Consistent with sound pedagogical practice and ABA accreditation standards, students should devote substantially all working hours to law study and shall not engage in more than 20 hours of remunerative employment per week while school is in session. First-year students are strongly discouraged from engaging in any such work. Students found in violation of this rule shall not be considered full-time students for purposes of satisfying the graduation requirement of six full-time semesters.
Academic Performance Standards 1. Minimum Standard for Graduation and Good Standing The minimum standard of academic performance during attendance is 1.90. Any student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 1.90 is not in good standing and subject to academic exclusion according to the procedures herein.
2. Standards of Performance for First-year Students Any student whose first-year grade point average at the end of the first year of law school is under 1.58 shall be dismissed from school with no right to petition to repeat the first year courses. Any student whose grade point average at the end of the first year is at least 1.58 but less than 1.90 shall be placed on probation and required to repeat all of the first year courses. The student may choose to repeat the first-year courses immediately or may remain out of school for one academic year and then repeat the first-year courses. The student will have only one opportunity to successfully repeat the first-year courses and earn a grade point average of at least 1.90. Upon successful completion of the firstyear courses with a grade point average of at least 1.90, the grades from the initial attempt at the first year shall be expunged from the student's record and not included in calculating the student's grade point average. Students who enroll in summer courses after the first year whose GPA in first-year courses was less than 1.90 will be withdrawn from summer courses and will receive a refund of summer tuition and fees.
3. Standards of Performance for 2nd and 3rd year Students a) A student whose cumulative GPA after the first two semesters is above 1.90 is in good standing. b) If at any time after the first two semesters a student's cumulative GPA falls below 1.90, the student will be notified by mail that he or she is dismissed from the School of Law.
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