Request for Graduate Level Course Form

Request for Graduate Level Course in Graduate Arts and Sciences only. A separate form must be filled out for each course request.

NOTE: Communications classes are NOT permitted at this time.

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Student ID: *

Email: *

Course Name: *

Course ID # *

Course Description (Copy and paste from Novasis) *

Course Faculty: *

Please enter the reason you a requesting to take this course. You must substantiate that the course is closely related to your program of legal study.

No more than 6 credits in the College of Graduate Arts & Sciences are permitted throughout your Law studies.

If Yes, how many graduate credits have you taken?

Once approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the Law School, the student must submit the request along with a copy of the student's undergraduate transcript to the Dean of Graduate Studies to demonstrate adequate academic background for the requested course.

Note: Please note that only courses for which grades will be reported prior to the law school’s grade reporting deadline can be approved.

Spring 2025 First Day Assignments

Please continue to check back for updates

COURSE CATALOG

MASTER SCHEDULE

Textbooks

Spring 2025 Textbook List

Required textbooks for all 1L courses, along with Introduction to Federal Taxation, Business Organizations, Evidence, Constitutional Law II, and Legal Profession are available for two-hour check outs at the Circulation Desk. Access to these textbooks cannot be guaranteed and textbooks will not be available to use during any open book exams.

Students taking courses that use Course Packets will receive ordering instructions from their faculty via email. Packets may be purchased online using NovaBucks.

Note: These lists are not final. Please check back regularly for updates. The list above includes items that are available for free/free to students unlike the individual course listings found on the Villanova Bookstore website

(Under Books > Textbooks and Course Materials, select your term (semester), choose your department as LAW, then select your course number and section)

Information about textbook rental

Contact the Law School Registrar:

Email

Phone: 610-519-7017

Fax: 610-519-7495

Office Hours:

Monday–Friday:
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Note on Spring 2020 Grading