2019-2020 COL Student Handbook

Academic Handbook

ACADEMIC RULES FOR J.D. PROGRAM ACADEMIC RULES FOR LL.M. PROGRAM ACADEMIC RULES FOR S.J.D PROGRAM STUDENT RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND

PRIVACY ACT CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE PROCEDURE FOR STUDENT COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE

PROGRAM OF LEGAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE/PRO BONO

CURRICULAR PROGRAMS DETERMINATION OF CREDIT HOURS FOR COURSEWORK POLICY

2021-2022

Table of Contents

ACADEMIC RULES FOR J.D. PROGRAM...................................................................................................................... - 13 -

1. HANDBOOK OBJECTIVES AND SOURCES OF RULES..................................................................................................- 13 1.1. Sources of Rules. ............................................................................................................................................- 13 1.2. Availability. .....................................................................................................................................................- 13 1.3. Questions of Interpretation............................................................................................................................- 13 1.4. Knowledge of Rules. .......................................................................................................................................- 13 1.5. Petitions..........................................................................................................................................................- 13 -

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JURIS DOCTOR ("J.D.") DEGREE......................................................................................- 13 2.1. General Requirements for All Students..........................................................................................................- 13 2.1.1. Credit Hours. .............................................................................................................................................- 14 2.1.2. Minimum Law or University Credit. ..........................................................................................................- 14 2.1.3. Minimum Classroom Credits. ....................................................................................................................- 14 2.1.4. Minimum Grade-Point Average for Graduation........................................................................................- 14 2.1.4.1. Students Enrolled in the College of Law Prior to Fall 2018 (Transition Rule). .................................- 14 2.1.5. Required Courses for All Students. ...........................................................................................................- 15 2.1.5.1. Required Lower-Division Courses. ...................................................................................................- 15 2.1.5.2. Required Upper-Division Courses....................................................................................................- 15 2.1.5.3. Administrative/Statutory/Legislative Course. .................................................................................- 15 2.1.5.4. Experiential Learning Course(s). ......................................................................................................- 15 2.1.5.5. Professional Writing Requirement. .................................................................................................- 16 2.1.5.6. Academic Writing Requirement ......................................................................................................- 16 2.1.5.6.1. Upper-Level Academic Writing Requirement and Experiential Learning Credits.......................- 16 2.1.5.7. Cultural Competency Course (begins with JDr Class of 2024; JDi Class of 2025) ............................- 16 2.1.6. Additional Required Courses for JDinteractive Students ..........................................................................- 16 2.1.6.1. Externship ........................................................................................................................................- 16 2.1.6.2. In-residence Courses .......................................................................................................................- 17 2.1.7. Course and Activity Planning Requirement for Certain Students. ............................................................- 17 2.1.8. Structured Curriculum Requirement for Certain Students. ......................................................................- 17 2.1.8.1. Structured Curriculum Courses Must Be Taken for a Grade. ..........................................................- 17 2.1.8.2. Required Meeting with Office of Student Affairs. ...........................................................................- 17 2.1.9. Recommendation for Avoiding Conflicts. .................................................................................................- 18 2.1.10. Presumptive Structured Curriculum Requirement for Part-Time and Reduced Load Students...........- 18 2.1.11. Residency Requirements for All Students. ...........................................................................................- 18 2.1.11.1. Full-time Residential Students.........................................................................................................- 18 2.1.11.2. Part-time Residential Students. .......................................................................................................- 18 2.1.11.3. JDinteractive Students .....................................................................................................................- 18 2.1.12. Requirements for Course Credit...........................................................................................................- 19 2.1.12.1. Pre-Matriculation Credit..................................................................................................................- 19 2.1.12.2. Credit Hours Defined. ......................................................................................................................- 19 2.1.13. Good Standing Requirement. ...............................................................................................................- 19 2.1.13.1. Students Enrolled Prior to Fall 2018 (Transition Rule).....................................................................- 19 -

3. FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STUDENT STATUS .......................................................................................................- 19 3.1. Full-time Residential Students........................................................................................................................- 19 3.1.1. Academic Semester Minimum Course Load. ............................................................................................- 20 3.1.2. Academic Semester Maximum Course Load.............................................................................................- 20 3.1.3. Summer Sessions. .....................................................................................................................................- 20 3.2. Reduced First-Year Course Load for Residential Students. ............................................................................- 20 3.2.1. Petition for Reduced First-Year Course Load. ...........................................................................................- 20 3.2.2. Guidelines for Reduced First-Year Course Load. .......................................................................................- 20 3.3. Part-time Residential Students.......................................................................................................................- 21 3.3.1. Part-Time Student Minimum Course Load................................................................................................- 21 3.3.2. Part-Time Student Maximum Course Load. ..............................................................................................- 21 -

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3.3.3. Summer Sessions. .....................................................................................................................................- 21 3.3.4. Change of Status. ......................................................................................................................................- 21 3.4. JDinteractive Students....................................................................................................................................- 21 4. GPA REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINT DEGREES AND LAW SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT.......................................................- 22 4.1. Eligibility for Employment by the College of Law. ..........................................................................................- 22 4.2. Eligibility for Joint Degree Programs ..............................................................................................................- 22 5. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS FOR CREDIT ........................................................................................................................- 22 5.1. Residential Program Course and Non-Course Offerings. ...............................................................................- 22 5.1.1. Traditional Classroom Courses..................................................................................................................- 22 5.1.2. Practice Development Courses. ................................................................................................................- 22 5.1.3. Seminars, Faculty Tutorials, and Independent Research. .........................................................................- 23 -

5.1.3.1. One-Semester and Two-Semester Seminars. ..................................................................................- 23 5.1.3.2. One-Semester and Two-Semester Independent Research Projects................................................- 23 5.1.3.3. Two-Semester Faculty Tutorials. .....................................................................................................- 23 5.1.4. Clinics and Externships..............................................................................................................................- 23 5.2. Non-Course Academic Credit. ........................................................................................................................- 24 5.2.1. Special Activities Credit. ............................................................................................................................- 24 5.2.1.1. Documentation Requirement..........................................................................................................- 24 5.2.1.2. Special Activities. .............................................................................................................................- 24 -

5.2.1.2.1. Advocacy Honor Society (formerly Moot Court). .......................................................................- 24 5.2.1.2.2. Inter-Collegiate Advocacy Terms................................................................................................- 24 5.2.1.2.3. Law Review, Journals and Impunity Watch. ...............................................................................- 25 5.2.2. Non-Law Courses for Academic Credit......................................................................................................- 25 5.3. JDinteractive Program Course Offerings ........................................................................................................- 25 5.3.1. Online Courses ..........................................................................................................................................- 25 5.3.2. In-Residence Courses ................................................................................................................................- 26 5.3.3. Externships ................................................................................................................................................- 26 5.3.4. Non-Course Activities Credit .....................................................................................................................- 26 5.4. Grading in Courses offered by the College of Law. ........................................................................................- 26 5.4.1. Grading Curve Courses. .............................................................................................................................- 26 5.4.2. Alternative Grading System Courses.........................................................................................................- 27 5.4.3. Pass/Fail Courses.......................................................................................................................................- 27 5.4.4. Notice to Students. ...................................................................................................................................- 27 6. JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................................................- 27 6.1. Requirements for Admission to Joint Degree Programs. ...............................................................................- 27 6.2. Enrollment. .....................................................................................................................................................- 28 6.3. Semi-Annual Review of Progress, and Dismissal from Joint Degree Program................................................- 28 6.3.1. Dismissal for Failure to Maintain GPA.......................................................................................................- 28 6.4. Minimum Credit Hours. ..................................................................................................................................- 29 6.4.1. All Joint Degrees Other Than Environmental Decision-Making. ...............................................................- 29 6.4.2. Joint Degree in Environmental Decision Making. .....................................................................................- 29 6.4.3. Basis for Awarding Credit Hours. ..............................................................................................................- 29 6.5 Tuition Policies .......................................................................................................................................................- 29 7. CURRICULAR PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................- 29 7.1. Minimum Credits. ...........................................................................................................................................- 30 7.2. Minimum GPA and Grade Requirement.........................................................................................................- 30 7.3. Maximum Number of Curricular Programs. ...................................................................................................- 30 7.4. Mandatory Courses. .......................................................................................................................................- 30 7.5. Elective Courses..............................................................................................................................................- 30 7.6. Written Work Product Requirement. .............................................................................................................- 30 7.7. Experiential Learning Requirement. ...............................................................................................................- 31 7.8. Cross-Listed Course Requirement. .................................................................................................................- 31 7.9. Capstone Requirement...................................................................................................................................- 31 7.9.1. No Double Counting of Capstone Work. ...................................................................................................- 31 8. TRANSFERS AND VISITING STUDENT STATUS ..........................................................................................................- 31 -

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8.1. General. ..........................................................................................................................................................- 31 8.2. Credit for Study at other ABA-Accredited Law Schools. .................................................................................- 31 -

8.2.1. Single Summer Sessions. ...........................................................................................................................- 31 8.2.2. Multiple Summer Sessions. .......................................................................................................................- 32 8.2.3. Regular Session Visits. ...............................................................................................................................- 32 8.3. Study at Foreign Law Schools. ........................................................................................................................- 32 8.3.1. Authorization to Establish Exchange Partnerships with Foreign Law Schools. .........................................- 32 -

8.3.1.1. Compliance with the American Bar Association Standards.............................................................- 32 8.3.2. Students Seeking Credit for Study at Foreign Law Schools. ......................................................................- 33 -

8.3.2.1. Eligibility for Foreign Study. .............................................................................................................- 33 8.3.2.2. Foreign Study Application Process. .................................................................................................- 33 8.3.2.3. Credit for Foreign Study by Students of the College of Law. ...........................................................- 33 8.3.3. Assessment of Students for Foreign Study. ..............................................................................................- 33 8.3.3.1. Pass/Fail. ..........................................................................................................................................- 33 8.3.3.2. Letter Grades. ..................................................................................................................................- 33 8.4. Study by Students from Foreign Law Schools.................................................................................................- 34 8.4.1. General. .....................................................................................................................................................- 34 8.4.2. Approval of Foreign Study.........................................................................................................................- 34 8.4.3. Assessment of Foreign Visiting Students. .................................................................................................- 34 8.4.3.1. Pass/Fail Option...............................................................................................................................- 34 8.4.3.2. Letter Grades. ..................................................................................................................................- 34 8.4.4. Minimum Credit Hours for Foreign Visiting Students. ..............................................................................- 35 8.4.5. Academic Offering for Foreign Visiting Students. .....................................................................................- 35 8.4.6. Pre-Matriculation Credit. ..........................................................................................................................- 35 8.4.7. Transcript. .................................................................................................................................................- 35 9. CONDUCT OF CLASSES .............................................................................................................................................- 35 9.1. Class Attendance. ...........................................................................................................................................- 35 9.2. Recording........................................................................................................................................................- 35 10. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND READMISSION ................................................................................................................- 36 10.1. Leaves of Absence. .........................................................................................................................................- 36 10.2. Readmission. ..................................................................................................................................................- 36 11. DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES .........................................................................................................................- 36 11.1. Dropping Lower-Division Courses ..................................................................................................................- 36 11.2. Dropping Courses ? Upper-Class Students. ....................................................................................................- 36 11.2.1. No-Drop Courses. .................................................................................................................................- 37 11.2.2. Limited-Drop Courses...........................................................................................................................- 37 11.3. Faculty Drop. ..................................................................................................................................................- 37 11.4. Financial Deadline to Drop Courses................................................................................................................- 37 11.5. Adding Courses. ..............................................................................................................................................- 37 11.6. JDinteractive/JD Residential Cross Enrollment...............................................................................................- 37 11.6.1. JD Residential Student Enrollment in JDinteractive Classes.................................................................- 37 11.6.2. JDinteractive Student Enrollment in JD Residential Classes.................................................................- 38 12. AUDITING OF COURSES ...........................................................................................................................................- 38 13. GRADES....................................................................................................................................................................- 39 13.1. Letter Grades. .................................................................................................................................................- 39 13.2. High Honors, Honors, Pass or Fail Grades. .....................................................................................................- 40 13.3. Pass/Fail Grades. ............................................................................................................................................- 40 13.4. The Pass/Fail Option.......................................................................................................................................- 40 13.4.1. Pass/Fail Option Eligible Courses..........................................................................................................- 40 13.4.2. Pass/Fail Option....................................................................................................................................- 40 13.4.3. Pass/Fail Option Grading and Academic Credit....................................................................................- 40 13.5. Incomplete Grades. ........................................................................................................................................- 41 13.6. Grading Deadline. ...........................................................................................................................................- 41 13.7. Class Participation. .........................................................................................................................................- 41 13.8. Grade Changes................................................................................................................................................- 41 -

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13.9. Calculation of Grade-Point Average and Rank. ..............................................................................................- 42 13.10. Grading Curve (Lower-Division Courses Beginning Fall 2018; Upper-Division Courses Beginning Fall 2019) - 42 -

13.10.1. Required Grading Curve. ......................................................................................................................- 42 13.10.2. Rounding and Remainders; Small Classes. ...........................................................................................- 42 13.10.3. Alternative Grading System..................................................................................................................- 43 -

13.10.3.1. Eligible Courses. .............................................................................................................................- 43 13.10.3.2. Courses Not Eligible for the Alternative Grading System...............................................................- 43 13.10.3.3. Grading under the Alternative Grading System and Academic Credit. ..........................................- 43 13.11. Grading Curve for Upper-Division Courses Prior to Fall 2019 (Transition Rule).............................................- 43 13.11.1. Mandatory Upper-Class Grading Curve................................................................................................- 43 13.11.2. Exemption from Mandatory Upper-Division Grading Curve. ...............................................................- 44 14. EXAMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................................................- 44 14.1. General. ..........................................................................................................................................................- 44 14.2. Types of Examinations....................................................................................................................................- 44 14.2.1. Standard Examination. .........................................................................................................................- 44 14.2.2. Place-Based Examination .....................................................................................................................- 44 14.2.3. Online Examination ..............................................................................................................................- 44 14.2.4. Take-Home Examination. .....................................................................................................................- 45 14.2.5. Floating Examination. ...........................................................................................................................- 45 14.3. Duration of Examinations. ..............................................................................................................................- 45 14.4. Proctoring and Grading. .................................................................................................................................- 45 14.5. Postponed Examinations. ...............................................................................................................................- 45 14.5.1. General. ................................................................................................................................................- 45 14.5.2. Completing Postponed Examinations. .................................................................................................- 46 14.5.3. Unauthorized Postponement. ..............................................................................................................- 46 14.6. Variations in Examination Schedules..............................................................................................................- 46 14.6.1. Same Day Examination. ........................................................................................................................- 46 14.6.2. Disability Accommodations. .................................................................................................................- 46 14.7. Retention of Examination Papers and Review. ..............................................................................................- 46 14.7.1. Deposit. ................................................................................................................................................- 46 14.7.2. Right of Review.....................................................................................................................................- 46 15. DISMISSAL FOR ACADEMIC DEFICIENCY ..................................................................................................................- 47 15.1. Dismissal Rules for Students Enrolled on or After Fall 2018. .........................................................................- 47 15.1.1. Full-time Residential Students ? At End of First Year. ..........................................................................- 47 15.1.2. JDinteractive, Reduced Load and Part-Time Students ? At End of First Year.......................................- 47 15.1.3. Upper-Division Dismissal and Graduation............................................................................................- 47 15.1.4. Petitions for Academic Probation or to Repeat Courses for Graduation. ............................................- 47 15.1.4.1. Probation - Repeating Courses. .......................................................................................................- 48 15.1.4.2. Other Terms of Probation................................................................................................................- 48 15.1.4.3. No Petitions to Repeat First Year.....................................................................................................- 48 15.1.4.4. Special Financial Risks of Probation.................................................................................................- 48 15.1.5. Application for Readmission by Dismissed Students............................................................................- 48 15.1.5.1. Readmitted Students Must Repeat Courses....................................................................................- 48 15.2. Dismissal Rules for Students Enrolled Prior to Fall 2018 (transition rule)......................................................- 49 15.2.1. General. ................................................................................................................................................- 49 15.2.2. Mandatory Dismissal ? GPA Below 2.000.............................................................................................- 49 15.2.3. Petition for Probation ? GPA 2.000 - 2.199. .........................................................................................- 49 15.2.4. Dismissal and Probation for Reduced Load and Part Time Students. ..................................................- 49 15.2.5. Terms of Probation...............................................................................................................................- 50 15.2.5.1. Repeating Courses. ..........................................................................................................................- 50 15.2.5.2. Other Terms of Probation................................................................................................................- 50 15.2.5.3. No Petitions to Repeat First Year.....................................................................................................- 50 15.2.5.4. Special Financial Risks of Probation.................................................................................................- 50 15.2.6. Summer Grades. ...................................................................................................................................- 50 15.2.7. Application for Readmission by Dismissed Students............................................................................- 51 -

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15.2.8. Readmitted Students Must Repeat Courses. .......................................................................................- 51 16. FAILING AND REPEATING COURSES.........................................................................................................................- 51 -

16.1. Courses Subject to the Grading Curve............................................................................................................- 51 16.1.1. Mandatory Course Repeat and Academic Credit. ................................................................................- 51 16.1.2. Voluntary Course Repeats. ...................................................................................................................- 51 16.1.3. Reporting and Credit for Repeated Courses.........................................................................................- 51 -

16.2. Students Enrolled Prior to Fall 2018 (transition rule).....................................................................................- 51 16.2.1. Failed Courses.......................................................................................................................................- 51 16.2.2. Repeating Courses. ...............................................................................................................................- 51 -

17. HONORS...................................................................................................................................................................- 52 17.1. Graduation Honors. ........................................................................................................................................- 52 17.1.1. Rounding. .............................................................................................................................................- 52 17.1.2. Minimum Graded Credit Hours. ...........................................................................................................- 52 17.1.3. Final Semester Grades..........................................................................................................................- 52 17.1.4. Special Rule for Joint Degree Students.................................................................................................- 52 17.1.5. Determination of Maximum Honors. ...................................................................................................- 53 17.2. Dean's List.......................................................................................................................................................- 53 17.2.1. Residential (JDr) Students ? Fall and Spring Semesters: ......................................................................- 53 17.2.2. Residential (JDr) Students ? Summer Semester: ..................................................................................- 53 17.2.3. JDinteractive (JDi) Students ? All Semesters ........................................................................................- 53 -

18. APPLICABILITY AND RULE REVISIONS ......................................................................................................................- 53 18.1. Prospective Application. .................................................................................................................................- 53 18.2. Reliance on Prior Rule. ...................................................................................................................................- 53 18.3. Amendments. .................................................................................................................................................- 54 -

19. TIMELY COMPLETION OF DEGREE ...........................................................................................................................- 54 20. INTERPRETATION, DISPUTES AND PETITIONS .........................................................................................................- 54 -

20.1. Interpretation and Disputes. ..........................................................................................................................- 54 20.2. Appeals from Administrative Decisions..........................................................................................................- 54 20.3. Unavailability of Designated Administrative Officers or Departments and Delegation. ................................- 55 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.......................................................................................................................................................- 55 -

ACADEMIC RULES FOR LL.M. PROGRAM...................................................................................................................- 56 -

1. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF LAWS DEGREE ............................................................................................- 56 1.1. Successful Completion of Credit Hours in Residence. ....................................................................................- 56 1.2. Successful Completion of LL.M. Required Courses.........................................................................................- 56 1.3. Successful Completion of Academic Writing Requirement. ...........................................................................- 56 1.4. Minimum Grade-Point Average......................................................................................................................- 56 -

2. LL.M. ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................................- 57 2.1. LL.M. Grading. ................................................................................................................................................- 57 2.1.1. Not Anonymous. .......................................................................................................................................- 57 2.1.2. Separate from J.D. Students......................................................................................................................- 57 2.1.3. No Grading Curve. .....................................................................................................................................- 57 2.2. Pre-Matriculation Credit.................................................................................................................................- 57 2.3. Good Standing. ...............................................................................................................................................- 57 -

3. FULL-TIME STUDENT STATUS ..................................................................................................................................- 57 3.1. Full-time Student Course Loads......................................................................................................................- 57 3.1.1. Regular Course Loads. ...............................................................................................................................- 57 3.1.2. Reduced Course Loads. .............................................................................................................................- 58 3.1.2.1. Petition for Reduced Course Load. ..................................................................................................- 58 3.1.2.2. Guidelines for Reduced Course Load...............................................................................................- 58 3.1.2.3. Filing of Approved Reduced Course Load Petitions.........................................................................- 58 3.1.2.4. Reduced Course Load in Final Semester of Program.......................................................................- 58 -

4. PROGRAM DURATION .............................................................................................................................................- 58 5. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM COURSE LOADS...........................................................................................................- 58 -

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5.1. Academic Year Minimum Course Load...........................................................................................................- 59 5.2. Academic Semester Maximum Course Load. .................................................................................................- 59 5.3. Summer Sessions............................................................................................................................................- 59 6. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS FOR CREDIT ........................................................................................................................- 59 6.1. Law Offerings..................................................................................................................................................- 59 -

6.1.1. Courses......................................................................................................................................................- 59 6.1.1.1. Required Courses.............................................................................................................................- 59 6.1.1.2. Electives and Prerequisite Courses..................................................................................................- 59 -

6.1.2. Seminars, Faculty Tutorials, and Independent Research. .........................................................................- 59 6.1.2.1. One-Semester Seminars. .................................................................................................................- 59 6.1.2.2. One-Semester Independent Research Projects...............................................................................- 59 6.1.2.3. Two-Semester Seminars. .................................................................................................................- 60 6.1.2.4. Two-Semester Faculty Tutorials. .....................................................................................................- 60 6.1.2.5. Two-Semester Independent Research Projects...............................................................................- 60 -

6.1.3. Clinics and Externships..............................................................................................................................- 61 6.1.4. Special Activities Credit. ............................................................................................................................- 61 6.2. Non-Law Offerings..........................................................................................................................................- 61 7. CONDUCT OF CLASSES .............................................................................................................................................- 61 7.1. Class Attendance. ...........................................................................................................................................- 61 7.2. Recording of Classes. ......................................................................................................................................- 61 8. LEAVES OF ABSENCE ................................................................................................................................................- 61 8.1. General. ..........................................................................................................................................................- 61 8.2. Credit Retention When Returning from Leave of Absence. ...........................................................................- 61 8.3. Readmission. ..................................................................................................................................................- 62 9. DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES .........................................................................................................................- 62 9.1. Dropping Required Courses............................................................................................................................- 62 9.2. Dropping Electives. .........................................................................................................................................- 62 9.2.1. Academic Drop Rules. ...............................................................................................................................- 62 -

9.2.1.1. No-Drop Courses. ............................................................................................................................- 62 9.2.1.2. All Other Courses. ............................................................................................................................- 62 9.2.2. Financial Deadline to Drop Courses. .........................................................................................................- 62 9.2.3. Faculty Drop. .............................................................................................................................................- 62 9.3. Adding Courses. ..............................................................................................................................................- 62 9.4. JDinteractive/LL.M. Cross Enrollment ............................................................................................................- 63 9.4.1. LL.M. Student Enrollment in JDinteractive Classes ...................................................................................- 63 10. AUDITING OF COURSES ...........................................................................................................................................- 63 11. GRADES....................................................................................................................................................................- 63 11.1. Letter Grades. .................................................................................................................................................- 63 11.2. The Pass/Fail Option.......................................................................................................................................- 64 11.2.1. Pass/Fail Option....................................................................................................................................- 64 11.2.2. Pass/Fail Option Grading. .....................................................................................................................- 65 11.2.3. Pass/Fail Option Eligible Courses..........................................................................................................- 65 11.3. Incomplete Grades. ........................................................................................................................................- 65 11.4. Grading Deadline. ...........................................................................................................................................- 65 11.5. Grade Changes................................................................................................................................................- 65 11.6. Calculation of Grade-Point Average. ..............................................................................................................- 66 12. ASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................................................- 66 12.1. General. ..........................................................................................................................................................- 66 12.2. Types of Examinations....................................................................................................................................- 66 12.2.1. Standard Examination. .........................................................................................................................- 66 12.2.2. Take-Home Examination. .....................................................................................................................- 66 12.2.3. Floating Examination. ...........................................................................................................................- 67 12.3. Duration of Examinations. ..............................................................................................................................- 67 12.4. Proctoring and Grading. .................................................................................................................................- 67 12.5. Postponed Examinations. ...............................................................................................................................- 67 -

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12.5.1. General. ................................................................................................................................................- 67 12.5.2. Illness....................................................................................................................................................- 67 12.5.3. Completing Postponed Examinations. .................................................................................................- 67 12.5.4. Unauthorized Postponement. ..............................................................................................................- 67 12.6. Variations in Examination Schedules..............................................................................................................- 68 12.7. Retention of Examination Papers and Review. ..............................................................................................- 68 12.7.1. Deposit. ................................................................................................................................................- 68 12.7.2. Right of Review.....................................................................................................................................- 68 13. DISMISSAL FOR ACADEMIC DEFICIENCY ..................................................................................................................- 68 13.1. General. ..........................................................................................................................................................- 68 13.2. Interpretation and Disputes. ..........................................................................................................................- 68 13.3. Appeals from Administrative Decisions..........................................................................................................- 68 13.4. Unavailability of Designated Administrative Officers or Departments. .........................................................- 69 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.......................................................................................................................................................- 69 -

ACADEMIC RULES FOR THE S.J.D. PROGRAM............................................................................................................- 70 -

1. REQUIRMENTS FOR THE S.J.D. DEGREE ...................................................................................................................- 70 2. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CREDIT HOURS AND SEMESTERS ............................................................................- 70 3. PROGRAM YEAR 1 "IN RESIDENCE" .........................................................................................................................- 70 -

3.1. Required S.J.D. Colloquium Course (6 credits) ...............................................................................................- 71 3.2. Submission of a Program of Study..................................................................................................................- 71 4. PROGRAM YEARS 2-5 "IN RESEARCH" .....................................................................................................................- 72 4.1. Semesters in Syracuse ....................................................................................................................................- 72 4.2. Semesters in Research....................................................................................................................................- 72 4.3. Semesters in Field Research ...........................................................................................................................- 73 4.4. Semesters of Legal Study Abroad ...................................................................................................................- 73 5. DISSERTATION .........................................................................................................................................................- 74 6. ORAL DEFENSE.........................................................................................................................................................- 74 7. S.J.D. ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................................- 74 7.1. Pre-Matriculation Credit.................................................................................................................................- 75 7.2. Good Standing ................................................................................................................................................- 75 8. FULL-TIME STUDENT STATUS ..................................................................................................................................- 75 8.1. Full-Time Student Course Loads .....................................................................................................................- 75 8.2. Reduced Course Loads....................................................................................................................................- 75 8.3. Petition for Reduced Course Load ..................................................................................................................- 76 8.4. Filing of Approved Reduced Course Load Petitions........................................................................................- 76 8.5. Reduced Court Load in Final Semester of Program ........................................................................................- 76 9. PROGRAM DURATION .............................................................................................................................................- 76 10. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM COURSE LOADS...........................................................................................................- 76 10.1. Academic Year Minimum Course Load...........................................................................................................- 76 10.2. Academic Semester Maximum Course Load ..................................................................................................- 76 10.3. Summer Sessions............................................................................................................................................- 76 11. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS FOR CREDIT ........................................................................................................................- 76 11.1. Law Offerings..................................................................................................................................................- 76 11.2. Non-Law Courses for Academic Credit ...........................................................................................................- 77 12. CONDUCT OF CLASSES .............................................................................................................................................- 77 12.1. Class Attendance ............................................................................................................................................- 77 12.2. Recording of Classes .......................................................................................................................................- 77 13. LEAVES OF ABSENCE ................................................................................................................................................- 77 13.1. Approval for Leaves ........................................................................................................................................- 77 13.2. Credit Retention When Returning from Leave of Absence ............................................................................- 77 13.3. Readmission ...................................................................................................................................................- 77 14. DROPPING OR ADDING COURSES............................................................................................................................- 78 14.1. Dropping Required Courses............................................................................................................................- 78 -

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