Law

New Student Orientation

Cincinnati Law Orientation Week

Cincinnati Law Orientation week begins on Monday, August 16, with a “Taking Care of Business Day” that runs from 11 am – 2 pm.  This is an opportunity to check in with the Admissions team, get your student ID, your locker combination, your parking pass, and to tour the building and the campus. You do not need to attend for the entire time, but we do strongly encourage taking time to take care of these tasks prior to the start of classes.

Building & Library Tours
Building and law library tours will be offered in 30 min. increments on Monday, August 16 from 11 AM - 2 PM. If you would like to take a tour, please sign up here.

Orientation Schedule
A schedule for the week can be found on the New Student Orientation intranet page  (download the SharePoint app for access on your phone). There may be some revisions prior to Orientation week and this page will be updated accordingly.

Alumni Chats with ‘Cats - Please Register
Sign up today for a Chats with 'Cats dinner with our UC Law alumni and fellow incoming students. Chats with 'Cats is an opportunity for alumni to share their law school experience and give career advice. Our alumni come from various backgrounds and are excited to meet the next generation of leaders. Once you register, your dinner and host details will be sent to you via email by August 16. Questions? Contact Shelley Johnson of the Alumni Association at 513.556.615 or johns4sy@ucmail.uc.edu.

Please only register for one evening:

New Student Orientation Intranet

Full Orientation details and to-do's can be found on the Orientation Intranet, linked here.

Login to the Orientation Intranet Site

Recommended Operating Systems:

Windows 10

MacOS – The last three releases.

Recommended Hardware:

Windows

  • Processor: 8th generation Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 3 with 2.0Ghz clock speed and quad-core (recommended)
  • Memory (RAM): 8GB (minimum), 16GB (recommended)
  • Hard Drive: 256GB (minimum), 512GB (recommended)
  • Built-in or External Webcam with Microphone and Speakers (These will be needed to participate in synchronous online classes.) 

Mac

  • Processor: 8th generation Intel i5 with 2.0Ghz clock speed and quad-core (recommended)**
  • Memory (RAM): 8GB (minimum), 16GB (recommended)
  • Hard Drive: 256GB (minimum), 512GB (recommended)
  • We recommend MacBook Pro over MacBook Air
  • Built-in or External Webcam with Microphone and Speakers (These will be needed to participate in synchronous online classes.) 

Recommended Internet Connectivity:

We recommend that everyone test their internet speed using speedtest.net.  Anything less than 25 Mbps is not a high-speed connection and may affect your ability to participate with video in your online classes. Many of your online classes will be interactive and having high speed internet access will enhance your ability to participate.

Unsupported Devices:

While recent Windows Surface Pro tablets are supported, tablets running iOS (iPads), Android, or Windows RT are not supported for exams and are not appropriate laptop computers. Additionally, computers running Windows 10 S, Chrome OS, and Linux are not supported and will not work with the exam software. If you have any further questions regarding recommendations and support, please contact the UC Law IT department.