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JD Priority Enrollment for Required and Foundational Courses - Registration Phase 1

In accordance with ABA Standard 313(c), the Law School maintains priority enrollment for JD students in any course that is:

  • Required for the JD degree,
  • Needed for bar exam preparation, or
  • Required for bar admission,

unless otherwise specified by law. These courses are referred to as "required and foundational law courses."

Required and Foundational Upper-Level Courses:

  1. Constitutional Law (Con Law)
  2. Property
  3. Professional Responsibility (PR)
  4. Corporations

These courses are typically offered in both the fall and spring semesters and are subject to JD priority enrollment using Ranked Bidding.

Registration Process:

Registration will take place in phases using the COURSES registration system.

Phase 1: Required and Foundational Course Registration (Ranking System)

This phase uses a simple ranking process (similar to 1L Reading Group registration). To enter your ranked preferences, please go to https://its.law.nyu.edu/classregistration.

JD Ranked Bidding: (JD Guide)

  • JD students may submit ranked course requests from June 23 at 1:30 PM to June 25 at 9:30 AM EST.
  • JD students will receive priority over LLM students for these courses.

LLM Ranked Bidding:

  • LLM students may submit requests after JD Ranked Bidding ends, from June 25 at 1:30 PM to June 27 at 9:30 AM EST.
  • LLM students will only be considered after JD requests are processed

Phase 2: General Bidding

After Phase 1, registration will proceed via the standard bidding system, where seats are awarded based on the number of points bid in COURSES.

Please see How to Register with COURSES.

Important Notes for Required and Foundational Course Requests:

  1. It is strongly recommended that students request all sections of each required course in BOTH semesters (fall and spring).
  2. Seat availability is limited. We cannot guarantee a particular professor, day, or time.
  3. Failure to request all sections in both semesters may result in not securing a seat in a required course for the academic year.
  4. A waitlist will be available for closed courses, but it does not guarantee enrollment. You may need to participate in multiple rounds to secure a spot, if available.