SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES VISITOR REGISTRATION PROCESS VISITOR REGISTRATION PROCESS To be eligible to register for the CUNY Law School Summer Session courses as a visiting student, you must currently be registered at an ABA-approved law school, be in good academic standing, and have permission from your law school to take courses here. Applicants who are interested in using summer credit to accelerate graduation should check with their Registration Office to determine whether this summer program meets residency requirements. To register for summer visiting student status: complete and sign the enclosed Summer 2014 Visiting Student Registration Request and Visiting Student Information Form; have your “home” law school send directly to the CUNY Law School a letter of good standing that includes authorization to take summer courses at CUNY School of Law. If you wish to register for the course Public Interest/Public Service Practice, you must send the attached Internship Form fully completed and signed and a letter from your “home” law school stating that internship credits will be accepted; Include a check or money order, payable to CUNY School of Law in payment of a non-refundable $60 registration fee. IMMUNIZATION NY State Public Health Law Section 2165 requires post-secondary students born on or after January 1, 1957, who are enrolling in six or more credits, to present proof of immunity against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR). You may have your MMR immunization documentation forwarded directly from your home school or you can access the immunization form to submit yourself (see link below.) New York State PHL Section 2167 requires post-secondary institutions to distribute information about meningococcal disease and vaccination to the students. Note: You are not required to have the vaccination, but you must acknowledge receipt of the information concerning its availability. The $18 charge will cover one or more changes effected at the same time. If you drop a course(s) after the summer session commences, you will incur tuition and fee liabilities. You will receive the tuition refund schedule after you are registered and billed. The last day to drop a course without a "W" appearing on a transcript is June 13, 2014. Courses without sufficient registration are subject to cancellation. Registrants will be notified if any changes are made to the program. The Registration Office will notify summer visitors if registration has not been approved or if a course is over-enrolled. IMM TUITION AND FEES U Immunization information and forms are accessible at the following link: http://www.law.cuny.edu/students/registration/i mmunization.html OTHER REGULATIONS R REGULATIONS No course may be added after a class has been after June 3, 2014. University regulations require a student to pay a fee of $18 each time a program change is made on or after the first day of classes, except for those only dropping courses or for Law School initiated changes. Since CUNY School of Law is publicly supported, tuition rates are charged based on in-state residency. In order to be billed at the NYS tuition rate, you must complete a residency application. Please go to the following link for information on residency and to retrieve the residency application form: http://www.law.cuny.edu/admissions/tuition/C UNY-Residency.pdf Upon review of your submissions, further documentation may be required. Tuition (per credit) SUBJECT TO CHANGE New York Out-of State $535 $885 SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES Tech Fee/Consldtd Fee* $65 Book/Materials Fee $140 per course $65 $140 per course *CUNY required fee Payment of tuition and fees must be in the form of a check or a money order, payable to CUNY School of Law. We also accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Discover. There is a 2.65% non-refundable fee when using this service. BOOKS AND MATERIALSB OOKS Required books and other course materials will be available at the Law School prior to the first day of classes. The materials fee, which includes the cost of books, is $140.00 per course. The $65 is a breakdown of Tech fee and consolidated fee. The rules and procedures of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy apply to all courses offered at the Law School. The full text of the policy is in the Student Handbook, 23rd Edition (2013-2014), at pp 17-19. The Student Handbook is available online at www.law.cuny.edu. U AN COURSE OFFERINGS D TIL: Community and Economic Development Social Justice Lawyering Professor Carmen Huertas-Noble – 3 credits Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15-9:15pm This Course is designed to teach students how to provide legal support to community-based organizational clients – such as nonprofits and worker-owned cooperatives - that are creating viable neighborhood institutions and organizing for social and economic justice during a time of massive income inequality and wealth disparity. By taking the Course, students will learn, through simulation-based work and in class exercises, how to incorporate a nonprofit, draft bylaws and apply for federal tax exemption. Through these experiential experiences, students will gain a deeper understanding of and an ability to interview, counsel and draft documents on behalf of organizational clients that seek to provide essential services and to organize communities in need, to build their base of power. The course will also focus on worker-owned cooperatives and union coops, a model created by Mondragon and the United Steel Workers. Students will learn how to provide strategic legal services to union coops in their ongoing policy campaigns to grow the workerowned cooperative movement and provide democratic alternatives to traditional corporations and traditional forms of governance. As part of this work, students will learn how to form a limited liability company, structure a democratic operating agreement and draft a collective bargaining agreement. Students will also be introduced to multi-party negotiation skills and an understanding of complex drafting, planning and project management skills. Students planning on taking the CED fourth semester lawyering seminar and applying for the CED Clinic may not take this summer course. This course is limited in it's skills instruction to nonprofits and worker-owned coops as opposed to the CED fourth semester lawyering seminar that is more inclusive of housing and litigation skills and will better prepare students for the CED Clinic. The summer course is more of an introduction to CED lawyering skills within in the context of working with nonprofits and worker-owned cooperatives. Thus it is mainly designed for students who are planning to take one of our other clinics or concentrations. It is also designed for students who would like to gain broader CED skills before taking the CED Clinic but would prefer to take the not-forprofit lawyering seminar as a specialized entry point into the CED Clinic. Students are encouraged to contact Professor Carmen Huertas-Noble if they have any further questions. Criminal Procedure Professor Steve Zeidman - 3 credits Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15-9:15pm SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES This course explores the various investigatory techniques utilized by law enforcement agencies in the accumulation of evidence, including analysis of their effectiveness and propriety in a democratic society. The basic constitutional decisions involving the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments, principally in the last twenty-five years, are studied. Subjects considered include stop-and-frisk, the “exclusionary rule” as a means of enforcing the ban on unreasonable searches and seizures, racial profiling, and police interrogation and identification procedures. Students interested in taking the Defender Seminar/Clinic in their 2 nd and 3rd year are strongly advised to take this course. This elective is highly recommended as preparation for the bar exam. Independent Study 1, 2 or 3 credits This course can be taken for 1-3 credits. Each student is permitted to take up to 3 credits of Independent Study over the course of law school. Students seeking Independent Study credit must find a faculty advisor, complete a study description form, and receive approval from the Academic Dean during the registration process. A judicial clerkship, internship, or a law office clerkship does not satisfy the requirements of an Independent Study. However, these experiences may form the basis of further research or an independent project. This research and writing must be done under direct faculty supervision in order to gain Independent Study credit. The requirement for approval is the same as above. . Form can be downloaded at below link: http://www.law.cuny.edu/students/registration/I ndependent-Study-Registration-Form.pdf Professional Responsibility Professor Victor Goode - 3 credits Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15-9:15pm This course can be taken for 1-3 credits. Each student is permitted to take up to 3 credits of Independent Study over the course of law school. Students seeking Independent Study credit must find a faculty advisor, complete a study description form, and receive approval from the Academic Dean during the registration process. Public Interest/Public Service (Internship Course) Professor Franklin Siegel - 2 or 3 credits Tuesdays 6:15-9:15pm The Public Interest/Public Service course is designed to accompany a student’s internship in public interest practice settings or judicial clerkships. The course will explore some legal ethics issues and a range of contemporary issues facing the legal profession, particularly in public interest practice settings. The Career Planning Office is available to help students find an unpaid internship/placement which may include working for a not-for-profit organization where an attorney admitted to practice will provide direct supervisions of legal work, a government attorney’s office or working with a private lawyer on pro-bono cases. Placements in nonprofit organizations and private settings must be approved in advance by the professor to assure that the public interest focus of the internship and the attorney supervision framework are consistent with ABA and NY Court of Appeals requirements. Please note: ABA rules provide that students MAY NOT receive pay and credit for the same work; this includes fellowship funds. Students will be expected to work at their internship for a minimum of 20 hours per week for 2 credits and 30 hours per week for 3 credits. Form can be downloaded at below link: http://www.law.cuny.edu/students/registration/ Public-Interest-Public-Service-Practice-CourseInternship.pdf TIL: Trial Practice from a Judicial Perspective Judge Colleen Duffy- 3 credits Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15-9:15pm “May it Please the Court” – A pragmatic approach to trial practice from the perspective of the judiciary. This course examines the skills, techniques and strategies needed by attorneys for successful advocacy at trial before a judge as well as a jury. Students will learn trial strategies through simulated trial exercises and will practice such strategies through role playing vis a vis selecting a jury, making SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES objections, addressing discovery issues, making and responding to oral motions, making a record, arguing a position, and participating in a charge conference for trial. pragmatic approaches when challenges arise to obtaining good medical care. Students will be required to become familiar with all aspects of trial practice including jury voir dire, motions in limine, objections, and jury charges. Evaluation in this course will be based on students’ performance of the above mentioned skills and a written motion in limine. The course will explore these issues in a variety of health care settings including: Ambulance and transport services, Emergency Room care, Hospital Admissions and Precertifications, Hospital Discharge, and the Long Term Care Facility. The course will consider health care advocacy based on specific illnesses including cancer, AIDS and dementia. TIL: The Patient Advocate: Necessary Tools for Healthcare Advocacy Professors Laura Gentile, Juliette Forstenzer Espinosa and Elain Sobel Berger, M.D., J.D. – 3 credits Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15-9:15pm (JUNE ONLY) and one Saturday, June 28 th 10:00am-4:00pm This course will provide the practical skills and core knowledge to prepare the student to advocate for those in need of health care. This course is intended to be useful for all attorneys, no matter what area of specialty. The course will identify the common obstacles – both institutional and specific – which form barriers to health care and explore options for overcoming those obstacles. Students will identify and analyze the structures and powers of insurance companies, hospitals and primary care facilities (a/k/a/ the doctor’s office). We will study statutory protections as well as We will study one of the important gatekeepers to health care – the Insurance Carrier. In order to challenge a denial of payment it is important to understand the legal obligations of those who pay for health care. We will map the U.S. health insurance landscape including employer-based insurance, the individual insurance market, as well as a review of Medicare and Medicaid and long term care insurance. We will review relevant portions of ERISA the Patient Protection and Affordable Car Act (a/k/a Obamacare, as well as New York State legal structures that impact patient advocacy. We will consider the distribution of the quality and quantity of health care based on class, race, gender and other factors. We will use a practice based advocacy approach to the material. Theory, statute, and doctrine will be used to help students address the real crises faced by real people in the United States. The work products of the course include an interview assignment and a 10-page paper. The faculty consists of three attorneys who advocate for patient care in diverse settings: Elain Sobel Berger, M.D., CUNY Law ’06. is Senior Policy Advisor for the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and former Medical Director of a Residential Rehabilitation/Nursing Home Facility Juliette Forstenzer Espinosa, CUNY Law ’08, founded and directs Health Care Rights Imitative, a national non-profit dedicated to patient education and advocacy. Laura Gentile, CUNY Law ‘87 founder and manager of Gentile & SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES Associates, a tort firm prosecuting medical malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs TIL: New York Landlord-Tenant Law Professor John Whitlow - 3 credits Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15-9:15pm In New York City, where more than two thirds of households are renters, landlord-tenant law defines the legal rights and responsibilities that concern the basic need for shelter. This course will provide a comprehensive survey of New York residential landlord-tenant law from a public interest perspective. The course will explore all aspects of the residential landlordtenant relationship with particular emphasis on rent regulated tenancies in New York City, and will serve as good preparation for students who plan on working in civil legal services. Students will spend significant time focusing on litigation in Housing Court with the goal of learning how to represent tenants in summary eviction proceedings. Students will explore all phases of litigation including pre-trial motions, drafting stipulations, and trial strategy. In addition to summary eviction proceedings, topics covered will include rent regulation, Article 7a proceedings, Housing Part (HP) actions, and public housing. Prior knowledge of property law will be useful, but not necessary. TIL: Law and Policy in Public Education Professor Matthew DelForte – 3 credits Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15-9:15pm This course explores major legal issues presented within American public school systems, the practice of education law in New York and its impact on public and education policy, students, teachers, and school leaders. Areas of focus will include the constitutional rights of student, the rights of students with disabilities, developing issues in the charter school world, the rights of teachers and administrators, and the invariably important public policy and political considerations both affecting, and resulting from, education law disputes. Students will also examine New York’s legal framework as it relates to and shapes education law and policy; church-state relationships; student discipline and, in particular, the pervasive problem of bullying in schools today, as well as the parameters of a student’s right to an education. the perspective of lawyers who will be representing consumers, small businesses and charitable corporations. The course will focus primarily on the Uniform Commercial Code, Articles 2 and 9. This is an elective that is highly recommended as preparation for the bar exam. The course presents current legal issues for problem solving by the class as a whole and by students individually. Practical issues, problems and challenges faced by school leaders and school attorneys will be raised and analyzed through readings, class debate, realtime practice issues, and an administrative trial simulation. Wills, Trusts & Estates Professor Steve Zorn – 3 credits (Pre-requisite: successful completion of Property) Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15-9:15pm The course will provide a grounding in the law of wills and trusts, with emphasis on the specific provisions of the New York Estates, Powers, and Trusts Law (“EPTL”). Topics to be covered include intestate succession; protection of spouse and family; capacity to make a will and will contests, required formalities, will construction in light of changes in assets and circumstances; nonprobate transfers (testamentary substitutes); and creation and operation of trusts. In addition, the course will touch somewhat more lightly on planning for incapacity; Surrogate’s Court procedure and estate and gift taxation. There will be several brief in-class quizzes and a final exam. UCC Survey Professor Florence Kerner – 3 credits Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15-9:15pm This course covers the commercial sale of goods, including the law of secured debt from Required texts: New York “Greenbook” (Text of EPTL and Surrogates Court Procedure Act). Other materials will be distributed via the TWEN page for the course. Please sign up for the TWEN page well before the first class. SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES GRADING REGISTRATION DEADLINES COMMUTING Grades are given as follows: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, F. To transfer credits to your “home school, you will need to request that the CUNY School of Law Records Office send a transcript. The transcript request form is available outside of the Office of Registration & Student Records (Room4-109) and on the Registration & Records webpage: http://www.law.cuny.edu/students/registration/t ranscript.html. Complete Registration Request Forms, payment of the registration fee and deposit, and all required documents must be received by the Registration Office no later than May 27, 2014. (Students seeking to apply at a later date should contact the Registration Office.) You will be contacted if your registration application is denied or if requested courses are not available. RESERVATION OF RIGHT PARKING We will be at 2 Court Square, Long Island City. Parking is available on the street and at parking garages within walking distance of the law school. The City University of New York reserves the right, because of changing conditions, to make modifications of any nature in the academic programs and requirements of the University and its constituent colleges without advance notice. Tuition and fees set forth in this publication are similarly subject to change by the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York. The University regrets any inconvenience this may cause. SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES CONTACT DIRECTORY ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 718-340-4579 [email protected] BOOK DISTRIBUTION 718-340-4489 [email protected] BURSAR 718-340-4364 [email protected] CAREER PLANNING 718-340-4230 [email protected] REGISTRATION & RECORDS 718-340-4237 [email protected] RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS 718-340-4237 [email protected] STUDENT AFFAIRS 718-340-4207 [email protected] SUMMER SESSION 2014 INFO AND COURSES CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO INCLUDE WITH REQUEST FORM Good academic standing letter sent directly from home college also indicating permission to attend CUNY Summer Session Summer 2014 Visiting Student Registration Request Summer 2014 Student Info Sheet and Non-Disclosure Form Residency application and documentation if applying for in-state residency Immunization documentation if registering for 6 credits Public Interest/Public Service Practice Course Internship Form (if registering) $60.00 non-refundable registration fee (check or money order only) MAIL YOUR MATERIALS TO THE ATTENTION OF: CUNY School of Law Office of Registration 2 Court Square Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 SUMMER 2014 VISITING STUDENT INFORMATION FORM (This form must accompany your deposit) – PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Middle Name of law school you attend________________________________________________________________ Dates of Enrollment There____________________________________________________________________ Social Security No.______________________ Male___ Female___ Date of Birth______________________________ Month Day Year Address___________________________________________________________________________________ Number and Street Apt# Town or City State Zip Code E-Mail Address _____________________________________ Telephone Day ( )___________ Evening: ( ) ____________Cell ( Area Code Area Code )________________________ Country of Birth ____________________________ Country of Citizenship_______________________________ If not U.S., please complete the following: Permanent Resident (registration #) _____________________________________(attach copy of both sides of green card) Date Green Card Obtained ____________ Other: (specify visa type) _________ (attach copy of visa) Date Obtained ___________________________ Expiration Date ___________________________ Marital Status _______ Are you a veteran? Yes ___ No ___ Disabled Veteran Yes _______ No_______ Are you currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces Yes______ No_______ If so list Chapter and Branch__________________________________ Served from ____________________to ____________________ 1 The information requested below is being collected to meet research and federal reporting requirements. It is confidential and will not be released except in the form of statistical summaries in which individuals are not identified. This information has no bearing on either admission or academic decisions. Are you Hispanic/Latino? ( ) Yes ( ) No Regardless of how you responded to the previous question, please indicate your race by selecting one or more options from the categories below: ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) American Indian or Native Alaskan Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) Asian Mexican Puerto Rican Other, please specify_________________________ What country do you most identify with?_____________________________ In which country were you and each of your parents born? You________________________ Mother ________________________ Father _______________________ Do you speak a language other than English at home? ( ) Yes ( ) No If yes, please specify language________________________________________ Which language do you feel more comfortable? ( ) English ( ) Language other than English ( ) Equally comfortable with both Please indicate any health problem or disability that may require accommodation to enable you to successfully pursue your course of study. If more than one, please order them in terms of severity. ( ) Wheelchair mobile ( ) Speech impairments ( ) Blind or legally blind ( ) Cardiac condition ( ) Use braces and crutches ( ) Seizures (epilepsy, etc.) ( ) Deaf or severe hearing loss ( ) Learning disability ( ) Neurological impairments ( ) Other, please describe _______________________ (polio, cerebral palsy, stroke, etc.) _________________________________________ I certify that the information provided on this form is true and accurate. I understand that if any statement is found to be false, my registration may be canceled. If I am enrolled in Summer Session courses, I will comply with all the rules and regulations of the City University of New York and the CUNY School of Law. ________________________________ Signature ________________________ Date 2 CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW n Office of Registration n 2 Court Square n Long Island City, NY n (718) 340-4237 Summer 2014 Visiting Student Registration Request NAME _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LAST FIRST MIDDLE COURSES: Please indicate the courses for which you wish to register (maximum of 6 credits): ___ Criminal Procedure (3 credits) ___ Topics in Law: Community & Economic Development (CED) Social Justice Lawyering (3 credits) ___ Topics in Law: Law and Policy in Public Education (3 credits) ___ Topics in Law: New York Landlord-Tenant Law (3 credits) ___ Topics in Law: The Patient Advocate: Necessary Tools For Healthcare Advocacy (June Only and one Saturday, June 28th) (3 credits) ___ Topics in Law: Trial Practice from a Judicial Perspective (3 credits) ___ Professional Responsibility (3 credits) ___ Public Interest/Public Service (2-3 credits) (Requires internship form and permission of your home school.) ___ UCC Survey (3 credits) ___ Wills, Trusts & Estates (3 credits) Signature____________________________ Date_______________________ Office of Registration 02/2014 2 Court Square Long Island City, New York 11101 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTORY INFORMATION NON-DISCLOSURE FORM This form must be filed with the Office of Registration & Student Records Management if you do not wish any or all directory information disclosed without your prior consent. Directory information otherwise may be available to any parties deemed to have a legitimate interest in the information. The instructions on this form may be changed at any time by filing a new form with the Office of Registration & Student Records Management. You should initial the appropriate spaces. Name of Student: Student ID Number: A. _____I do not want any directory information disclosed without my prior consent. (If you initial this space you do not have to fill out the rest of this form, but must date and sign below.) B. _____I do not want the following categories of directory information disclosed without my prior consent. INITIAL THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU DO NOT WANT RELEASED. _____Name _____Address _____Email address _____Telephone number _____Date of birth _____Place of birth _____Level of education (credits) completed _____Dates of attendance _____Major field of study _____Degree enrolled for _____Previous schools attended _____Degrees and awards received _____Photograph _____Full or part-time status _____Enrollment status (undergraduate, graduate) _____Participation in officially recognized student activities other than sports C. _____I want my prior instructions not to release directory information withdrawn. I now authorize the Law School to release all of my directory information to parties with a legitimate interest. Date: Signed: 02/2013 PUBLIC INTEREST/PUBLIC SERVICE PRACTICE COURSE INTERNSHIP FORM IMPORTANT: All placements must be approved by the course instructor. Please contact the course instructor before you submit this form to your placement. NOTE: American Bar Association rules provide that the school may not grant credit for an internship for which a student receives compensation. Directions: Part I of this form is to be completed by the student. Part II is to be completed by the internship representative. PART I: Name of student: Telephone number: Email address: Number of credits student seeks to obtain for the Public Interest/Public Service Practice course (select only one): Two (2) credit hours. Three (3) credit hours. PART II: To be completed and signed by the internship supervisor or the internship’s representative. Name of placement organization: Street Address: City:___________________ State: Zip Code:______________ Telephone number:____________________Fax number: Email address:________________________________ Please select only one of the following categories that best describes the internship: Judiciary (including courts and adjudicatory administrative bodies) Governmental agency (federal, state or local) Non-profit agency (Requires Instructor’s Advance Approval) Private law firm with at least one area of practice that benefits low income or other disadvantaged groups or individuals. Please specify the area(s) of practice in which the student will be assisting: ______________________________ Dates upon which student is to begin and end summer internship: What is the minimum number of hours that the student is to work each week? Please select only one of the following categories. Twenty (20) hours per week. Thirty (30) hours per week. Describe the legal tasks with which student is to be engaged. What percentage of the internship will be devoted to each of the tasks enumerated above? Name(s) of the attorney-supervisor(s) of the student: On behalf of the placement, I certify that the above-referenced student will not be receiving any financial compensation of any kind for the student’s internship for which the student seeks academic credit in the Public Interest/Public Service Practice course. Signature of the person completing form Date: Name of person completing form (please print) 2 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – SUMMER 2014* Mon 2 9 16 23 30 Mon 7 14 21 28 June 2 June 3 June 13 June 16 July 4 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 22 July 28 July 29 July 31 Tue 3 10 17 24 JUNE Wed 4 11 18 25 Thu 5 12 19 26 Fri 6 13 20 27 Tue 1 8 15 22 29 JULY Wed 2 9 16 23 30 Thu 3 10 17 24 31 Fri 4 11 18 25 First day of classes Last day to add Last day to drop a course without it appearing on transcript First day to elect Credit/No Credit Independence Day Last day to withdraw Last day to elect Credit/No Credit Last day of M/W classes Last day of T/TH classes Monday/Wednesday exams Tuesday/Thursday exams Papers are due unless extension approved by the Academic Dean *Calendar subject to change without notice 12/18/12
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