Your academic planning is part of your larger career planning strategy. The advisers in the Office of Student and Career Services also serve the role of Academic Advisers for all JD students. We can assist with course selection and planning to help you balance the priorities of meeting all graduation requirements, determining elective bar preparation courses, and determining courses that further and support your career objectives. All students are encouraged to schedule an academic advising appointment at least once yearly.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Records Office Questions
Q. How do I obtain a copy of my unofficial transcript?
A. Submit the request form found here. Please allow sufficient processing time and remember that, for employment applications, a print-out copy from CampusNet is NOT an acceptable document.
Q. How do I obtain a Letter of Good Standing?
A. Submit the request form found here. Please allow sufficient processing time.
Q. When are class ranks released?
A. Class ranks are computed once each semester, approximately three weeks after grades are finalized.
Q. Where do I find my class rank?
A. Class ranks are posted online, by GPA and by percentage, here.
Q. I have an exam conflict. How do I request a re-schedule?
A. To reschedule an exam, please complete the form found here and submit it to the Records Office (LB 144 in the Student Services Center) or by email to academic.servicesnull@law.csuohio.nulledu.
Q. I am in need of Dean’s Certification of Good Standing to support my bar exam application, my application for the Legal Intern Certificate, or for other reasons. Where can I get this form completed?
A. The Dean's Certification form needs to be dropped off at the Records Office, in the back of the Student Services Suite or emailed to academic.servicesnull@law.csuohio.nulledu The Records Office will double-check that you meet the academic requirements and will then route the form to the Dean's Office for his signature. The signed form will then be placed in the Records out box (Law Building, Room 142) in 2 business day, for you to pick up at your convenience.
Useful Links
- Course Descriptions
- Student Handbook
- Course and Exam Schedules
- Academic Advising Workbook, In-Person
- Academic Advising Workbook, JDO
Review Academic Regulation 4.3 and use the online degree audit function in Campus Net and/or the Graduation Requirements Worksheets to assist you in determining your status.
The Office of Student and Career Services provides academic advising to all full and part-time JD students. You can schedule a meeting to discuss your course planning. For individual bar exam advising, please contact the Director of Bar Preparation.
Follow the procedures in Academic Regulation 2.4, including making a good faith effort to discuss the grade with the faculty member. Note that time limitations apply to this process, so be sure to review the Academic Regulation carefully.
The Office of Student and Career Services is your primary point of contact for procedural questions related to these Petitions. Finalized Petitions should be submitted directly to Assistant Dean Sarah Beznoska.
It depends on the point-in-time in which you are seeking to withdraw. Voluntary withdrawal from a one-semester class is generally permitted at any time prior to the beginning of the fifth week of classes. Review Academic Regulation 3.1 and consult with CSU's All-in-One team about financial implications.
Academic Regulation 4.4 sets maximum and minimum law course loads. For full-time students, the maximum course load is 18 hours per semester and for part-time students the maximum course load is 12 hours per semester, without exception.
A student may not change his or her section of a two semester core curriculum course after completion of one semester unless permitted by the Academic Standards Committee—Please see Academic Regulation 3.4 in the Student Handbook for details information.
Consult page 21 of the Student Handbook, which lays out the sequence of courses for part-time students. Part-time students should complete the core curriculum in the second-year. Remember that students must complete 28 credit hours before enrolling in online course work. Twenty-nine credit hours are required to be eligible for any Experiential Skills (Clinic or Externship) courses.
Watch for the clinic application form, sent to the student listserv once each semester for spots in the subsequent semester's clinics.
The externship application and placement process is run through the Office of Student and Career Services. You must apply to the host site in the semester prior to the placement. The application and interview process takes place over several weeks.
The Office of Bar Preparation provides assistance in this regard. You can schedule a meeting to discuss your application and fitness & character questions.
Prof. John Plecnik, Director of the MLS program or Julie DiBiasio, Director of Graduate Studies
The Office of Student and Career Services provides assistance with registration matters.
In order to take a course outside of the LAW curriculum, you need to apply as a non-degree seeking student and also contact the Law Records Office requesting that they send copy of your Undergraduate transcript to CSU’s Office of Graduate Admissions. Once you are admitted, you will be able to register for the course on CampusNet. Any registration issues outside of LAW will need to be addressed by that department’s advisor..
Submit the request form found here. Please allow sufficient processing time and remember that, for employment applications, a print-out copy from CampusNet is NOT an acceptable document.
Submit the request form found here. Please allow sufficient processing time.
Class ranks are computed once each semester, approximately three weeks after grades are finalized.