Dear Students,<\/p>\n
I am writing to make you aware of some additional resources we have for Academic Advising as you plan your courses.\u00a0 Registration will take place the week of November 14, 2022.<\/p>\n
Registration Memo<\/strong><\/p>\n First and most importantly, please be sure to read the Registration Memo and other information on the\u00a0Registration and Course Information<\/a>\u00a0page.\u00a0 The answers to many of your questions are here.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Advising Workshop Videos and PowerPoints<\/strong><\/p>\n New Curriculum<\/strong><\/p>\n The faculty has adopted a new required curriculum.\u00a0 The new curriculum applies to all 1Ls, 2Ls, and to part-time 3Ls.\u00a0\u00a0The new curriculum does not apply to full-time 3Ls.<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Dean Wilson discussed the changes reflected in the new curriculum during the Academic Advising Workshops (linked above).<\/p>\n Full-time 3L students who want to opt into the new curriculum may do so by completing the\u00a0New Curriculum Opt-In Form<\/a>.\u00a0 The form also explains in detail the differences between the old and new curriculums.<\/p>\n If you choose to opt into the new curriculum, you may not later opt out of it.\u00a0 You also may not mix-and-match parts of the old and new curriculums.<\/p>\n If you want to talk with someone about whether you should opt into the new curriculum, you may email Dean Aden or Dean Wilson or complete the\u00a0New Curriculum Opt-In Form<\/a>, which includes an option to request help deciding whether to opt into the new curriculum.<\/p>\n UM Degree<\/strong><\/p>\n The law school has access to\u00a0UM Degree<\/a>, the University\u2019s degree-auditing platform. UM Degree will allow you to track your progress toward your JD and show your outstanding requirements as well as options that fulfill those requirements.<\/p>\n If you declare interest in pursuing the\u00a0Advocacy, Business, Health, or Tax Certificates<\/a>\u00a0by completing the\u00a0Certificate Declaration Form<\/a>, it can track your progress toward certificate requirements as well.<\/p>\n Please note that UM Degree is not an official record of your degree or certificate progress, but rather a tool for you to use for your planning purposes.\u00a0 The Law Registrar\u2019s Office and certificate advisor will determine whether you have met your degree and certificate requirements, so please contact the Law Registrar or certificate advisor with any questions.<\/p>\n Academic Advising Website<\/strong><\/p>\n We have updated the\u00a0Academic Advising website<\/a>\u00a0with additional helpful resources for you as you plan your course schedule.<\/p>\n Academic Advising Worksheets are one of the most helpful advising tools on the Academic Advising website.\u00a0 They can help you plan next semester\u2019s courses and begin planning for future semesters, as well.<\/p>\n Individual Advising<\/strong><\/p>\n Complete the\u00a0relevant Academic Advising Worksheet\u00a0and email it to your advisor before any advising meeting.<\/u><\/p>\n Thanks, Dear Students, I am writing to make you aware of some additional resources we have for Academic Advising as you plan...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic-affairs"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26506"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26508,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26506\/revisions\/26508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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