1L Checklist
Please review the 1L Checklist below and complete all tasks by the posted deadline.
As soon as possible
- Claim your USDOne Account
- Save the date for orientation
- Initiate the disability accommodations process (if applicable)
Beginning July 25
- Access and begin the JD Orientation Blackboard course
By August 1
- Comply with the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
- Review the detailed orientation schedule online (posted August 1)
- Upload a photo for your student ID card
August 5
- Receive section assignment via email and view class schedule in the MySanDiego portal
By August 12
- Submit registration forms via DocuSign (a request will be emailed to you August 8)
By August 15
- Purchase/rent textbooks (after receipt of class schedule)
- Purchase parking e-permit (after receipt of class schedule)
- Complete all required assignments in JD Orientation Blackboard course
- Follow Law Student Affairs on Instagram (@USDLawStudentAffairs)
- Register for a locker (sign up page will be emailed to you)
- Receive access codes via email and activate your legal research accounts (Westlaw/TWEN, Lexis Nexis, and Bloomberg)
Week of August 15
- Attend orientation
- Pick up Torero ID card (required to access Pardee Legal Research Center) from Campus Card Services in Hahn University Center 127
By August 18
- Submit your final Character and Fitness Disclosure Form in Blackboard
By August 19
- Submit additional required immunization documentation
- Check School of Law organization on Blackboard for course syllabi and first week reading assignments
By September 14
- Enroll in or waive the Student Health Insurance Plan