Associate Dean Mary Nagel's Announcement - September 3 - September 7
Fall 2024 Semester Information. The current Fall 2024 schedule is available on the Fall 2024 Quick Guide page. The following Information is available on the Quick Guide page:
-Classroom assignments (listed in the current version of the class schedule)
-Exam information
-Add/Drop Period
-Initial reading assignments
-Academic calendar
-Book ordering information
-Pass/fail elections (the pass/fail election form is now online)
-Consortium courses
-Submitting applications for graduation (for Fall graduates)
-Experiential course requirement
-64-credit classroom course requirement
-Taking reduced loads or extra credits
-Graduation checklist
-Making up Incompletes
Building and Library Hours for Fall 2024. The building and library hours for the Fall 2024 semester are available by clicking here.
U-Pass Information for Fall 2024. Information about the availability of the U-Pass for Fall 2024 students is available by clicking here. Please contact Dean Abhijeet (jabhijeet@kentlaw.iit.edu) if you have any questions about the U-Pass program.
Revised Policy on Postings and Flyers. Please click here for the recently-revised policy on postings and flyers in the Law School Building, including rules about where postings and flyers can be placed and how long they can remain.
Mental Health Resources. This is a reminder that the university provides counseling services free of charge for students. Click here for details on the available mental health resources, including free counseling services provided by the university to enrolled students. In addition to resources available through the university, the Lawyers Assistance Program also provides assistance to law students. LAP provides free and confidential assistance to members of the Illinois legal community, and can help you with issues of addiction, stress, anxiety, depression, focusing, worries about the character and fitness process, and having a successful first-year transition. Click here for more information about LAP and its services.
February 2025 and July 2025 Illinois Bar Applications. Applications for the February 2025 bar exam are due by September 15, 2024. Applications for the July 2025 bar exam are due by February 15, 2025. You may file a late application for the February bar up to November 30, and for the July bar up to April 30, but penalty fees apply. The forms and instructions are available on the bar examiners' web site. If you have any questions about the bar exam or bar preparation, please contact our Director of Bar Success, Erin Crist, at ecrist@kentlaw.iit.edu.
All information you disclose on the bar application should be consistent with answers to questions on your Application for Admission to the law school. Please note, however, that the bar application asks for a considerable amount of information that you were not asked to provide on our Application for Admission. You only need to be concerned about the consistency of your answers for questions asked on both forms. You can amend your Application for Admission, if necessary, by addressing a letter to me setting forth the details of the omission or misrepresentation and the reason for it.
Dean's Certificate: The law school sends a “Certification of Juris Doctorate” to the Illinois bar examiners for every student who graduates in December or May. Please be sure to file an Application for Graduation at the beginning of your last semester so we will know you plan to graduate at the end of that semester. Important note: We will not certify any student to the bar examiners if the student has an outstanding balance owed to the school.
Bar Exams in Other States. Students who may practice in another state should familiarize themselves with those states' bar admission requirements, registration procedures, and deadlines. In particular, if you may take the New York bar exam, you should familiarize yourself with the coursework, pro bono, and other requirements described on the New York bar examiners website. If you plan to take a bar exam outside of Illinois, you should provide me with appropriate certification forms to complete well before the applicable deadline.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE). The MPRE is required for admission to the bars of most jurisdictions, including Illinois. The exam is administered in March or April, August, and November each year. The next exam, in November, may be taken on November 7 or 8, 2024. You may register online by clicking here. The deadline for applying for the November exam is September 18, 2024. Students planning on taking the Illinois bar exam may take the MPRE at any time during or after law school. If you have any questions about the MPRE, please contact our Director of Bar Success, Erin Crist, at ecrist@kentlaw.iit.edu.
FERPA Rights and Notification of Access to Education Records. The Student Handbook outlines student rights and responsibilities regarding access to educational records. Please review sections 14.4 and 14.5. Please pay particular attention to section 14.5, which lists the types of information that Chicago-Kent classifies as "directory information" (which Chicago-Kent may release at its discretion) and the information published in the online Student Directory (available only to members of the Chicago-Kent community). Section 14.5 also explains how you may request that directory information, including the information published in the Student Directory, not be published or released.