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Academics

Maintenance of Satisfactory Record

Students in the College of Law must maintain a satisfactory academic record. The following rules apply to probation and academic ineligibility.

EXCLUSION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

No first-year student will be excluded from the College of Law for academic reasons prior to the completion of two semesters of academic study. A student who fails to achieve an overall average of at least 2.0 upon completion (receipt of grade) of the first two semesters of academic study shall be excluded. Such exclusion shall occur regardless of whether the student has obtained permission to vary the first-year full course load.

PROBATION AND EXCLUSION OF UPPER-CLASS STUDENTS

To remain in good standing, a student must maintain at least a 2.0 average on the work of any one semester and overall. For any grading period other than a student's first semester, a student who receives a grade point average of below 2.0 for a grading period or who fails to maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 shall be placed on academic probation for his or her next grading period. If a student receives a grade point average below 2.0 for a grading period in which the student is on academic probation, the student shall be excluded from the College of Law.

No student on academic probation may register for courses without a written certification from a member of the faculty and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (or his or her designee) that the student has consulted with them about the courses for which he or she will register.

A student placed on probation should withdraw from all extracurricular activity at the University and, if employed, should curtail or eliminate his or her employment or reduce his or her other academic load proportionately. Students on probation may not hold office in any professional or social fraternity, in the Student Bar Association, or in any similar organization or activity.