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2012-2013 Registration
Returning students in the Faculty of Law will need to register for courses in the 2012-2013 academic year using Minerva.
Information regarding Program Requirements, Registration and Course Offerings for the next academic year are available on the Current Courses and Registration page.
You can also view general information on your program requirements (such as Required and complementary courses, additional study programs such as Honours, and joint degrees) under Undergraduate academic programs.
Registration will begin on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, with priority registration. Priority Registration has been programmed in Minerva to facilitate access to small enrolment courses and ensure equity among students.
These priorities, established after consultation between the Faculty and the Law Students Association, are as follows:
- Students entering fourth year start to register on Minerva on Tuesday, May 15 at 8:00am (maximum of 9 credits per term).
- Students entering third year start to register on Minerva on Thursday, May 17 at 8:00am (maximum of 9 credits per term).
- Students entering second year start to register on Minerva on Tuesday, May 22 at 8:00am (maximum of 9 credits per term).
- Starting Thursday, May 24 at 8:00am, all students can register for the additional courses (maximum 16 credits per term).
- Starting Friday, August 31 at 8:00am, all students can register for the remainder of their courses (maximum 18 credits per term).
- Starting July 11 at 10:00am, WAITLISTS will be open for selected courses. Registration will be closed between 8:00am - 10:00am for all students.
- Starting January 2, 2013 at 8:00am, all student can register for the remainder of their courses in the winter term (maximum 18 credits per term).
Course offerings for Summer 2012
The Faculty of Law will be offering a number of courses in the summer term:
Calendar of key dates - Summer 2012 (rev 16 May 2012)[Calendar_Key_Dates_Summer-2012.pdf - PDF - 119.33 KB]
External contests and bursaries
Don't forget to check our External contests, prizes and bursaries page regularly for various external funding opportunities for undergrad and graduate law students.
Newest contests: Halifax International Security Forum’s Citadel Award [.pdf] and Gregory K. Steele, Q.C. Prize in Elder Law [.doc].
Advising Drop-in Hours
Students are encouraged to seek academic and/or personal advice from an adviser or counsellor as necessary.
We provide information and guidance for both graduate and undergraduate students on the following: programs, degree requirements, registration, advising, course changes & schedules, procedures for withdrawal, exam schedules & conflicts, deferred & supplemental exams, rereads, academic standing, leave of absence or term away, and graduation.
Drop-in hours
Monday: 11:30 – 12:30
Tuesday: 10:00 – 11:00
Wednesday: 16:00 – 17:00
Thursday: 9:00 – 10:00
Appointments can also be made with Asst. Dean Topsakal, Assoc. Dean Lametti, or Nancy Czemmel by emailing the SAO.
Following your appointment, please take some time to complete our CDO & SAO Counseling Feedback Survey.
Posting events to the calendar
To have an event posted on the main Faculty web calendar, email the information (bilingual title, description, and contact info) to the Faculty's Web Communications Editor.
To qualify for posting, events must be of academic interest or involve a Faculty member (as speaker, moderator, etc.). With some exceptions, social events such as Coffee House, etc. are not usually promoted by the Faculty, but instead are posted on the Law Students' Association site.
