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Catherine Boyle: Crossing the threshold of the Marriott Hotel in Canary Wharf, my stomach turned slightly with nerves, and not just because the last time I was in a five-star hotel a Thai masseuse tried to get a bit too friendly. The truth is, I was entering the place where, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 young footballers on the verge of the most important game of their season chowed down on an allegedly dodgy lasagne.
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What is sin?Sin n. (obs.): Something young people do not know or care about. This definition has somewhat shocked the Church of England, which has investigated the beliefs of "generation Y" (15-to-25-year-olds) and is staggered to discover that they, like, you know, don't have any real sense of sin.
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Two scribes go to warFor 20 years Alison Summers was Peter Carey's wife, editor and inspiration. Now, in the bitter aftermath of their divorce, she claims Australia's greatest living author has written her into his latest novel - as a nasty little character called 'The Plaintiff'. She tells Suzanne Goldenberg why she's so furious.
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The myths that won't die ...UFOs do not exist, an official report has concluded. But what about angels, Nessie and the Abominable Snowman? Lucy Mangan on the top 10 modern fairytales.
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'I woke up cold with fear'
Antony Sher on making his debut as a theatre director, directing Breakfast With Mugabe.
Culture p18
Massey reveals her acting nightmare
The actor Anna Massey has revealed for the first time how she clashed with Edward Bond during rehearsals for his play Summer at the National Theatre in 1982.
Pro-Serb scandal rocks La Comédie
A production of playwright Peter Handke's play Voyage to the Sonorous Land, or the Art of Asking, was cancelled by France's best-known theatre company after it was learned that Handke attended Slobodan Milosevic's funeral in March.
Culture p21
The secret Sigmund
Want to know what made Freud tick? Then look at his taste in art, says Jonathan Jones.
Culture p22
The ideas interview: Nick Bostrom
John Sutherland meets a transhumanist who wrestles with the ethics of technologically enhanced human beings.
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Who should you trust more - the media, the government, or neither?
A 10-nation survey by the BBC, Reuters and the Media Centre last week provides interesting evidence for those seeking to make a connection between what is and what ought to be. By Julian Baggini.
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Is it OK ... to drink wine?
Leo Hickman: The UK is now the largest importer of wine in the world; we drink more champagne than any other country bar France, but old allegiances to European vineyards have been displaced by our new love of New World wines. But without wanting to put a dampener on the party, there are some downers to discuss.
Comment & features p26
Campaign of the weekUnearth Justice.
Good livesHawarun Hussain, environmental campaigner.
The ethical shopperDominic Murphy: Growing your own veg ¦ Ethical clothing
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Chess lessons from a Grandmaster
Stephen Moss and Nigel Short: Dr Short and I are looking at a game Anatoly Karpov played against Robert Hübner in Montreal in 1979.
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Forget Guantánamo, what about the lobsters?
Tim Dowling: Consider, for a moment, the most common modern debate about what is or isn't humane treatment. It has nothing to the Geneva convention, illegal detention, military intervention, emergency food aid or even fox-hunting. It's about the kindest way to kill a lobster.


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Sustainable Business Leadership Forum
Social Venture Network has partnered with Hanson Bridgett, a leading provider of legal services to organizations engaged in sustainable business, to offer a speaker series on sustainable business leadership. All events will be held at Hanson Bridgett's San Francisco offices.
Hanson Bridgett, 425 Market Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, California.
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Leadership, Equity and Connection: Leveraging the Power of Business To Transform Lives
Poverty, mass incarceration, and high recidivism rates have plagued our society for the last 20 years. Through their innovative program at San Quentin State Prison, The Last Mile is leveraging the power of business, connection and education to break the cycle of incarceration and prepare men and women to become productive members of society when they leave prison. Join us on June 4th to hear the stories of two extraordinary leaders, Kenyatta Leal and Chris Redlitz, and learn new ways to be a force for equity and justice. Register now.
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Founding Partner
Transmedia Capital
Chris Redlitz has been on the forefront of emerging technologies since the commercialization of the web. He is the Founding Partner of Transmedia Capital, a seed stage investment fund based in San Francisco. In 2010, Chris and his wife Beverly Parenti co-founded The Last Mile program, designed to teach incarcerated men and women fundamental business skills and entrepreneurial training. The Last Mile is the most progressive prison program in the world, and it is expected to be adopted across America within the next several years.
Kenyatta Leal
Manager of Campus Services
Rocketspace, Inc.
Kenyatta Leal spent nearly 19 years incarcerated within the California prison system for possession of a firearm under California's Three Strikes Law. A high school dropout at 17, Kenyatta used his time in prison to turn his life around. In 2011 Kenyatta earned his Associate of Arts Degree from Patten University and graduated as the class Valedictorian. Kenyatta is a founding member of The Last Mile. Currently, Kenyatta is the manager of Campus Services at RocketSpace Inc. in San Francisco.
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- March 12, 2015: "Leading with Values: Innovation, Disruption and the Sharing Economy" with Teresa Pahl, Chip Conley and Julie Hanna
- December 4, 2014: When You Take A Stand, You Drive Customer Loyalty with Teresa Pahl, Madeleine Buckingham and Michael Kieschnick
- June 19, 2013: "Managing Hockey Stick Growth for Start-Ups" with Teresa Pahl, Neil Grimmer and Mary Waldner.
- September 20, 2012: "Impact Investing" with Teresa Pahl, Joy Anderson and Patrick Gleeson.
- May 17, 2012: "The Art and Science of Raising Capital" with Peter Strugatz, Taylor Jordan and Michael Whelchel.
- March 15, 2012: "How to Grow Your Company (and what to do once you reach scale)" with Mike Hannigan, Danny Grossman and Scott Leonard.

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Mary Evangeline Jameson Cord, 92, Charlotte Hall
Mary Evangeline Jameson Cord, 92, of Charlotte Hall died Nov. 29, 2012, at home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Cord; sons, Robert, Richard, Dennis, Stephen and Christopher; and daughter, Teresa Cord-Gravino.
She is survived by her children, Henry, Michael, Suzanne, Colleen, Mathew and Mark Cord, Rena Judy and Cindy Winning; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
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Talk about a short honeymoon. Over the weekend, players of Star Wars Galaxies, the film-inspired massive-multiplayer online role-playing game, learned that two players had achieved Jedi Initiate status. The pair were the first in the game's four-and-a-half month history to do so.
Today, the MMORPG site Allakhazam's Magical Realm is reporting that a massive bounty--150,000 credits--is being offered for the newly hatched Jedi's heads. As of press time, they had not been killed.
Reaction in the Galaxies community has been mixed. Some see the bounties as a cynical move by Sony Online Entertainment to keep the Jedi population down, others praise it as being true to the spirit of the SW films. Unsurprisingly, the most common reaction has been bloodthirsty enthusiasm by players with bounty-hunter characters, who have posted comments like "It's safari time!" on SWG forums.
Details on how the two players became Jedi can be found on the Allakhazam Web site.


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The Rising Anti-Intellectualism in China: Part I
On June 10, a blogger named Zhou Xiaoping was elected to head the newly established China Online Writers Association in Sichuan Province. He thus followed the career path of another popular blogger, Hua Qianfang, who was elected the Vice Chairman of the Writers Association of Fushun City in Liaoning Province in November 2014, an honor that is usually reserved for professional writers whose achievements in literature are well recognized. While both of them received only secondary school education, Zhou and Hua were invited to join the seventy most famous writers and artists in attending a symposium on art and literature in Beijing last year. Read more »


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levin college of law 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 11 c a l e n d a r & G u i d e t o u f l aw o UF Law is a high quality, comprehensive law school, with leading programs in graduate taxation, environ- mental and land use law, and family law and has a longstanding tradition of preparing its graduates for significant leadership roles. UF Law boasts an impres- sive list of distinguished visitors to campus, including five Supreme Court Justices in the last five years, and is one of the nation's best values in legal education. A message from dean robert jerry As the 2010-11 academic year begins, we welcome over its history. For more than 100 years, from the of extraordinary accomplishment, and we can all vital that you act accordingly. the new Gators in our entering class, once again judiciary to the private sector, UF Law alumni have learn much from each other. Our website also offers details and updated the best credentialed in our history, students in been and are leaders, and it all begins here. I hope you find this Calendar & Guide to UF information on support services, financial their second and third years and in LL.M. and For students new to UF Law, I expect your Law to be useful. Please visit our website at www. information, student organizations, centers and S.J.D. programs, and our faculty and staff. We academic experience to prepare you to be not law.ufl.edu and carefully read the University of institutes, course descriptions, faculty and staff, take great pride in our affiliation with the UF Law only an effective legal practitioner but also a Florida Student Honor Code. Academic honesty maps and other helpful resources. And each Gator Nation, and it has never been stronger than better citizen and leader in your community and and integrity are fundamental values of the UF week class is in session, be sure to read FlaLaw it is today. In this new year, UF Levin College of the legal profession. Make the most of your time Law community, and students who enroll at UF online or in your e-mail to keep up with the Law graduate Steve Zack serves as the 2010-11 here, not just in class, but by developing strong commit to holding themselves and their peers many activities and events at the law school, president of the American Bar Association, the relationships with your fellow students and future to the highest standard of honor required by including important information about career fifth UF Law graduate to do so, which is more than colleagues. Our alumni tell us they call on these this code. Also, our website contains important development and student services, alumni any other school in the past four decades. The relationships often throughout their careers, and policies and guidelines to which students and activities and more. Florida Bar's current president, Mayanne Downs, great rewards can be found by reaching beyond other members of our community are expected It is great to be a Florida Gator. Welcome immediate past president, John G. White III, and your comfort zone to develop friendships with to adhere. You are preparing to become a part of to the Levin College of Law. president-elect, Scott Hawkins, are UF Law grads, classmates very different than you. Our faculty a noble profession; this means your professional as are the majority of The Florida Bar presidents and every student accepted here have records reputation and legal career begin here, and it is -Dean Bob Jerry academic calendar 2010 Fall SemeSter 2011 Summer term Aug. 17,18, 20 "Introduction to Law School and the Profession" for Fall 2010 class May 15-17 Drop/Add using ISIS (www.isis.ufl.edu) Aug. 20-27 Drop/Add using ISIS (www.isis.ufl.edu) May 16 Summer classes begin Aug. 23 Fall classes begin May 17 Class rolls fixed; fee liability attaches for students Aug. 27 Class rolls fixed; fee liability attaches for students May 27 Tuition and fees due (3:30 p.m. at UF Financial Services) Sept. 3 Tuition and fees due (3:30 p.m. at UF Financial Services) May 30 Memorial Day holiday, classes canceled Sept. 6 Labor Day holiday, classes canceled June 3 Deadline to withdraw with 25% refund of course fees Sept. 17 Deadline to withdraw with 25% refund of course fees July 4 July 4th holiday observed Oct. 15 Afternoon classes canceled for Homecoming; Half-day holiday July 6 Last day of classes; Monday classes meet, Tuesday classes canceled; Last Nov. 1-3 Advance registration for spring 2011. Schedule adjustment open through day to drop course by petition without failing grade January 13, 2011. July 7-10 Reading days Nov. 11 Veterans Day holiday, classes canceled July 11 Final exam period begins Nov. 22 Last day to drop course by petition without failing grade July 15 Final exam period ends Nov. 24 Thursday classes meet, Wednesday classes canceled Aug. 1 Graduation (no ceremony) Nov. 25-26 Thanksgiving holidays, classes canceled Dec. 3 Last day of classes 2011 Fall SemeSter Dec. 4-5 Reading days Aug. 16 Introduction to Law School & the Profession begins Dec. 6 Final exam period begins Aug. 19 Fall classes begin Dec. 17 Final exam period ends; Graduation (no ceremony) Dec. 2 Last day of classes Dec. 5 Exam/reading period begins 2011 Spring SemeSter Dec. 16 Exam/reading period ends Jan. 6-13 Drop/Add using ISIS (www.isis.ufl.edu) Jan. 7 Spring classes begin 2012 Spring SemeSter Jan. 13 Class rolls fixed; fee liability attaches for students Jan. 6 Spring classes begin Jan. 14 Tuition and fees due (3:30 p.m. at UF Financial Services) Apr. 20 Classes end Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, classes canceled Apr. 23 Exam/reading period begins Jan. 21 Monday classes meet, Friday classes canceled May 4 Exam/reading period ends Jan. 28 Deadline to withdraw with 25% refund of course fees May 11 Graduation Mar. 7-11 Spring Break, classes canceled April 5-7 Advance registration for summer and fall 2011 terms 2012 Summer term April 8 Last day to drop course by petition without failing grade May 14 Summer classes begin April 22 Last day of classes July 2 Classes end April 23-24 Reading days July 9 Exam/reading period begins April 25 Final exam period begins July 13 Exam/reading period ends May 6 Final exam period ends Aug. 1 Graduation (no ceremony) May 13 Graduation *Dates subject to change. 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Hawkins Civil Clinics 29 30 Sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday July friday Saturday No classes Independence Day Last day of classes Monday classes meet; Reading day 1 2 Reading day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tuesday classes canceled Last day to drop course by petition without failing grade Final exam period begins Final exam period ends 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Florida Bar Exam in Tampa Florida Bar Exam in Tampa 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Photo by Avery Le/ 3L academic ProGramS JURIS DOCTOR CURRICULUM Advanced Writing Requirement The University of Florida College of Law was founded in 1909 and named in honor of All J.D. candidates must produce — under close faculty supervision — a major, written, alumnus Fredric G. Levin in 1999. The college is accredited by the American Bar Association finished product that shows evidence of original systematic scholarship based on individual and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Its three-year Juris Doctor research. Typically, students satisfy this requirement in the seminar course, however the (J.D.) curriculum combines traditional and innovative teaching methods to develop analytical requirement may also be met through the completion of an approved advanced course, ability, practical knowledge, communication skills and understanding of the legal profes- and Independent Research—Advanced Writing Requirement course, an approved master's sion's codes of ethics and professional responsibility. This includes traditional "case" and thesis or doctoral dissertation certified by a College of Law faculty member or through a note "Socratic" methods, as well as problems, simulations and role-playing. Courses designed to accepted for publication in a co-curricular law school journal as certified by the faculty adviser develop and refine students' writing abilities are required each year. Seminars and advanced for the journal. If fulfilled in an advanced course, the required writing may take the form of courses provide close interaction and individualized research. Clinical programs allow one or a number of finished written products that together demonstrate these qualities. The students to develop skills in the context of real cases and problems. general standard for fulfillment of the advanced writing requirement is a paper or papers that The first-year curriculum consists of required courses and teaches students to read and are cumulatively at least 25 pages of double-spaced, 12-point text or the equivalent. analyze cases, research points of law efficiently and express those points clearly. Second- and third-year students choose from more than 100 elective courses and seminars. Seminars and Advanced Courses Seminars (LAW 6936) provide students the opportunity for study and research under close Degree Requirements supervision of a faculty member. Enrollment is usually limited to 15. Generally, students Degree requirements as stated in the Calendar & Guide to UF Law are in effect at the time produce a "senior paper" to satisfy the Advanced Writing Requirement. (See "Degree of enrollment. Current requirements are: Requirements," left.) Examples of recent seminars include: • Completion with a passing grade of courses totaling at least 88 semester credit hours, of which at least 59 must have been completed through the College of Law. No more than • 14th Amendment • Historic Preservation four of those credits can be earned through co-curricular activities. With permission of the • Advanced Copyright • Information Security Regulation associate dean for students, upon good cause shown, up to 29 semester hours of credit earned at another ABA-accredited law school may be counted toward this requirement. • Advanced Human Rights • Intellectual Property Licensing (Note: Grades in transferred courses will not be figured into the student's GPA.) • Advanced Patent Law • International Financial Crimes • Animal Rights • Land Use • Completion with a passing grade in Legal Research and Writing (LAW 5792) and Appel- • Civil-Military Relations • Law & Ecology late Advocacy (LAW 5793). • Environmental Justice • Legal Malpractice • Completion with a passing grade of Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession • Equality & the Law • National Security Law (LAW 6750) and Legal Drafting (LAW 6955). • Estates & Trusts • Race, Crime & Justice • Achievement of a cumulative GPA 2.0 on all graded work attempted. • Gender, Race & Justice • Supreme Court • Fulfillment of prescribed course requirements. • Satisfaction of the Advanced Writing Requirement. Advanced courses in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor create opportunities for sequential These requirements must be fulfilled in no fewer than 24 months nor more than 84 months learning, complex problem solving, and development of writing and drafting skills in small- of matriculation as a law student. group settings. Advanced courses differ from the traditional seminar format in terms of subject area and/or course design and may be used to satisfy the advanced writing requirement. Course Selection The curriculum for beginning students is prescribed by the faculty, and must be completed Externships prior to registration for elective courses. Students are required to take Legal Drafting in their Externships enable students to earn academic credit (maximum 6 credits) while gaining experi- second year of study. Students may choose elective courses from any area, subject only to ence, enhancing their working knowledge of the law and developing professional contacts. prerequisites. It is recommended that students select a variety of courses (see www.law.ufl. Because placements are with local, state and federal government agencies, judges, legal edu/programs/jd/description.shtml for courses and descriptions) to ensure broad exposure services organizations and other public interest organizations, students also provide a valuable to diverse legal fields. Course schedules and curriculum information are available on the service to the community. In addition to hours spent in the workplace, externships require a Student Affairs website. mandatory orientation and regular contact and guided reflection with a faculty member. Every graded pass/fail (S/U), and students may take up to two credits in any one term. Credits for externship is supervised by a law school faculty member as well as an attorney at the workplace. the Independent Study Course and the Independent Research — Advanced Writing course together may not exceed a total of four (4) credits toward graduation. Skills Training Strong writing skills critical to the legal profession are refined through required courses in Legal Independent Research—Advanced Writing Requirement Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Legal Drafting in the first two years, plus the The Independent Research — Advanced Writing Requirement (IR) course allows students the advanced writing requirement in the third year. Students gain practical experience through ability to satisfy the advanced writing requirement by designing and completing an indepen- coursework — including advocacy and trial practice instruction — as well as externships and other dent research project under the supervision of a full time faculty member in an area of law opportunities. within the faculty member's expertise. The supervising faculty member must certify that the Florida's clinical programs allow students to represent actual clients within an academic final written product satisfies the advanced writing requirement. The course is graded pass/ framework with a substantial classroom component. fail and may be taken for one or two credits in a given term. A student who elects to take this • Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinics - Full Representation: students represent indigent clients as course for two credits must produce twice as much written product as a student seeking only first-chair counsel, from the initial interview, pleadings, discovery, and mediation, through one credit. Credits for this course and the independent study course together may not exceed non-jury trial, primarily in family law cases; Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic: a total of four credits toward graduation. is a collaboration between the College of Law, College of Medecine, Shands Teaching Hospital and Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network, in which students provide low- CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS income intimate partner violence victims with comprehensive and coordinated legal, Specialization is common in today's complex legal environment, and graduates with a demon- medical and social services focusing on victim and family safety; Pro Se: students give strated interest and knowledge in targeted practice areas are in demand. UF Law students can advice and counsel to litigants representing themselves in family court, determine with enhance their expertise and marketability by earning a certificate in Environmental and Land Use their clients on an individual basis what services they will provide, ranging from legal Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property or International and Comparative advice, assisting with mediation, and court representation; Juvenile: students advocate Law. (Students also are encouraged to seek summer employment or volunteer work in line with for children in many types of civil, criminal and administrative proceedings. their career goals.) Students must meet requirements of the certificate program and earn eight • Criminal - State Attorney, Public Defender: students work for the State Attorney's Office additional credit hours beyond the 88 required for the J.D. degree. To obtain two certificates, or the Public Defender's Office under the supervision of an attorney in that office, appear students must meet requirements for both certificates and have 12 additional credit hours beyond in court under supervision handling bond reductions, evidentiary hearings and jury trials. the 88 required for the J.D. (Courses completed by students subsequently admitted into certificate • Mediation - when satisfactorily completed, in addition to other requirements, will ultimately programs will be credited toward satisfaction of certificate requirements.) Students wishing to qualify students to become county court mediators, certified by the Florida Supreme pursue a certificate are encouraged to apply to a program as early as possible in their law school Court. career. Applications are available in Student Affairs or by contacting the director of each program. • Conservation – offers both law and graduate students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge environmental and land use law and policy issues. Civil and Criminal REqUIRED COURSE PROGRESSION Clinic students must have completed at least 48 semester credit hours and are certified by the Florida Supreme Court to practice law under a supervising attorney. Students First Year Required Courses Second Year Required Course are generally limited to one clinic each. 5793 Appellate Advocacy (2 credits) 6955 Legal Drafting (2 credits) Enrollment in clinics is limited to ensure close supervision, and students are encouraged to take 5301 Civil Procedure (4 credits) advantage of other available opportunities to gain practical experience. Students can experi- 5501 Constitutional Law (4 credits) Second Year – Registration Priority ence aspects of law practice with organizations and agencies through pro bono work, part-time 5000 Contracts (4 credits) 6063 Corporations* (3 credits) 5100 Criminal Law (3 credits) 6430 Estates and Trusts* (3 credits) jobs or externships. 5792 Legal Research & Writing (2 credits) 6330 Evidence* (4 credits) 6750 Professional Responsibility (3 credits) Independent Study 5400 Property (4 credits) Third Year – Registration Priority The Independent Study (IS) program enables students to work directly with, and under mentor- 5700 Torts (4 credits) 6363 Trial Practice* (4 credits) ship of, faculty members in their area of expertise, making it easier for students to pursue special interests. Students must be in good academic standing and have completed their third * Registration-priority courses. These courses are not required, but the faculty recommends term, obtained consent of a faculty sponsor and agreed on the number of credits. Students them for the designated year. Registration for these courses will be allowed in the year of priority. Registration by other upper class students is subject to space availability after complete — under faculty supervision — an independent research project that includes Advanced Registration. Note: Certificate program students may have registration priority for per-credit reading and writing components at least commensurate with those of a law school some classes related to the certificate program. seminar. (Note: IS courses do not fulfill the advanced writing requirement.) IS courses are 29 Environmental and Land Use Law Certificate • Local Government Law (2 or 3 credits) 273-0777 • www.law.ufl.edu/elulp/certificate • Mediation & Other Dispute Resolution Processes (2 or 3 credits) Florida's beautiful, varied and sensitive environment makes the state a natural choice for • Negotiation & Mediation students interested in land use and environmental law. The Levin College of Law was the first • Negotiation, Mediation & Other Dispute Resolution Processes (3 or 4 credits) in the nation to offer recognition in these closely linked fields and educate future lawyers • South Florida Ecosystems through an innovative dual approach that recognizes many environmental problems are a • Water Law (2 credits) consequence of inappropriate uses of land. The program offers a rich curriculum, career • Wetlands & Watersheds: Law, Science & Policy networking, independent study opportunities, summer externships, environmental moot court *Offered through the Summer Environmental Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica teams, a summer study abroad program in Costa Rica and the opportunity to participate in the Environmental and Land Use Law Society and annual Public Interest Environmental Conference. Recent seminars (each worth 2 credits) have included: Animal Rights & the Law, Ecology & the Certificate students must earn 8 credits beyond the minimum required to graduate and attain a Law, Environmental Justice, Historic Preservation Law, International Environment & Trade, Land grade point average of 3.0 for 15 credits within the program's core and elective courses. Use, Selected Issues in Public Policy, Sustainable Development and Wildlife Law. In addition to the core courses and electives, students interested in deeper knowledge Concentration Requirements about environmental and land use issues can draw on the resources and opportunities offered Students must successfully complete these core courses: • Administrative Law (3 credits) or Florida Administrative Law (2 or 3 credits) by the University of Florida, a major research university with a wealth of relevant programs and degrees. Other courses may qualify as certificate electives with the director's approval. • Environmental Law (3 or 4 credits) • Land Use Planning and Control Law (3 or 4 credits) • Natural Resources Law (3 or 4 credits) Estates and Trusts Practice Certificate • Capstone Colloquium (1 credit) 273-0952 • www.law.ufl.edu/programs/etpcp Elective Courses and Seminars Lawyers trained in principles and techniques of lifetime and testamentary transfers of wealth are in growing demand. Wealth transfer strategies include lifetime transfers through gifts and Students must successfully complete additional courses for at least five credits in approved trusts, and transfers at death through estates and trusts. An estates and trusts practice thus environmental and land use law electives, including a seminar or advanced course in which the involves planning, drafting and administration of the gratuitous transfer of property, and impli- student satisfies the advanced writing requirement. The following are examples of courses that cates the law of gifts, trusts, future interests, estates, intestate succession, probate, fiduciaries satisfy the elective requirement: and wealth transfer taxation, as well as elder law and issues of professional responsibility. This is a dynamic area of practice, with the prospect and reality of probate and tax reform creating • Adaptive Management: Water and Water- • Externship (Up to 6 credits) new and challenging opportunities. shed Systems • Florida Administrative Law (2 or 3 credits) To be eligible for the certificate upon graduation, students must earn eight credits • Administrative Law (3 credits) • Independent Study - (Must be overseen by beyond the minimum required to graduate, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 • Advanced Environmental Law & Litigation (3 an environmental faculty member (Up to in graded concentration courses (there is no overall cumulative grade point average require- credits) 3 credits)) ment) and complete the following curriculum (which can be modified in the event the listed • Advanced Takings Law (2 or 3 credits) • International and Comparative Environmen- courses are no longer regularly offered): • Agricultural Law (2 or 3 credits) tal Law* • International and Comparative Environmen- Concentration Requirements • Conservation Clinic (3 credits; may be taken for 1 or 2 semesters) tal Law Skills Lab* Area Core Courses: Students must successfully complete these four courses: • International Environmental Justice* • Trusts & Estates • Condominium & Community Development Law (2 credits) • International Environmental Moot Court (1 • Estate Planning • Energy Law credit) • Fiduciary Administration • Environmental Dispute Resolution (2 credits) • International Trade and Environment (2 or 3 • Seminar in Estate Planning credits) Tax Courses: Students also must successfully complete: • Environmental Law & Policy • Land Finance (3 credits) • Federal Income Taxation • Environmental Issues in Business Transac- tions (3 credits) • Legislation • Taxation of Gratuitous Transfers It is strongly recommended that students also complete: • Income Taxation of Trusts, Estates and Beneficiaries Core III (Practice-Based) Students must successfully complete one clinic or externship: • Approved clinics (Gator TeamChild, Child Welfare, Pro Se, Mediation, Full Rep Family Law) Elective Courses • Approved externships (Eighth Circuit Family Court, Director-approved externship) Students must successfully complete two of the following: • Plus one of the following: • Future Interests • Perspectives on the Family Lab • Elder Law • Mediation • Business Organizations • Interviewing and Counseling • Family Law • Negotiation • Interviewing and Counseling Elective Courses External Opportunities Students may take additional courses and/or select from among the following electives to Students may also apply one or both of the following toward the completion of the certificate complete the remainder of the 20 credits: hours requirement: • Disability Law • Race and Race Relations Law • Probate externship • Economics of the Family • The Law of Sex and Sexuality • Internship with local trusts and estates attorney • Education Law • Poverty Law Certificate candidates have registration priority for Estates & Trusts and Elder Law seminars. Students • Elder Law • Domestic Violence who have successfully completed either seminar will not have further seminar registration priority. • Human Rights Law • Legal History (Prof. Wright Only) • Federal Courts • Other courses deemed appropriate by Family Law Certificate • Estate Planning the committee based on student's overall 273-0613 • www.law.ufl.edu/programs/ccl • Health Law record, including appropriate graduate The increasing complexity of divorce law and children's law and rise of the nontraditional family level courses 5000 and above. • Gender and the Law makes family law one of the fastest growing and intricate practice specialties. Practitioners and judges need well-trained advocates in areas such as child development and family economics, Seminar and Writing Requirement negotiation and drafting, and courtroom advocacy for families and children. Under mandate Students also must complete an advanced writing project, which can be satisfied through a from the Florida Supreme Court, Florida created a "Unified Family Court" to handle all family, seminar paper or equivalent product approved by the Family Law Certificate Committee. child welfare and delinquency matters. This created a new demand for family specialists. Faculty with expertise in family and children's law and related areas administer the Family Law Certificate Program — which coordinates clinical and traditional classroom offerings and allows for more Certificate students will receive registration priority for core courses only. efficiency through sequential learning — through the college's Center on Children and Families. To be eligible for the certificate upon graduation, students must earn eight credits beyond the minimum required to graduate and achieve an average equivalent of 3.0 in 15 of the 20 credits earned in courses designated. (There is no overall grade point average requirement beyond that required of the J.D. degree.) Concentration Requirements Certificate candidates have registration priority for core courses and an elective seminar: Core I (Fundamentals) Students must successfully complete both courses: • Perspectives on Family Law (4 credits) • Child, Parent & State (3 credits) Core II (Advanced) Students must successfully complete one of the following: • Adoption • Psychology and Family Law • Child Support • Comparative Family Law • Collaborative Lawyering • International Children's Rights • Juvenile Justice • Family Policy • United Family Court 31 Intellectual Property Law Certificate 273-0604 • www.law.ufl.edu/programs/ip/ Intellectual property law encompasses several different bodies of law, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks. The technology boom has driven up demand not only INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS for patent lawyers, but also for lawyers trained in other areas of intellectual property law and www.law.ufl.edu/students/abroad related fields — such as antitrust, media, cyberlaw and general commercial law. The need continues to grow for lawyers who can adapt or create doctrines in new fields — such as Exchange Programs genetic engineering, accessing and downloading Internet materials, and disputes involving The Levin College of Law has eight ABA-approved exchanges with: domain names, metatags and hyperlinks — as well as for those who can apply these laws • Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany in more traditional industries and in the creative arts. The growth of international trade also • Leiden University, The Netherlands increases demand for lawyers skilled in prosecuting, defending and challenging intellectual property rights on a global scale. • Monash University, Melbourne, Australia To earn an IP Certificate, students must earn eight credits beyond the minimum required to • Pontificia Universidade Catolica-Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Brazil graduate and comply with the following: • University of Cape Town, South Africa Concentration Requirements • University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica Students must take at least three of the first four — and earn at least 15 credits — from the • University of Montpellier, France following courses and seminars: • University of Warsaw, Poland • Intellectual Property Survey (2 or 3 • Law of Cyberspace or Computers and the credits) Law (2 credits) • Copyright Law (2 or 3 credits) • Licensing Seminar (2 credits) These programs enable UF students to study law abroad and enrich the college's • Patent Law (2 or 3 credits) • Media Law (2 or 3 credits) academic atmosphere by bringing international students to campus. Prerequisites include completion of the first year of law school and academic good standing. • Trademark Law (2 or 3 credits) • Patent Drafting and Prosecution I (2 credits) Fluency in the language of instruction may be required for some of the schools. • Advanced Copyright Law (2 credits) • Patent Drafting and Prosecution II (2 cred- Application deadlines are Sept. 21 for spring 2010 programs and March 15 for fall • Advanced Trademark Law (2 credits) its) 2010 programs. • Advanced Copyright Seminar (2 credits) • Telecommunications Law (2 or 3 credits) • Art Law (2 credits) • Trade Secret Law (2 or 3 credits) Study Abroad • International Intellectual Property Law • Trademark Practice and Procedure (2 cred- its) The law school jointly sponsors ABA-approved summer law programs with (2 or 3 credits) • Trademarks II (2 or 3 credits) University of Montpellier in France, University of Cape Town in South Africa, and • Intellectual Property Litigation (2 credits) University of Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica. The application deadline for all • Intellectual Property Theory Seminar (2 • Unfair Competition (2 or 3 credits) three summer programs is March 15. UF Law is a guest school for spring 2010 in the credits) London Law Consortium, a program administered by the University of Iowa College Other courses or seminars may be added to this list at the discretion of the director. The of Law. Students can also participate in ABA-approved study abroad programs student must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.3 with respect to the 15 credits worldwide with other law schools. from the core curriculum. A student who takes more than 15 credits from within this curriculum will satisfy this requirement if he or she maintains a 3.3 average for 15 of these credits. The Independent Foreign Programs minimum GPA for qualifying courses and seminars taken prior to Fall 2003 is 3.0. For students wishing to study in locations that have not yet established formal Certificate Writing Requirement study abroad programs, Student Affairs assists in setting up individual semester- In addition to the advanced writing requirement, students must satisfy a certificate writing long programs under ABA guidelines. requirement by enrolling in a seminar from the preceding core intellectual property curriculum or related curriculum below, provided the student's seminar paper is on an IP-related topic and the student earns a "B" or better in the seminar. JOINT DEGREES Additional Skills Requirement In an age of increasing specialization, many law students are deciding that two advanced Students must take at least two courses from the following: degrees are better than one, particularly when you can get two degrees in less than three • Administrative Law (3 credits) and a half years. Acquiring a graduate degree in addition to a J.D. can give a new lawyer • Antitrust Law (3 credits) a competitive edge in the job market. • Business Organizations (2 or 3 credits) No law school in the nation offers as many joint degree opportunities as the Levin College of Law. UF law students can pursue advanced degrees in dozens of fields outside • Civil Procedure II (3 credits) the law school, and complete both a J.D. and an additional graduate degree in less time • Corporations (3 credits) than one would spend acquiring both degrees separately. • Federal Courts (3 credits) To qualify for a joint degree program, a student must take either the GRE, the MCAT • Franchising (2 credits) or the GMAT in addition to the LSAT, and must apply for admission to both the law school and UF's Graduate School. • International Financial Crimes (2 credits) Participation in a joint degree program generally reduces the total combined credit hour • International Business Transactions (2) credits requirement for both degrees by about 24 credit hours, saving the student about one year • International Trade Law (2 credits) of course work. Most joint degree students pursue a master's degree, but some pursue a • Law and Economics (2 credits) doctorate. The college also offers a joint degree with medicine, allowing students to obtain both a J.D. and M.D. in less time. Joint degree options that have already been exercised Students who wish to earn the certificate must fill out an enrollment form before the end of include: their final semester. • Agribusiness • History International and Comparative Law Certificate • Anthropology • Interdisciplinary Ecology 273-0777 • www.law.ufl.edu/international/iclcp.shtml • Building Construction • Latin American Studies Every field of law touching upon commerce (civil procedure, business associations, securities • Business Administration • Mass Communications regulation, intellectual property, trade regulation, taxation, immigration and environmental • Counselor Education • Materials Science and Engineering law, among others) is affected by globalization. Equally important is the development of • Criminology • Medical Sciences human rights laws, domestically and internationally. • Decision and Information Sciences • Pharmacy The certificate in international and comparative law rewards significant academic achieve- • Doctorate of Medicine • Political Science ment and is awarded to students who meet the following certificate requirements: • Educational Leadership • Psychology • Complete core courses in international law and comparative law, and complete either a foreign enrichment course (usually three visitors per course) or a course taught by a for- • Electrical and Computer Engineering • Public Health eign exchange visitor. • Environmental Engineering • Real Estate • Complete 18 credits in courses with international or foreign law content. • Exercise and Sport Sciences • Sociology • Food and Resource Economics • Urban and Regional Planning • Maintain 3.0 grade point average in the comparative and international law core and elective • Forest Resources and Conservation • Veterinary Medicine courses. • Gender Studies Certificate • Women's Studies • Participate in ABA-approved summer program, ABA-approved semester-long exchange program abroad, and/or other foreign law study or significant educational experience. • Complete eight hours of credit beyond those required for graduation. For students interested in other fields, joint degree programs can be easily established in Certificate students have registration priority in international and comparative law core nearly any area at UF. courses, student exchanges and academic programs in foreign countries, and are encouraged Since program deadlines vary, contact the UF Law assistant dean for student affairs and to attend and participate in symposia, publications and programs of international interest. the appropriate graduate school program coordinator as soon as possible. Details and Since multilingualism can be a decided professional advantage, candidates for this certificate contact information are available in the Office of Student Affairs. are encouraged to develop verbal competency in a language in addition to English. 33 POST-J.D. DEGREES Comparative Law Program: LL.M. in Comparative Law 273-0775 • email@example.com • www.law.ufl.edu/programs/comparative The LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Comparative Law Program is for foreign law school graduates seeking to enhance their understanding of the American legal system. Applicants must have a law degree with high academic standing from a recognized foreign university and thorough knowledge of English. The one-year program builds on UF's renowned international studies programs and decades of involvement in global legal issues, including trade, environmental and land use law, human rights and constitutional reform. The program allows a course of study tailored to each student with individualized counseling by Program Director Professor David Hudson and other faculty and staff. Graduate Tax Program: LL.M. in Taxation, LL.M. in International Taxation, and S.J.D. in Taxation 273-0680 • www.law.ufl.edu/tax Graduate Tax is one of the college's premier programs. It is widely recognized by tax scholars and practitioners nationwide as one of the best and has consistently been ranked as Environmental and Land Use Law Program: LL.M. in Environmental having one of the top tax teaching faculties in the nation. and Land Use Law The LL.M. in Taxation has been offered for more than 30 years, and approximately 2,000 students have earned their LL.M. in Taxation from UF. To meet increasing demand for inter- 273-0777 • email@example.com • www.law.ufl.edu/elulp/llm national expertise, the tax program began offering an LL.M in International Taxation in 2005. The LL.M. in Environmental and Land Use Law is a one-year, post-J.D. degree that provides The program also offers a Doctor of Juridical Science in Taxation Program (S.J.D.) — the an opportunity for recent law school graduates and experienced attorneys to spend an first in the country — a limited-enrollment program for students interested in careers in tax academic year developing in-depth expertise in environmental and land use law. teaching or scholarship. The LL.M. program adopts an innovative approach that combines the study of land use law UF's renowned graduate tax faculty are authors of some of the most widely used text- with environmental law. The LL.M. program is unique in that six of the 26 required credit hours books and treatises, and lecture at numerous conferences and institutes in the United States must be from relevant courses that have substantial non-law content and are offered outside and abroad. They have been leaders in professional organizations and consultants for the the law school or jointly by the law school and another department. As a result, the program Internal Revenue Service and other major public and private entities. capitalizes on the many outstanding programs at UF in disciplines related to environmental Graduate tax students come from law schools and states throughout the nation and from and land use law practice, including wildlife ecology, environmental engineering, urban and many foreign countries. They have outstanding academic credentials and, in many cases, regional planning, and interdisciplinary ecology. In addition to completing required course- significant professional experience. UF tax alumni are known for their quality in law firms, work, LL.M. candidates must complete a written project in connection with a seminar or the government agencies, international accounting firms, corporations and often as tax profes- conservation clinic. sors at other law schools. Students admitted into the program will work with Program Director Professor Alyson The program also publishes the Florida Tax Review, a faculty-edited journal that has Flournoy to design an individual course of study tailored to their particular interests. LL.M. become one of the country's leading tax reviews. Its publication is aided by extensive tax students also are eligible to participate in the conservation clinic and apply for a seat in the library holdings in the Richard B. Stephens Tax Research Center. summer environmental law study abroad program in Costa Rica. academic PolicieS Note: Information in this publication is subject to modification by Levin College of Law Student Employment faculty and University of Florida administration. Students are required to familiarize them- As a full-time law school, the Levin College of Law adheres to ABA policy requiring selves with any modifications posted on the administrative bulletin board and by Student students to devote substantially all their working hours to the study of law. Academic Affairs in other venues. schedules and minimum load requirements reflect this policy. First-year students are prohibited from employment. Requests for exceptions to the prohibition on first-year Registration employment should be sought through the Office of Student Affairs. No student may be Students register for classes through the University of Florida's automated ISIS system during employed more than 20 hours per week under any circumstances. dates listed in the academic calendar (inside front cover) or otherwise posted in Student Students should be mindful that there are limits to the work they legally can perform Affairs. A $100-$200 late fee is assessed for registration and/or payment after the specified without violating The Florida Bar rules prohibiting the unlicensed practice of law. Law period. students and law graduates yet to be sworn in to the bar may not practice law. For infor- The Office of Student Affairs registers first- and second-semester students for their mation, contact the Bar's UPL Division at 850-561-5840. classes. Students in the third semester or higher take responsibility for their own registration. Students must confirm courses prior to the end of the drop/add period. Jury Duty in Trial Practice or Clinical Trials Students have a duty to appear when notified of selection for service as a juror in trial Maximum and Minimum Loads practice or clinic trials. Periodic notices of selection are posted on official Student Affairs Students must be enrolled for at least 12 and no more than 16 credit hours. However, with bulletin boards. Unexcused failure to serve will result in loss of registration priority for approval from the assistant dean for Student Affairs for good cause shown, students may all courses upon which enrollment limitations are placed, including seminars and clinical drop to 10 hours (without losing full-time status) or less, or register for no more than 17 programs. To regain registration priority, students must perform jury service as arranged credits. Students who drop below the minimum without administrative approval may be through the Trial Practice or Clinic Office. suspended. There is no minimum load requirement for summer term and students may not enroll for more than eight credits during summer term. In keeping with accreditation standards, a petition for a reduced load cannot be granted ABA Length of Study Rule for the purpose of enabling a student to hold part-time employment. In addition, a student ABA Standard 304(c) requires that the course of study for the J.D. degree be completed no must be enrolled in at least six hours to be eligible for student tickets to athletic events. sooner than 24 months and no later than 84 months after the student has commenced law study. Attendance Drop/Add Policies American Bar Association (ABA) standards require regular and punctual class attendance. Students become liable for course fees the last day of drop/add. Failure to attend a class Therefore, attendance is an essential function of legal education and primary obligation of does not constitute a drop. To drop a class after the drop/add period, students may peti- each student, whose right to continue enrollment in a course and take the exam is condi- tion Student Affairs. If granted, a "W" will appear on the student's transcript. Fees will be tioned upon a record of attendance satisfactory to the professor. Levin College of Law policy refunded only in exceptional circumstances. permits dismissal of students whose lack of attendance causes their course load to drop Students also may petition to add a class after the drop/add period. (Students not below the minimum requirement of 12 credits per semester. Petitions for readmission under registered prior to one day before the start of a term are assessed a late fee of up to $200 an exception to the minimum course load rule will be granted only for good cause shown. by University Financial Affairs.) Students must be properly registered to receive course credit. Other than first-year required courses, which students are not allowed to drop under normal Religious Holidays circumstances, students may drop up to two courses while at law school. Approval to drop a The Levin College of Law respects students' observance of major religious holidays. If an course in excess of the two permitted by this policy must be obtained from the assistant dean instructor has an attendance policy limiting the number of absences, reasonable alter- for Student Affairs. For an exception to this policy, the burden is upon the student to demon- native means shall be established by the instructor to satisfy the attendance policy and strate that a serious problem has arisen beyond the student's control. Approval to drop a accommodate the religious obligations of the student. course beyond the two permitted will not be granted if the reason given is the student: a) is registered for too many hours; b) wishes to drop the course simply to avoid a low grade; or C) has determined the course is no longer needed to graduate. 35 Graduate Course Option programs. If the student is a recipient of federal financial aid, federal rules require that any unearned portion of the federal aid must be returned to the U.S. Department of Education. With advance approval, students may enroll in a maximum of six credits in the UF Graduate School and/or in foreign language courses offered at the University of Florida (whether at The amount the student has earned is based on the number of days the student attended the graduate level or not), for credit toward law school graduation. All credits may be in classes as compared to number of days in the entire term (first day of classes to end of the same semester. The grade is not computed in a student's grade point average (GPA), finals week). Any remaining refund then will be returned according to university policy. but a "B" or higher must be earned to receive credit. Independent study and directed research courses are not allowed. No foreign language course may be approved for a GRADES AND ExAMS student who is proficient in the language. No graduate level distance education/online courses will be approved if it is determined the student will not have ample interaction with Grades the instructor or other students. No student may obtain more than four (4) credit hours of In general, faculty policy specifies that the mean grade for all seminars and course sections distance education/online courses in the same term. This includes any distance education/ in which more than 25 students are enrolled must fall between 3.15 and 3.25 (inclusive). If 25 online law courses that a student may be completing at the law school in the same term. or fewer students are enrolled in a seminar or course section, the mean grade may not be Additionally, no student may receive more than a total of 12 credit hours of academic higher than 3.6. Grades are recorded permanently by the Office of the University Registrar. credit for distance education/online courses completed at the law school and the graduate The GPA is determined by computing the ratio of grade points to semester hours of work school. Students on academic probation and transient/transfer students who receive more attempted in courses in which letter grades are assigned. Students receive grade points than 23 credit hours for work at another law school may not be eligible for the option. according to the following scale: Joint degree students are not eligible for this option. Students may take courses specified in the graduate course option only if the student, through exercise of due diligence, cannot Grade Points Grade Points take a course containing substantially the same subject matter at the Levin College of Law. A 4.0 C 2.0 Contact the assistant dean for Student Affairs for information and approval. A- 3.67 C- 1.67 B+ 3.33 D+ 1.33 Refund of Fees B 3.0 D 1.0 B- 2.67 D- 0.67 Tuition and registration fees will be refunded upon: • Approved withdrawal from the university before the end of drop/add with written docu- C+ 2.33 E 0.0 mentation from the student. • Credit hours dropped during drop/add. The minimum grade for passing a course in the Juris Doctor program is a "D-" or "S." Grades of "S" (satisfactory) and "U" (unsatisfactory) are given in a few courses, and are not • Courses canceled by the university. computed into the GPA. A grade of "S" is equal to a "C" or better. "I*" (Incomplete) or • Involuntary call to active military duty. "N*" grades recorded on the student record indicate the nonpunitive initial-term receipt • Death of the student or member of the immediate family (parent, spouse, child, sibling). of an "I" or "N." A grade of "I*" or "N*" is not considered a failing grade for the term in • Illness of the student of such severity or duration, as confirmed in writing by a physician, which it is received, and it is not computed in the grade point average. However, if the that completion of the semester is precluded. "I*" or "N*" has not been changed by the end of the next term for which the student • Exceptional circumstances, upon approval of the university president or designee(s). is enrolled, it will change to "I" or "NG" and be counted as a failing grade and used in computation of the grade point average. "I*" and "N*" grades are not assigned to gradu- A refund of 25 percent of the total fees paid (less late fees) is available if notice of with- ating students; they receive grades of "I" or "NG." drawal of enrollment from the university with written documentation is received from the An incomplete grade may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor as an interim student and approved prior to the end of the fourth week of classes for full semesters or a grade for a course in which the student has completed a major portion of the course with proportionately shorter period of time for the shorter terms. Refunds must be requested a passing grade, been unable to complete course requirements prior to the end of the at University Financial Services. Proper documentation must be presented when a refund is term because of extenuating circumstances, and obtained agreement from the instructor requested. A waiting period may be required. Refunds will be applied against any university and arranged for resolution of the incomplete grade. Instructors are not required to debts. The university reserves the right to set minimum amounts for which refunds will be assign incomplete grades. The grade of "W" (Withdrawn) may appear when a student produced for overpayments on student accounts. drops a course during the semester or is permitted to withdraw without penalty. For Tuition refunds due to cancellation, withdrawal or termination of attendance for details, go to www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html. students receiving financial aid will first be refunded to the appropriate financial aid Exams Internet other than that specifically allowed for that examination. Use of computers during a final examination is at the discretion of the instructor for that course. Faculty should consult Exams generally are given at the end of the semester during the exam period. Re-examina- with the assistant dean for students to make sure there are appropriate testing areas to tions are not allowed. Grades are posted on ISIS (www.isis.ufl.edu). Student Affairs oversees accommodate students using their computers. the exam administration process. Approximately one week before the end of classes each term, students must go online to ISIS through the law school's website to obtain a confidential exam ID number for use on final exams. Students will be issued a new exam Repeating Courses number each semester. Except as provided herein, a student who has passed a course cannot repeat it. A student Faculty initially evaluate exams without knowing the identity of the test-taker. Later, they who has failed a course may repeat it only in exceptional circumstances as permitted by the may match exam numbers with student names and adjust final grades to reflect class partici- associate dean for Student Affairs. This rule does not apply to students who do not receive pation and other relevant factors. Students have an opportunity to review, within a reason- a passing grade the first time they are enrolled in Civil Procedure (LAW5301), Constitutional able time, written work upon which a grade is based. Approximately two weeks after the Law (LAW5501), Contracts (LAW5000), Criminal Law (LAW5100), Property (LAW5400), Torts beginning of each term, students may request in writing from Student Affairs their final exam (LAW5700), Legal Research and Writing (LAW5792), Appellate Advocacy (LAW5793), Profes- grades for the previous term to determine whether any adjustments were made in assigning sional Responsibility (LAW6750) or Legal Drafting (LAW6955). If such students remain in good final course grades. standing, they must retake such course(s) the next time they are offered. This rule also does not apply to any co-curricular, independent study, independent research or externship credits, Exam Accommodations for Students with Disabilities which may be repeated until the credit limit is reached in such courses. Reasonable exam accommodations are available to students with permanent and tempo- rary disabilities. To receive accommodations, students should contact Disability Resources (a function of the Dean of Students Office and the Division of Student Affairs). Disability Withdrawal and Readmission Resources is located in 0020 Reid Hall. You can reach Disability Resources at 392-8565 or A student who has been evaluated on at least one full semester of work may withdraw or firstname.lastname@example.com. depart, retaining the right to re-enter within up to five years of the ending date of the last Language Accommodations term in which the student earned credit, provided the degree may be completed within 84 In appropriate circumstances, accommodations may be extended to students for whom months of initial matriculation. Students wishing to re-enter must obtain a re-application English is not a first language. For information, contact the assistant dean for Student form from the Office of the University Registrar (222 Criser Hall). After five years, unless the Affairs at the law school. dean grants an exception for special circumstances, a student who desires to return and is otherwise entitled to continue must apply for admission as a beginning student or with Delay in Taking Exams advanced standing, as appropriate. Students may delay taking a scheduled exam only in exceptional circumstances. Delayed A student who registers as a beginning student but withdraws prior to completion of a exams must be taken as soon as reasonably possible prior to the beginning of the next full semester's work must submit a new application for admission and compete for a seat in a term. Procedures vary, as outlined below. Students are not permitted to take exams before subsequent class. A student who withdraws from the college during two successive terms in the scheduled time. which the student has begun attendance shall be precluded from further enrollment unless, • Any student scheduled to take two exams on the same calendar day may arrange with the assistant dean for Student Affairs to delay taking one of them. The student must for good cause shown, the dean approves. take the delayed exam on the next exam day the student has free. The assistant dean chooses which exam to reschedule and the new schedule. Academic Probation and Exclusion • In case of illness, contact the assistant dean for Student Affairs. If permission is granted, Students who fall below a 2.0 cumulative GPA at the end of a semester or term will be put a written statement from the treating physician stating the student was too ill to take the on academic probation. If they remain below a 2.0 at the end of summer term, or if they exam at the scheduled time must be presented before the exam may be taken later. are below 2.0 at the end of spring term and do not enroll in summer term, they will be • For serious reasons other than illness, a student should file a petition in advance with excluded from the college at the end of summer or spring term, respectively. Students who the assistant dean for Student Affairs. Only after the student is notified the petition has been granted may the student miss a scheduled exam. Arrangements must be made are academically excluded may petition the Academic Standards Committee for read- with Student Affairs for taking the exam late. mission by the date designated by the assistant dean for Student Affairs. The Academic Standards Committee will not entertain a petition from a student who has received a grade Typing or Taking Exams by Computer of "I*" in one-fourth or more of the credit hours for which the student was enrolled in the Rooms are provided to allow students to type final exams. Students may be allowed to use term prior to exclusion. The decision of the Academic Standards Committee is final and may computers for a final examination provided that approved software has been installed on incorporate appropriate terms and conditions. such computers which prevents access to any stored information in the computer or on the On occasion, when a student has a GPA below 2.0 at the end of the first semester, the assis- 37 tant dean, after consultation with the student, may require the student to repeat courses during compared with other graduates of the same date. Unofficial rankings are also available after the following term. The assistant dean also may require that a student on probation take less than each fall and spring term and are approximate based on cumulative grade point average a prescribed course load and less than the minimum hours required of full-time students under compared with other students of similar credits completed. Class rank shall be available to ABA accrediting standards, in order for the student to meet the terms of probation. all requesting students. Individual class rankings can be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs in person with a picture ID, by fax or e-mail. Petition for Exception to Policies Reasonable requests for exceptions to academic policies that are consistent with the HONORS AND AWARDS college's goals and obligations will be granted upon a showing of good cause. Students must submit a Student Petition Form to the assistant dean for Student Affairs. The student Academic Honors is urged to discuss the particulars of the situation with the assistant dean, who will render a In cases of superior scholarship and intellectual attainments, the Juris Doctor degree may be decision. Appeals must be filed with the associate dean for student affairs and ultimately with awarded Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude or Cum Laude. qualifying GPAs are based the Academic Standards Committee within five class days of the decision. The decision of on all work attempted in law courses. Honors requirements are as follows: the Academic Standards Committee may be reviewed by the full faculty at the request of a • Cum Laude: Grade point average of 3.30 or higher. committee member. Faculty action represents final disposition of the matter. • Magna Cum Laude: Grade point average of 3.70 or higher. • Summa Cum Laude: Grade point average of 3.90 or higher. Services for Students With Disabilities Students seeking ADA accommodations must first register with the main campus assistant Order of the Coif dean for student disability services at the Disability Resource Center, 0001 Building 0020 The Levin College of Law is one of a select group of law schools with a chapter of the Order (Reid Hall), 392-8565, or through the Florida Relay Service (1-800-955-8771 [TDD]). Once of the Coif, the national academic honor society for law. The top 10 percent of a blend of all approved, accommodations are implemented by the Levin College of Law Office of Student graduating classes—summer, fall, spring—within a fiscal year are chosen for the award, upon Affairs to ensure the academic program's integrity. Following that review, where appropriate, faculty approval. Notice is usually provided the fall following the prior year's graduations. the recommended accommodations are implemented. Students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Affairs in advance of matriculation to ensure optimum transition to the College of Law. Dean's List To recognize excellent academic performance, students who achieve at least a 3.30 semester grade point average in the spring or fall semester will be named to the Dean's List. Students Confidentiality of Student Records must be enrolled in at least 12 semester credits of law courses to be eligible. The University of Florida assures the confidentiality of student educational records in accordance with State University System rules, state statutes and the Family Educational Book Awards Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, known as the Buckley Amendment. Information that may Established by individuals and law firms, Book Awards provide financial support to the be released to the public on any student includes: name, classification, local address, college and recognize outstanding academic performance. Recipients are chosen by their home address, home telephone number, electronic (e-mail) address, dates of attendance professors based on exam grades and are recognized with an inscribed plaque. at the University of Florida, major, degree(s) earned, nature and place of employment at the university, awards received, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, and weight and height of members of athletic teams. Confidential information, including academic records, may be released to the student upon photo ID verification and/or receipt of a signed release authorizing the type of record to be released and to whom and by what method. Class Ranking Two official class rankings are available during a student's law school tenure, after comple- tion of the first year and upon graduation. The end-of-first-year ranking is calculated based on cumulative grade point average compared with other students of the same matricu- lation date. 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For TDD phone access, call the Florida Relay Service at 1-800- levin College of law Honor System (www.law.ufl.edu/students/honorcommittee/honor_ 955-8771 (TDD). system.shtml) and the uF Code of Student Conduct (www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide/ r • ules, policies, fees, dates and courses described within are subject to change without studentconductcode.php). notice. Check with the Office of Student Affairs for current information. Send updates or • Students, faculty and staff at the levin College of law are part of an active and diverse corrections to the UF Law Office of Communications at email@example.com community. 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