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NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Law School:	Florida Coastal School of Law
Address:	8787 Baypine Road

City:	Jacksonville
State, Zip:	FL, 32256
Country:	United States
Phone:	904-680-7700

Administrator Name:	Ellen K. Sefton
Administrator Title:	Director of Career Services
Phone:	904-680-7744
Fax:	904-680-7729
Email:	careerservices@fcsl.edu
Web:	www.fcsl.edu/careerservices

Registrar's Name:	Bridgette Waines
Phone No:	904-680-7780
Names & titles of key CSO staff:	Lydia S. Russo, Associate Director of Career Services Jocelyn F. Donahue, Career Services Counselor Lisa M. Vervynck, Project Manager (OCI Contact) Kimberly Reid, Career Services Counselor Joy Behan, Career Services Counselor Amber Williams, Career Services Counselor

DEGREE PROGRAMS

No. of hours required to graduate:

Comments:

No. of Full-time students

1682

No. of Evening students:

No. of Part-time students:

Other:

Total:

1772

COMPOSITION OF ENROLLMENT

'12-'13 Year	1st Year	2nd Year	3rd Year	4th Year	Total
Men:	400	245	245	0	890
Woman:	384	242	226	0	852
Totals:	784	486	471	0	1741
Black (Men):	26	15	11	0	52
Black (Women):	75	42	29	0	146
Hispanics (Men):	45	27	26	0	98
Hispanics (Women):	41	33	18	0	92
American Indian/Alaskan (Men):	6	3	2	0	11
American Indian/Alaskan (Women):	5	0	2	0	7
Asian/Pacific Islander (Men):	24	9	11	0	44
Asian/Pacific Islander (Women):	26	11	17	0	54
Disabled (Men):	0	0	0	0	0
Disabled (Woman):	0	0	0	0	0
Openly GLBT (Men):	0	0	0	0	0
Openly GLBT (Woman):	0	0	0	0	0
Comments:

Do you offer LL.M. degrees?	Yes
Is LL.M. grading system equivalent to JD system?
Do you offer joint degree programs?	Yes
NO. of LL.M. degrees awarded in previous year:	0

FIELDS OF STUDY OFFERED > LL.M DEGREES:

Subjects	Full-time	Evening	Part-time	Other
No records retrieved.

FIELDS OF STUDY OFFERED > JOINT DEGREES:

Subjects	Full-time	Evening	Part-time	Other
No records retrieved.

ADMISSIONS PROFILE

Applications received:

6315

Size of entering class:

808

No. of undergraduate colleges represented:

314

No. of states represented:

In-state enrollment:

310

Out-state enrollment:

469

Foreign countries represented:

GRADE POINT AVERAGE / LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST

		25%	50%	75%
Grade Point Average	Full-time	2.86	3.15	3.42
	Part-time	2.65	3.03	3.26
	Overall	2.86	3.14	3.42
Law School Admission Test	Full-time	146	149	152
	Part-time	145	146	151
	Overall	146	149	152

In determining GPA and LSAT averages, are all students included?

Yes

If "No", what percentage is not included?

JD PROGRAM

Fall Semester:	Begin Date:
	End Date:

8/16/2010

11/22/2010

Spring Semester:	Begin Date:
	End Date:

1/10/2011

4/26/2011

Semester Break:	Begin Date:
	End Date:

12/13/2010

1/7/2011

Spring Break:	Begin Date:
	End Date:

3/14/2011

3/18/2011

CLINICAL COURSES/PROGRAMS OFFERED

Clinical Courses/Program	Enrollment Based on
Caribbean Law Clinic	Course prerequisites
Family Law Clinic	Course prerequisites
Consumer Law Clinic	Course prerequisites
Immigrant Rights Law Clinic	Course prerequisites
Housing Rights Clinic	Course prerequisites
Judicial Externships	3.0 GPA & course prerequisites
Office of the U.S. Attorney Externship	2.7 GPA & course prerequisites
State Attorney's Office Externship	2.5 GPA & course prerequisites
Guardian ad Litem Externship	2.4 GPA & course prerequisites
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Externships	2.3 GPA & course prerequisites
Disability and Benefits Clinic	Course prerequisites
Public Defender's Office Externship	Course prerequisites
Health Care Externship	Course prerequisites
Department of Children & Families Externship	Course prerequisites
Nasau County Attorney's Office Externship	Course prerequisites
Jacksonville General Counsel Externship	Course prerequisites
Three Rivers Tax Project Externship	Course prerequisites
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Externship	Course prerequisites

SPECIAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

The Center for Law and Sports
The Environmental Law Certificate Program
The Advanced Legal Research, Writing and Drafting Certificate Program
The International and Comparative Law Certificate Program
The Family Law Certificate Program

MOOT COURT PROGRAM

Is Moot Court a required activity?

Please describe program, including when students participate, how board members are selected, etc.

Students are eligible at the end of their first year to enter a school-wide competition with the 25-35 highest oral advocacy and brief writing scores invited to join the Honor Board. Members receive one pass-fail credit. Over the last three years, Coastal has won 26 best advocate and best brief awards and 9 international, national and state-wide tournaments, in addition to placing Top-10 and Top-21 in the world at the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C.

JOURNALS/ACTIVITIES

JOURNALS

Journals	No. of Students	Grades	Write-on	Intv.	Other
Florida Coastal Law Review	39	36	3

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

American Bar Association (Student Division)

Animal Law Society

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

American Association of Justice

Black Law Student Association

CAPIL-Coastal Association of Public Interest Law

Christian Legal Society

Caribbean Law Students Association

Criminal Law Society

Entertainment Law Association

Environmental Law Society

Federalist Society

FCSL Democrats

Florida Coastal Ambassadors

Hispanic American Law Students Association

International Law Society

Irish American Law Society

Italian American Law Students Association

Jewish Law Students Association

J. Ruben Clark Law Society

Lambda Legal Society

Law Students Against Violence

Military Law Society

Mock Trial Team

Moot Court Honor Board

Phi Delta Phi

Pro Bono

Public Speaking for Lawyers

Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Club

South Asian American Legal Society

Sports Law Society

Student Bar Association

Women Law Students' Association

Family Law Society

Technology Law Students Association

The Volunteer Immigrant Student Alliance

GRADING SYSTEM

EXPLANATION OF GRADING SYSTEMS

Letter Grades	Other Grade System?	Numerical Equivalents
A+
A		4.0
A-		3.67
B+		3.33
B		3.0
B-		2.67
C+		2.33
C		2.0
C-		1.67
D		1.0
F		0

Comments:

MINIMUM GRADE REQUIRED TO ATTAIN (Based on May 2012 graduation class)

Top 10%:

3.42

Top 25%:

3.08

Top 33%:

2.96

Top 50%:

2.73

Top 75%:

2.33

Median GPA:

2.73

Minimum grade required for graduation:

2.0

Do you have a pass/fail option?

Yes

If "Yes", please describe:

Non-course credits receive a pass/fail grade, i.e., clinics, teaching assistants, research assistants.

Are students ranked in their class?

Yes

If so, how often?

Fall and Spring semester

Will the school verify student grades?

Yes

Please describe policy:

Students and alumni can provide a signed release to the Registrar authorizing the Release of grades.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Name of Award	No. Awarded	Selection Process
Dean's Scholar	153	Top 10% of student population
Dean's List	147	Top 20% of student population

GRADUATION HONORS

	% of Class Receiving	GPA Required	# of Students
Order of the Coif:
Summa cum laude:	.8	3.75	3
Magna cum laude:	3.4	3.50	13
Cum laude:	6.3	3.25	24
Other:

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Areas of practice (Include both legal and non-legal positions)	% of employed students with jobs in area	Employment locations	% of students with known location who are in region
Private practice:	38.4	New England:	2
Business and industry:	17.1	Middle Atlantic:	7
Government:	12.2	East North Central:	4
Judicial clerkship:	4.1	West North Central:	1
Military:	2.0	South Atlantic:	71
Public interest organization:	22.5	East South Central:	4
Academic:	3.2	West South Central:	3
Job category not identified:	4.3	Mountain:	3
		Pacific:	3
		Non-US:	2

Jurisdictions: (states and/or metropolitan areas)
with the highest % of graduates from the most recent graduating class

ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS

Week invitations are sent to employers:

May 2, 2011

OCI requests accepted by:

Mail Beginning Date:	05/02/2011
Phone beginning date:	05/02/2011
Email beginning date:	05/02/2011	To Email:	careerservices@fcsl.edu
Online beginning date:	05/02/2011	URL:	https://law-fcsl-csm.symplicity.com/empl

Please specify any changes in OCI procedures or policies that will be in effect for the first time during Fall 2013 :

OCI date assignment procedure:
	First come first served	Random
	Early/Late Rotation	Out of state employer by geographic location

Comments:

OCI Fee?

none

OCI date confirmation will be sent to employers:

if requested our school will coordinate with:

Any other Florida school.

Describe required employer forms:

OCI DATES

OCI dates for August:

08/29/2011 - 08/31/2011

OCI dates for Fall:

08/29/2011 - 11/11/2011

OCI dates for Spring:

01/17/2012 - 04/13/2012

Flyback dates:

At employers discretion

Is video conferencing available? Yes

Comments:

Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes

If "No", explain:

OCI drop date:

Date student materials sent to employer:

Date interview schedule sent to employer:

Postage/express mail fee?

Comments:

Do you provide resume collection or direct mail option for employers not participating in OCI? Yes

Are all OCI conducted in campus buildings? Yes

If "No", describe alternatives and reservation procedure:

OTHER INTERVIEW PROGRAMS

Cooperative/Consortia:

Southeastern Minority Job Fair
Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair
Loyola Patent Law Program
Equal Justice Works Career Fair
Florida Public Defender's Job Fair
Small Firms Conference

Diversity Interview Programs:

IMPACT Career Fair
Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
Minnesota Minoroty Recruitment Conference
Hispanic National Bar Association (Latino Job Fair)
Southern Black Law Students' Regional Convention

JOB POSTING

Will you send, upon request, one package containing resumes/transcripts? Yes

Will you post a notice directing students to apply directly to employer? Yes

If you provide job listings for graduates, describe how to send notice, when employers can expect responses, length of time notice is posted (whether in print or online), etc.;

Job listings may be mailed, faxed (904-680-7729), e-mailed (careerservices@fcsl.edu), or called into the Career Services Department (904-680-7744.) We currently use Symplicity to post jobs for students and graduates. Employers may also post their job directly at https://law-fcsl-csm.symplicity.com/employers by simplying logging on and registering. Students and graduates may apply directly to employers through Symplicity or employers may request students and graduates to mail or fax application materials. Employers may decide how long their job will be posted.

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

Describe any special regulations pertaining to the recruitment of first year students that are in addition to the NALP guidelines. For example, are first year students eligible for spring OCI? When are job notices posted during second semester?

Job notices for first-year students will be posted according to NALP guidelines. First-year students admitted in the fall semester are not eligible to participate in Fall OCI, however, they are eligible to participate in the spring OCI. First-year students admitted in the spring semester are ineligible to participate in Spring OCI, but are permitted to participate in the following Fall's OCI. Job notices are posted as received, however, first year's do not have access to the job postings until after Nov 1/April 1.

DIVERSITY PROGRAMS

All services of the Career Services Department (CSD) are available to all students. In addition, the CSD participates in several minority job fairs (see Other Interview Program section of this form). Additionally, we host a Diversity Week on an annual basis. We invite a diverse group of students and panelists to speak on diversity issues during this week.

PRO BONO PROGRAM

Florida Coastal's Pro Bono Program offers desperately needed legal services to organizations with limited resources while enabling law students to gain valuable practical experience and professional feedback in pro bono legal and non-legal opportunities.

Opportunities Include working with organizations such as:
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid; Jacksonville Legal Clinic; Habitat for Humanity; World Relief; City Rescue Mission;Hubbard House, Take Stock in Children; Three Rivers Legal Services;Legal Services of North Florida; Florida Legal Services, Inc.; Guardian Ad Litem; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.

Students contributing 125 hours (75 of which is law related), will receive: Notification on their transcript signifying pro bono achievement, a certificate signed by the Dean honoring their Pro Bono commitment; recognition during the Law Week Awards Ceremony; recognition at Graduation (in the Commencement Program); and an honor cord to wear during the commencement ceremony.
Students contributing 50 hours (25 of which is law related), will receive:A certificate signed by the Dean honoring theirPro Bono commitment and recognition during the Law Week Awards Ceremony.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

No person shall on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity, genetics, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, marital status, familial status, or veteran status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any of the programs and activities of Florida Coastal School of Law, including but not limited to admissions, retention, recruitment, and employment, consideration, or selection therefore, whether full-time or part-time.  Florida Coastal School of Law, as an equal opportunity institution of higher education, conforms to all applicable law prohibiting discrimination and affirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity.

The one exception to this non-discrimination policy is that while Florida Coastal School of Law does not condone the practice, the military may, pursuant to its regulations, discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. Florida Coastal School of Law, through its Career Services Department (CSD), permits on-campus military recruitment.

To ameliorate the potentially discriminatory impact on its students, measures have been implemented.  These ameliorative steps include:

1.        Posting this Policy in the CSD lobby and in the interviewing suites where the military conduct on-campus recruitment;
2.        Including this Policy on any military career postings or announcements; and/or
3.        Making available in the CSD library a collection of resources related to gay and lesbian practitioners.

NARRATIVES/OTHER NOTES

NARRATIVES

Florida Coastal School of Law was granted full accreditation by the ABA in August 2002.

Florida Coastal is dedicated to facilitating our students' legal education and pursuit of meaningful careers in traditional or innovative settings. Toward those ends, Florida Coastal offers a quality legal education calibrated to the needs of its students, the community, and the profession designed to help law students "hit the ground running" upon graduation. Florida Coastal has a program that is responsive to concerns about the state of legal education, attentive to technology, premised upon humanistic values, appreciative of multiculturalism, and grounded in real-world experience. It also is dedicated to instilling an appreciation for the ethical demands of the legal profession; factoring the impact of globalization and technology; and serving the community.

Central to the achievement of the institution's purpose is a curriculum relevant to the existing and evolving needs of the community served by the legal profession. Florida Coastal is committed to providing a thorough grounding in doctrinal and essential skills such as interviewing, counseling, negotiation, trial advocacy, and methods of dispute resolution. It also fosters an appreciation for the law's context and history and stresses professional responsibility. Meeting the needs of the profession and society, by training attorneys who are well-schooled in essential skills and cognizant of a rapidly changing social and economic order, is a hallmark of legal education at Florida Coastal.

OTHER NOTES

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