Intellectual Property Summer Institute (IPSI) 2009
TOEFL
The TOEFL is not required for the summer program, unless you are a non-native speaker of English, taking course(s) for credit and are requesting extra time on examinations. Such students must submit a current (not more than two years old) TOEFL score or a letter from their home school attesting to the score they have on file.
Deadlines, Fees and Non-refundable Deposit
Applications are accepted until May 11, 2009. Applications received after May 11 will be considered as space permits with the permission of the Director. A non-refundable deposit of USD $200.00, which will be applied toward tuition, is required to reserve a place in the program. If a student is not accepted into the program any deposit will be returned.
Enrollment Limitations
Mining Patent Information in the Digital Age has an enrollment cap of 16 students.
Attendance Policy Rule II.D
ATTENDANCE
Students are required to attend all classes on a regular and punctual basis and otherwise to meet all requirements for the offering as the instructor indicates by timely notice. Students are not allowed to receive academic credit for courses that are scheduled to meet at conflicting times, no matter how brief the conflict. It is the student's responsibility to make sure that such scheduling conflicts do not occur. If a student allows conflicting courses to remain on his/her schedule beyond the add/drop period, he/she will receive credit for only one of the conflicting courses.
It is the policy of Pierce Law that all students will regularly and punctually attend class. It is the responsibility of each instructor to ensure compliance with this policy in whatever manner he/she considers appropriate under the circumstances of each course. Instructors will inform students in the syllabus of the manner of ensuring attendance at the beginning of each course.
Contact Information
For questions concerning the substance of courses, registration or administrative matters please contact:
Alyson Fava
Franklin Pierce Law Center
2 White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 513-5284
Email: afava@piercelaw.edu
Website: www.piercelaw.edu/summer
Participation to Accelerate Graduation
It is unlikely that participation in a summer program can be used to accelerate graduation. Students interested in acceleration should contact their home schools to review this issue in light of ABA Standard 305, Interpretation 4.
Course Requirements & Grading
Students will be evaluated by means of a final examination or paper in each course. Grading standards are established by Pierce Law 2008-2009 Academic Rules.
Drop/Add Period
The last day to add a class is May 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
The last day to drop a class in IPSI is before the start of the second class. This notification must be done in writing to the Registrar Office. If you wish to drop any class during IPSI, you must notify the Registrar's Office in writing before the start of the second class. You are not permitted to enroll in classes that overlap in time.
Exam Numbers
All exams and the majority of class assignments that count toward your final grade are completed anonymously. Exam numbers are made available through the Registrar's Office. Your exam number may only be used for the summer semester. We recommend you make two copies of all papers and keep one copy for your records.
Exam Schedule
The exam schedule is posted on the wall outside the Registrar's Office. If you have two exams scheduled on the same day, and would like to reschedule one of them, please submit an Exam Conflict Form to the Registrar's Office.
Final Exams
Students who want to earn academic credit must take the final exam. Those students who do not want academic credit, are not required to take the final exam. This decision must be put in writing and submitted to the Registrar's Office prior to the start of the course. The student will receive an Audit.
Acceptance of Credit
Acceptance of any credit or grade is subject to determination by the student's home law school. We advise you to check with your Dean on this matter. U.S. JD students must submit a letter of good standing from their home institution stating that the institution will accept the courses for JD credit.
Transcript Request Form
All non-Pierce Law students who participate in the program are entitled to one free transcript, which will be sent to them once grades have closed and are posted. The transcript will be sent to the home address on file. Additional transcripts can be requested online from the Pierce Law Registrar.
