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paper or other project for a course by the end of the term, the grade for the course will be recorded
temporarily as “I” for “incomplete.”
A student who without permission fails to sit for an examination will receive a grade of F for the
course and may be dismissed.
G.
Reexaminations
A student in good academic standing may take a reexamination in any course in which he or she
has received an unsatisfactory grade of C-, D+, D, or D-. A student who wishes to take a
reexamination must register for the reexamination at least 30 days before the examination period
begins. Reexamination must be in the same division, unless the Assistant Dean for Academic
Services, the Dean of Students or an Associate Dean waives this requirement for good cause. The
reexamination option does not apply to a grade of F.
Reexaminations shall be graded on a Pass / Unsatisfactory / Fail basis. The grade on the
reexamination shall appear on the student’s transcript along with the original unsatisfactory grade,
but only the original grade will be counted in the student’s overall grade point average. However,
if a student receives a Pass on the reexamination, he or she shall be deemed to have a satisfactory
grade in the course for purposes of the regulation (Regulation I (A) (3)) barring graduation with
unsatisfactory grades in more than three courses, and he or she shall be deemed to have
satisfactorily completed the course for purposes of any prescribed prerequisite requirement under
Regulation II (C) (4) (f). The Reexamination shall have no effect for purposes of Regulations I
(B), I (C), or II (C) (4) (b).
Students taking reexaminations must take the examination prepared by the professor who gave the
original examination, unless exempted from this requirement, in writing, by an Associate Dean.
No such exemption is required, however, if the professor is no longer teaching the course.
Grades received in reexaminations are final. Only one reexamination may be taken in any one
course.
Reexamination is not an option for students who are not in good academic standing, and it does
not serve as a way for students to raise their G.P.A.s or to avoid action under the Academic
Standing Requirements (Regulation II.C.).
H.
Privacy
Note: In accordance with the provisions of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (Section
438 of the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C § 1232 (g)), commonly known as the
“Buckley Amendment”, Suffolk University has adopted regulations to protect the privacy rights
of its students. A copy of these regulations is available in the University Registrar’s Office and on
the Law School’s web-site and Portal.