Useful Links & Information for Incoming Students

Events & Deadlines

J.D. Orientation (Day Division): Monday, August 17 – Friday, August 21, 2020
J.D. Orientation (Evening Division): Monday, August 17 – Friday, August 21, 2020
Transfer and Visiting Student Orientation: Students will be notified by email about optional programming to attend during orientation week and any mandatory classes
LL.M. and Exchange Student Orientation: TBD
M.S.L. On-Campus Orientation (Health, Environmental and Patent Law programs): TBD
M.S.L. Online Orientation (Cybersecurity and Crisis Management programs): TBD

Admitted Applicant Requirements & Forms

Transcript Requirement

By October 14th of each student’s first year of enrollment at Maryland Carey Law, the Office of Registration & Enrollment (ORE) must have official transcripts verifying all academic credits undertaken and degree(s) conferred. Students whose transcripts have not been received by October 14th of the first year of enrollment will not be permitted to continue enrollment.

Incoming Student Events

Admitted Student Welcome Nights
The Office of Student Affairs will host Welcome Night to give our incoming students the opportunity to meet many fellow students, faculty, and administrators, and to get a better sense of what the upcoming semester will be like. Attendees will also have the opportunity to talk with our peer advisors and tour the law school.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 and Thursday, July 23, 2020 (Further details forthcoming)

Maryland Carey Law Night at the Ballpark
The Maryland Carey Law community and the Alumni Board invite incoming students to a reception and night at the ballpark. This will be a great opportunity to network, meet your peer advisors, and get to know your future classmates. After the reception, we will walk from the law school to Camden Yards as a group to watch the Orioles take on the Yankees.
August 2020 (Date TBD)

Private Visits
If you are unable to attend our admitted student events, we can arrange a private visit that better accommodates your schedule. Private visits include a meeting with a current student and/or admissions representative, and a tour of the law school. We can also set up a meeting with a professor and arrange a class visit based on availability. To schedule your visit, please contact our Admissions Office at admissions@law.umaryland.edu.

Virtual Tours and Appointments
We can arrange a virtual tour of the law school led by one of our current students. Also, we can connect you with a current student, faculty or alumni in your area of interest. If you would like to set up a virtual tour or connect with a member of our community, please contact our Admissions Office at admissions@law.umaryland.edu.

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Classes & Registration

J.D. Students

Registering for classes
Incoming first year students for the Full-time Day Program will be assigned to class sections and registered for classes automatically. This section assignment determines the student’s academic schedule for both the fall and spring semesters of the first year. Section assignments are typically announced by August 1.
Incoming first year students for the Part-time Evening Program will be registered for classes automatically.
Professors may post course syllabi and reading assignments for the first class session on Blackboard, the online course management system. You are encouraged to check Blackboard after August 1. More information about the JD curriculum is available here.

Books
The list of required and recommended textbooks for each class is incorporated into the Course Catalog. Until you receive your section assignment you will not be able to determine your course schedule or required books. Once you have received your section assignment in late summer, you can create your booklist.
Once your section assignment and class schedule is confirmed, you can purchase your books at the University Bookstore or any other source you choose.
Some professors make some or all of the reading materials available in course packs, distributed at the School of Law, or online in Blackboard, the online course management system.

LL.M. Students

Each LL.M. student develops an individual course of study. To ensure that your courses will satisfy the LL.M. degree requirements, please contact Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Crystal Edwards (cedwards@law.umaryland.edu or 410.706.2091) to schedule a time to discuss your course preferences and finalize your schedule. We will register you for your fall semester classes during the summer. The list of required and recommended textbooks for each class is incorporated into the Course Catalog. You can purchase your books at the University Bookstore or any other source you choose.

MSL Students

Incoming MSL students will be registered for their first year courses automatically. We encourage you to review the curriculum, and contact us at MSL@law.umaryland.edu with any questions. (on-campus program | online program)

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Qualifications for Admission to the Bar

Admission to the Bar Resources

National Conference of Bar Examiners: Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements
National Conference of Bar Examiners: Character and Fitness Requirements
ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar: Bar Admissions Information

Character & Fitness Issues

Candor in law school and thereafter as a lawyer is very important. Your obligation to be candid begins with your law school application.

When you applied for admission, you answered several “character and fitness” questions. In addition, our application instructions explained that applicants “have a continuing duty throughout the application, admission and enrollment process to inform the Admissions Office of any changes in the information provided….” Please take the time now to review the disclosures you made on your application to ensure that those disclosures are accurate and up-to-date. Failure to be honest and candid in the application process can have serious consequences.

Also, please be aware that you have a continuing obligation to report in writing any citations, charges, summonses, or arrests that occur not only after you submitted your application, but throughout your time in law school. Failure to make these disclosures could delay or preclude your admission to practice law. Again, if you have any questions, please ask the Admissions Office. It is always best to err on the side of over-disclosure.

You may find when you apply to take a bar exam, that the bar application requires disclosure of specific types of misconduct not requested on your law school application. For that reason, once you are enrolled here, we will ask you to disclose even minor traffic violations, which you were not obligated to disclose on your law school application. You may wish to begin gathering that information now, as we will ask both for violations that took place prior to your enrollment and any that take place going forward.

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Employment Policy

First-Year Students

First-year students enrolled in 13 or more credit hours are not permitted to work at all during the school year, except with permission from the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, on a case-by-case basis during the second semester only.

Upper-Level Students

Upper-level Day Division students taking more than 12 credits may be precluded from enrolling in a clinic if the student has an excessive competing workload in a given semester. Students with competing workloads (an externship or outside employment) must consult, prior to registration, with the faculty member who teaches the clinic in which they have an interest. The clinical faculty member can then determine whether the competing workloads will conflict with the required hours per week all students must devote to clinic work. The faculty member may disallow the student from enrolling in the clinic if the faculty member determines that the student has an excessive competing workload that will interfere with clinic work.

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IncomingStudentResources

Useful Links & Information for Incoming Students

Events & Deadlines

Admitted Applicant Requirements & Forms

Transcript Requirement

Incoming Student Events

Classes & Registration

J.D. Students

LL.M. Students

MSL Students

Qualifications for Admission to the Bar

Admission to the Bar Resources

Character & Fitness Issues

Employment Policy

First-Year Students

Upper-Level Students

Incoming
Student
Resources