Academic Support Program
Academic support activities are provided for first-year students throughout the year. During the fall semester the faculty coordinates a series of lectures focusing on law school survival skills. Topics covered in these sessions may include time and stress management, a synthesis of law materials, note taking, outlining, and examination skills.
During the spring semester, any first-year student whose first semester grade point average suggests academic difficulty or who can demonstrate exceptional need for academic support is eligible to participate in small group tutorials in Contracts, Torts, and Civil Procedure. Tutorial sessions focus on both legal doctrine and skills. Students who participate in the spring tutorial sessions are permitted, but not required, to drop one course with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's designee.