~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

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with the system of grade-point-average determination used by the University of
Oregon). This requirement applies to all applicants, including those who hold
degrees.
Applicants for admission to the School of Law must take the uniform Law
School Admission Test administered by the Educational Testing Service, and
have a report of the test score sent to the School of Law prior to the first day of
June preceding the fall term for which admission is sought. Inquiries concerning
the dates, places, and fee for the Law School Admission Test should be
addressed directly to the Educational Testing Service, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
N.J.
All students intending to enter the School of Law must file a formal application
for admission with the dean of the school, from whom official application
forms may be obtained. Applications should be filed before the first day of May
preceding the fall term in which the student intends to enroll.
A student intending to transfer to the University of Oregon from another
institution and to enter the School of Law must also submit, to the dean of the
school, complete records of all school work beyond the eighth grade. For failure
to submit complete records, the University may cancel the student's registration.
This regulation applies to work taken at other law schools, whether or not the
student wishes to transfer credit.
Admission to the School of Law is restricted to students who are candidates
for a professional law degree. Students are admitted to the professional study of
law only at the opening of the fall term of each academic year.
Prelegal Program. Students pursuing prelegal studies at the University of
Oregon are enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts during the three years of the
required preparatory program. They are, however, assigned academic advisers
from the faculty of the School of Law. The student is allowed considerable freedom
of choice in selecting his courses, as long as his program provides a substantial
cultural background. The prelegal adviser, after considering the student's
high-school record and any available evidence of his native abilities, assists him in
working out a program that will provide such a background. The student's program
should include courses which will enable him to meet all lower-division
requirements by the end of the second year of his prelegal studies.
Law students may qualify for a nonprofessional baccalaureate degree after
the satisfactory completion of prelegal requirements and one year of professional
work in the School of Law, provided that they have satisfied all general University
requirements for such a degree. For a nonprofessional degree, the major requirement
in law is 36 term hours (unweighted) in professional courses. The dean of
the School of Law will not recommend a student for the B.A. or B.S. degree with
a major in law who has been awarded, or is a candidate for, either of these degrees
with a maj or in another field.
Registration and Fees. Law students register and pay their fees at the times
set in the University calendar for registration. Law students pay the regular fees
prescribed for all students. Nonresident law students who hold a bachelor's degree
from an accredited college or university are not required to pay the nonresident
fee.
Curriculum and Degrees. The School of Law offers a standard professional
curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Laws or Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.
A total of three years of resident professional study in the University of Oregon
or another law school of recognized standing is required for a law degree, of
which, normally, the two last years must be in residence in the University of
Oregon. The curriculum is arranged, as far as possible, to present the fundamental
topics of the law during the first year, and the more specialized subjects during
the second and third years.