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standing if his or her grade point average for the first year falls below 2.00 or if he
or she receives grades below C in more than 30% of the total credit hours carried.
e.
For purposes of determining a student’s academic standing, a grade of No Credit
shall be equivalent to an F.
f.
If a course description specifies a course to be a prerequisite for registration, a
student shall not be treated as having satisfied the prerequisite if the student receives
a grade of F with respect to the prerequisite course. However, a student in good
academic standing may satisfy a prerequisite by means of the reexamination
procedure prescribed by Regulation III (G).
g.
Any student who receives an unsatisfactory grade (C- or below) in Legal Practice
Skills is required to enroll in Advanced Legal Writing. This requirement applies to
day and evening students enrolled in the first-year of law school as of the academic
year commencing August 2006 and thereafter.
h.
A student who has been dismissed from the law school in accordance with any of
the provisions of the Academic Standing Requirements must comply with the law
school’s Readmissions process and timeframes. See
Rule VI (Readmissions).
D.
Dean’s List
The Dean’s List is an annual honor designation for students placing in the top 33%, solely for
that academic year, of (i) the first year student body, or (ii) the upper-class student body, as the
case may be. Those students who qualify for the Dean’s List will be determined annually, after
completion of the spring term, by the Assistant Dean for Academic Services and the Academic
Associate Deans using the grades from the year just completed. The Dean’s List will be
announced shortly after grades for the spring term are posted. No change will be made to the
Dean’s List G.P.A. once it has been determined.
E.
Graduation with Honors
A student who has complied with all requirements for the degree of Juris Doctor, and whose
scholastic achievements, in the judgment of the Faculty, have been outstanding, will be
recommended for the degree with honors. The graduating student with the highest cumulative
average in the day and evening divisions will be awarded the degree summa cum laude; the Faculty
may in its discretion also award the graduation honors summa cum laude to additional students.
Honors will be determined as follows:
•
S
umma Cum Laude
: Students in the top 3 percent in each division.
•
Magna Cum Laude
: Students in top 8 percent in each division but below the standard for
Summa Cum Laude.