Academic Success Program
No two students learn exactly the same way. That is why the Loyola College of Law started its innovative Academic Success Program—to help every student succeed no matter how they learn. This program complements the law school curriculum with presentations, workshops, skills seminars, study groups and one-on-one tutorials all designed to maximize a student’s academic strengths and address any weaknesses with individualized attention.
The Academic Success Program office is located in Room 402 and appointments can be made with any of our experienced professors to assist with brief writing, test taking, issue spotting, essay writing, time and stress management and much more. Your success is our success so we will do anything we can to help you achieve it.
Learning to Succeed
Dr. Cassidy M. Wells
Coordinator of Academic Success & Bar Preparation
Phone: (504) 861-5473
Email: cmwells@loyno.edu
Office location: 402
Professor Marie Tufts
Director of Academic Success
Phone: (504) 861-5689
Email: mdtufts@loyno.edu
Office: 402E
Professor Tom Snyder
Director of Bar Preparation
Phone: (504) 861-5697
Email: tdsnyder@loyno.edu
Office location: 402D
Professor Sarah Douglas
Academic Success & Bar Prep
Phone: (504) 861-5633
Email: sjdougla@loyno.edu
Office location: 402F
Courses to Keep You on Track
In addition to our workshops. seminars, and study groups, the Academic Success Program and the Bar Preparation Department offer several courses to help students stay on track to their goals. These courses have been specifically designed to guide students through complex subjects and diverse topics, from legal fundamentals in their first year to bar exam preparation in their final year. Explore our tailor-made courses below.
This 3 hour course revisits fundamental principles of legal analysis in a systematic manner, building and consolidating skills needed to master the details of varied areas of law, to analyze the relationship between facts and legal rules, to identify legal issues, and to make persuasive written arguments in support of legal conclusions. Frequent written exercises and in-class examinations will be given and Academic Success meetings are a required part of the curriculum.
1This course is mandatory for the bottom 25% of 1Ls after their first semester.
This course is designed to provide early preparation for the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which includes: the Multistate Bar Exam, the Multistate Essay Exam, and the Multistate Performance Test developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). This course focuses on the development of the component skills tested on the UBE, test performance and study techniques, and a strategic mindset, without which no examinee can optimize their exam preparation or their exam-day performance. Subjects covered in the course may include, but is not limited to, Contracts, Sales, Real Property, and Torts. In addition to a final examination, graded in-class examinations will be given for each subject. All examinations will closely resemble the actual Multistate Bar Examination.
1This course is only open to students in their final year.
2Bar Preparation I is not a prerequisite for Bar Preparation II.
This course is designed to provide early preparation for the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which includes: the Multistate Bar Exam, the Multistate Essay Exam, and the Multistate Performance Test developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). This course focuses on the development of the component skills tested on the UBE, test performance and study techniques, and a strategic mindset, without which no examinee can optimize their exam preparation or their exam-day performance. Topics covered in this class include, but are not limited to; Civil Procedure, Evidence, Criminal Law, and Criminal procedure. In addition to a final examination, graded in-class examinations will be given for each subject. All examinations will closely resemble the actual Multistate Bar Examination.
1This course is only open to students in their final year.
Focuses on preparation for the Louisiana Bar Examination. This course addresses Louisiana rules of law and analysis frequently tested on the bar. The subjects covered may include, but will not necessarily be limited to, Persons, Community Property, Succession, Redhibition, and Security Rights. In addition to a final examination, graded in-class examinations will be given for each subject. All examinations will closely resemble the actual bar examination questions.
1This course is only open to students in their final year.
Focuses on preparation for the Louisiana Bar Examination. This course addresses strategies and techniques to properly answer the essay and multiple choice question on the bar exam. Additionally, the course addresses legal analysis and Louisiana rules of law that are frequently tested on the bar. The subjects covered may include select portions of three to five subjects drawn from the following options: Louisiana Torts, Donations, Sales and Leases, Louisiana Business Entities, or Constitutional Law. The exact subjects covered will be within the professor's discretion. In addition to a final examination, graded in-class examinations will be given during the semester for each subject covered. All examinations will closely resemble the actual bar examination questions.
1This course is only open to students in their final year.
2Bar Preparation I is not a prerequisite for Bar Preparation II.