Student Affairs Guide - Howard University School of Law

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3-204 Credits Required for Particular Grade-level StatusFirst year student:Second year student:Third year student:fewer than 23 credits hours completed and passed23-51 credit hours completed and passed52+ credit hours completed and passed3-205 Upper Division Student definedAn upper division student is any non-first-year student, including second-yearstudents, third-year students, and graduate students.3-206 Effect of Failing a Course; Repetition of Failed Courses(A)Required coursesA juris doctor student (including a J.D./M.B.A. candidate) who fails arequired course or courses must successfully complete that course or thosecourses before graduation. See also section 3-500.(B)Elective coursesA student who has a failing grade in a single elective course which has notbeen re-taken and passed need not repeat that course. However, a studentwho has received a failing grade in more than one elective course mustrepeat and successfully complete all but one of the failed elective courses.The grade earned upon repetition of a course supersedes the previousgrade in the course for the purpose of determining whether the course hasbeen passed, but all grades are used to determine the student’s cumulativeweighted average.3-207 Reduced Course LoadsA student who wants to take fewer than 14 credit hours in a semester must firstobtain permission from the Associate Dean of Student Affairs.3-208 Course Loads Exceeding 16 CreditsA student who wants to take 17 or more credits in a semester must first obtainpermission from the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. However, for purposes ofthis rule, a student may enroll in 16 credits in regular courses and may in addition,enroll in law journal or one of the moot court competition teams withoutobtaining prior approval..Rev. August 2012 25
3-209 Irregular Program SchedulesA juris doctor student who either already is on or desires to take an irregularprogram schedule (as a result of transfer, readmission, reduced loads or overloads,or for any other reason) must secure approval of her or his academic program atthe beginning of each semester from the dean or the dean’s designee and from theStudent Affairs Committee. A student whose academic program schedule was butno longer is irregular, need not secure approval for those semesters in which aregular academic program is being pursued.3-210 Six Semester Residency RequirementABA accreditation requires that juris doctor students complete six semesterseither in residence at an ABA accredited school or at a law school programadministered by an ABA-approved school (e.g., a foreign study program). Asemester in residence is to be calculated in accordance with the ABA Standard304.3-211 Final Year Residency RequirementA student is required to complete his or her last full year of law school at HowardUniversity School of Law, unless prior approval is obtained from the StudentAffairs Committee.3-212 Grade Point AverageAt the end of each academic semester, an official cumulative weighted gradepoint average shall be calculated for every student registered in the School ofLaw. This weighted average serves as the basis for each student’s academicstatus, e.g., the student’s classification and whether the student meets theapplicable retention standard.3-213 Class RankFor juris doctor students and J.D./M.B.A. students, class rank will be determinedonce each year after the conclusion of spring semester.(A)Stand-Alone GPA and Stand-Alone Rank(1) A student’s “Stand-Alone” GPA refers to the students grade pointaverage for the particular term referenced.(2) A student’s “Stand-Alone Rank” refers to the student’s rank for theRev. August 2012 26
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONSAdministrative L
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Advanced Topics in Patent Law (CD)
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parties; ballot propositions. No ba
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settings to review the trial court
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Constitution and Democracy (CD) (60
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Contracts (600-615) - 5 CreditsFirs
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some significant discussion of the
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the Education Amendments of 1972, I
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Participants will work under the su
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increasing number of walk-in housin
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and federal criminal statutes such
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Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds a
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Enrollment & Discipline for their t
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Introduction to Investment Manageme
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hierarchical church, power and prop
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legal writing program in the Studen
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of federal and state law affecting
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obligations in a democratic society
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lawyering skills, problems arising
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statutes and regulations, revised c
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APPENDIX C—JD/MBA PROGRAM APPROVE
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the federal constitution. The Const
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asic understanding of this law, its
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IV. Community Service RequirementCa
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