Newark Catalog 2000--2002
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School of Law-- Newark Catalog 2000--2002 Contents Academic Calendars 2 Dean’s Message 3 The University 5 The School of Law–Newark 6 The Faculty of Law 8 The Law Program 21 Admission 27 Tuition and Fees 31 Financial Aid 33 Student Services 40 Student Activities 45 Honors, Prizes, and Awards 48 Course Listing 50 Academic Policies and Procedures 60 Important Notice: Governance of the University 70 Please note that only the printed version of this catalog Divisions of the University 71 is the official document of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. While Rutgers offers its catalogs on the Internet as a convenience, the university’s online catalogs Index 79 are unofficial, as is academic information offered at other Rutgers’ web sites. The university reserves the right for any reason to cancel or modify any course or program listed herein. In addition, individual course offerings and programs may vary from year to year as circumstances dictate. Cover Photography: Jeff Goldberg—Esto 1 Academic Calendars Dates are subject to change. 2000-2001 2001-2002 August August 17 Thursday First-year student orientation. 23 Thursday First-year student orientation. 18 Friday First-year student orientation. 24 Friday First-year student orientation. 21 Monday Fall classes begin. 27 Monday Fall classes begin. September September 4 Monday No classes—Labor Day. 3 Monday No classes—Labor Day. November November 23 Thursday Thanksgiving recess begins. 22 Thursday Thanksgiving recess begins. 26 Sunday Thanksgiving recess ends. 25 Sunday Thanksgiving recess ends. 29 Wednesday Last day of classes. December 30 Thursday Reading period begins. 5 Wednesday Last day of classes. December 6 Thursday Reading period begins. 4 Monday Reading period ends. 10 Monday Reading period ends. 5 Tuesday Final examinations begin. 11 Tuesday Final examinations begin. 18 Monday Final examinations end. 22 Saturday Final examinations end. January January 8 Monday Spring classes begin. 14 Monday Spring classes begin. 15 Monday No classes—Martin Luther King, 21 Monday No classes—Martin Luther King Jr., holiday. Jr., holiday. March March 11 Sunday Spring recess begins. 17 Sunday Spring recess begins. 18 Sunday Spring recess ends. 24 Sunday Spring recess ends. April April 23 Monday Last day of classes. 29 Monday Last day of classes. 24 Tuesday Reading period begins. 30 Tuesday Reading period begins. 26 Thursday Reading period ends. May 27 Friday Final examinations begin. 2 Thursday Reading period ends. May 3 Friday Final examinations begin. 9 Wednesday Summer writing courses begin. 14 Tuesday Final examinations end. 12 Saturday Final examinations end. 15 Wednesday Summer writing courses begin. 21 Monday Summer session begins. 20 Monday Summer session begins. 25 Friday Commencement. 31 Friday Commencement. July July 17 Tuesday Summer session ends. 16 Tuesday Summer session ends. 19 Thursday Summer session 18 Thursday Summer session examinations begin. examinations begin. 23 Monday Summer session 22 Monday Summer session examinations end. examinations end. 27 Friday Summer writing courses end. 24 Wednesday Summer writing courses end. 2 SCHOOL OF LAW–NEWARK R U T G E R S, T H E S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W J E R S E Y With the millennium, country attracting a a new era has dawned diverse community; the for Rutgers’ School of multitude of opportuni- Law–Newark. In January ties for students to do 2000, we moved into pro bono legal work and other forms of com- the Center for Law and munity service while in Justice, a $50-million law school; and the high state-of-the-art building quality of the overall that gives us perhaps the legal education. most attractive as well as The design of the technologically advanced center provides students, law school building in faculty, and staff with the country. The new many places that encour- building symbolizes and age exchanging ideas and provides the physical working together. Classrooms are state-of- space for our commitment to provide an the-art acoustically and technologically, so excellent education for our students and classes are able to combine creative teaching to support public service activities of all and advanced technology. The library is kinds. In the new building, we have re- designed to enhance the productivity of its pledged our long-standing and effective users, providing carrels and tables with commitment to women, minorities, and power and Internet connections, student those who historically have been excluded study rooms for individual and group study, from the legal profession. and three computer labs for research and Rutgers is known for many forms of excel- writing. An additional computer lab and lence: the superb faculty, who are leaders in other study rooms can be found throughout legal education and are internationally famous the building. scholars; the clinical programs, which are Our clinical space provides a spacious among the largest and most active in the home for the eight operating clinics within country; the Minority Student Program, the the law school. Students can work on con- oldest and most effective program in the stitutional litigation, urban legal issues, 3 environmental problems, special education Bar Association and the Law Record, the needs of children, the legal problems of student online journal. Four law journals, women infected with HIV, the legal needs of the Rutgers Law Review, the Computer and community organizations, landlord-tenant Technology Law Journal, the Race and the Law issues, federal tax disputes, and many other Review, and the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, legal problems, under the close supervision share a suite, and the Moot Court Board has of our faculty attorneys. a location as well. Because of our emphasis on public service, We also care about your ability to meet the clinics offer only some of the many with classmates and faculty in less formal opportunities for students. Through the settings. We have provided comfortable seat- Kinoy-Stavis Public Interest Fellowship ing throughout the new building and around Fund and the Marcia Wenk Memorial Fund, the atrium, and a bright and airy cafeteria eligible students are able to work at public area is adjacent to the lockers and cafe on the interest organizations while receiving a sti- concourse level. A courtyard patio will be pend. The Public Interest Law Foundation available during warm weather months, as raises and disburses funds to students who will the entrance plaza area. Natural light work for public interest organizations that permeates the building in most classrooms otherwise could not pay the students. The and even in the library reading areas. Eric R. Neisser Public Interest Program, Please visit us at our new home. The excel- established in late 1999 to honor our late lent education you will receive, the superb colleague, sponsors the Eric R. Neisser Pro faculty, the high reputation of Rutgers’ Bono Program, which acts as an umbrella School of Law–Newark, and the commit- organization to help students find groups ment to diversity and public service make needing their help in Newark and the sur- us a distinctive and exciting place to learn rounding areas. The Neisser Program also about and help make law. Join us as we sponsors a visiting scholar and practitioner move forward in our new era. program, the First Monday public interest day on the day the United States Supreme Cordially, Court begins its term each year, street law, and other activities. We also have many student organizations at the law school to meet students’ interests. Stuart L. Deutsch Approximately twenty-five organizations Dean share offices near the offices of the Student 4 In addition, several professional schools have been The University established in such fields as management, social work, criminal justice, applied and professional psychology, the fine and performing arts, and communication, information, and library science. A number of these schools offer under- graduate programs as well. Livingston College was founded in 1969 to provide a diverse community of students with the opportunity to pursue undergraduate degrees in the liberal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with more arts and professions. than 48,000 students on campuses in Camden, Newark, and Today, Rutgers continues to grow, both in its facilities New Brunswick, is one of the major state university sys- and in the variety and depth of its educational and research tems in the nation. The university comprises twenty-nine programs. The university’s goals for the future include the degree-granting divisions: twelve undergraduate colleges, continued provision of the highest quality undergraduate eleven graduate schools, and six schools offering both and graduate education, along with increased support for undergraduate and graduate degrees. Five are located in outstanding research to meet the needs of society and fulfill Camden, eight in Newark, and sixteen in New Brunswick. Rutgers’ role as The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land- grant institution, and a state university. Chartered in 1766 Institutional and Specialized Accreditation as Queen’s College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies before the Revolution, the Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is accredited school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 with by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle one instructor, one sophomore, and a handful of first-year States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market students. During this early period, the college developed as Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680; 215/662-5606. The a classical liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States college was changed to Rutgers to honor a former trustee Association of Colleges and Schools is an institutional and revolutionary war veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers.