Registration Guide 2012-2013

Visiting Out, Study Abroad & Electives at Non-Suffolk Programs Except as provided below, Suffolk University Law School will not accept credits for study at another law school. Students who wish to request a leave of absence to pursue temporary study at another school or participate in a study abroad program should consult with the Dean of Students. No credits will be accepted by Suffolk University Law School as a result of study at another law school during such a leave of absence. The following outlines the instances where credits from another law school may be accepted: Suffolk Semester Exchange Program study. Suffolk University Law School may approve a limited number of students per academic year to attend Suffolk University Law School international exchange programs (the number of students, length of exchange and other details are set by the exchange agreements.) Participants will be charged "Semester Exchange Tuition" by Suffolk University. Further information on exchange study is available at the study abroad page . Students interested in pursuing exchange study should consult with the Administrative Director of Graduate and International Programs about the specific opportunities. Semester/Academic year visits to ABA-approved law schools for hardship circumstances. Semester or Academic Year visits will be approved in extraordinary circumstances in which a visit to another law school alleviates a significant hardship (examples of such situations include a student's spouse being indefinitely transferred to another state and a student needing medical treatment away from Boston). Students will be required to document the extraordinary circumstances on which the request to visit out is based.

Visits for reasons of career exploration or personal convenience cannot be approved. If a leave of absence can address the situation, then the student will be placed on a leave of absence.