Clinical Registration and Add/Drop

Clinical registration is a process in which students select preferences for clinical sections for the next semester(s). This process occurs online through the HLS student registration system, MyPlan. Clinicals must be taken in conjunction with an academic course, and clinical sections are named after the course that offers the clinical component.  During registration in MyPlan, students rank clinical sections in order of preference and at the close of clinical registration preferences are processed in a random order for enrollment. If you get in a clinical section, you are automatically enrolled in the clinical and its accompanying course. Clinical registration is the first registration and takes place registration for other courses.  Clinical sections that require the permission of the instructor are not in clinical registration (see the course's description for by-permission information).  Continuing clinicals and Independent clinicals are also not in clinical registration, since they require an application.  To see what clinical offerings are included in registration, see the clinical curriculum.

Another way to register for clinicals is through add/drop.  Once initial clinical registration has occurred, adding and dropping on MyPlan is available.  Students are able to add into open clinicals, waitlist for closed clinicals, or drop currently enrolled clinicals.  Always ensure that you are using the correct clinical course and section numbers (available on the clinical curriculum) when using MyPlan.  

Enrolling in a clinical section will enroll a student in both the course and clinical components. In the clinical section, the class and clinical are co-requisites of one another. Dropping any clinical section will drop the student from both the course and clinical (and workshop, if applicable). 

Clinical Registration Dates

Fall Registration 2009-2010

• Opens: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 9:00am (EST)
• Closes: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 5:00pm (EST)
• Results available through MyPlan on Wednesday, April 15 at 5:00pm.
• Registration for: Fall clinicals, Fall-Winter clinicals, Fall-Spring clinicals, Winter or Spring clinicals with a Fall class

Winter and Spring Registration 2009-2010

• Opens: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 9:00am (EST)
• Closes: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:00pm (EST)
• Results available through MyPlan on Tuesday, October 27.
• Registration for: Winter and/or spring clinicals connected to a winter or spring class (winter or spring clinicals that had a fall class were in fall clinical registration)

Using MyPlan for Clinical Registration

During the clinical registration dates, log onto MyPlan and go to the "Course Preference Selection" page, and then select "Clinical Lottery"  (Note: The "Course Preference Selection" page is only available during registration dates). A list of clinical sections will appear; rank them in numerical order of preference.  You may rank as few or as many clinical sections as you like. You can also select the number of clinical credits if the clinical section offers various options. Some clinicals span multiple semesters: FW=Fall and Winter, WS=Winter and Spring, FS=Fall and Spring. To find out more information about clinical sections such as credits, placements, class meeting times, etc., review the clinical curriculum. If you are idle in MyPlan for 15 minutes, MyPlan will log you out and your preferences will not be saved.

It does not matter when you submit your preference rankings during the registration time frame. At the close of clinical registration, all preferences are processed at the same time. Once you submit your first set of rankings, you may log back into MyPlan and change the order of your rankings until the closing time. Once clinical registration closes you can no longer set your rankings or change existing rankings. It takes at least one business day to process clinical registration.  Results are announced through MyPlan's "My Schedule" page if you got into a clinical, and "Manage My Waitlists" if you were waitlisted.

If you get into a clinical through registration, you will be added into the clinical and its accompanying class (and workshop, if applicable). Dropping a clinical section will drop you from both the classroom and clinical components.  

Clinical Add/Drop Deadlines

Fall 2009

• Friday, September 4, 2009
• Final day to add or drop fall clinicals, or winter or spring clinicals with a fall class.
• Early fall clinical deadlines: Government Lawyer: The Prosecutor (June 5), Securities Regulation (June 5)

Winter 2009

• Friday, December 4, 2009
• Final day to add or drop winter clinicals, or spring clinicals with a winter class

Spring 2009

• Friday, January 15, 2010
• Final day to add or drop spring clinicals

Dropping after the applicable deadline will result in an "Withdrawal" (WD) on your academic transcript. You cannot drop from a multi-semester clinical course after the first semester's drop deadline.

Adding, Dropping, and Waitlisting on MyPlan

Once clinical registration is over you can still add into open clinicals, waitlist for closed clinicals, or drop currently enrolled clinicals through MyPlan.  Although many clinicals fill during clinical registration, much attrition occurs thereafter and you are encouraged to check to see if a clinical is open or add onto its waitlist if it is closed.  Please be aware that clinical add/drop deadlines end earlier than that of regular course deadlines. 

Adding or Waitlisting a Clinical Section

• Check the availability of a section by going to MyPlan's "Express Registration" page.
• In the "Express Registration" page, enter the applicable clinical course and section information as found on the clinical curriculum (Note: Clinical courses always end in C, such as 12345C). You can enter multiple clinical sections.
• Once you proceed to the next page, the clinical sections you entered will appear in a "Preferred Sections" area that will show enrollment information including capacity, availability, and waitlist.  
• If there is availability and no waitlist, you can add into the clinical section by going to the "Action" column and choosing "Register" from the drop-down menu. Registering will add you into the clinical and also automatically add you to the accompanying course.
• If the clinical section has no availability or there is a waitlist, you can add yourself to the waitlist by going to the "Action" column and choosing "Waitlist" from the drop-down menu. Sometimes a section will show that there is availability but has a waitlist - this means someone dropped the clinical and the spot is being offered to the waitlist.  

Dropping a Clinical Section or Waitlist

• If you are in a clinical section and want to drop, go to MyPlan's "Manage Course Sections" page and select "Drop" from the "Action" drop-down menu.  Dropping a clinical section will automatically drop you from the clinical and its accompanying course.
• If you drop a clinical section but still want to take the class component (and the class does not require a clinical), you may attempt to re-register for the class-only section through Express Registration.  Re-enrolling in the class component is contingent on availability.  See the Registrar's Office Classroom Schedules page for course and section information to use in Express Registration.
• To drop off a waitlist, go to MyPlan's "Manage My Waitlist" page and select "Drop" from the "Action" drop-down menu. 

Accepting a Spot Through the Waitlist

• Once on a waitlist, you can check your ranking through MyPlan's "Manage My Waitlist" page.  If a spot opens up and you are at the top of the waitlist, you can be admitted from the waitlist in one of two ways:

1. If in a waitlist clearance period (see the HLS Academic Calendar for waitlist clearance dates), you may receive an email from MyPlan in the morning inviting you to enroll in the section by a certain time.  You accept or decline through MyPlan's "Manage My Waitlist" page.  If you do not accept by the deadline, you will be dropped from the waitlist and the spot will be offered to the next student on the waitlist.
2. If outside of a MyPlan waitlist period, you will receive an email from the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs inviting you to enroll from a waitlist by a certain deadline. Respond to the email to accept, or decline through MyPlan's "Manage My Waitlist" page.  If you do not respond by the deadline, you will be dropped from the waitlist and the spot will be offered to the next student on the waitlist.

Please contact the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs with any questions regarding clinical registration.