Law School Catalog, 2006-2008

Contents

About the Catalog
Officers of Administration
Board of Regents

1. General Information

Mission of the University
Mission of the School of Law
Statement on Equal Educational Opportunity
Title IX/ADA/504 Coordinators
    Disability (Section 504/ADA)
    Gender (Title IX)
Facilities
    The Joseph D. Jamail Center for Legal Research
    Other Libraries
The Society Program
The Curriculum
    Advocacy
    Constitutional Law
    Corporate Law
    Environmental Law
    Intellectual Property Law
    International and Comparative Law
    Jurisprudence, Philosophy, and Social/Political Theory
    Labor and Employment Law
    Tax Law
    Clinical Education Programs
    Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution
The University of Texas Law School Foundation
The University of Texas Law Alumni Association
Endowments
Financial Assistance
    Law School Emergency Loans
    Law School Scholarships
    Loan Funds and Endowed Scholarships
Career Services
Law School Publications
    Texas Law Review
    Texas International Law Journal
    American Journal of Criminal Law
    The Review of Litigation
    Texas Environmental Law Journal
    Texas Journal of Women and the Law
    Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
    Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy
    Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
    Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
    Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law
    Texas Review of Law and Politics
Student Activities
    Student Bar Association
    American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
    Asian Law Students Association
    Assault and Flattery
    Board of Advocates
    Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association
    Christian Legal Society
    Entertainment and Sports Law Society
    Environmental Law Society
    Intellectual Property Law Society
    Jewish Law Students Association
    Legal Research Board
    National Lawyers Guild
    OUTLaw (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Law School Alliance)
    Phi Delta Phi
    Public Interest Law Association
    Street Law
    Student Recruitment and Orientation Committee
    Survivor Support Network
    Texas Law Fellowships
    Texas Technology, Science, and Law Association
    Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
    Women's Law Caucus
    Women's Roundtable

2. Admission

Admission as a Beginning Student
    Requirements
    Procedures
Declaration of Intention to Study Law
Admission as a Transfer Student
Transfer to Another Law School
Admission as a Transient Student
Visiting Status at Another Law School
Classification of Students

3. Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Advising
Honor System
    University Honor Code
    School of Law Honor Code
Quantity of Work Rule
Changes in Registration
Class Attendance
Auditing a Course
Withdrawal
Examinations
Grades and Minimum Performance Standards
    Grading System
    Registration on the Pass/Fail Basis
    Minimum Performance Standards
Honors
    Order of the Coif
    Chancellors
    Order of Barristers
    Dean's Achievement Award
Graduation
    Graduation under a Particular Catalog
    General Requirements for Graduation
    Degrees with Honors

4. Degrees

Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Curriculum
Master of Laws
    Admission to Candidacy
    Degree Requirements
Dual Programs
Combined JD/PhD Programs
Master's and Doctoral Portfolio Programs

5. Courses

First-Year Courses
Advanced Courses
Research and Seminar Courses

6. The Faculty

Professors Emeritus
Professors and Senior Lecturers
Adjunct Professors