Schedules of classes for each semester must be consulted for courses to be offered during a given semester, since the frequency of offering of each course is determined by the Law School as program needs dictate, with no assurance that a given course will be offered every year. The summaries of courses and pre-requisites, when stated, are meant to serve as a guide to degree program planning and are subject to specific determination and consultation with program advisors.
This catalog presents specific information about the School of Law, University of Arkansas. For the prospective student, information is given concerning admission requirements, registration fees, curriculums offered, degrees granted, and course descriptions. The information presented is accurate at the time of completion. However, regulations, fees, programs of study, and individual courses are regularly revised and the catalog information is thus subject to change.
The University of Arkansas is committed to the policy of providing educational opportunities to all qualified students regardless of their economic or social status, and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, sexual orientation, disability, veteran's status, age, marital or parental status, or national origin. The Office of Human Relations, 221 Administration Building, has been designated to coordinate efforts to comply with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The University of Arkansas School of Law is committed to providing a demanding program of legal education to a well-qualified student body. Although we provide our students with rigorous training in professional skills, ours is not a vocational school. We believe it is the responsibility of lawyers to serve their clients and to respond to the needs of the society in which we live. In order to fill these roles, lawyers require education which is both intellectually challenging and broadly conceived. A well-educated lawyer considers not only rules of law and the ways in which to advance legal arguments, but also the value systems which support the development of the law, and the relationship between law and other disciplines whose understanding is important to the promulgation of justice.
Just as law is a dynamic subject, so too we feel that our law school is a dynamic institution. A distinguished and energetic faculty combines traditional techniques of law school teaching with innovation and special challenge. While a few select courses are available which focus on Arkansas law, our graduates are well-prepared to practice law anywhere in the United States.
The University of Arkansas School of Law has a rich tradition of leadership in our state and nation. Former members of our faculty include Claude Pepper, Robert A. Leflar, J. William Fulbright, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Amongst our distinguished graduates are United States Senator David Pryor and Judge Morris Arnold of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The study of law at Arkansas is demanding. But we work hard to maintain a supportive law school community. We think that our law school environment is congenial as well as stimulating. We hope that you -- especially if you are a prospective applicant to our law school -- will read this catalog carefully and will communicate directly with the Dean's Office if you have any unresolved questions. And we hope you will visit us in our home in the Leflar Law Center.
Leonard P. Strickman
Dean