Suffolk Law Summer 2018 Student Handbook

effective date of dismissal. If the applicant is readmitted, the applicant may not enroll before 24 calendar months have elapsed since the effective date of dismissal. The Administrative Committee shall indicate the “effective date of dismissal.” 3. If a student was previously dismissed for academic reasons pursuant to Academic Rules and Regulations II C after September 1, 2016, the former student may petition for readmission to the law school no sooner than March 1 in the second calendar year following dismissal. If a student was previously dismissed for academic reasons pursuant to Academic Rules and Regulations II C before September 1, 2016, the former student may petition for readmission to the law school no sooner than May 1 in the calendar year following dismissal. The petition for readmission must be submitted no later than June 1 of the academic year in which the petitioner seeks to reenter the law school. All petitions for readmission must be submitted through the law school's Office of Admissions and must be accompanied by a completed readmission application form, available from the Office of Admissions. All petitioners for readmission must submit a Character and Fitness disclosure form with their readmission application. All petitioners must also have a valid score from an LSAT exam taken within five years of the date of desired readmission. Petitioners with LSAT scores older than five years must, in addition to submitting a petition as required above, retake the LSAT and submit an application through the LSAC in order to be considered for readmission. All petitions and any accompanying materials must be received by the Office of Admissions by the appropriate date as set forth in Paragraph B (Time Restrictions). Petitions that are not submitted by said deadline will not be considered. Petitioners for readmission are not entitled to an interview regarding their petition. C. Procedure and Requirements for All Reapplications

D. Limit on Reapplication

If a petition for readmission by a former student who voluntarily withdrew from the law school or who was previously dismissed for an academic, administrative or disciplinary reason, is denied readmission by the Academic Standing Committee, the Admissions Office (in the case of a voluntary or administrative withdrawal) or the Faculty (in the case of a dismissal for disciplinary reasons), the denial is final and unappealable. A subsequent petition for readmission may not be submitted within five years of the denial of the previous petition.

VII. DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration

A candidate for the JD/MPA program must meet the admission criteria for both the MPA, as determined by the Sawyer School of Management, and the JD as determined by the Law School.

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