Academic Affairs

• Important Dates
• Registration Procedures
• Common Law LL.B. Program Requirements
• Requirements and Course Descriptions of the National Program
• JD/LL.B. Program Requirements
• English Program Course Descriptions 2009-2010
• French Program Course Descriptions 2009-2010
• December 2009 Examinations
• April 2010 Examinations
• January Term Importan Information
• Directed Research and Internships
• Competitive Moots
• General Information
• Contact Information

JD/LL.B. Program Requirements

Message from the Common Law Academic Affairs Office

Chantale Foré, Manager
Room: FTX 237B
Telephone: 562-5800, ext. 3285
email chantale.fore@uottawa.ca

Chrystine Frank, Academic Administrator
Room: FTX 237C
Telephone: 562-5800, ext. 3272
email chrystine.frank@uottawa.ca

Josée Desmarais, Academic Assistant
Room: FTX 237
Telephone: 562-5800, ext. 1366
e-mail josee.desmarais@uottawa.ca

Paulette Baddour, Academic Assistant
Room: FTX 237
Telephone: 562-5800, ext. 3077
e-mail paulette.baddour@uottawa.ca

Nathalie Gravelle, Academic Assistant
Room: FTX 237
Telephone: 562-5800, ext. 3273
email nathalie.gravelle@uottawa.ca

We are delighted to welcome you to your new law school.   You may call upon us for questions regarding timetabling, exams, registration, courses, in fact any question relating to academic affairs. 

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

CML 1104 – Public Law and Legislation, CML 1103 – Criminal Law and Procedure and CML 1213 – Constitutional Law I are compulsory courses which you must take this year.  They are already listed on your Registration Form.  However, you get to indicate your preferred section for each course.  Click here to see the JD/LL.B. FIrst Year Course Descriptions, indicating the days and times all first-year courses are offered.  Please indicate the section letter you would prefer on the Registration Form.

In addition to the 1st year courses listed above, you must take a minimum of 9 credits of electives in the Fall, 3 credits of elective in January and 6 credits of electives in the Winter, for a minimum of 30 credits for the year.  You must register in a minimum of 13 credits and a maximum of 17 credits per term (the Winter Term credits will include the January Term credits).

To select your upper-year electives, please consult the Course Selection Guide available on our website www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca under Academic Affairs, Course Selection Guide and register on-line by using the Rabaska tool available on Infoweb on July 2nd (see Registration Procedures on our website).  Alternately, you can simply indicate your selection on the Registration Form.

An approved copy of your course selection will not be mailed to you.  Please check your confirmation of Registration on InfoWeb.

Note: Anyone registering after August 29 must meet with the Academic Administrator.

When selecting your upper year courses, it is extremely important to ensure there are no exam conflicts with your first year courses.

Whether or not you use Rabaska to register for your upper-year courses please sign and return the Registration Form to us by mail or by fax (613-562-5869) so we can proceed with registering you in your first-year courses as you cannot select these on-line.

Once you are registered, you will be able to print your individual timetable from the web by visiting InfoWeb.  Further information follows below on this very important and useful web site.

To be clear as to your upper-year requirements, here is a short checklist for your convenience.  These must be completed before you graduate, but can be taken this year or next:

COMPULSORY COURSES AND REQUIREMENTS

• An upper-year course in Alternate Dispute Resolution (CML 2321) or Mediation (CML 2320) (instead of the first-year ADR course);  this course will also satisfy your Oral Advocacy requirement;
  
• CML 2301 - Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (this is now replacing first-year Property Law for JD students, freeing up 3 credits for more electives);
  
• CML 2309 - Civil Procedure
  
• CML 2313 - Constitutional Law II
  
• You must fulfil the Major Paper requirement in the context of one of your upper-year courses.  More details can be found on the school web site under “Academic Affairs”. 

Updating Personal Information

Please review the personal information indicated on the Registration Form and make any required changes directly on the form.

Orientation - September 2 to 4
Classes begin with a compulsory orientation period from Tuesday, September 2 (at 8:00 a.m. sharp) to Friday September 4.  The Orientation timetable will be posted on our web site http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca under Current Students, Orientation 2009 in the near future. 

Student Identification Card
All full-time and part-time students must have a student identification card.  You can obtain one by visiting InfoService at 75 Laurier Ave.  Student identification cards are required to write exams, borrow books from the University libraries, access the University’s Sports Services, and many other services.

Financial Aid Bursary
We are pleased to announce financial aid scholarships for students entering Common Law.  Every full-time (12 credits) first time registrant to the University of Ottawa who has qualified for financial assistance from a Canadian provincial government will receive an automatic $1400 bursary from the University of Ottawa.  For further information, please call the Financial Aid Office at (613) 562-5734 or email   finaid@uottawa.ca.

Tuition Fees
As soon as your course selection has been approved, you are officially registered at the University of Ottawa.  The University will calculate your student fees for the fall and winter sessions and send them out to the mailing address you have provided.  You also have access to your personalized financial statement on InfoWeb.
Did you know you can pay your student account through telephone banking or Internet banking services?  You do not need an invoice to pay by telephone or online.  Your statement of account on InfoWeb has all the information you need.
You may confirm your tuition amount on InfoWeb at www.infoweb.uottawa.ca.  This site also contains details on how and when you are required to pay your fees.
 
Payment deadline
Please refer to the following link for additional information or other details regarding administrative fees and payment deadlines:
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/info/regist/fees/fees2008_en.htm

Books
Books can be purchased in September from our student-run bookstore in Fauteux Hall, room 412.  You will find out which books you need after attending the first lecture in each course.

Change of Address
Students must inform the University of all changes to both permanent and mailing addresses. Correspondence will normally be forwarded to the student's mailing address during the school year (September to April), and to the permanent address during the summer. Students can change their address by visiting www.infoweb.uottawa.ca.

E-Mail Address
Each University of Ottawa student has been assigned a University of Ottawa e-mail account.  If you do not know, or cannot remember your uOttawa e-mail address, visit www.infoweb.uottawa.ca, under Services.  Under that heading, you will find information on computer and e-mail accounts.  Please note that the Common Law Section sends messages to the student population via e-mail to your University of Ottawa e-mail address only.  Therefore it will be important that you check your uOttawa e-mail on a regular basis, or that you have it forwarded to another account if you prefer.

Timetable Changes
From time to time, it is necessary to cancel classes, schedule make-up classes, or move a class to another classroom.  All such notices are posted 1) on the monitor in the lobby and 2) on our web site at http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca under Course Announcements.  Please make sure to check these notices on a regular basis (every day actually).  Other important messages will also posted on the monitor and on the web site.

Common Law Academic Regulations
Please read carefully the Common Law Section Academic Regulations which are available on our web site at http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca so that you know when, where, why, how and to whom administrative requests need to be made.
 
InfoWeb Services
Below are the on line services available at www.infoweb.uottawa.ca.

Rabaska: On-line registration system to register upper year courses.

Change InfoWeb Password - Explains how to change a password for Infoweb.
 
Computer and e-mail accounts - Lists the student’s e-mail accounts and the computer labs to which the student has access.

Confirmation of Registration - Student’s confirmation of academic and personal data.
  
Finance

Awards and Scholarships - You can search and apply for a variety of online scholarships and bursaries such as Admission Scholarships, in-house scholarships and bursaries, the prestigious Chancellor's Scholarships and Rector's Scholarships. You can also identify the awards for which you are eligible.

Statement of Account  - Consultation of your financial account.

T2202A - Education Tax Credit - This form is used to certify a student’s eligibility for the education amount and to show the maximum tuition and education amounts that a student can transfer to a designated individual.

T4A - Statement of remuneration paid if you have worked at the University.

Grade Report - Display of the academic results for a given term.

Grades Inquiry - Display of the academic results for a given term without the evaluation of the Academic standing.

Jobs-Campus Worklink - Access job postings anytime and anywhere with  www.campusworklink.com.

Personalized Course Timetable - Once courses are selected and confirmed, a personalized course timetable is available for each student.

Personalized Exam Timetable - Once the exam schedule is established, a personalized exam timetable can be printed.

Privacy Policy - Defines the rights and obligations of students and of the University and its officers in matters pertaining to student records.  For the privacy policy, please visit http://www.uottawa.ca/help/about/privacy.html

S Report - Course & Professor Evaluations report.

University of Ottawa’s Student Directory - The Student Directory displays a minimum of information freely available to all enquirers as is specified in the Student Record Policy.
A student can modify his/her directory data or remove himself/herself from the directory. 

USEFUL UNIVERSITY SERVICES

CAMPUS MAP
For site locations on the University of Ottawa campus, see the following map:  http://www.uottawa.ca/map/

HEALTH SERVICES
Health Services is a University-based clinic that prioritizes the needs of students. We offer care, prevention, education and information, as well as a variety of services that include a drop-in clinic open evenings and weekends. Our physicians include family practitioners and specialists in gynaecology, obstetrics, psychiatry, general medicine and allergy testing.  Drop by and visit our clinic and don't forget to visit our Web site to learn more about our many services.  Health Services, 100 Marie Curie, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
Important Phone Numbers: Appointment: 564-3950, Clinic, resource centre: 564-3950,
Fax: 564-6627, E-mail: rescent@uottawa.ca, Home page: http://www.uottawa.ca/health/

PARKING AND TRAFFIC
The University of Ottawa provides parking at your expense.  You may apply for a parking permit over the Internet at: http://uottawa.ca/services/protect/permitap.html or in person, at the Parking and Traffic Office.
Parking and Traffic Office, 100 Thomas-More, Room 102, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5785, Fax: (613) 562-5110, E-mail: park@uottawa.ca
Student parking allocation is on a "first-come, first-served" basis, although lot allocation for all permit applications received between May 1 and July 15 are based on students' parking seniority. Requests for a parking permit must be received at the Parking and Traffic Office by April 15 to be included in the initial allocation of parking spaces for May 1(spring and summer) or by August 15 to be included in the initial allocation of parking spaces for September 1.

PROTECTION SERVICES
The University of Ottawa also provides a variety of services designed to ensure your safety on campus.
Protection Services, 141 Louis Pasteur,  Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
Telephone (General): 562-5499, Telephone (Emergency): 562-5411, Fax: 562-5183,
E-mail: niacob@uottawa.ca
Home page: http://www.uottawa.ca/services/protect/

SPORTS SERVICES
More than 90 educational, recreational, and intramural programs are offered within our two sports facilities, one of which is our brand-new sports complex, the Health and Lifestyle Centre. Located at the south entrance of the campus, this complex houses two ice surfaces, a state-of-the-art fitness centre and an outdoor multi-sports field. Facilities in Montpetit Hall comprise a pool, martial arts room, squash and racquetball courts, and a newly resurfaced gymnasium. The University of Ottawa supports more than 400 student athletes in 20 or so disciplines under the Gee-Gees banner. Visit our home page for complete details and drop by to visit our facilities soon!
Montpetit Hall (Administration) Health and Lifestyle Centre, 125 University Street, Room 361 801 King Edward St., Ottawa ON K1N 6N5   
Telephone: (613) 562-5789 Telephone: (613) 562-5662, Fax: (613) 562-5151
E-mail: gee-gees@uottawa.ca, Home page: http://www.uottawa.ca/sports

TRANSPORTATION
The University of Ottawa provides a bus service for shuttling students and staff back and forth between the downtown campus and Roger-Guindon Hall located on Smyth Road, Saint-Paul University and Carleton University. Timetables are posted on the University Web site at:
http://www.uottawa.ca/student/infoservice/nav_e.html/.
As for getting around Ottawa, it's easy with OC Transpo. The company provides transit service to the communities of Ottawa, Nepean, Vanier, Rockcliffe, Orleans, Gloucester, Kanata and Cumberland. Some routes also run to downtown Gatineau, Quebec. See Routes that serve Campus Station:
http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/schools/ottawau_transit.htm
Find out more about the services offered by OC Transpo by visiting their Web site at: http://www.octranspo.com/
You may also obtain information on the transportation services available in the Outaouais Region on the Québec side of the Ottawa River (City of Gatineau and areas of Hull, Aylmer, Buckingham, Masson-Anger) by clicking on the Web site of the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO): http://www.sto.ca/.