Registration Policies

Registration Policies.

First-Year Students. All first-year courses are required, and students are assigned to course sections by the Law School. To complete fall registration, students must satisfy all tuition and fee obligations through Student Business Services.

First-year students will be registered for their spring courses in October during their first fall semester. First-year students may not drop a course without demonstrating extenuating circumstances and obtaining approval from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Second- and Third-Year Students. Second- and third-year students are responsible for selecting and registering for courses in accordance with the following policies and procedures. Students may view and confirm their schedules through Raiderlink. Students should also review the Normal Course Load policy for requirements governing minimum and maximum course loads and second-year advanced required coursework.

Course Descriptions and Curriculum Requirements. Current course descriptions and curriculum requirements are available in the Law School Catalog.

Registration. Current students register for summer courses in March and for fall and spring courses in April. Registration information and procedures are published each year on the Law School website and the Texas Tech registration website.

Students are responsible for resolving any University or Law School holds that may prevent registration before their assigned registration time.

Students should refer to the Add/Drop policy for requirements and deadlines governing changes to their schedules after registration.

Waitlists. Students may join a waitlist for a closed course by following the published registration procedures. Placement on a waitlist does not guarantee enrollment in the course.

When a seat becomes available, the student at the top of the waitlist will be notified through their Law School email account and will have 24 hours to accept the seat. If the student does not accept the seat within 24 hours, the opportunity will be extended to the next student on the waitlist.

Waitlists are maintained only during the applicable registration period and will be discontinued in accordance with the published registration schedule. Students remaining on a waitlist are not considered enrolled in the course.

Registration Priorities. Current and rising third-year students register before rising second-year students. Professors may limit enrollment in a course to students who meet specified qualifications.

Course Prerequisites. Students may not enroll in or take a course unless they have completed all required prerequisites or obtained prior written approval from the professor.

Courses with Time Conflicts. Students may not enroll in courses with overlapping meeting times unless they obtain written approval from the professor.

Academic Credit and Course Requirements. Certain courses and academic activities are subject to separate eligibility requirements, enrollment requirements, and limitations on the number or application of credit hours. Students are responsible for reviewing all applicable academic policies, including policies governing Board of Barristers Credit, Distance Education Courses, Independent Research Credit, Journal Credit, and Skills Credit.

Students should also review the Normal Course Load policy for requirements governing course loads and second-year advanced required coursework.

Responsibility for Degree Requirements. Registration in a course does not constitute confirmation that the course satisfies a particular graduation requirement. Students are responsible for reviewing their DegreeWorks audit and ensuring that their course selections satisfy all applicable graduation requirements.

Students should specifically review the Upper-Level Writing Requirement and Experiential Course Requirement policies, as well as all other applicable graduation requirements, when making course selections.

Changes to Course Offerings. Course offerings are subject to change. The Law School reserves the right to modify course offerings, instructors, meeting days and times, credit hours, classroom assignments, enrollment limits, course delivery methods, or other course-related information, or to cancel a course when necessary.

Student Responsibility for Schedule Accuracy. Students are responsible for reviewing their registration in Raiderlink and confirming that their schedule is accurate, including verifying that all intended course additions and drops have been successfully processed. Students should promptly notify the Registrar's Office of any discrepancies.

Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Law School may adjust a student's registration when necessary to enforce academic requirements, prerequisites, course-load requirements, graduation requirements, or other applicable Law School or University policies.