Exclusion
Any student who falls below a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (C) at the completion of the Spring Trimester of his or her first year will be excluded from continued matriculation at the Law School. Of those students, any student who attains a cumulative GPA of 1.80 or above is entitled to petition for readmission. Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 1.80 shall not be permitted to petition for readmission.
Second year students must maintain at least a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (C) at the completion of each semester. Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 (C) at the completion of either semester will be excluded. Of those students, any student who attains a cumulative GPA of 1.80 or above is entitled to petition for readmission. Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 1.80 shall not be permitted to petition for readmission.
Any third year student who fails to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (C) at the completion of the first semester of the third year will be excluded. Of those students, any student who attains a cumulative GPA of 1.80 or above is entitled to petition for readmission. Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 1.80 shall not be permitted to petition for readmission.
Any student who fails to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (C) at the completion of the final semester shall be excluded and not permitted to graduate. Any such student may petition for readmission and the opportunity to continue taking courses in order to raise his or her cumulative GPA to at least 2.00 (C), and thereby qualify to graduate.
The faculty’s Academic Standards Committee shall serve as the committee to review student readmission petitions. The Committee has full authority to review and evaluate such petitions. If a student is re-admitted, the Committee may fashion appropriate conditions of probation in addition to those set forth herein, and may set performance standards, such as a minimum grade in a course or a minimum grade-point average for a trimester or semester, as applicable, to continue in the program.
Effect of Exclusion on Summer Enrollment
A student who takes a summer course at the Law School and is notified during the course that he or she has been academically excluded may be allowed to complete the course for credit or may withdraw from the course. Summer school grades for courses taken after a student has been academically excluded (e.g., grades for summer school courses taken after a student’s first year, if the student has been excluded as a result of his or her first year grades), are not taken into consideration in determining a student’s entitlement to petition for readmission. If an academically excluded student withdraws from a summer school course after the drop- add period is over, no refund for tuition is available. In addition, any student who takes (i) a summer study abroad course through the Law School or (ii) a summer session course through another law school (whether such course is offered domestically or abroad), and is notified during the course that he or she has been academically excluded from the Law School shall not be eligible to receive a refund.
Return of Law School Property
Upon notification of academic exclusion from the Law School, the student must return all of the following Law School property:
- Student locker key
- Phoenix Card
- Parking passes
- Any library materials in the student’s possession
- Any other property issued by the University to the student
Failure to return Law School property in good condition may result in repair or replacement charges to the departing student.
Return of Student Property
When a student departs the Law School, any student personal property must be removed from the Law School within thirty (30) days of the effective date of departure. After the expiration of the thirty (30) day time period, the property will be considered abandoned by the student and disposed of by the Law School.