FAQ

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1. 1. Prospective Students to the UCLA School of Law
   1. 1.1. I am a prospective student, who is interested in CRS at UCLA Law.  Does the CRS Program have a separate admissions track? 
   2. 1.2. On my application, how do I express my interest in the CRS Specialization?
   3. 1.3. May I submit a writing sample or additional materials specific to the CRS Program for consideration during the admissions review process?  
   4. 1.4. I have pretty eclectic thoughts about race. I'm concerned that my views may not dovetail with the faculty's or other students. Should I be concerned?
   5. 1.5. I am a prospective LLM student. Can I participate in the program?
   6. 1.6. Does the CRS Program focus on theory, such as scholarly inquiries of race or on applied work, such as practicing law & community-based social justice advocacy? 
   7. 1.7. I want to become a law professor.  Does CRS offer a path for a career in academia?
   8. 1.8. I am primarily interested in community-based work. On the CRS website, there is a course requirement under the category of "Practice" under which several Clinical Courses are listed. Are these clinics available to all CRS students? Are students typically able to take more than one of these courses? 
2. 2. Current Students at the UCLA School of Law
   1. 2.1. I am a student at UCLA Law. When do I have to elect the Specialization?
   2. 2.2. What paperwork must I fill out to join the Specialization?
   3. 2.3. Sequencing: What must be taken in the 2nd year?
   4. 2.4. Which courses satisfy the requirements for the CRS Specialization?
   5. 2.5. What does the writing requirement comprise?
   6. 2.6. What about papers written in classes that satisfy other requirements in the Specialization?
   7. 2.7. What about building on a previously written paper?
   8. 2.8. Can a paper that I have already written, before declaring the Specialization, satisfy the writing requirement?
   9. 2.9. In which semester should I satisfy the writing requirement?
   10. 2.10. When was the Specialization created?
   11. 2.11. How many students are in the Specialization?