Suffolk Law Summer 2019 Student Handbook

Table of Contents EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...................................................................................................8 EMERGENCY EVACUATION .....................................................................................................9 RULES AND REGULATIONS ....................................................................................................11 I. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... 11 A. General Requirements................................................................................................. 11 B. Day Division ............................................................................................................... 13 (a) Credit for Classroom Instruction .............................................................................................14 (i) Fall and spring terms .................................................................................................................14 (ii) Summer term...........................................................................................................................15 (iii) Winter session........................................................................................................................16 (d) Credit for Directed Study ........................................................................................................18 (e) Credit for Student-Edited Law Journals ..................................................................................18 (f) Credit for Moot Court, Mock Trial, and ADR Competitions ..................................................18 (g) Credit for Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants ........................................................18 (h) Credit for Distance Learning Courses .....................................................................................19 C. Evening Division ........................................................................................................ 19 D. Accelerated JD Program ............................................................................................. 19 II. ACADEMIC STANDARDS........................................................................................ 21 A. Course Loads .............................................................................................................. 21 B. Attendance and Assignment Policy ............................................................................ 21 C. Academic Standing Requirements .............................................................................. 24 D. Dean’s List .................................................................................................................. 31 E. Graduation with Honors.............................................................................................. 32 F. Academic Integrity...................................................................................................... 32 G. Credit for Clinical and Other Non-Classroom Activities ........................................... 34 H. Legal Writing Requirement Policy ............................................................................. 35 I. Elective Add/Drop Period........................................................................................... 39 J. Extensions Beyond End of Semester .......................................................................... 39 K. Special Students and Reduced Course Loads ............................................................. 40 III. GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS .......................................................................... 40 A. Grading Policy ............................................................................................................ 40 B. Grading System........................................................................................................... 41 C. Grades and Examinations ........................................................................................... 42

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