Declaration of
Law Minor
A law minor is available to both master's (M.A. and M.S.) and doctoral students and is individually tailored to academic
interests. Use this form to notify the Law School of your intent to earn a Law Minor. Review your major field’s student
handbook and confer with your faculty adviser and Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) to ensure your plan fulfills
minimum graduate education and program requirements. In addition to this declaration form, graduate students must
also register their minor on the Graduate Degree plan with the Graduate Student Services and Progress office in 160
Williamson Hall and consult with the Law School’s Director of Graduate Studies about appropriate courses. A master's
minor requires 6 law credits; a doctoral minor requires 12 law credits.
Student name:
Student ID #:
Master’s or Doctoral
Degree Program:
Address:
Phone number:
University email:
@umn.edu
Courses (or fields)
of interest:
Important Notices to Student:
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Course Availability: Students may seek enrollment in Law School courses, other than experiential learning courses (7000-level).
Enrollment in courses depends on space availability and may require individual approval by the faculty member teaching the course.
All communication should be conducted through the Law School Registrar via the Non-Law Student Petition for Law Courses form
located on the Law School’s web page.
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Grading: In accordance with University policy, graduate students and law students who are in the same class may be held to
different standards of academic performance and accomplishment.
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Exams and Assignments: Non-law students must adhere to Law School policies on exams and assignments and must take exams
according to the same schedule as law students. Exceptions are available only for extraordinary circumstances and may be granted
only by the Law School Dean of Students.
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Law School Honor Code: All students enrolled for Law School courses are subject to the Law School Honor Code. Violations may
result in grade reductions. Detailed information about the Honor Code is available on the Law School website.
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Effect of Enrollment: Credit for law courses is not transferrable to the Juris Doctor or LL.M. programs at the University of Minnesota
Law School and is not transferrable to most other law schools.
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Signature
RETURN THIS FORM TO:
Student Services Office
University of Minnesota Law School
472 Mondale Hall
229 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Date
Fax: 612-626-1874
Email: lawreg@umn.edu
9/2015