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April 9, 2012 Attendance Waivers

On Behalf of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Petitions for attendance waivers are now being accepted. Petitions should be filed with Associate Dean Danielle Holley-Walker in the Dean's Suite, Room 202. Prior to filing a waiver petition please review the attendance policy and the guidelines for the petitions. A separate petition is required for each course for which you are seeking a waiver.

An Application for Waiver of Class Attendance Requirement is available online. Hard copies of the form are also available in the Room 202. The petition should be accompanied by appropriate documentation to verify the reason for absences. It is not necessary to attach documentation for a minor illness. For example, if you were absent from class for one day due to a cold you do not need to submit documentation. In contrast, if you were absent from class for three or more continuous days you should be able to provide a doctor's note or other appropriate documentation. There is no need to submit documentation if you missed class due to the death or illness of a family member or friend. If you have questions about what type of documentation is needed please contact Associate Dean Holley-Walker via email or at 777-6209.

Please be aware that a meeting with the Dean Holley-Walker may be required before your attendance waiver is considered. You will receive an email via the email address listed on your petition if such a meeting is required.

April 6, 2012 Important Information for May Graduates

GRADUATION: The commencement/hooding ceremony will be on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 9:30am on the Horseshoe. Grades are not due before graduation. Additional information regarding the ceremony will be provided by Megan Seiner. The deadline to order graduation regalia is Monday, April 9, 2012. Order your graduation regalia from the law school bookstore.

GRADES: Grades are due Tuesday, May 29th by 5pm. Once all grades have been posted and we verify that all degree requirements have been met, the approved degree applications will be taken to the University Registrar's office at their new location on 516/518 South Main Street. If all grades are submitted on time, my target date for submitting approved degree applications is Thursday, May 31, 2012.

BAR CERTIFICATION: Next, we will complete all forms or requests for degree certification letters for bar exams that were submitted. The forms/letters will be mailed starting on Friday, June 1st, with the exception of those forms needing class ranks. If you have a hold on your record, your degree certification will not be sent until the hold is removed. The most common holds are: parking fines, loan exit counseling, residency, and library fines. You can check for holds by accessing VIP, then ACADEMICS and Registration Eligibility.

Legal Residency - 803-777-4060
Parking Services - 803-777-5160
Student Loan Accounting - 803-777-8140

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT: If an official transcript is needed, you must request it from the University Registrar's office. The form is available at registrar.sc.edu. You may submit the request now to the University Registrar's office. Make sure that you indicate to "Mail After Degree posted for May 2012" (3rd option on the form). The University Registrar's office has re-located to 516/518 South Main Street. The main phone number is 803-777-5555.

CLASS RANK: Your final class rank should be available mid-June. You will need to submit a Student Information Request Form. Degree certification letters/forms needing class rank information will be mailed at this time.

DIPLOMA: Finally, the University Registrar's office will mail diplomas in August. Contact the University Registrar's office for questions regarding your diploma, 803-777-5555.

If you have any questions regarding the topics mentioned above or any academic matters, please contact our office at 803-777-5221. We wish you happiness and success.

April 3, 2012 SofTest – Removing and re-installing SofTest

If you are planning to use SofTest for Spring 2012 exams, you must remove and re-install SofTest on your laptop. The deadline for taking the Mock Exam and downloading your exam templates is Wednesday, April 11, 2012. If you are not using SofTest, please do not download the software.

3Ls and 2Ls – Instructions for removing and re-installing SofTest

• Windows XP
• Windows 7 & Vista
• MacOS

1Ls - Instructions for removing and re-installing SofTest

• Windows XP
• Windows 7 & Vista
• MacOS

March 26, 2012 – Fall 2012 and Maymester/Summer 2012 Registration Reminders and Helpful Hints

Please check your fall and Maymester/summer appointment times and registration eligibility on VIP. If your appointment times are incorrect, please see us immediately in the law registrar's office. If you have a hold on your registration, you must have the hold removed before you can register. To have holds cleared, you must contact the department who placed the hold.

If you get closed out of a course you may submit a hardship petition to law registrar's office. For instructions on completing a hardship petition, see the general information section of the registration materials online. Note, you cannot submit a hardship petition for a clinical course. There is not a waitlist for any course.

When creating your schedule, make sure you read the course notes. If you register for a course in which you have not satisfied the prerequisite/co-requisites, you will be removed.

The maximum number of hours you are allowed to register for is 16. VIP will not allow you to register for more than the maximum number.

Check for overlapping times. If courses overlap only by a few minutes, VIP may still let you register. Make sure to check your graphical schedule on VIP for any overlaps.

WARNING: Students opting to proceed with an overlapping time conflict will be charged with an honor code violation.

For Rising 3Ls: Registration is Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 1:45pm

Registration for Progression-Entry or Block Registration Courses: Rising 2Ls have registration priority for these courses, therefore rising 3Ls will not be permitted to register for a progression-entry or 2L block course until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012, subject to space being available in the course.

Any rising 3L who registers for a progression-entry or block course prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012 will be dropped from the course and have a hold placed on their registration.

For a list of Bar subject matter courses, go to: law.sc.edu/registrar/downloads/general/20051111-barcourses.pdf

For Rising 2Ls: Registration is Friday, March 30, 2012 at 1:00pm.

You have been preregistered for Problems in Professional Responsibility (2L block course). Please review your schedule on VIP. If you do not have any registration holds on your record, and you have not been preregistered for a section of Problems in Professional Responsibility, you will be pre-registered for the Spring 2013 section.