Valparaiso Law 2009 Summer Study Program

• Summer class schedule (PDF)
• Summer exam schedule (PDF)

This program runs from May 26 through July 13, with exams going through July 21.  The maximum number of hours you can take is 7 cr. hrs.  No classes are scheduled for holidays.

The deadline to drop or add a course is May 28.  The deadline to withdraw from a course with a W is June 17.  Failure to drop or withdraw from courses results in full payment for the course.

Tuition is $1,065 per credit hour for lecture courses and $813 per credit hour for courses with no classroom component.  Tuition payment is due at the Business Office before classes begin.

After January 19, go to DataVU to register for summer classes. Contact Linda Canada (219-465-7889) if you have any problems or questions.

Course offerings include:

(See Law School Bulletin for course descriptions)

Law 100-A Contracts (will start June 3rd and meet for 2 Fridays to make up the missed classes)
(1L requirement available only to part-time and LLM students or those who need to repeat the course)
4 cr. - Professor Mark Adams
M-W 8:30-12:10 p.m. (two 10 min. breaks)
Classroom 160 Benson

Law 203-A  Business Associations
(2L requirement)
4 cr. - Professor D. A. Jeremy Telman
M-T-R 2:00-4:40 p.m. (two 10 min. breaks)
Classroom 155 Pelzer

Law 210-A  Evidence
(2L requirement)
3 cr. - Professor Ivan Bodensteiner
T-R 10:40-1:20 p.m. (one 10 minute break)
Classroom 160 Benson

Law 243-A  Advanced Legal Research
(Enrollment limited to 12) (fulfills 2L writing requirement)
3 cr. - Professor Michael Bushbaum
T-R 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Library Room 18

Law 245-A  Pretrial Skills
(Enrollment limited to 14) (fulfills 2L writing requirement)
3 cr. - Professor Derrick Carter
T-R 6:00-8:40 p.m. (one 10 minute break)
Stride Courtroom

Law 438-A  Entertainment Law
3 cr. - Professor David Myers
T-R 4:45-7:25 p.m.
Classroom 158 Ulbricht

Law 439-OL  Trusts & Estates
(fulfills Property requirement) (Enrollment limited to 25)
3 cr. - Professor Paul Kohlhoff
Distance education course (on-line)

Law 652-A Trial Practice
3 cr. - Professor David Vandercoy
M-W 9:00-11:40 a.m. (one 10 minute break)
Stride Courtroom

Law 490 Independent Reading and Research
1, 2 or 3 cr. - Faculty
Offered with individual faculty approval (See Registrar's web page for form).

Externships: Externships have limited enrollment. Not all externships may be available during the summer. Student externs are expected to work no less than 135 hours for 3 cr. (at least 45 hrs. per cr.) Graded on an S/U basis. Externship guidelines are available from Lisa Cannon, 465-7816, and registration forms are available online.