Registration: Summer

Instructions for Summer 2024 Registration

Online Registration for Summer 2024 begins at 12:01 am on April 10, 2024, and ends at 11:59 pm on May 19, 2024. Please carefully read the following instructions and gather all required documents before proceeding to my.udc.edu. Some courses have additional requirements before registration can be completed.

The registration process comprises four steps, each governed by specific rules and deadlines:

  1. Plan Your Schedule
         a. Guidance, Rules & Instructions for all Summer Courses
         b. Special Rules & Instructions for Specific Summer Courses
  2. Determine Your Payment Amount & Deadlines
  3. Register for Courses
  4. Add/Drop Period

1. Plan Your Schedule

1a. Guidance, Rules & Instructions for all Summer Courses

  • When selecting courses, consult the following materials and resources:
  • Credit Limits
    • Maximum: In any summer semester, except for a seven-credit Clinic or an eight-credit Externship, a student (full-time or part-time) may not enroll in courses totaling more than six (6) credit hours without prior permission of the Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A student enrolled in a seven-credit Clinic or an eight-credit Externship may not enroll in additional courses.
      • To exceed these limits, you must submit an approved Permission to Exceed Term Credit Limit Form (pdf) to the Registrar’s Office (lawregistrar@udc.edu) by May 24, 2024. To get approval for this form, please contact Associate Dean Fraidin (mfraidin@udc.edu) by May 22, 2024.
    • Minimum: To receive financial aid during the summer, you must be enrolled in a minimum of 3 credits, including Turbo courses.
  • Turbo Courses are intensive classes compressed into a short time period; their class schedules differ from the standard time frame set on the Academic Calendar. To enroll in a non-bar-enhancement Turbo course, a student must have successfully completed all required first-year courses and have a CGPA of at least 2.500. Due to the structure and length of the Turbo Courses, in order to comply with the attendance policy, students must attend all classes. Furthermore, students will not be permitted to drop a Turbo Course after the course has started. Students wishing to withdraw from a Turbo Course (and receive a “W” on their transcript) must contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs before the last class. For dates and times, please refer to the Summer 2024 Turbo Week Schedule and Course Schedule. Descriptions appear in the Course Catalog.
  • Any summer school course is subject to cancellation if enrollment is low.

Mandatory Sequence of Required Courses and Prerequisites

Please note that students are required to follow the model course sequencing and prerequisites outlined in the Student Handbook, Sections 3.1-3.2. Consequently:

  • Members of the Class of 2027 (PT) may only enroll in Moot Court and/or Introduction to Bar Strategies (Turbo) unless they receive permission to deviate from the model schedule as described in Student Handbook Section 3.1.3.
  • Members of other classes, please refer to the sequencing rules and prerequisites in Student Handbook Sections 3.1-3.2. Please note that members of the Class of 2026 (FT and PT) may not enroll in Externship. 

1b. Special Rules & Instructions for Specific Summer Courses

  • Clinic (7 credits): Clinic assignments are determined by a match process, which has closed. Participating students are notified of the results by email. The Registrar’s Office will enroll students into their assigned clinics. Once enrolled, students may not drop clinic from their schedules unless they have notified the Registrar and have received permission from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
  • Communications Law (3 credits): Completion of Constitutional Law I is a prerequisite for Communications Law.
  • Externship (4 or 8 credits): Permission is required prior to enrollment. Please complete the Externship Course Registration Form (pdf) and contact Evan Greenberger (evan.greenberger@udc.edu) to discuss your placement and obtain a signature on the form. After the form is approved, please submit it to the Registrar’s Office (lawregistrar@udc.edu) for enrollment.
  • Fresh Start Program: If you are participating in the Fresh Start Program, complete an On-Site & Late Registration Form (pdf) and email it to the Registrar’s Office (lawregistrar@udc.edu) before 5/17. On the form, fill in your personal details, check the On-Site Registration box, and register for the following course: Course Number: L105; CRN: 32755; Course Title: Lawyering Process I; Credits: 3. Please read Step 2 below regarding payment amounts and deadlines.
  • Independent Study & Extended Clinics: Enrollment will be entered by the Registrar’s Office and will not be entered until the respective registration forms, found on the Forms & Schedules page, for these courses are approved and submitted to the Registrar’s Office.
  • Introduction to Bar Strategies (1 credit): This bar enhancement turbo course meets during Turbo week. Participation is limited to students who entered or Fresh Started in the Part-time Division in Summer or Fall 2023, i.e. the Class of 2027 (PT/Evening).
  • Jump Start Program: If you are participating in the Jump Start Program, you will receive instructions from the Office of Admission.
  • Perspectives on Social Justice: Child Welfare (1 credit): This course meets during Turbo week. Per Student Handbook Sections 3.2 and 3.4.2, to enroll in this type of Turbo course, a student must have successfully completed all required first-year courses and have a CGPA of at least 2.500.
  • Policy Advocacy for Movement Lawyers (1 credit): This course meets June 1, 15, 22, and 29. Per Student Handbook Sections 3.2 and 3.4.2, to enroll in this type of Turbo course, a student must have successfully completed all required first-year courses and have a CGPA of at least 2.500.
  • Trial Advocacy: Deposition Skills (1 credit): This course meets July 13-14 and July 20-21. Per Student Handbook Sections 3.2 and 3.4.2, to enroll in this type of Turbo course, a student must have successfully completed all required first-year courses and have a CGPA of at least 2.500.
  • Trial Advocacy: Trial Theory, Complaints, and Discovery (1 credit): This course will meet remotely during Turbo week. Per Student Handbook Sections 3.2 and 3.4.2, to enroll in this type of Turbo course, a student must have successfully completed all required first-year courses and have a CGPA of at least 2.500.

2. Determine Your Payment Amount and Deadlines

Any student whose financial aid does not cover total tuition and fees must pay the balance by May 20, 2024, or the student’s course selections may be cancelled by the University. If a student’s course selections are cancelled, the student may re-register during the Late Registration period but will incur a $150 late registration fee. During the Add/Drop and Late Registration periods, any charges for tuition and fees not covered by financial aid must be paid immediately.

Summer school tuition is charged on a per credit basis. For Summer 2024, tuition rates for matriculating, non-matriculating and visiting students are $422 per credit hour for D.C. residents, $631 for Metro residents, and $843 per credit hour for non-District residents, plus applicable fees. Any questions about the Tuition Management System (TMS) payment plan should be directed to Ms. Idehen at oidehen@udc.edu.

Students may pay by check or money order (payable to the University of the District of Columbia) or by credit card online through myUDC. Please submit checks or money orders to the Cashier’s Office located in Room 201, Building 39. The Cashier’s Office is open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.- 4:45 p.m.

All students are required to have health insurance coverage. If you are currently covered by the University-sponsored health insurance plan, your coverage will extend through the summer term. If you received a waiver from the University-sponsored plan during the academic year, your waiver will extend through the summer term. All other students will be automatically enrolled in the university-sponsored health insurance plan and charged the summer school rate unless they waive coverage by June 14, 2024. Please visit the UDC Student Health Insurance Plan webpage for additional information.

3. Register for Courses

A. Online Registration (for Matriculating Students only) — April 10 – May 19, 2024

  • To register online, log into myUDC between 12:01 am on April 10th and 11:59 PM on May 19th.
    • After Online Registration closes on May 19th, all subsequent course changes must be made by completing the Course Change Form (pdf) and emailing it to the Registrar’s Office (lawregistrar@udc.edu).
  • If you have trouble with your log-in and/or PIN, please contact the UDC IT Help Desk (202.274.5941 or support@udc.edu) for assistance.

B. Administrative Registration — April 17 – May 19, 2024

  • Visiting and non-matriculating students, and any matriculating student who did not register online, must register by completing the On-Site & Late Registration Form (pdf) and emailing it to the Registrar’s Office (lawregistrar@udc.edu).
  • Visiting and non-matriculating students must have letters of acceptance from the Office of Admission.
  • Tuition and fees are due at the time of registration and must be paid immediately online or at the Cashier’s Office in Building 39, 2nd floor.

C. Late Registration — May 21 – May 24, 2024

  • To register late, complete the On-Site & Late Registration Form (pdf) and email it to the Registrar’s Office (lawregistrar@udc.edu).
  • A late registration fee of $150.00 will be posted to your account.
  • Summer registration ends at 5:00 pm on Friday, May 24, 2024.

4. Add/Drop

AFTER ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MAY 19th, ALL COURSE CHANGES MUST BE MADE BY COMPLETING THE COURSE CHANGE FORM (PDF) AND EMAILING IT TO THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE (lawregistrar@udc.edu).

Students will not be permitted to drop a Turbo Course after the course has started. Students wishing to withdraw from a Turbo Course (and receive a “W” on their transcript) must contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs before the last class.

The Add/Drop period is May 20-May 24, 2024. If a course change results in additional tuition and fees, those charges must be paid online at the time of the transaction. Add/Drop ends at 5:00 pm on May 24, 2024. For additional dates, refer to the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar (pdf).