JD Curriculum
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Seminars/Advanced or Elective Courses
Advanced Writing Requirement
Independent Study
Co-curricular Activities
Skills Training/Clinics
Externships
Academic Programs/Policies
Degree Requirements
Completion of a minimum of 88 credit
hours that include:
Required courses
 Completion of the advanced writing
requirement
 Completion of advanced
courses/electives
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Required Course Progression
First Year Required Courses:
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Contracts 5000
Criminal Law 5100
Torts 5700
Legal Writing 5792
Introduction to Lawyering 5755
Legal Research 5803
Civil Procedure 5301
Constitutional Law 5501
Property 5400
Appellate Advocacy 5793
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Second Year Required Courses:
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Legal Drafting 6955
Professional Responsibility 6750
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Advanced Writing Requirement
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Each student must satisfy the advanced writing
requirement in order to graduate from the
College of Law. A student may do so through
the completion of a seminar course (LAW
6936) or through the completion of an
Independent Research—Advanced Writing
Requirement course for 1 or 2 credit hours. All
seminars shall afford enrolled students the
opportunity to satisfy the Advanced Writing
Requirement that is a condition to graduation
from the College of Law.
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Advanced Writing Requirement
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the research standard for certification
of the advanced writing requirement
shall be, “…a major, finished, written
product which shows evidence of
original systematic scholarship based
on individual research under close
faculty supervision.”
Academic Programs/Policies
REGISTRATION PRIORITY
* Registration-priority courses. These courses are not
required, but the faculty recommends them for the
designated term. Registration for these courses will
be allowed in the term of priority. Registration in
any other term is subject to space availability after
Advance Registration.
Note: Certificate program students have registration
priority for some classes.
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SECOND AND THIRD YEARS
Second Year – Registration Priority
 Estates and Trusts
 Evidence
 Corporations
 Unincorporated Business Enterprises
 Business Enterprises Survey
 Interviewing Counseling and Negotiation
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Third Year – Registration Priority
 Trial Practice* 6363
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Independent Study
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An Independent Study is designed to be an independent
research project under the supervision of a faculty member
who has a special interest in the area. The student must
obtain the consent of the faculty member and agreement on
the number of credits to be awarded prior to registering for
the course. The project must include per credit reading and
writing components at least commensurate with those of a
law school seminar, and shall be graded in accordance with
general law school standards. Independent studies cannot
be used to fulfill the seminar requirement.
Student’s may complete a maximum of 4 credit hours of
Independent Study during their law school career; 2 hours
maximum per semester.
Completed Independent Study Forms can be found on the
Student Affairs website and should be returned to the Office
of Student Affairs.
Graduate Course Option
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Students may take courses specified in the Graduate
Course Option only if the student, through the exercise of
due diligence, cannot take a course containing substantially
the same subject matter at the College of Law. With
advance approval, students may enroll in up to two courses
in the UF Graduate School and/or UF undergraduate foreign
language programs for up to six credits toward law school
graduation. Although the grade is not computed in a
student's grade point average, a "B" or higher must be
earned to receive credit. Students on academic probation
are not eligible for the option. Students enrolled in the Joint
Degree Program are not eligible for this option. (Transfer or
transient students who have received more than 23 credit
hours for work at their previous law school may not be
eligible for the option and should contact the Assistant Dean
for Student Affairs.)
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Certificate Programs
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Criminal Justice
Environmental and Land Use Law
Estates and Trusts Practice
Family Law
Intellectual Property Law
International and Comparative Law
**For specific information pertaining to each
program, please access the College of Law
website:
http://www.law.ufl.edu/academics/concentration
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Skills Training/Clinics
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The Levin College of Law faculty-supervised,
advice/representation clinics integrate the college’s
nationally-ranked scholarship with applied lawyering
and problem-solving skills developed through
simulation courses and by legal services provided in a
fully-operational legal aid clinic. As a proven method of
teaching law, clinical scholarship places case book
theory within the context of counseling and
representing real clients working towards resolution of
real legal problems. Moreover, clinical interns
contribute to a societal need by representing indigent
clients within the local community.
Academic Programs/Policies
Skills Training/Clinics
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Full Representation Clinic
Gator TeamChild/Juvenile Law Clinic
Family Law Pro Se/Unbundling Clinic
County Court Mediation Clinic
IPVAC Clinic
Prosecution Clinic/Defense Criminal Clinic
Conservation Clinic
For additional information please see the Clinic website on the
College of Law’s website:
http://www.law.ufl.edu/centers/clinics.shtml
Academic Programs/Policies
Skills Training/Clinics
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All Clinics except Mediation Clinic require intern certification by the
Florida Supreme Court (CLI). Clinic staff will assist you in preparing your
application for certification and must submit all paperwork to the Florida
Supreme Court at least a month prior to the first day of the Clinics requiring
CLI.
NOTE: The CLI application requires a Florida Board of Bar Examiners
“Clearance Letter” which MUST accompany your certification paperwork. If
you have not received the letter already, you must register for CLI
Registrant Status with the FBBE (“Student Registration” provides both CLI
Clearance and pursues bar admission) or complete your Florida Bar
application early enough to receive the FBBE background clearance letter in
time for your CLI application. NOTE: Interns in the two-semester clinics need
this letter one month prior to the second semester of the clinic.
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The CLI background check takes approx. 3-6 months to produce the
mandatory FBBE clearance letter, which you must provide to us no
later than 4 weeks prior to the start of your practice clinic.
Academic Programs/Policies
Co-curricular Activities
 Trial Team
 Moot Court
 Law Review
 Journals
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Externships
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The Levin College of Law’s Externship Program offers a “real
world” experience not found in the classroom and exposes
students to a variety of opportunities in the legal profession,
while they earn academic credit. Placements are available at
government agencies; in judges’ chambers; and with nonprofit
legal institutions.
Externships help students develop the practical skills, poise and
confidence necessary to be effective practitioners in the
courtroom and the law office, and expose them to particular
areas of interest. Externships also provide insight into
professional responsibility and the operation of the legal
system. Additionally, the externship experience enhances the
legal resume, and provides important networking opportunities
Students may earn a maximum of 6 externship credits during
their law school career.
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Degree Audits
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Students are responsible for tracking their academic
progression towards the JD degree. Requirements for
the degree can be found in online or in your student
handbook received at Orientation. The ISIS student
records system allows students to track their
progression using the University's online degree audit
program. The degree audit will show credits earned,
requirements met, requirements outstanding, etc. The
degree audit also contains your official law school GPA
used for official and unofficial rankings.
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How To View Your Degree Audit
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Log in to ISIS
Click on Degree Audit on the left-hand menu to reveal
links below.
Click on the Degree Audit link.
Log on by entering your GatorLink username and
password. If you need assistance with your username
and/or password you may call 352-392-HELP.
Under Degree Audits, click on View Complete Degree
Audit.
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How To Read Your Degree Audit
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The first section lists all required law courses. A plus sign (+) or check mark
indicates the requirement has been met or is in progress. A minus sign (-) or
X indicates the requirement still needs to be met for the degree. A minus
sign (-) noted next to the Advanced Writing Requirement will remain until the
semester is completed and satisfaction of the requirement is certified by the
professor.
The next section lists all elective law courses.
The next section lists all credits transferred in from another law school.
The next section lists all credit hours earned and in progress (up to 88) that
will count towards the JD degree. This must total 88 in order for you to
graduate (less for combined degree students). Note: The GPA listed here is
not your official law school GPA because it may include non-law courses.
The last section is your official law school GPA. This GPA is cumulative
and reflective of UF law courses only. This is the GPA that is used to
determine class rankings.
Academic Advising Questions
Contact the Office of Student Affairs
 Contact a specific professor whose
expertise is in a particular area. You
may find a listing of professors on the
College of Law website under Faculty
and Staff. Here, you will find
information regarding their interests
and expertise.
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Additional Questions Regarding
Academic Policies
Contact the Office of Student Affairs in
164 Holland Hall
352-273-0620
Students may also access the student
handbook online at
http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/policies.shtml