Suffolk Law Student Handbook

Table of Contents EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................... 1 EMERGENCY EVACUATION.......................................................................................................... 2 RULES AND REGULATIONS ........................................................................................................... 4 I. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... 4 A. General Requirements................................................................................................ 4 B. Day Division................................................................................................................. 6 C. Evening Division.......................................................................................................... 7 II. ACADEMIC STANDARDS ........................................................................................ 7 A. Course Loads............................................................................................................... 7 B. Attendance and Assignment Policy ........................................................................... 8 C. Academic Standing Requirements .......................................................................... 10 D. Dean’s List ................................................................................................................. 17 E. Graduation with Honors .......................................................................................... 17 F. Academic Integrity.................................................................................................... 17 G. Credit for Clinical and Other Non-Classroom Activities...................................... 19 H. Legal Writing Requirement Policy.......................................................................... 20 I. Elective Add/Drop Period ........................................................................................ 24 J. Extensions Beyond End of Semester ....................................................................... 24 K. Special Students and Reduced Course Loads ........................................................ 25 III. GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS ........................................................................ 26 A. Grading Policy........................................................................................................... 26 B. Grading System......................................................................................................... 27 C. Grades and Examinations ........................................................................................ 27 D. Class Rank ................................................................................................................. 28 E. Examination Numbers.............................................................................................. 28 F. Failure to Take Examinations ................................................................................. 28 G. Reexaminations ......................................................................................................... 29 H. Privacy ....................................................................................................................... 29 IV. SUMMER LAW PROGRAMS................................................................................. 30 A. Eligibility.................................................................................................................... 30 B. Course Load .............................................................................................................. 30 C. Acceleration through Summer Law Program........................................................ 30 D. Application of Summer Credits to Final Semester ................................................ 31

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