If you are still considering adding a writing credit or a Directed Research to your fall 2015 schedule, please note that the deadline to do so is Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 4:45 pm. You must add these classes by completing a paper add form in the appropriate program office. All deadlines are firm and no exceptions will be made.
Writing Credit for a Seminar or Colloquium:
This writing credit can be used to satisfy the J.D. Substantial Writing Requirement. NOTE: If you selected the Substantial Writing Priority in ABRA and won the seminar, this did not automatically register you for the writing credit; you must add the writing credit to your schedule.
For detailed information about the Substantial Writing Requirement and a list of classes with a writing credit component, please see: http://www.law.nyu.edu/academicservices/degreerequirements/jdprogram/writingrequirements.
Directed Research:
To add Directed Research, a written proposal which has been signed by the supervising professor must be submitted to the student’s program office. The written proposal ordinarily is at least two pages double-spaced (or at least 1,000 words) and should describe the subject matter of the Directed Research and the issues the student intends to explore in the paper. (Please note that adjunct professors can only supervise Directed Research with the approval of the Vice Dean. The request should still be submitted to the student’s program office and that office will forward the same for the Vice Dean’s approval.) Please check the web site for more detailed information regarding the procedures to register for Directed Research:
http://www.law.nyu.edu/recordsandregistration/nonclassroomcredits/directedresearch
The staff in Academic Services (JDs) and the Office of Graduate Affairs (LLMs) will be happy to answer any questions you may have about this process.