IMPORTANT INFORMATION ALL STUDENTS SHOULD READ: (Spring 2013 - as of 3/21/13)
EMERGENCIES and/or PERSONAL PROBLEMS DURING EXAMS: If you have an emergency that prevents you from taking an examination, or a personal problem (illness before or during the exam, inability to return a take-home exam on time, etc.) you
must call or text MIKE HALL immediately at (608) 890-0115 (office) or
(608) 215-7134 (cell). Please leave a detailed message.
DO NOT CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR. DO NOT try to solve the problem by
writing a a note on your exam. NEVER delay until you receive your grade.
Students: EXAM SCHEDULE CONFLICT? Fill out the form Petition for Rescheduling an Examination.
It is due by April 11, 2013. Copies are on outside door of Rm.
5110A or you can fill it out on the Law School website. It must be approved by Mike Hall,
Director of Student Life, Rm. 5101 or place it in his mailbox. If
approved, Mike will have Jane Ford Bennett email you as to the date,
time and place for your rescheduled exam(s).
PASS/FAIL OPTION CHOICES FOR Spring 2013: Generally for 2Ls
and 3Ls only. To be eligible to use the Pass/Fail Option you must have
earned 25 or more Law School credits prior to this semester, and have
used less than 2 Pass/Fail Options during your Law School career. Note:
Taking advantage of the Pass/Fail Option may affect your eligibility
for Dean’s List and for Order of the Coif.
If you do not know how many Pass/Fail Options you've already used in past semesters, please email Jane Ford Bennett at: jmford@wisc.edu or see her in Rm. 5110A and she'll look it up.
Please note that the paper Pass/Fail Option Choice Form is no longer being used. Instead, you will be able to do this on the Law School website. To choose the Pass/Fail Option for one (or two) of your Spring 2013 courses, go to the following Law School website.
The
link is https://secure.law.wisc.edu/grades/pf/
After
you log-in using your Net ID and Password, the site will show only your
current courses that are eligible for the Pass/Fail Option. Follow all
directions and, for full information on the operation of the Pass/Fail
Option, Please see the online Law School Rule 2.03 and Read This First, section 9.3
for more information.
The deadline to select your Pass/Fail Option choice(s) is May 1st by 11:59 PM.
Note: One exception: If you choose L&CP: Mental Health Law
(Dr. Van Rybroek) as a pass/fail option choice, the deadline for this
course only will be April 27, 2013 by 11:59 pm (because of an early in-class
exam on April 29th).
Exam Numbers: (Law, LLMI's, Visiting Law & Law Exchange students) Make sure you have your correct exam number. Go to http://law.wisc.edu/help/my.php Enter your user name and password. Or, go to the Main Office, Rm. 5110, Mon-Fri. 7:45 am to 4:30 pm, also open on weekends during the exam period 7:45 am to 4:30 pm. (you'll need your Student ID#/card). Only Non-Law Graduate students from another Dept. taking a Law course should use their 10 digit student ID# as their exam number)
Students: EXAM SCHEDULE CONFLICT? Fill out the form Petition for Rescheduling an Examination. It is due by April 1, 2013. Copies are on outside door of Rm. 5110A or you can fill it out on the Law School website. It must be approved by Mike Hall, Director of Student Life, Rm. 5101 or place it in his mailbox. If approved, Mike will have Jane Ford Bennett email you as to the date, time and place for your rescheduled exam(s).
GRADES: Starting June _____, 2013 a list of the Spring 2013
courses will be in alpha order by the name of the course indicating the
date grades were sent electronically to the UW Registrar will be on the
Law School's website below: (currently it is showing _______grades
dates)
http://law.wisc.edu/current/grades-reported.html
