ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT

GENERAL STATEMENT

The University of Chicago Law School was established in 1902. It aims to give a thorough legal training to students whose education and maturity have fitted them to pursue serious professional study. The method of instruction employed the study and discussion of cases-is designed to give an effective knowledge of legal principles and to develop the power of independent legal reasoning. The course of study offered, requiring three academic years for completion, is not local in its scope, but constitutes a thorough preparation for the practice of law in any English-speaking jurisdiction. By taking advantage of the quarter system (see "General Information," p. 351, below) students may complete the course in two and one-fourth calendar years.

Only college graduates or students who have had college work equivalent to three years in the University are admitted as candidates for the degree of Doctor of Law (J.D.), which is conferred upon college graduates only. The University permits one year of law to be counted as the fourth year of college work, and confers an academic Bachelor's degree upon candidates for J.D. who have completed one year in the Law School, thus enabling them to obtain both the academic and the professional degree in six years. (See "Degrees," below, p. 353.) Students over twenty-one years old are admitted as candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) upon the conditions stated below, p. 352, under “Admission."

It is very desirable that the preliminary education of law students should include work in history, economics, and political science, and provision has been made in the third college year for pre-legal study devoted chiefly to these subjects. This course is not required, but students expecting to study law are strongly advised to pursue it. Its suggested topics are found below, p. 355, under "Pre-legal Courses."

THE LAW BUILDING

The Law School occupies a building within the University quadrangles, erected especially for it in 1904. It is three stories high, 175 feet long, and 80 feet wide, built of stone in the English Gothic style of architecture. On the first floor are four lecture rooms, two of which are in theater form. The mezzanine floor is occupied by the library stack-room, connected with the readingroom above by electric book lifts and designed to contain steel stacks for 90,000 volumes. Opening into the stack-room are studies for members of the Faculty and the Librarian's room. On the third floor is the reading-room, a great hall with high timbered ceiling, 160 feet long and 50 feet wide, lighted on all sides by Gothic windows. It has wall shelves for 14,000 books and provides space for tables accommodating 400 readers. Adjoining the reading-room is the office of the Dean. In the basement is a smoking-room and the locker-room, containing several hundred steel-mesh lockers for the use of students.

THE LIBRARY

The Law Library contains about 39,000 volumes. Except a few county court decisions, it includes all of the American, English, Irish, Scotch, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and higher Indian reports, with their digests; all past and present codes and statutory revisions of those jurisdictions; the recent

South African reports; all English, Irish, and Scotch statutes, and (except the early laws of some of the older states) the session laws of all the American states and Canadian provinces; all collateral reports and series of classified cases in use; an extensive collection of treatises, periodicals, trials, and legal miscellany, including a large amount of old English historical material; and a working library in French, German, Spanish, and Mexican law.

Students in the Law School may use the other University libraries, containing over 360,000 volumes.

GENERAL INFORMATION

THE QUARTER SYSTEM

The system prevailing in the University of dividing the work into quarters is adopted in the Law School. The quarters are designated as the Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters, beginning respectively in 1914-15 on June 15, October 1, January 4, and March 29. Each quarter is eleven to twelve weeks long, and the Summer and Winter Quarters are divided into two terms. A recess of about one week occurs between successive quarters, except that there is no recess between the Spring and Summer Quarters, and that there is one during September at the end of the Summer Quarter. Any three quarters count as an academic year, and it is thus possible to complete the three-year law course in two and one-fourth calendar years.

The work in the Law School is so arranged that it is better for beginning first-year students to enter at the opening of the Summer or Autumn Quarter than at any other time. The beginning courses given then are not repeated later, and, while such students may enter in the middle of the Winter, or at the beginning of the Winter or Spring Quarter, it is somewhat less advantageous to do so. Senior College students should plan their work to enter the Law School in June or October. Students admitted to advanced standing may usually enter without difficulty in the middle of the Summer or Winter Quarter, or at the beginning of any quarter. No courses begin in the middle of the Autumn or Spring Quarter.

FEES, EXPENSES, ETC.

1. Matriculation fee.-A matriculation fee of $5 is paid by every student entering the University for the first time.

2. Tuition fee. The tuition fee in the Law School is $50 a quarter (in the Summer and Winter Quarters $25 a term) for regular work (three majors). Students who take half-work or less pay half-fees, and receive residence credit pro rata. With the consent of the Dean, law students may take extra work in the Law School or in any department of the University without extra charge. If such extra work is counted toward admission requirements or a college degree, $15 a major is charged.

Students not registered in the Law School pay $5 a major extra for each law course taken, except law courses offered by members of the Department of Political Science as part of the work of that Department. Undergraduate students not registered in the Law School must pay $20 for each major law course taken as extra work.

For the pre-legal course the tuition fee is $40 a quarter for regular work. For extra work $15 a major is charged.

3. Graduation fee.-The graduation fee for either law degree is $10.

4. Payment of bills.-All tuition fees are due on or before the first day of each quarter, and are payable at the Cashier's Office, Press Building. If not paid before the end of the fifth day of the quarter a fee of $5 is added.

5. Estimated expenses.—The following table gives an estimate of the annual expenses for three quarters (thirty-six weeks) of a student in the Law School residing within the quadrangles. The expense of a Summer Quarter is about one-third of these amounts. See also p. 85.

* The tuition for the pre-legal curriculum is $120 for thirty-six weeks.

SCHOLARSHIPS

A small number of scholarships, each yielding a portion of the tuition fees for an academic year (three quarters), are awarded annually to meritorious members of the Law School needing such assistance, in return for service in the Law Library. A preference is given to students of high rank. Scholarships for the Summer Quarter only are awarded separately upon similar terms. All applications for scholarships for the Summer Quarter and for the succeeding year should be made in writing to the Dean before June 1. Directions for making such applications will be sent upon request.

OTHER INFORMATION

For information regarding majors and minors; regarding opportunities to students for self-help; and regarding University privileges and other general matters, see this Register, pp. 82, 88, etc.

ADMISSION TO THE LAW SCHOOL

a) Admission to the Law School as candidates for the degree of J.D. is granted: 1. To college graduates whose degrees represent college work equivalent to twenty-seven majors (three years) in the University.

2. To students who have completed in the University or elsewhere twentyseven majors (three years) of college work. Credit will be given for acceptable work done in other institutions of collegiate rank. Before receiving the degree of J.D. such students must obtain from the University or from some other approved institution an academic degree, and are permitted to count toward this one year of law. See the statement below, p. 353, under "Degrees."

By special permission of the Dean admission may be granted to students who have credit for but twenty-four majors, but such students must make up the deficiency before obtaining an academic degree from the University. Such permission will ordinarily be granted only in the Autumn Quarter to enable students to take advantage of courses beginning then. (See "The Quarter System," p. 351.)

b) Admission to the Law School as candidates for the degree of LL.B. is granted: To students over twenty-one years old who have completed approved highschool or college work equivalent in amount to at least fifteen units of admission credit to the University (the usual college-entrance requirement-ordinarily satisfied by four years of high-school work). This work must include three units in English. Certain special rules apply to students from the Junior Colleges. Candidates for this degree are strongly urged to complete at least one year of pre-legal work (see p. 355, below) before entering the Law School, and must maintain an average standing in their law work 10 per cent above the passing-mark.

c) Unclassified students.-In rare instances students over twenty-one years old who cannot meet the above requirements will be admitted as unclassified students, if the Law Faculty are convinced that their previous training will enable them satisfactorily to pursue the work. Such students are not candidates for a degree.

ADMISSION WITH ADVANCED STANDING IN LAW

Students from other law schools of high grade, who are otherwise qualified to enter the School, will ordinarily receive credit, not exceeding two years in amount, for the satisfactory completion of work done there similar in character to that required here. The right is reserved to refuse such credit, in whole or in part, save conditionally or upon examination, and credit given may be withdrawn for poor work. (See "Regulations," pp. 354, below.)

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws must be twenty-two years old to be admitted to second-year standing, and twenty-three years old to be admitted to third-year standing. Law work done elsewhere by students while under twenty-one years of age will be credited toward this degree only upon examination.

No credit will be given for work not done in residence at a law school.

ROUTINE OF ENTRANCE

Applications and correspondence should be addressed to JAMES P. HALL, Dean of the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Ill. A student from another institution should present his diploma or certificate of graduation; or, if he does not hold a degree equivalent to three years of college work in the University, he should bring a detailed statement of his work. Blank forms for such statements will be sent upon application. All credentials should be presented at the office of the Dean. In cases of doubt, correspondence is invited upon these matters before the student presents himself for admission. Directions for matriculation and registration will be furnished in the Dean's office.

DEGREES

Academic degrees.-The University permits nine majors (one year) of work in the Law School to be counted toward the degrees of A.B., Ph.B., or S.B. by candidates for the degree of J.D., whether their preceding college work was taken here or elsewhere, provided only that the college work, if done elsewhere, be acceptable for advanced standing, and that the specific requirements as to courses and quality of work done here for the particular degree sought be satisfied in each case. Subject to these requirements, a student admitted with a maximum of twenty-seven majors (three years) of credit from other colleges may obtain a

college degree after the completion of one year of law work. A circular stating the specific requirements for college degrees will be sent upon application.

A minimum residence of three quarters in the University is required of candidates for academic degrees, and both an academic and a law degree will not be conferred for less than six quarters of residence.

Law degrees.-The degree of Doctor of Law (J.D.) is conferred upon candidates therefor who are college graduates and have completed the professional course with a standing 10 per cent above the passing mark.

The degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is conferred upon candidates therefor who have completed the professional course with a standing 10 per cent above the passing mark.

To obtain either of the professional degrees it is necessary to complete twentyseven majors of law work, distributed over nine quarters of law-school residence, of which at least nine majors of work and three quarters of residence (including the last quarter for which credit is given) must have been at this School and not counted toward a law degree elsewhere. The work of the first year and the practice courses are required.

Candidates for either of the professional degrees who complete the course with high distinction will receive the degree cum laude.

No professional degree will be conferred upon any student markedly deficient in English, and no student may receive both an academic and a professional degree in the same quarter.

REGULATIONS

Law students who are candidates for an academic degree from the University must conform to the general rules and regulations governing Senior College students.

In any one quarter first-year students may not register for more than three majors, nor other students for more than three and one-half majors of work without the consent of the Dean.

Students may not take examinations (except to remove conditions or for advanced standing) in more than ten and one-half majors of resident work in any three consecutive quarters.

The work of the first year and the practice courses are required. The second- and third-year courses are elective and need not be taken in any fixed order.

To obtain credit toward a law degree for any work done in the School, students must pass the regular examinations, which are by printed questions to be answered in writing. Examinations in courses continuing more than one quarter will usually be held only at the completion of the course, and credit for the first part of a course is always provisional until its completion. No special examinations will be given, nor will partial credit be allowed for any uncompleted course, or for one in which the student has not passed in the examination. Additional examinations in first-year subjects only will be held the last week in September for admission to advanced standing and for the removal of conditions. Application for admission to these examinations should be made not later than September 15. Other conditions may be removed or advanced standing obtained at the regular examinations. Students who pass below a certain grade in a course must take it again before re-examination.