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Law School Faculty, shall serve as chair of the committee, and shall only vote in
the case of a tie.
b.
The student shall be afforded an opportunity to submit a petition in writing to the
committee and to be heard before the committee prior to its decision. Full
documentation of the circumstances must accompany the petition. If such reasons
involve physical or psychological incapacity before or during examinations, full
documentation of the problem from a treating professional must accompany the
petition.
c.
If the committee allows a student to continue on probation, it may impose
conditions, including but not limited to repeating a course, periodic meetings with
a faculty advisor, an assistance program prescribed by the committee, limitations
on employment or extracurricular activities, or taking a semester or years leave
prior to continuing.
The decision of the Academic Standing Committee is final. There is no appeal of its
decision.
4.
General Provisions
a.
No student may graduate with final grades below C in more than three courses or
with an average below 2.00.
b.
No student may enroll in the second semester of a two-semester course, such as
Property, Legal Practice Skills, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law or Contracts,
if the student receives a final grade of F in the first semester of the course.
c.
A student, whether or not in good academic standing, shall be required to repeat
any required course in which he or she receives a grade of F. Both the original grade
of F and the grade received upon repetition of the course shall be included in the
student’s grade point average. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c), the
term “required course” shall mean all first year courses, including for evening
students Constitutional Law and Property although offered in the second year. For
purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c) the term “required course” shall also
include Professional Responsibility. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c)
the term “required course” does not include Base Menu courses. A Base Menu
course in which a student receives a grade of F may not be counted in satisfaction
of the Base Menu Requirement. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c), the
reexamination procedure prescribed by Regulation III (G) has no effect.
d.
An upper-class student taking a reduced program shall not be in good academic
standing if his or her grade point average for the semester falls below 2.00 or if he
or she receives grades below C in more than 30% of the total credit hours carried.
A first-year student taking a reduced program shall not be in good academic