When
are the Advising Office hours?
Can I
make an appointment to see the Undergraduate Advisor?
When
can I declare the pre-major?
What
do I need to bring to the advising office to declare the pre-major?
When
can I declare the full major?
How
often should I come to the Advising Office for a progress check?
How
do I find Instructors office hours?
How
can I find out which courses offered this quarter?
How
do I sign up for the Law & Society Mailing List?
How
do I sign up for classes?
I receive
an error message from GOLD when trying to enroll in upper-division Law & Society
courses. What is the problem?
I cannot
enroll in a Law & Society course that I want to be in/the course I want to
take is full. Where can I get an add code?
How
do I get a letter of Recommendation?
What do
I need to do to study abroad (EAP)?
How many
Lawso 194AA-ZZ courses may I take?
How
do I enroll for the Senior Honors Thesis Program?
Can
I do an independent study for course credit?
Where
can I get information about Internships?
Where
can I get information about Law and Graduate Schools?
Where
can I get information on UCDC?
Where
can I read/submit my paper to/contact the Law and Society Journal at UCSB?
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When are the Advising Office hours?
By appointment. Email Cindy Cortez (cindycortez AT lawso.ucsb.edu)
Can I make an appointment to see the Undergraduate Advisor?
Please call (805) 893-2318 during office hours to schedule
an appointment.
When can I declare the pre-major?
You can declare the pre-major after you have completed two of the following
courses listed in Section A of the pre-major requirements -Lawso 1; Lawso
2; PSTAT 5AA-ZZ-or-Soc 3-or-Psych 5; Poli Sci 12-at UCSB for a letter grade
only with a 2.5 GPA average in these courses. Please come to the Advising
Office to declare the pre-major.
What do I need to bring to the advising office
to declare the pre-major?
Students declaring the pre-major need to bring their New Student
Profile (available from the UCSB Registrar), all official transcripts from
past colleges, and a current unofficial transcript from UCSB (available on
GOLD). Those students wishing to declare Law & Society in a double-major should
also bring a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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When can I declare the full major?
You can declare the full major after you have completed all four of the following
courses listed in Section A of the pre-major requirements-Lawso 1; Lawso 2;
PSTAT5AA-ZZ-or-Soc 3-or-Psych 5; Poli SCI 12-for a letter grade only with
a 2.5 GPA average in these courses. All courses taken at UCSB must be for
letter grades only. Please come to the Advising Office to declare the full
major.
How often should I come to the Advising
Office for a progress check?
Students should come to the Advising Office once per quarter
to ensure timely completion of major requirements. Graduation progress checks
for GEs, units, and other matters outside the major are available in your
junior year from the College of Letters and Science, and in your senior year
from the Registrar. Senior progress checks cannot be issued in the quarter
of graduation.
How do I find Instructors office hours?
Please email the professor for current quarter office hours or see individual professors'
office doors. Fall 2009
How can I find out which courses are offered this quarter?
Always refer to GOLD for the most updated course offerings and locations.
However, here is a tentative listing of Law
& Society courses by quarter.
How do I sign up for the Law & Society Mailing List?
The Law & Society Program announces important Program information through its Mailing List. It is imperative that each Law & Society pre-major and major register a current email address with the Mailing List in order to receive these messages from the Program.
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How do I sign up for classes?
Course registration is available only online through the UCSB GOLD system. Registration times for next quarter are assigned towards
the beginning of the current quarter. It is your responsibility to check GOLD
for your pass times and to sign-up on time for courses on GOLD.
I receive an error message from GOLD
when trying to enroll in upper-division Law & Society courses. What is the
problem?
GOLD and the Law & Society Program enforces the prerequisites
for courses. No exceptions will be made. You must have completed (with a letter
grade) all prerequisites at your registration times in order enroll for upper
division Law & Society courses that have prerequisites.
Click here to view the prerequisites for Law & Society courses.
I cannot enroll in a Law & Society course
that I want to be in/the course I want to take is full. Where can I get an
add code?
In rare circumstances, the Law & Society Program and its faculty
issue add codes on case specific bases. Students who wish to enroll in Law
& Society courses should do so during their pass times on GOLD, and should
not expect to receive add codes at the beginning of the quarter for courses
in which they were unable to enroll in through GOLD.
How do I get a letter of Recommendation?
Please see the following link for recommendation guidelines before seeing the individual professors.
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What do I need to do to study abroad (EAP)?
Students wishing to study abroad during their education at UCSB
need to consult the UCSB EAP Office, College of Letters and Science, and their
major department to discuss residency requirements and course work Students
interested in studying abroad should make an appointment with the Law & Society
Undergraduate Advisor.
How many Lawso 194AA-ZZ courses may I take?
Students are permitted to take only 12 units (3 courses, 4 units each) of
Lawso 194AA-ZZ credit while at UCSB.
How do I enroll for the Senior Honors Thesis Program?
Juniors wishing to enroll in Lawso 196A-B-C (the Senior Honors
Thesis Program) in their senior year should come to the Advising Office for
information in Spring quarter.
Can I do an independent study for
course credit?
Independent study in Law and Society (Lawso 199) allows the
qualified student to work closely with a faculty member on an in-depth examination
of some important law and society topic. Please contact a faculty member or
see the Advising Office to enroll (Note: the College of Letters and Sciences
only allows a total of 5 199 Units per quarter)
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Where can I get information about
Internships?
Please check the Advising Office bulletin boards and list for
internship opportunities. Additional information is available from UCSB Counseling
and Career Services at www.career.ucsb.edu.
Every quarter the Law & Society Program offers Lawso 192, an
internship course. Read more about the Internship
program here. If you have further questions contact Robin Unander
at (805) 893-4246 or (805) 962-5949.
Where can I get information about
Law and Graduate Schools?
Counseling and Career Services has a wealth of information for
students wishing to pursue postgraduate degrees.
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Where can I get information on UCDC?
In most cases, INT 199DC and INT 192DC taken while at UCDC can be petitioned to count for Lawso 199 and Lawso 192. Please consult the Academic Advising Office to petition.
Where can I read/submit my paper to/contact
the Law and Society Journal at UCSB?
The Journal's website is available at www.lawso.ucsb.edu/projects/review.
Please contact them at editor AT lawandsocietyjournal.org.
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