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The Office of the Registrar exists to serve the students, faculty and alumni of the School of Law.

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We are here to serve the students, faculty and alumni of the School of Law

Primarily, we provide information. We handle many university issues in-house, including issuing official transcripts, recording grades and processing bar certifications. We are responsible for distributing the course schedule, advising students, assisting with pre-assignment and auditing records for graduating students.

Our services include

  • Maintenance of Student Records
  • Issuing Transcripts
  • Schedule of Classes
  • Processing Bar Certifications
  • Grades
  • Degree Checks (video)
  • Enrollment, Persistence, and Graduation Data
  • Class Rank Equivalents (Spring 2025)

Law Registrar Resources

This process is for Law Students only. If you are a non-law student, please visit the University Registrar’s site for more information.

Transcripts must be requested in writing and mailed, faxed or sent electronically which includes the law student’s signature.

The request must include:

  1. The law student’s full name
  2. When enrolled and dates of enrollment
  3. Daytime phone number
  4. Signature

Requests for electronic transcripts should include e-mail address of intended recipient. You can request a transcript electronically through the digital credential service, Parchment.

The cost for an official transcript is $7.00, and is payable by check or credit card.

Law students who graduated in 2000 or later and have an active MyOleMiss account, may obtain unofficial (PDF) copies of their transcripts on-line at my.olemiss.edu as well as in the Law Registrar’s Office at no cost. Law students graduating prior to 2000, please use the above link to submit your request.

Below you will find course information, schedules of classes, and exam schedules. To register for classes and for a detailed overview of the books and materials needed for each course, please use MyOleMiss.

Spring 2025

Summer 2025

Fall 2025

Winter Intersession

Spring 2026

Past schedules from 2021-2024 can be viewed here.

Law School Catalog

Law School Academic Calendar

*The information contained on this page is for guidance only. Consult the policies that are in force for authoritative information concerning graduation, grade, and other requirements.

For the basic J.D. degree, the requirements are:

1) You must successfully complete a minimum of 90 credit hours of law courses.

2) If you matriculated prior to Summer 2024, you must have a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.00 or better.  If you matriculated as a 1L Summer 2024 or later, you must have a cumulative G.P.A of 2.30 or better.

3) You may complete those 90 required credit hours in a minimum of 24 months from commencement of law study and a maximum of 84 months from commencement of law study

  • If you plan on graduating with fewer than 5 traditional Fall or Spring semesters, you must obtain advance permission from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.   You should consult with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs regarding your plan as early in law school as possible.

4) You must have a minimum of 75 of the 90 required credit hours in courses that meet in regularly scheduled class sessions.

  • Externships, co-curriculars (law journals, moot court, trial advocacy, negotiation, etc.), and individual study do not count as “regularly scheduled” classes.  Certain designated clinics do not count as “regularly scheduled” classes.  The Registrar will regularly list those courses that count and do not count as classes that meet in regularly scheduled class sessions.
  • You may seek advance permission from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for an exception allowing you to have a minimum of 70 of the 90 required credit hours in courses that meet in regularly scheduled class sessions. After a brief conference, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will normally grant this exception.

5) You must have a minimum of 70 of the 90 required credit hours in letter-graded classes rather than Z-graded classes.

  • No more than 4 Z-graded credit hours of the 90 required credit hours may come from co-curricular activities (law journals, moot court, trial advocacy, negotiation, etc.).   (Exception:  Enrollment in Law 610 Law Journal allows the Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal to count 5 Z-graded hours toward the 90 required credit hours.)
  • Pursuant to the policy on Visiting and Transient Course Work, you may seek advance permission from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for an exception allowing you to visit at another school for more than a semester.

6) You must also successfully complete the following courses:

Required Courses for Students Beginning Summer 2024:

  • Law 501 Contracts (4 credits, one semesters during first year)
  • Law 502 Torts (4 credits, one semesters during first year)
  • Law 503 Civil Procedure I (4 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law 514 & 515 Legal Research and Writing I & II (6 credits, two semesters during first year)
  • Law 504 Property (4 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law 507 Constitutional Law I (4 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law 568 Criminal Law (3 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law TBD Professional Identity (1 credit, two semesters during first year)
  • Law 590 Contract Drafting and Negotiation (3 credits, winter intersession during first year)
  • Law 592 Bar Exam Prep I (3 credits, one semester during second year)
  • Law 593 Bar Exam Prep II (3 credits, one semester during third year)
  • Law 603 Legal Profession (3 credits, one semester during second or third year)
  • Law 600 Evidence (3 credits, one semester during second or third year)
  • Law 603 Legal Profession
  • Law 600 Evidence
  • 6 hours of Skills, 6 hours of Drafting, and 1 Writing course (2-3 Law graded credits).  Law 590 may be used to fulfill 3 hours of the Skills and Drafting requirements.  Other courses fulfilling the Skills, Drafting, and Writing requirements are designated each semester by the law faculty)
  • In addition, students who finish their 1L year with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.8 must complete Law 595: Writing for the Bar Exam.

Required Courses for Students Beginning Summer 2023:

  • Law 501 Contracts (4 credits, one semesters during first year)
  • Law 502 Torts (4 credits, one semesters during first year)
  • Law 503 Civil Procedure I (4 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law 514 & 515 Legal Research and Writing I & II (6 credits, two semesters during first year)
  • Law 504 Property (4 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law 507 Constitutional Law I (4 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law 568 Criminal Law (3 credits, one semester during first year)
  • Law TBD Professional Identity (1 credit, two semesters during first year)
  • Law 590 Contract Drafting and Negotiation (3 credits, winter intersession during first year)
  • Law 603 Legal Profession (3 credits, one semester during second or third year)
  • Law 600 Evidence (3 credits, one semester during second or third year)
  • 6 hours of Skills, 6 hours of Drafting, and 1 Writing course (2-3 Law graded credits).  Law 590 may be used to fulfill 3 hours of the Skills and Drafting requirements.  Other courses fulfilling the Skills, Drafting, and Writing requirements are designated each semester by the law faculty.
  • In addition, students who finish their 1L year with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.8 must complete Law 595: Writing for the Bar Exam.

Required Courses for Students Beginning Prior to Summer 2023:

  • Law 503 Civil Procedure I (3 credits, one semester)
  • Law 507 Constitutional Law I (3 credits, one semester)
  • Law 501 Contracts (4 credits, one semesters)
  • Law 568 Criminal Law (3 credits, one semester)
  • Law 514 & 515 Legal Research and Writing I & II (6 credits, two semesters)
  • Law 504 Property (4 credits, one semester)
  • Law 502 Torts (4 credits, one semesters)
  • Law 577 Civil Procedure II (3 credits, one semester)
  • Law 590 Contract Drafting and Negotiation (3 credits, winter intersession)
  • Law 603 Legal Profession (3 credits, one semester during second or third year)
  • Law 600 Evidence (3 credits, one semester during second or third year)
  • In addition to Law 590, another Skills course is required (a total of 6 hours) and 1 Writing course (2-3 Law graded credits).  Courses fulfilling the Skills and Writing requirements are designated each semester by the law faculty.
  • In addition, students who finish their 1L year with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.8 must meet the requirements of the Law School’s Academic Success and Bar Preparation Policy.

7) You must file an Intent to Graduate Form as directed by the Registrar.

  • If you seek to graduate in May, you must file the form in the preceding fall semester.
  • If you seek to graduate in August, you must file the form in the preceding spring semester.
  • If you seek to graduate in December, you must file the form in the preceding spring semester.

Completion of Juris Doctor Degree

ABA Standard 303(c) requires that a student must complete the course of study for the Juris Doctor degree within 84 months after the student has commenced law study at the law school or at a law school from which the school has accepted transfer credit.

A complete list of graduation requirements and other academic requirements can be found in the Law School Catalog

Law students who plan on taking the Mississippi Bar exam are encouraged to complete an Application for Registration as a Law Student for the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions within six months after the successful completion of regular two semesters in law school. Forms for this registration are available at the School of Law. A passing score on the Multi-state Professional Responsibility Examination is required for admission to the Mississippi Bar. Students apply for the MPRE online at www.ncbex.org. Applications for the Mississippi Bar Examination can be obtained from the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions.

If an applicant for the Mississippi Bar received a bachelor’s degree from an undergraduate school in the United States, that school must have been approved by a regional accrediting association at the time the degree was awarded. If an applicant to the Mississippi Bar graduated from a foreign institution, the applicant should contact the Board of Bar Admissions to be advised if the degree-granting institution has been accorded recognition equivalent to regional accreditation of American institutions.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions (or the appropriate agency in other states) regarding any criminal convictions (including misdemeanors) to determine if such convictions will impede bar admission. Because of the high ethical standards to which lawyers are held, the failure to disclose such information is often more significant, and leads to more serious consequences than any such act or event itself. Failure to provide truthful answers to relevant questions on the Law School Admissions Application or failure to inform the Admissions Office of any changes to your answers may result in revocation of admission or disciplinary action by the School of Law, or denial of permission to practice law by the state in which you seek admission.

In other states, the Board of Bar Examiners may require registration before students begin the study of law. It is the responsibility of each student to determine and to meet the bar admission requirements of any states in which he or she may want to practice law.

In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

View more bar passage information on the ABA Required Disclosures page.

ABA Standard 303(c) requires that a student must complete the course of study for the Juris Doctor degree within 84 months after the student has commenced law study at the law school or at a law school from which the school has accepted transfer credit.

A complete list of graduation requirements and other academic requirements can be found in the Law School Catalog.

Each year, we inform incoming students that they are responsible for reading the Law School Catalog and to understand and abide by our rules and regulations.

Additionally, on many issues, the university’s M Book policies may apply. There are a few areas, however, that cause recurring problems. Before students even register for classes, students should read the UM Law Code and review the policies below: 

 

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Meet the Team

Our policy is open-door and our office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students are always welcome, and we encourage you to come to us with your questions and problems.
Kelly Houston

Kelly Houston

  • Registrar - Law School
Dee Kimble

Dee Kimble

  • Records Coordinator II