Student Affairs Guide - Howard University School of Law

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circumstances, depart from the procedural portions of these guidelines. However,the term “guidelines”, rather than “rules”, has been chosen to permit theCommittee some discretion when faced with the truly exceptional situation thatmight not have been adequately anticipated at the time that these guidelines weredrafted.(A)Readmission after a student is dismissed for academic reasons(1) Timing of Readmission: If a student is dismissed from the lawschool rolls for failing to meet the academic minima specified bythe faculty as necessary to continue as a student (presently, 72average at the end of a student’s first year and 75 average at theend of his or her fourth semester), the student may not bereadmitted unless:(a)(b)a minimum of one academic year (two semesters) hasintervened between the effective date of the student’s beingdropped from the rolls and the effective date of readmission(e.g., if a student failed to maintain a cumulative 75average upon completion of the Spring 2000 semester, theend of that semester would be the “effective date” of beingdropped from the rolls; the student could not be readmitteduntil the Fall 2001 semester); andthe student demonstrates by a preponderance of theevidence that he or she meets the criteria for readmissionset forth below.(2) The purpose of the one academic year minimum period is to givethe student the opportunity to identify and correct those academicproblems and/or life circumstances that contributed to poor lawschool performance. Consequently, the student has the burden ofpersuading a majority of the committee that he or she:(a)(b)(c)has identified the causes of his or her poor academicperformance;has taken and will continue to take actions to correct theproblems interfering with academic performance; andwill likely succeed if readmitted.(3) To meet this burden of persuasion, the student must submit aformal petition for readmission which:Rev. August 2012 41
(a)(b)(c)(d)summarizes relevant law school history (grades, teachers,legal work experience);identifies the perceived causes of poor performance,describes the actions taken to address those causes, andexplains the success of those actions, outlining in detailwhat the student has done in the intervening time toimprove the likelihood of succeeding upon readmission;includes three letters of recommendation, at least one ofwhich must be from a present faculty member, explainingwhy the candidate for readmission is likely to succeed;includes a recent writing sample in the form of a legaloffice memorandum, memorandum of law, or otherequivalent legal office or court memorandum, analyzingdecisional, statutory, and/or regulatory authority.. Thequality of writing and reasoning in the petition shall be onefactor considered in the readmission decision.(4) A petition to be readmitted for a spring semester must besubmitted no later than November 1 of the preceding fall semester.A petition to be readmitted for a fall semester must be submittedno later than March 1 of the preceding spring semester. Latepetitions will not be considered by the Committee.(5) Students may be readmitted subject to whatever conditions theStudent Affairs Committee deems proper in its considered andinformed judgment to impose. A student who fails to meet thoseconditions shall not be eligible for readmission on a subsequentoccasion unless that student persuades the Committee that thefailure was due to highly exceptional circumstances beyond thestudent’s control.(B)Interpretation of the Rule(1) The academic minima exist for a reason: to maximize thelikelihood that the School of Law will not graduate students wherethere are doubts about their abilities to pass the bar examinationand to succeed as lawyers. The “minima” are just that: minimumstandards that the School hopes and expects most students toexceed. Therefore, there is a strong presumption that a student whohas once failed those minima should not be readmitted. TheRev. August 2012 42
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Page 15 and 16: 2-300 Juris Doctor Curriculum2-301
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Page 29 and 30: PART IIIACADEMIC RULES, REQUIREMENT
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Page 74 and 75: courses (such as Contracts, Torts,
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Page 80 and 81: Required CoursesElectivesAPPENDIX A
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Page 86 and 87: COURSE DESCRIPTIONSAdministrative L
Page 88 and 89: Advanced Topics in Patent Law (CD)
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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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Wills, Trusts & Estates (600-651) -
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following conditions:(1) The writte
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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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equirement with the certificate app
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IV. Community Service RequirementCa
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APPENDIX F—CLASS MURAL FORMATBegi
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