Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Eligibility to continue study.
(1) In order to be eligible to continue study
in the college of law, a student must attain a cumulative average of at least
2.0 honor points for each year of study completed prior to the student's final
year or semester as the case may be. A year of study is two consecutive
semesters of study neither of which was included in another year of study. To
be eligible for graduation, the cumulative average for all semesters of study
must be 2.0 honor points or better. For the purpose of applying this section
and for no other purpose whatsoever, the honor points earned by a student in a
course in which the student's provisional grade is an incomplete shall be
credited to the semester in which the student completes the course.
(2) A student who fails to comply with the
standards set forth in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and whose cumulative
average for the year of study is below 1.5 shall be notified in writing by the
dean that the student is ineligible to continue study.
(3) A student who fails to comply with the
standards set forth in paragraph (A) (1) of this rule and whose cumulative
average for the year of study is 1.5 or higher shall be notified in writing by
the dean that the student is ineligible to continue studies in the college of
law but that the student will be granted one probationary semester if the
student submits a written request within a time period specified in the
notification. The student's exclusion shall be final if the student fails to
submit the request within the time period specified.
(4)
The
student's courses for the probationary semester must be approved in advance by
the associate dean and must be selected from a list of courses identified by
the "Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee" and approved by the
faculty.
(5) The exclusion of a
student who submits a request for a probationary semester is final if the
student's average for the probationary semester is below 2.6 honor points and
the student's cumulative average is below 2.0. The student shall be notified in
writing by the dean that the student is ineligible to continue study.
(6) Any student entering the college whose
past performance indicates that the student may have difficulty in maintaining
a satisfactory scholastic level, and any student whose cumulative average in
the college is below 2.2 shall be notified of the opportunity of consulting
with the "Committee on Student Petitions and Scholastic Review." If the student
indicates a wish to utilize the services of the committee, the committee will
analyze the particular problems and needs of the individual student. Based upon
this analysis the committee will make specific recommendations including the
possible use of any guided study programs that the college has
adopted.
(B) Degree
requirements.
(1) In order to be eligible for
the degree of juris doctor, a student must have:
(a) Obtained a baccalaureate degree from an
approved educational institution prior to commencing the study of
law;
(b) Completed a residence
period of three academic years or its equivalent;
(c) Completed the required subjects
(including the writing requirement) and sufficient elective subjects to make an
aggregate of ninety semester hours;
(d) Earned passing grades in ninety semester
hours of work;
(e) Attained an
over-all scholastic average of at least 2.0 honor points.
(2) The required subjects are as follows:
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Advocacy
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Two hours
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Civil procedure
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Six hours
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Constitutional law
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Six hours
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Contracts
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Four hours
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Criminal law
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Three hours
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Introduction to law
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One hour
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Legal research and writing
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Two hours
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Professional responsibility
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Two hours
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Property
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Four hours
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Torts
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Four hours
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In addition, every student must successfully complete one
seminar and one of the following options:
(a) A casenote or comment for law review;
or
(b) The writing requirements for
the Anderson moot court requirement; or
(c) A supervised writing project;
or
(d) A drafting course;
or
(e) An individual research
project; or
(f) A second seminar.
For the purpose of this requirement, a seminar is a classroom
course designated as such. Ordinarily, a course designated as a seminar has an
enrollment limited to about fifteen students whose grades are based on the
successful completion of a research paper no shorter than thirty pages and may
also be based, in part, on class participation.
An "F" or "U" does not constitute successful completion.
(3) It is a requirement
for graduation that a student complete, in an aggregate of ninety semester
hours, at least seventy-seven classroom credit hours. Generally, the required
and elective courses as well as the required seminars are classified as
classroom credit offerings. Non-classroom credit offerings include: individual
research, law review, extern program, moot court, fourth semester moot court,
moot court editor, senior moot court, and supervised writing.
(C) Honor system.
The conduct of a student in connection with his/her law study,
including the taking of examinations and the submission of seminar papers,
shall be governed by an honor system adopted by the student bar association of
the college of law and approved by the faculty.
Replaces: 3361:50-81-16
