Registration Procedures

It is the responsibility of all students registering in the Faculty of Law to; become familiar with the specific requirements of their degree and with academic regulations; ensure that the courses chosen meet all the program requirements and the requirements for graduation; ensure that they have completed prerequisites of chosen courses; ensure that the courses they have chosen are not given simultaneously and free of exam conflicts; meet all the deadlines indicated in the sessional dates section of the University timetable.

In order to do so, students may ask for help from the Academic Administrator. It is also understood that students, by the act of registering, agree to abide by the regulations of the University of Ottawa and the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.

PRIORITY FOR ON-LINE REGISTRATION

3RD yr students CAN REGISTER AS OF JUNE 26th, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.
National Program students CAN REGISTER AS OF JUNE 26th, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.
2ND yr students and others CAN REGISTER AS OF JULY 2nd, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

BY MAIL - OR IN PERSON

Students who do not have access to a computer may mail their registration forms to the Academic Administrator by the following deadline:

3rd year and National Program students: June 26th, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
2nd year and others: July 2nd, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
Requests will be processed randomly on the same dates as the on-line registration

TOOLS REQUIRED TO REGISTER ON-LINE

(1) COURSE SELECTION GUIDE is available “on line” on the Faculty website under Academic Affairs.

This document contains all the course and exam timetables, course descriptions for the Fall, January and Winter terms, names of professors, and other pertinent information to enable you to select your courses.

(2) University of Ottawa PDF registration form (to be used and returned to the Academic Affairs Office before the registration deadline only if you are not using the online registration application «Rabaska».

(3) A computer and the Internet. If you do not have access, please return the University Registration form to the Academic Affairs Office before the registration deadline.

STEPS TO FOLLOW

STEP I

Review the Common Law Program requirements listed in the Course Selection guide on the Faculty’s Web site under Common Law LL.B Program Requirements.

STEP II

With the help of the Course Descriptions in the Course Selection Guide, select the courses you wish to take for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Verify the timetable of the courses and make sure there are no conflicts.
Verify the exam timetable and make sure there are no conflicts.
Select courses totaling a MINIMUM OF 30 CREDITS for the year, with a minimum of 13 credits and a maximum of 17 credits per term (the Winter Term credits will include the January Term credits).
You must have taken the prerequisite as specified in the individual course description.
Make sure that you do not have a schedule conflict (not even an overlap of ten minutes) or an exam conflict.
If submitting course selection form by mail or in person, you must indicate alternative courses in case your priority courses are not available. The alternatives selected must be free of timetable and examination conflicts with all courses indicated in the Priority list of the same term. Once all priority courses have been processed, we will use alternatives if we need to add courses to your schedule, and we will use these alternatives until we have determined that your credit hours meet the requirements.

Complete and return your form. Your form must be received on or before 10:00 a.m., June 26th, 2009, for third year and National Program students and on or before 10:00 a.m., July 2nd 2009, for second year students and others. You can also fax your registration form to the Academic Office at (613) 562-5869 (no emails accepted).

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

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

Note: Registration in some courses (those requiring a selection process and Directed Research Projects requiring a professor’s approval) will not be possible on-line. Registration for such courses will need to be completed in person, between September 8th and September 18th. Therefore, if you are a full-time student and wish to register for such courses, be sure to register on-line for a minimum of 12 credits so that your full-time status remains valid, and for the invoice to reflect your full-time status. Adding a course afterward (before the deadline) will not affect your tuition fees. Half-time students cannot register for more than 11 credits per term.

STEP III – On-line registration

Once you have logged into InfoWeb using your identifier number and password, you can click on the following two links to get into Rabaska:
1) Registration 2) Rabaska-online registration

The tutorial for Rabaska can be found at:
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/info/regist/rabaska/english/

Reasons for not being able to register for a course:
(1) Course is full
(2) You do not have the prerequisite(s)
(3) There is a selection process involved
(4) You have too many credits
(5) You have an outstanding debt to the University or other condition on your file
(6) Timetable conflict

Read these tips before accessing «Rabaska»:

Online registration is open to full- and part-time students in the faculties of Arts, Engineering, Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences, as well as in the School of Management and the Faculty of Law (except for students in first year Common Law).

InfoWeb – Do not exit InfoWeb until you have completed your transactions because it will also close «Rabaska» and erase all selections that have not been confirmed.

Fall, January and Winter Terms – Register now for the Fall, January and Winter Terms. You can always make changes later.

Maximum of 75 minutes – You cannot work for more than 75 minutes at a time on InfoWeb. After that, all of your transactions are blocked. To avoid this problem, exit InfoWeb before the end of the 75-minute limit and begin a new session. If necessary, work in stages.

Log onto InfoWeb and access «Rabaska»:

Go to www.infoweb.uOttawa.ca. Select the profile “Student/Alumni,” then enter your student number and InfoWeb password and click “Submit.”
Click on “Registration” and then “Rabaska - online Registration.
Carefully read the information provided. When you have agreed to the conditions, a dialogue box appears: read it carefully.
Before closing your InfoWeb session, check your academic and personal data by clicking on “Confirmation of Registration.” Please ensure that you have a confirmation number for each transaction.

STEP IV – Payment of 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 Terms in late July and send you an invoice in August 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.registraire.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=2708

MODIFYING YOUR COURSE SELECTION ON-LINE (“ADD-DROP”)

You will be able to modify your course selection anytime on-line from until September 18th for the Fall term, until January 6th for the January term, and until February 1st for the Winter term. In person, forms need to be filled out and handed in at the Academic Affairs Office (Fauteux Hall, Room 237) between September 8th to September 18th for the Fall term, between January 4th to January 6th for January term, and between February 1st to February 5th for the Winter term.

Please note that the Academic Affairs Office will not process course changes by phone, email or in person during the summer period. Our staff will be available to help you from September 8th to 18th 2009 and during the January and the Winter Terms.

Note: If you attempt to register for a course that is full, keep trying on «Rabaska» on a regular basis; spaces become immediately available when someone drops a course.

WHAT IF THERE ARE COURSE CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER?

An e-mail will be sent to your uottawa account to advise you. Please check your uottawa e-mail account regularly.

WHAT IF THERE ARE COURSE CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR?

Simply go to our web site http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca under “Course changes” located under Student's Corner in order to view timetable modifications made to any course before returning on Campus as well as class cancellations, room changes, make-up classes and other important information. These are updated constantly and should be checked regularly.

JANUARY TERM:

Students may opt to be graded on a Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory (=failure) basis for their January Term course. Students who select this option must inform the Academic Affairs Office (FTX 237) by way of signing a form before 4:30 p.m. on January 18th only. THE OPTION BECOMES FINAL ON THAT DAY AND CANNOT BE CHANGED THEREAFTER.