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Address all correspondence to: Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 (202)662-9000 Assistant Dean of Admissions (202)662-9010 The policy of Georgetown University Law Center is to provide equal opportunity in its programs, activities, and employment practices; to prohibit discrimination in education and employ• ment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, or sexual orientation; and to prohibit sexual harassment. Inquiries regarding the University's Affirmative Action Plan may be directed to: Special Assistant to the President for Affirmative Action Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 20057 Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action I Etjual E.mphyment Opportunity Employer CONTENTS I. Introduction 3 II. Faculty and Administration 7 Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award 39 III. Juris Doctor Program 41 Degree Programs 41 Full-Time Day Division 41 Part-Time Fvening Division 41 Transfer Between Divisions 42 Joint Degree Programs 43 Public Interest Law Scholars Program 49 Tuition and Fees 50 Financial Ad 52 Admission 57 Required Program of Study 61 The Upperciass Program of Study 66 J.D. Courses of Instruction 67 Supervised Research 130 Clinical Programs 131 International Summer Program 138 IV. The Law Center Curriculum: Course Cluster Listing 139 V. Juris Doctor Program Academic Requirements and Policies 157 Upperciass Writing Requirement 157 Professional Responsibility Requirement 159 American Bar As.sociation Residency Requirement 159 Academic Fvaluation and Attrition Standards 160 Attendance, Fxaminations, and Written Work 163 Withdrawals and Ixaves of Absence 164 Summer Sessions 165 Law Center Graduate Courses 165 University Graduate Courses 165 Credit for Work Completed at Other Schools 166 Credit for Study Abroad Programs 166 Student Disciplinary Code 167 Bar Admissions, Fxaminations, and Reviews 172 Student Fmployment 172 Academic Records 173 Registration 173 Application to Graduate 173 Insurance 173 Immunization Records 173 Changes 174 Campus Security Act 174 VI. Graduate Program 175 Programs and Policies 176 Specific Program Requirements 176 Additional LL.M. Requirements 178 Enrollment Policies 179 Evaluation Policies 180 Withdrawal Policies 182 Professional Responsibility Requirement 182 Graduate Courses of Instruction 182 Fellowship Programs 215 Tuition and Fees 221 Financial Ad 222 Admission 223 VII. Facilities and Services 227 The Gewirz Student Center 227 Off-Campus Housing 228 Athletic Facilities 228 Audio-Visual Services 228 Career Services 228 Continuing Legal Education 229 Health Service 230 Information Systems Technology Computer Services 230 Office of Student Affairs 230 Institutes 231 Law Alumni Association 232 Law Library 232 Spiritual Life 233 Transportation and Parking 233 VIII. Student Activities 235 Publications 235 Moot Court 237 Organizations 240 Peer Advisors 248 Student Ambassadors 248 Opportunities on University Main Campus 248 Appendix A: Directory of Administrative Officers and Officers of Instruction 249 Appendix B: Scholarships, Loans, Prizes & Awards 272 Academic Calendar 1995-96 279 Index 281 Introduction 3 I. INTRODUCTION HISTORY In 1785, John Carroll, S.J., a friend of George Washington and a well-known figure in the development of the Catholic Church in the United States, proposed the founding of a Georgetown College, which was estahlished four years later. In 1786, before a brick was laid or a professor engaged, Bishop Carroll wrote in the Prospectus of Georgetown College: Agreeably to the liberal principle of our Constitution [theCollegel will be open to Students of every Religious Profession. They who, in this respect, differ from the Superintendent, will be at liberty to frequent the places of Worship and Instruction appointed by their Parents: but with Respect to their moral Conduct, ail must be subject to general uniform discipline. In 1815, the Congress bestowed on Georgetown the first University Charter to he granted by the federal government. Alumni/ae of Georgetown have, from the beginning, assumed leadership in law and government. In the year that George Washington laid the cornerstone for the city that hears his name, the first student to place his name on the rolls of Georgetown was William Gaston, of North Carolina. Gaston went on to achieve fame in the Congress of the United States and as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Gaston has been followed in the legislature and judiciary by numerous distinguished alumni/ae, including Edward Dougla.ss White, Chief Justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921. Governors, members of Congress, ambassadors, jurists, public servants, and dedicated citizens on all levels of civic and national life have studied at Georgetown. Georgetown University has benefited greatly from the leadership of several outstanding presidents who have followed in John Carroll's footsteps. Patrick Heaiy, S.J., the first black president of a major American university took office three years after the Law Center was founded and transformed the college into a full-fledged university. Edward Bunn, S.J., oversaw a major expansion of the University's physical plant, faculty, academic program, and student body in the 1950s and 1960s, thereby earning the sobriquet, "the Third Founder." President Bunn enthusiastically supported Paul Dean's efforts as dean of the law school to rebuild the institution as a modern Law Center under the governance of its own faculty. Timothy S. Healy, S.J., led the University to national prominence during his tenure as president from 1976 to 1989, with a campaign that included growth in academic programs and physical facilities and unprecedented sophistication and success in faculty recruitment, fundraising, and alumni development. President Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., has forcefully reaffirmed the 4 Introduction institution's commitment to scholarly excellence and has vigorously supported the research, puhiication, teaching, and governance efforts of the faculties. In addition to the Law Center, the University includes the College of Arts and Sciences, the Foreign Service School, the School of Business, the School of Languages and Linguistics, the School of Nursing, the Graduate School, the School for Summer and Continuing Fducation, the Medical School, and the University Hospital. It is administered hy the president, I^o J. O'Donovan, S.J., assisted by the executive vice presidents for the law, main, and medical campuses, the .senior vice president and treasurer, and vice presidents for administration, federal relations, finance, planning, and university relations, under the supervi• sion of the Board of Directors. The University is accredited hy the Middle States accrediting organization and is an invited member of the Council on the Funding of Higher Fducation, an organization of thirty of the most respected private universities and colleges in the nation. History of the Law Center Georgetown University Law Center began modestly in 1870 when the Directors of the University recommended the establishment of a separate department to train lawyers. It was the first law .school estahlished in the United States hy a Jesuit institution of higher learning. During the 1870s, attendance at law school was still considered a somewhat innovative alternative to the more commonly traveled routes to learning the law: apprenticing oneself to a capable practicing attomey, or engaging in self-directed reading on the subject. These private tutorial methods gradually lost their usefulness in a nation in transition from an agrarian to an industrial society. Many felt that the body of American law had expanded beyond the ability of any one individual to absorb without institutional direction. With high expectations and tenuous financial stmcture, in the fall of 1870 Georgetown's law school enrolled 25 students from 12 states and Cuba. The four members of the first faculty included Samuel Miller, an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the first Justice appointed hy President Lincoln from west of the Mississippi. The course of study required two years of evening classes. Tuition was $50 a year, and the school's operating budget was slightly under $3,000 for the first several years of its existence. Conforming to thinking prevalent at the time, the University imposed no previous educational prerequisite for enrollment. During the first two decades of its existence, the law school weathered heavy financial storms. Its physical separation from the main campus, changing economic conditions in the nation, and consequent fluctuating enrollments caused worrisome problems. However, the vision of its early leaders, the reputation of the law school's faculty members (which continued to include Supreme Court Justices and eminent members of the Bar), and the record of the school's first graduates enhanced the school's reputation. By 1890 it was possible to begin construction on a new site at 506 F Street, N.W., a building with the then remarkable capacity of600 students. The school's first telephone and electric lights soon followed. Through the years, many changes have occurred at the Law Center. In 1897, the course of study was extended to three years. In 1898, a graduate course of study leading to a Master of Laws degree was estahlished. In 1902, the law school became a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and in 1924 it was approved hy the American Bar Association. College graduation was required shortly thereafter.