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11.
Tardiness and Early Departures
Excessive tardiness or early departures from class may result in exclusion from a course
under this policy. Excusals will not be granted for tardiness or early departures for normal
and foreseeable commutes or work schedules.
12.
Religious Observances
Absences on any particular day for religious observances are permitted in accordance with
Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 151C, §2B.
C.
Academic Standing Requirements
[Amended by Law Faculty on 5/19/16]
1.
First-year students
The provisions of section 1 apply to all first-year students.
(All other students are subject to the provisions of section 2 –
Upper-class Students
.)
a.
First-Semester Academic Standing
i.
At the end of the first semester, a student is not in good academic standing
and will be dismissed from the law school if either of the following applies:
a.
the student receives final grades that are unsatisfactory in three of the
student’s first semester courses,
or
b.
the student receives two or more final grades of D+ or lower in first
semester courses
The dismissal is final, and there is no appeal of the dismissal. The academic
performance and individual circumstances of students who are dismissed
pursuant to this section are not subject to review by the Academic Standing
Committee.
ii.
The Academic Standing Committee will review a student who has
unsatisfactory final grades in two courses for the first semester but who
does not fall under II. C. 1. a. i. Such a student is not in good academic
standing and may be dismissed. The Committee may vote to allow the
student to continue on academic probation. The Committee may also set
other conditions of the student’s continued enrollment, including but not
limited to a reduction in course load, participation in academic and other
student support programs or courses, repeat of certain courses, or a leave
of absence from the school. In determining if a student may continue, the
Committee will take into account the following: