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2.
Limit on non-classroom ungraded activities in one semester. A student may not receive
more than two units of credit in any semester for non-classroom ungraded activities, as
opposed to regular course work. Non-classroom ungraded activities which count toward
the two-credit-per-semester limit include directed study, law journal work (including Law
Review, Transnational Law Review, Journal Of Health and Biomedical Law, Journal of
High Technology Law, Moot Court, including Moot Court teams and Journal of Trial and
Appellate Advocacy, research assistantships, and concentration thesis credits. The
fieldwork component of an internship does not count toward this two-credit limit.
Example: Student takes an internship which includes a two-credit seminar and
three ungraded credits for fieldwork. The student may still receive two credits in
that semester for other non-classroom ungraded activities.
Example: Student receives two ungraded credits for work on a law school
journal. The student may not receive additional ungraded credits in the same
semester for a directed study, research assistantship or concentration thesis. The
student may receive credits for the ungraded fieldwork component of an
internship in that semester.
3.
Limit on enrollment in in-house clinics and internships. A student may only enroll in one
in-house clinic while obtaining the Juris Doctor degree, unless he or she is granted a
waiver by the Director of Clinical Programs. Students may not enroll in an in-house
clinic and an internship during the same semester. A student may not enroll in more than
one internship for credit during a single semester.
4.
Credit/ no credit grades for non-classroom activities. Non-classroom activities which are
not graded under the law school’s generally applicable grading rules and fieldwork
credits for internships shall be graded on a Credit/ No Credit basis. The grade of Credit
shall be a satisfactory grade. The grade of No Credit shall be the equivalent of the grade
of F. Students will receive a letter grade under the Law School’s general grading rules
for the seminar component of an internship and for the seminar and fieldwork
components of an in-house clinic.
5.
The instructor in any non-anonymously graded course may elect to grade the course
on an Honors/Pass/Low Pass/Fail basis. Such grades will not be calculated into a student’s
cumulative average. An instructor must notify the students at the first meeting of the course
if the instructor elects the Honors/Pass/Low Pass/Fail basis of grading. Prospective
students in a clinical course will be notified at the time of application if the instructor
intends to utilize the Honors/Pass/Low Pass/Fail basis of grading. For all purposes under
these Regulations, the grades of Honors, Pass, and Low Pass shall be satisfactory grades,
and the grade of Fail shall be the equivalent of a grade of F.