Summer Domestic Program

Valparaiso Law 2013 Summer Study Program

This program runs from May 28 through July 16, with exams going through July 22.  The maximum number of hours you can take is 7 cr. hrs.  No classes are scheduled for holidays.

The deadline to drop or add a course is Thursday, May 30.  The deadline to withdraw from a course with a W is Wednesday, June 19.  Failure to drop or withdraw from courses results in full payment for the course.

Tuition is $1,102.00 per credit hour for lecture courses and $880.00 per credit hour for courses with no classroom component.  Tuition payment is due at the Business Office before classes begin.

Go to DataVU to register for summer classes. Contact Linda Canada (219-465-7889) if you have any problems or questions.

Course offerings include: (See Law School Bulletin for course descriptions)

Law 150-A  Constitutional Law I
(1L requirement)
3 cr. – Professor Jeremy Telman
M-T-W-R 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Heritage Hall Room 217

Law 210-A  Evidence
(2L requirement)
3 cr. – Professor Bruce Berner
M-W 5:00-7:50 p.m. (two 10 min. breaks)
Classroom 158 Ulbricht

Law 243-A  Advanced Legal Research
(Enrollment limited to 12) (fulfills 2L writing requirement)
3 cr. – Professor Michael Bushbaum
T-R 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Library Room 18

Law 245-A  Pretrial Skills
(Enrollment limited to 14) (fulfills 2L writing requirement)
3 cr. - Professor Derrick Carter
T-R 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Heritage Hall Room 117

Law 245-B  Pretrial Skills
(Enrollment limited to 14) (fulfills 2L writing requirement)
3 cr. – Professor David Welter
T-R 5:00-7:40 p.m.
Heritage Hall Room 117

Law 437-A  Intellectual Property (only meets through June 24)
(fulfills Property requirement)
3 cr. – Professor Curt Cichowski
M-W-R 9:30-12:05 p.m. (15 minute break)
Classroom 158 Ulbricht

Law 452-A  Shakespeare & the Law
2 cr. - Professor Clare Nuechterlein
T-R 10:40-12:30 p.m. (one 10 minute break)
Heritage Hall Room 217

Law 477-A  Technology in Law
3 cr. - Professors Emily Janowski-Haehlen & Jesse Bowman
T-R 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Heritage Hall Room 217

Law 480-A  Immigration Law
3 cr. – Professor Bernard Trujill0
M-W 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Classroom 160 Benson

Law 652-A Trial Practice I
(Enrollment limited to 12)
3 cr. – Professor David Vandercoy
M-W 9:00-11:40 a.m.
Room 148 Stride Courtroom

Law 490 Independent Reading and Research
1, 2 or 3 cr. – Faculty
Offered with individual faculty approval (See Registrar’s web page for form)

Externships: Externships have limited enrollment. Not all externships may be available during the summer. Student externs are expected to work no less than 135 hours for 3 cr. (at least 45 hrs. per cr.) Graded on an S/U basis. Externship guidelines are available from Lisa Cannon, 465-7816, and registration forms are available online.