Student Affairs Guide - Howard University School of Law

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3-207 Reduced Course Loads ..................................................................................253-208 Course Loads Exceeding 16 Credits .............................................................253-209 Irregular Program Schedules .......................................................................263-210 Six Semester Residency Requirement ..........................................................263-211 Final Year Residency Requirement .............................................................263-212 Grade Point Average .....................................................................................263-213 Class Rank ......................................................................................................26(A) Stand-Alone GPA and Stand-Alone Rank ...................................................26(B) Cumulative GPA and Cumulative Rank .....................................................27(C) Transfer Grades Excluded ............................................................................27(D) Examples .........................................................................................................273-300 REGISTRATION, DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES, LEAVE OF ABSENCE,WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL ............................................................................283-301 Registration Procedures and Requirements ................................................283-302 First-Year Students ........................................................................................283-303 Approval of Student Academic Programs for the Student’s SecondYear .................................................................................................................283-304 Approval of Academic Programs for the Student’s Third Year ...............283-305 Add/Drop Period ............................................................................................293-306 Dropping Courses after the Add/Drop Period ............................................293-307 Auditing Courses ............................................................................................293-308 Leave of Absence ............................................................................................293-309 Complete Withdrawal from School ..............................................................303-310 Total Withdrawal Procedure ........................................................................303-400 CREDIT FOR COURSES TAKEN AT OTHER LAW SCHOOLS .................................333-401 Prior Approval Required for Transfer Credit ............................................333-402 Minimum Grade Required for Transfer Credits ........................................333-404 Transfer Credits for Required Courses .......................................................333-405 Transfer Credits for Elective Courses .........................................................343-500 RETENTION STANDARDS .....................................................................................353-501 First-Year Juris Doctor Students .................................................................35(A) Limit on Failed Courses ................................................................................35(B) Minimum G.P.A Required. ...........................................................................353-502 Upper Level Students and Transfer Students .............................................35(A) Limit on Failed Courses ................................................................................35(B) Minimum G.P.A. Required ...........................................................................36(C) Probation ........................................................................................................363-600 DISCIPLINE AND TERMINATION ..........................................................................383-601 Automatic Termination for Failing to Meet Retention Standards ............383-602 Discipline and Termination on Other Grounds ..........................................383-700 READMISSION ......................................................................................................393-701 Eligibility for Readmission of a Student Who Formally Withdrew ..........393-702 Eligibility for Readmission of Other Students ............................................393-703 Process for Readmitting Students ................................................................39Rev. August 2012iv
3-704 Timing of Readmission ..................................................................................403-705 Criteria for Readmission ...............................................................................403-706 Review by Full Faculty ..................................................................................403-707 Student Affairs Committee Guidelines for Readmission AfterAcademic Dismissal .......................................................................................40(A) Readmission after a student is dismissed for academic reasons ...............41(B) Interpretation of the Rule .............................................................................423-708 Conditions Applicable to Students Readmitted After AcademicDismissal .........................................................................................................433-800 ATTENDANCE POLICY .........................................................................................44(A) Statement of Policy ........................................................................................44(B) Purposes ..........................................................................................................44(C) Applicability ...................................................................................................44(D) Definitions .......................................................................................................44(E) Rules of Procedure .........................................................................................45(F) Exceptions and Waivers ................................................................................46(G) Timing and Makeup Sessions .......................................................................46(H) Effective Date .................................................................................................463-900 THE GRADING SYSTEM .......................................................................................473-901 Finality of Grades ..........................................................................................473-902 Numerical Grades ..........................................................................................473-903 Pass/Fail Grades .............................................................................................473-904 Anonymous Grading ......................................................................................473-905 Timing of Final Written Examinations ........................................................483-906 Excuse for Not Taking an Examination .......................................................483-907 Effect of Absence from the Examination .....................................................483-908 Re-examination ..............................................................................................483-909 Final Papers and Final Projects—When Due .............................................49(A) General Rule ...................................................................................................49(B) Graduating Students ......................................................................................493-910 Other Papers and Other Work .....................................................................493-911 Effect of Failure to Submit Papers or Other Work on Time .....................493-912 Incompletes .....................................................................................................493-913 Grade Normalization .....................................................................................51(A) General Applicability.....................................................................................51(B) First Year Required Courses ........................................................................52(C) Evidence, Constitutional Law II, and Professional Responsibility ...........52(D) Upper Level Courses with 30 or More Students .........................................53(E) Upper Level Courses with Fewer than 30 but more than 10 Students .....53(F) Upper Level Courses with 10 or Fewer Students ........................................53(G) Grade Normalization Rounding Rules.........................................................54(H) Exclusion of LL. M. Students from Normalization Standards ...................543-914 Review of Examinations and Papers ............................................................543-915 Review Procedure When the Instructor and Exam or Paper AreRev. August 2012v
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(B)First Year Required Courses(1) T
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VII. Nonetheless, small class size
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performance. Non-employment may be
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involved in the dispute. For exampl
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days in advance of the meeting. Ame
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PART VMASTER OF LAWS PROGRAMRev. Au
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courses (such as Contracts, Torts,
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Required CoursesElectivesAPPENDIX A
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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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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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