Regulations and Rules of Conduct

The Academic Regulations of the School of Law are provided to each student upon matriculation through the law school’s website.  Any questions or concerns regarding Academic Regulations should be addressed to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs or the Academic Services Office at the law school.

In addition to the University’s rules of conduct, law students are expected to comply with the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Professional Responsibility and Model Rules of Professional Conduct, to the extent that these are applicable, and with the law school’s own Code of Conduct. The Model Code and Model Rules are available in the law library. The School’s Code of Conduct, like the Academic Regulations, is provided to each student upon matriculation through the law school’s Intranet website.

Regular class attendance, a high degree of preparation for class, a high degree of participation in class discussions, and diligent execution of class exercises or assignments are required of every student. At the option of the instructor and after notification to the student, one who violates this regulation shall be withdrawn from the course, and the grade WF shall be entered on the student's transcript.

Repeated Courses

In general, law students can earn credit for completing a course only one time.  There are a few courses that can be repeated for credit multiple times, with limitations (including Supervised Research, SJD Thesis).  With advance permission from the Academic Dean, a student may be granted special permission to repeat a course that was previously completed.  In such instances, both the original course grade and the repeated course grade will appear on the student's record, and both grades will be factored into the GPA and ranking calculations.  However, the credits applicable for completing the course will only be granted once; the course will not count twice towards the degree requirements.