2020-2021 Law School Catalog > Academic Rules and Regulations > Academic Standards > Academic Standing Requirements > General Provisions

General Provisions

1. No student may graduate with final grades below C in more than three courses or with a grade point average below 2.000.
2. No student may enroll in the second semester of a two-semester course, such as Property, Legal Practice Skills, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law or Contracts, if the student receives a final grade of F in the first semester of the course.
3. A student, whether or not in good academic standing, shall be required to repeat any required course in which the student receives a grade of F. Both the original grade of F and the grade received upon repetition of the course shall be included in the student’s grade point average. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c), the term “required course” shall mean all first year courses, including for evening students Constitutional Law and Property although offered in the second year. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c) the term “required course” shall also include Professional Responsibility. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c) the term “required course” does not include Base Menu courses. A Base Menu course in which a student receives a grade of F may not be counted in satisfaction of the Base Menu Requirement. For purposes of this Regulation II (C) (4) (c), the reexamination procedure prescribed by Regulation III (G) has no effect.
4. An upper-class student taking a reduced program shall not be in good academic standing if the student’s grade point average for the semester falls below 2.000 or if the student receives grades below C in more than 30% of the total credit hours carried. A first-year student taking a reduced program shall not be in good academic standing if the student’s grade point average for the first year falls below 2.000 or if the student receives grades below C in more than 30% of the total credit hours carried.
5. For purposes of determining a student’s academic standing, a grade of No Credit shall be equivalent to an F.
6. If a course description specifies a course to be a prerequisite for registration, a student shall not be treated as having satisfied the prerequisite if the student receives a grade of F with respect to the prerequisite course.
7. Any student who receives an unsatisfactory grade (C- or below) in Legal Practice Skills is required to enroll in Advanced Legal Writing.
8. A student who has been dismissed from the law school in accordance with any of the provisions of the Academic Standing Requirements may not reenroll in the J.D. program unless the student complies with the law school’s Readmissions process and timeframes. See Rule VI (Readmissions).
9. Students on Academic Probation or Academic Warning may not exceed the normal semester credit load for their division.
10. Dual Degree students who are academically dismissed from their non-law program will be automatically dismissed from the law school. In cases where a Dual Degree student is subject to conditions of enrollment in their non-law program due to academic deficiency, the Chair of the Academic Standing Committee will determine if such conditions will apply to the student’s law school courses.
11. No student may withdraw from the law school while consideration of the student’s academic standing is pending.