In exceptional circumstances, when a student who has elected to pursue a Professional Pathway is unable to take an adjunct-taught course within the Pathway because it is not exempt from the adjunct cap and the student would thereby exceed the adjunct cap, the Vice Dean, after consulting with and obtaining the agreement of the relevant Pathways Advisor, can waive the adjunct cap for that student for that course, provided that no more than 4 additional credit counting towards the J.D. degree may be added in this way.
All petitions requesting to waive the adjunct cap should be sent to the Office of Academic Services (law.acadervices@nyu.edu). That office will forward the petition to the Vice Dean for consideration. The petition should include:
1) The professional pathway you are pursuing (please see http://www.law.nyu.edu/academics/professionalpathways).
2) The courses you have already taken in this area.
3) The courses you plan on taking in this area that will take cause you to exceed the adjunct credit limit.
4) Your career plans in this area.