Academic Standards
The Law School strives to ensure proficiency by its students in all required-course subjects. As such, the Law School mandates curative action in the event that a student earns a 2.33 (C+) or lower in any required course.6 This curative action requires the student (i) to continue his or her study of the subject independently and (ii) to demonstrate proficiency by successfully completing a separate and distinct examination testing the student’s knowledge of the subject area. The Director of Academic Support oversees student progress and performance with respect to the independent study and the examination. If a student earns a 2.33 (C+) or lower in a required course during the student’s first or second year, the student must demonstrate proficiency in that subject area by August 15 immediately preceding the student’s 3L year. If a student earns a 2.33 (C+) or lower in a required course during the student’s third year, the student must demonstrate proficiency in that subject area prior to graduation.
In order to ensure students are able to devote sufficient time and attention to their academic performance, any student with a cumulative GPA below 2.50: (i) will be restricted from running for office in any Student Body organization; (ii) must have his or her course registration (including registration for Winter Term and any summer session, either at the Law School or elsewhere) and any request to study abroad approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs prior to registration, and (iii) will have all requests to engage in paid work subject to individual review and approval by the Associate Director of Career and Student Development.
6 The mandatory curative action described in this paragraph applies if a student earns a 2.33 in either term of a two-term course. For example, if a student earns a 2.33 (C+) in Contracts I and a 3.00 (B) in Contracts II, the student must still undertake the described curative measures.