The Law School Registrar's office is your liaison for the semester registration process.
Schedule of Courses and eLion
You will find a complete list of semester course offerings on the Schedule of Courses (SOC).
You will be registering on eLion. You may view the eLion demo site, if you would like to see how the online registration system works.
Please see the Registration Timetable for when you can begin scheduling each semester.
Academic Assistance
If you need academic assistance in selecting courses, please contact your faculty advisor. You will find the name of your faculty advisor on eLion.
Core Courses
Each Fall and Spring semester there are three core courses offered. You must schedule the core courses before selecting electives:
Core courses are INTAF 590 (3), INTAF 801 (3), INTAF 802 (3), INTAF 803 (3), INTAF 804 (3), INTAF 805 (3)
400- and 500-Level Courses
You will schedule 400- and 500-level elective courses on eLion.
Introduction to Research Design (INTAF – 3 crs) is recommended as a first-year course for all M.I.A. degree candidates.
900-Level Courses
Up to nine (9) credits of law (900-level) courses may be applied to the M.I.A. degree. To register for law courses you will send an e-mail to registrar@dsl.psu.edu indicating what law elective course(s) you would like to enroll in. You should include the course title, code, and number in your e-mail. You will find this information on the semester SIA Electives Course List. The Law School Registrar will communicate with you regarding your enrollment in the law course(s) you have chosen.
Note: The Graduate School permits law courses (900 level) and grades to appear on the graduate transcript. However, the grade is not calculated into the semester grade point average or cumulative grade point average. M.I.A. degree approved law courses (900 level), are added to the transcript total credits earned by the law school registrar.
M.I.A. degree approved law courses are those on the published electives list or courses approved by your SIA faculty advisor (Elective Course Substitution form).
Course Controls
If you see the word “Controls” in the View column on the SOC, the registration system may prevent you from scheduling the course on eLion. Please contact the department office that is listed in the pop-up message you will see.
If you have a hold on your record, it will prohibit you from completing various registration activities on eLion. You can check whether you have holds on eLion by accessing the Holds application under the Financial tab.
Dropping and Adding a Course — School of International Affairs Policy
Students will follow standard University policies and procedures for drop/add, and late dropping, as described in the resource links below. It is important to note that graduate students may drop and add courses on eLion through the normal 10 day drop/add period each semester. After the 10th day, you should visit the law school registrar to late drop a graduate course.
The SIA core curriculum (INTAF 801, 802, 803, 804, 805 and 590) is structured to be taken and completed during the first two semesters you are enrolled in the program. The core courses are offered in sequence for academic and pedagogical purposes. They cannot be taken out of sequence or dropped and taken the following academic year.
Regular Drop/Add Calendar Period
Dropping a Course — University Policy
