Course Proposal Form for Adjunct Faculty

Course approval at Boston University School of Law is a four-step process:

  1. Before going to the trouble of a formal submission and the work that that entails, please contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and ask if the School has an interest in offering the proposed course. Please direct such inquiries to acadaff@bu.edu.
  2. If the Associate Dean indicates an interest in the course, the next step is to fill out the form below and to submit the requisite materials. The requisite materials include your CV, a detailed syllabus, and past teaching evaluations, if available.  (We do hire first-time teachers, so please do not be discouraged if you do not have teaching experience.)
  3. If, upon reviewing the materials submitted and the needs of the School, the Associate Dean determines that the School would like to offer your course, the Associate Dean will forward your materials to the JD Curriculum Committee along with the Associate Dean’s recommendation. The JD Curriculum Committee will approve the course, deny it, or request changes.
  4. If the JD Curriculum Committee approves the course, the final step is the scheduling of your course by the Registrar.

Boston University School of Law courses typically run on a 13-week semester in the fall and spring semester, although non-standard courses, including half semester course, are allowed on an ad hoc basis at the discretion of the JD Curriculum Committee. Course proposals must be submitted by January 20th of the preceding year.  The most common types of courses are the following:

Seminar (3 credits) – Typically meets once a week for two hours and requires writing by the students.

Course (3 credits) – Typically meets twice a week for 1 hour 25 minutes a session.

Course (4 credits) –  Typically meets twice a week for 2 hours per session (with a ten-minute break).

If you have questions, please contact the appropriate Associate Dean at the email given above.

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Fall or Spring. Please indicate year to be offered. Example: Fall 2024.
Please provide one paragraph detailing the subject matter and overall learning objectives for your course.
Please identify the list the topics that your course will cover over the 13-week semester or intensive seminar.
Please identify any textbooks, articles, or other materials you intend to use in your course.
Please identify any prerequisites for this course.
If this deviates from traditional letter grading, please explain and provide reasoning.
Please identify all assessments for your course, including but not limited to exams (midterm or final), papers, presentations, simulations, or other assessments. Identify the percentage of the final grade for each assessment.
If you have taught this course before or a similar course with related subject matter, please indicate the title of such courses, the institution(s) at which such courses were taught, and dates on which those courses were taught.
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