Curriculum University of Massachusetts School of Law • Dartmouth
Foundations of Academic Success
UMass Law has designed a curriculum and developed resources that support your academic ambitions.
All Students Academic Advising
Individual Counseling
Each student is assigned a faculty advisor to assist with academic and career planning throughout law school.
Personal issues can be addressed with the Director of Student Engagement at the Law School and at the main campus’s Counseling Center.
Academic Support Academic advisors and the Academic Resources team can help you address time management concerns, learn study techniques, and discuss matters related to academic progress and the bar exam.
ADA Accommodations
Writing Center Workshops and one-on-one sessions focus on academic skills and legal writing, including basics such as citations, grammar, mechanics, and expression.
Reasonable accommodations are provided for students with documented disabilities.
1Ls
2Ls
3Ls
Orientation
Academic Advising Sessions
The 1L Orientation program introduces you to academic strategies and support services for law students.
You receive guidance each semester from your academic advisor on registration, course selection, and curricular planning with a focus on career goals and experiential education.
Required Bar Preparation Course
Academic Skills Lab
UMass Law offers a graded, for-credit class focused on the doctrine and skills needed for bar exam success.
Incoming students are enrolled in a skills class in which you practice the thinking, writing, and planning skills necessary to succeed in law school and on the bar exam.
MPRE Preparation & Simulation
UMass Law Bar Preparation Program
Individualized Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) study plans and simulated MPRE exams are offered for all students preparing to sit for the MPRE.
UMass Law partners with commercial bar providers and partially subsidizes bar review courses for students, including individual tutoring and essay workshops.
Academic Fellow Workshops
On-Site MPRE Test Administration
Individual Bar Meetings
Accomplished upper-division students lead optional peer-to- peer interactive sessions on study skills and test-taking techniques.
UMass Law is an LSAC- approved test administration site. The MPRE is administeredon campus in March, August, and November.
The Bar Director meets with students in their 1L, 2L, and 3L years to discuss course selection and devise an individualized bar study plan.
Introduction To Bar Exam
Character And Fitness Presentation
Bar Pass Stipend
Students discuss bar exam essentials with a member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners.
The Executive Director of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners presents invaluable advice for the bar application process.
Financial assistance is available for students who otherwise would have to work during the bar study period.
Bar Mentors Our faculty mentors offer coaching support for UMass Law bar takers.
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