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as a special student for annual tuition payment purposes. In no event will the total tuition cost of
the Juris Doctor degree for a special student be less than that for a regular student. A student taking
ten (10) credit hours or more per semester in the Day Division or seven (7) credit hours or more in
the Evening Division per semester is a regular student for purposes of tuition.
.
A first year student receiving fewer than 25 credit hours in the day division or fewer than 16 credit
hours in the evening division will not receive a class rank. Without a class rank a student may not
be eligible for certain honors including but not limited to some scholarships and honor board
competitions.
All students are expected to complete Legal Practice Skills during their first year, including those
who have been approved for a reduced-course load. No student may withdraw from Legal Practice
Skills unless he or she is withdrawing from Legal Practice Skills as part of an overall Leave of
Absence from school. Accordingly, withdrawals due to class absences, failure to complete
assignments on time, or due to the likelihood of a low final grade in Legal Practice Skills will not
be permitted.
III. GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS
A. Grading Policy
1.
Grading standards for the required courses in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law,
Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, and Torts.
The distribution of grades submitted in a course by a faculty member in each
semester shall conform to the following limits:
A:
5% to 10%
A- and higher: 20% to 25%
B+ and higher: 35% to 45%
B and higher:
65% to 70%
B- and lower:
30% to 35%
C+ and lower:
20% to 25%
C and lower:
10% to 16%
C- and lower:
0% to 12%
2.
In courses other than Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal
Law, Property, and Torts and having an enrollment of 40 or more students, the suggested
median final course grade is B+.
3.
This policy does not apply to the Legal Practice Skills course.
B.
Grading System