Law School Enrollment Agreement

Pursuant to all terms and conditions as set forth below, I hereby agree to enroll in the Juris Doctor Degree program offered at the Irvine University College of Law located at 18000 Studebaker Rd #300, Cerritos, CA 90703. *

Tuition & Fees:

 

Description	Fee
Tuition College of Law J.D. Degree Programs (per unit)	$400 per unit

 

Application Fee (non-refundable – one time)	$30.00
Registration Fee (non-refundable.)	$75 per semester
Lexis Nexis Online Legal Library (non-refundable)	$125 annually
Semester Installment Payment Plan Fee	$50

 

J.D. Degree Diploma Fee	$100.00
J.D. Degree Diploma Replacement	$125.00

 

Certified Official Transcript	$10.00
Returned Check Fee	$35.00
Late Payment Fee	$35.00
Student ID Card	$10.00
Student ID Card Replacement	$15.00

* Due to the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis and pursuant to a current waiver granted by the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners, all IUCOL J.D. classes are offered in its J.D. curriculum are currently taught only online using the Zoom video platform. All IUCOL classes will remain online until further notice.

Future Changes in Tuition and/or Fees:

1. IUCOL reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to increase the sum of dollars it charges for tuition and for any fee(s) charged in its J.D. degree program, all of which are all due and payable as incurred.
2. If the sum of tuition or any fee charged by IUCOL is increased, each such increase will become effective within 60 days after notice of any since increase in tuition or fees is provided.

When Tuition and Fees are Due and Payable through an Approved Method Of Payment:

All tuition and fees charged by IUCOL are based upon your enrollment in its J.D. degree program and are due and payable as of the first day of each semester you enroll in any course unless, by further agreement, all tuition and fees incurred in any semester to be paid in accordance with one of the installment plans descried below.

All payments of tuition and fees charged may be made by any of the following methods: Use of an approved credit card (Visa, American Express, MasterCard and Discover Card), PayPal, money order or personal check. Payments by check must be made and sent by U.S. mail addressed to:

Irvine University College of Law

18000 Studebaker Rd., #300

Cerritos, CA 90703

Attn: Ms. Claudia Ponce

All payments using an approved credit card must be made online through IUCOL website:

http://www.irvine.edu/law-payment/

Payment Plan Options and Consequence of Unpaid Tuition and Fees:

To help with their tuition obligation, IUCOL offers students two interest-free, installment payment options. Each requires the timely payment of all tuition and fees due under this agreement. With your enrollment as an IUCOL student, you may choose to pay your tuition and fees through either of the following payment options:

A. Payment in Full: The sum of all tuition and fees due each semester for all courses in which you enroll may be paid, in full, on or within 15 days of the first day of classes in each semester in which you enroll.

B. Five-Payment Installment Plan: All tuition and fees due each semester for all courses in which you enroll will divided into five equal payments. The first payment is due on or before the first day of classes in each semester in which you enroll; the next four payments are due on or before the 20th of each subsequent month of the semester in which tuition and fees are incurred. A $50 service fee is charged for this payment plan.

For each semester in which you enroll in any course at IUCOL, you will receive (electronically) a written statement confirming the following: A list of all courses in which you seek to enroll for that semester, the sum all tuition and fees charged for all such courses and confirmation of the payment option chosen to pay all such tuition and fees.

Please Note: If you fail to pay all tuition and fees incurred during any semester by the final week of classes in said semester, you will be permitted to take the final examination for each course in which you are enrolled and earn credit in all such courses. However, unless and until all past-due tuition and fees are paid in full, you may not be permitted to enroll in any course in any subsequent semester. Your continuing failure to pay all past-due tuition and fees due under this agreement may also result in being administratively dismissed from IUCOL. However, as required by California law, notwithstanding your failure to pay all past-due tuition, UCOL will prepare and forward an official copy of your transcripts to any person or entity as you later request.

Right to Cancel/Rescind this Enrollment, Withdrawal from IUCOL Enrollment

1. The undersigned may cancel and rescind this agreement in its entirety by providing written notice (hard copy or electronic) sent to the IUCOL Registrar or Assistant Registrar. However, to be entitled to receive a full refund of any pre-paid tuition and/or refundable fees, any such notice must be received on before the first day of any class for any course in which you enroll, or 10 days after you sign this agreement, whichever date occurs first.

2. After the last date this agreement may be rescinded, you may withdraw from enrollment at IUCOL by means of submitting written notice (hard copy or electronic) to the IUCOL Registrar or Assistant Registrar of your intention to do so. Within thirty (30) days of the receipt any such notice, as a currently-enrolled student, you are entitled to a pro rata refund of all pre-paid tuition and refundable fees as follows: If your notice is received on or before 50% of all scheduled semester classes have taken place (eight classes in a 16-week semester), you are entitled to a refund of up to 50% of all tuition and refundable fees then paid. If your withdrawal from IUCOL is requested after 50% of all scheduled classes in any semester have been held, no sum of any prepaid tuition will be refunded.

3. All notices of cancellation/rescission of this agreement or the withdrawal from the law school must be submitted to the IUCOL Registrar or Assistant Registrar to be considered effective as of the date submitted.

Withdrawal from Individual Course or Courses:

1. An enrolled student may withdraw or "drop" a course or courses and remain enrolled in the law school. A student will be considered dropped from a course(s) once classes have begun for a semester upon submission of written notice of their intent not to attend any additional classes scheduled for the remainder of the semester.

2. In the event a course or courses are dropped, withdrawal from each will be signified with the posting of a “W” for each such course on a student’s official transcript.

A student’s right to a tuition refund for any dropped course(s) is described in the Refund Policy as set forth below.

To drop any course(s), written notice (hard copy or electronic) must be sent by email to registrar@irvine.edu

Tuition Refund Policy for Withdrawal from Individual Course or Courses:

For any or all courses a student provides proper notice they intend to drop, a refund of all then-paid tuition for each such course will be made based upon a pro rata calculation based upon the percentage of classes that remain to be taught in the semester; if the request is made before 50% of all classes scheduled in any course sought be dropped have been taught. As with a complete withdrawal from the law school, no refund of tuition will be made for a course(s) dropped after 50% of all classes in any such course have been taught for the semester.

All refundable tuition and fees will be paid within 30 days of IUCOL’s receives notice a student’s intent to cancel and rescind this Agreement and withdraw from the law school or after they drop any individual course or courses.

MANDATORY DISCLSOURES FOR THE JURIS DOCTOR PROGRAM OFFERED BY THIS LAW SCHOOL

The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program is principally in physical classroom facilities. [As provided by the current waiver of the Committee of Bar Examiners to allow synchronous, online classroom attendance in lieu of on campus classroom attendance given the current Covid-19 pandemic.]

Students enrolled in the J.D. degree program at this law school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First Year Law Students' Examination required by Business and Professions Code paragraph 6060(h) and Title 4, Division 1, Chapter 1 Rule 4.3(I) of the of the Rules of the State Bar of California as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination.

A student who passes the First Year Law Students' Examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed. A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from the law school's J.D. degree program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for re-enrollment in this law school's JD degree program, but will receive credit for only one year of legal study.

Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law.

Required Notice pursuant to Guideline 2.3(D) of Committee of Bar Examiners' Unaccredited Law School Rules and Guidelines adopted and effective January 1, 2008, as amended as of January 1, 2018.

Student Agreement

This agreement contains my understanding and acceptance of all terms, conditions and obligations as set forth above as between me and Irvine University College of Law by which IUCOL shall provide educational services in exchange for my timely payment of fees and tuition. Please initial each line and sign as hereinafter indicated.

After signing this enrollment agreement, but before attending any class, you will be given the current IUCOL Catalog and Student Handbook and a Disclosure Statement; each of which you should review carefully prior to the date on which you may cancel and rescind this Agreement, as provided above.

These documents contain IUCOL’s current academic standards, its academic policies procedures and current data relating to the performance of its students and graduates on the First Year Law Students’ Examination and the California Bar Examination. The law school must, by law, provide such information prior to your attendance in any class and, upon your receipt, to have you acknowledge your receipt of all such data and information through your initials on the forthcoming Disclosure Statement.

I have read and understand this agreement and the IUCOL tuition refund policies as noted above. I also understand that my tuition does not include the cost of casebooks, assigned teaching materials or academic support materials as may be required in any in course in which I enroll.

I understand that acceptance as a student at IUCOL does not guarantee that I will be found eligible to take the California Bar Examination or become a licensed California attorney. I also understand and agree that IUCOL has made no promise or representation of any form of employment in the event I earn my J.D. degree at IUCOL and that I further understand that this law school lawfully operates under California law and the rules and guidelines of the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners as a registered, unaccredited school that does not participate in or offer any form any federal or state tuition loan aid program.

Estimated Tuition and Fees Charged through Graduation:

I understand I may cancel and rescind this Agreement and obtain a full refund of all tuition and fees paid prior to the date of the first day of classes, or the 10th day following the date indicated below, whichever date is earlier.

My signature below affirms that I have read carefully and that I understand and hereby agree to all terms and conditions as set forth above.

This enrollment agreement is legally binding when signed by you and then accepted by IUCOL.