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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 		7
EMERGENCY EVACUATION 		8
RULES AND REGULATIONS 		10
I. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 		10
A. General Requirements 		10
B. Day Division 		12
C. Evening Division 		13
II. ACADEMIC STANDARDS 		13
A. Course Loads 		13
B. Attendance and Assignment Policy 		14
C. Academic Standing Requirements 		16
D. Dean’s List 		23
E. Graduation with Honors 		23
F. Academic Integrity 		23
G. Credit for Clinical and Other Non-Classroom Activities 		25
H. Legal Writing Requirement Policy 		26
I. Elective Add/Drop Period 		30
J. Extensions Beyond End of Semester 		30
K. Special Students and Reduced Course Loads 		31
III. GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS 		32
A. Grading Policy 		32
B. Grading System 		33
C. Grades and Examinations 		33
D. Class Rank 		34
E. Examination Numbers 		34
F. Failure to Take Examinations 		34
G. Reexaminations 		35
H. Privacy 		35
IV. SUMMER LAW PROGRAMS 		36
A. Eligibility 		36
B. Course Load 		36
C. Acceleration through Summer Law Program 		36
D. Application of Summer Credits to Final Semester 		37
V. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND WITHDRAWALS 		37
VI. READMISSIONS 		38
A. Consideration of Readmission Applications and Petitions 		38
B. Time Restrictions on Certain Petitions and Applications for Readmission 		39
C. Procedure and Requirements for All Reapplications 		40
D. Limit on Reapplication 		40
VII. DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS 		40
A. Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration 		40
B1. Juris Doctor/ Master of Business Administration 		41
B2. Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Three-Year Program 		42
C. Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance 		43
D. Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Criminal Justice 		44
F. General Requirements, More Information 		44
VIII. ACADEMIC CONCENTRATIONS 		44
A. Designation of an Academic Concentration 		44
B. Purpose 		44
C. Components of an Academic Concentration 		45
D. Procedure for Student Enrollment in a Concentration 		45
E. Completion of Requirements and Review of Student Record 		46
F. Graduation 		46
G. Concentration Directors 		46
H. Financial Services Concentration 		47
I. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration 		47
J. Intellectual Property Law Concentration 		47
K. International Law Concentration 		47
L. Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration 		47
M. Labor and Employment Concentration 		47
N. Legal Technology and Innovation Concentration 		47
IX. ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATIONS 		48
X. TRANSFER BETWEEN DIVISIONS 		50
XI. STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE 		51
XII. CHANGES TO REGULATIONS 		52
LEARNING OUTCOMES 		53
ABA STANDARD 510 PROCESS 		54
ALCOHOL POLICY 		56
CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS POLICY 		60
CLASS MAKE-UP POLICY 		61
COMPUTER USE POLICY 		62
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK USE 		66
DETERMINATION OF CREDIT HOURS FOR COURSEWORK (ABA STANDARD 310) 		67
DISABILITY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS 		68
LAW SCHOOL ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 		69
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE 		71
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT – STUDENT NOTIFICATION 		76
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 		79
EXAM INTERRUPTION POLICY 		80
EXAMINATION POSTPONEMENT AND RESCHEDULING REQUESTS 		82
EXAMINATION REGULATIONS 		83
LAPTOP EXAMINATION RULES 		86
LAPTOP EXAM – PROCESS FOR INVESTIGATING AND RESOLVING CLAIMS OF MISSING EXAM TEXT 		87
FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (BUCKLEY AMENDMENT) 		89
COMMUNICATIONS WITH LAW STUDENTS’ RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND OTHER THIRD-PARTIES 		92
FOOD AND DRINK POLICY - Sargent Hall 		94
HAZING POLICY 		95
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE 		97
MILITARY SERVICE POLICY – Law School 		100
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY’S POLICY AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT 		101
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY’S POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT 		104
Title IX at Suffolk University 		104
I. Introduction 		104
II. Summary of Process and Procedures 		105
III. To Whom This Policy Applies 		105
IV. Prohibited Conduct Under This Policy 		106
V. Report of Sexual Misconduct 		110
VI. The University’s Response to a Report of Sexual Misconduct 		116
VII. Investigation 		118
VIII. Standard of Proof 		120
IX. Amnesty 		120
X. Advisers 		120
XI. Withdrawal of a Student Respondent During the Investigation, Review or Appeal 		120
XII. Sanctions (Students or Student Organizations) and Discipline (Employees) 		120
XIII. Appeal 		121
APPENDIX A: Definitions Relevant to the Policy on Sexual Misconduct 		122
APPENDIX B: Student/Student Organization Sanctions 		124
APPENDIX C: Employee Discipline 		127
NON-PROSELYTIZING POLICY 		128
PARKING AND MBTA PROGRAM 		129
MOTOR DRIVEN VEHICLES 		131
POSTING POLICY 		132
PROGRAM INTEGRITY COMPLAINT INFORMATION 		134
RECORDING CLASS LECTURES 		135
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY 		136
SECOND LANGUAGE EXAM ACCOMMODATIONS 		139
SERVICE ANIMALS 		140
SMOKING POLICY 		144
STUDENT ELECTRONIC MAIL 		145
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL VENDOR POLICIES 		146
VISITING OUT, STUDY ABROAD AND ELECTIVES AT NON-SUFFOLK PROGRAMS 		148
VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL/VOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE PROCESS 		151
WEAPONS POLICY 		154
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