LAW 804: Law Review Editing at School of Law

About this course

A CUNY Law Review Board member who is leading a Law Review editing session or, as determined by a Law Review Faculty Advisor, other CUNY Law Review Board members, as well as general staff editors, who are substantially editing a writing for publication with the CUNY Law Review in either its print or digital format, are eligible to receive academic credit. One of the Faculty Advisors will review the work of enrolled students during and at the end of the semester. This credit opportunity is offered in the Credit/No Credit category.The current proposal, approved by CUNY faculty on April 8, increases credit eligibility for Law Review Editorial Board members and staffers as follows: three (3) credits for Editorial Board members, two-four (2-4) credits for senior staff editors, depending on whether they are evening students and serve additional semesters on the Law Review staff, and one (1) credit for second-semester staff editors, for 30 pages of substantive editing work and completingreflection writing on this work, all graded on a credit/no credit basis, under supervision of the Law Review Faculty Advisors.In previous years, Editorial Board members and senior staff editors (staff editors who have served at least two semesters on the CUNY Law Review) were eligible to earn a maximum of one academic credit for 30 pages of substantive editing work and completing reflection writing on this work.As a result of these credit adjustments, the total number of credits that Editorial Board members may earn is as follows: for students in the day program, four (4), and for students in the evening program, potentially six (6), if they earn editing credits over three semesters and then serve as a board member for two additional semesters. These totals include in both instances the one credit that all second-semester staff editors would be eligible to earn under this proposal.The total number of credits that senior staff editors may earn under this proposal is as follows: for students in the day program, three (3), and for students in the evening program, potentially five (5), if they earn editing credits for a total of five semesters. These totals include in both instances the one credit that all second-semester staff editors would be eligible to earn.This increase in credits will not increase the current cap of 10.5 credits that students may earn in total for nonclassroom work.Additionally, the faculty evaluation component should continue to include a reflection memo, whose length should account for the editing, writing, and researching work done by all editors.