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b.
the extraordinary circumstances affected the student’s academic
performance,
c.
those circumstances are no longer an impediment to the student’s
academic performance;
and
d.
the student is likely to succeed in the study of law, which includes a
likelihood of passing the bar examination.
If the Committee votes to dismiss the student, that dismissal is final and
unappealable.
i.
A student who has a grade point average after the second semester of the
first year ranging from 2.33 to below 2.50 is not in good academic standing
and will be reviewed by the Academic Standing Committee. Such a student
will be dismissed unless the Committee finds by clear and convincing
evidence that the student is likely to succeed in the study of law, which
includes a likelihood of passing a bar examination. Evidence relevant to
the Committee’s determination of likely success for purposes of this
paragraph may include, but is not limited to, the absence of unsatisfactory
grades in the student’s academic record, the presence of grades of B+ or
higher, and demonstrated improvement in the student’s academic
performance in the second semester relative to the first. If the Committee
votes to dismiss the student, that dismissal is final and unappealable.
ii.
Students who are not in good academic standing but are allowed by the
Academic Standing Committee to continue will be placed on academic
probation and Academic Warning. 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 (whether or not
required by paragraph II.C.1.c. below), or a leave of absence from the
school.
c.
Repeating Courses
Students allowed to continue on academic probation after the first or second
semester will be required to repeat any course taken during the first year of
law school in which they received a grade of C- or lower. The Academic
Standing Committee may, within its discretion, vote to waive this
requirement regarding any course for which the student received a grade
higher than F.
d.
Academic Warning
In addition to those students who are placed on Academic Warning pursuant to
the above Second-Semester Academic Standing provision, the following students
will also be placed on Academic Warning, but without review by the Academic
Standing Committee: