University of Maryland School of Law : Catalog, 1988-1989

CONTENTS
General Information 2
History 2
Governance 2
Program of Instruction 3
Students and Faculty 3
Equal Opportunity 3
Law School Complex 3
Location 5
Maryland Law School
Alumni Association 5
Westminster Preservation
Trust 6
Endowed Lectures and
Programs 6
The Maryland Institute
for Continuing Professional
Education of Lawyers, Inc. 7
Maryland Bar Center 7
Office of State's Attorneys'
Coordinator 7
Occasional Paper/Reprints
Series in Contemporary Asian
Studies 8
Environmental Law Program 8
Law and Health Care
Program 9
Central Administration
Services 10
Admission 11
Admissions Criteria 12
Determination of In-State
Status 14
Application Procedure 15
Admission of Advanced
Standing, Visiting and
Guest Students and Foreign
Trained Attorneys 16
Prelaw Study 17
Fees, Registration and
Financial Aid 18
Fees 18
Registration 20
Financial Aid 21
Application Procedure 21
Law School Scholarships 22
Law School Grants and
Work Study 23
Law School and Other
Loans 23
Career Services 25
Bar Registration 26
Nondiscrimination Policy 26
Student Activities 27
Student Bar Association 27
Maryland Law Review 27
Maryland Law Forum 27
Maryland Journal
of International Law
and Trade 28
Moot Court 28
International Law Society 29
Black Law Student
Association 30
National Lawyers Guild 30
Women's Bar Association 30
Student Volunteer Advisors 30
Phi Alpha Delta 31
Gay & Lesbian Association
of Student Professionals 31
Asian/Pacific-American Law
Student Association 31
Maryland Public Interest Law
Project 31
Academic Regulations and
Awards 32
Requirements for
Graduation 32
Residency Requirement 32
Residency Credit 33
Attendance 33
Student Evaluations of
Faculty 33
Honor Code 34
Examinations 34
Grading System 34
Grade Reports and
Transcripts 34
Repeating Courses 34
Exclusion and Probation 35
Student/Faculty Conduct 36
Voluntary Withdrawal 37
Privacy of Records 37
Honors and Prizes 37
Faculty and Staff 40
Curriculum 60
Juris Doctor Program 60
Dual Degree Programs 62
Courses at Other
Institutions 64
Summer Session 64
Course Requirements 65
Schedules and Course
Selections 66
Description of Required and
Elective Courses 68
Administration, Faculty
and Staff 93
School of Law
Administration 93
University of Maryland 93
Law Faculty and
Professional Staff,
1988-89 94
Policy Statements 97
Maps
Academic Calendar,
99
1988-89 101