Academic Standards

To assist students in achieving their educational goals, those with cumulative GPAs[1] below 2.67 or who earn grades that are lower than 2.67 in required courses are subject to the requirements and restrictions set forth below.

A student with a cumulative GPA below 2.67 at the end of any term:

•  Must participate in the Law School’s Advanced Legal Construction and Analysis Program during the following term, and satisfactory participation in the ALCA Program by the student in each term during which she must participate is a requirement to graduate;
• will be restricted from running for office in any Student Body organization
• must have his or her course registration (including registration for 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
• will have all requests to engage in paid work subject to individual review and approval by the Associate Director of Career and Student Development.

A student with a cumulative GPA below 2.67 at the end of the second term of the student’s first year must successfully complete:

•  Mastering Legal Analysis during the fall term of the student’s second year; and
• Commercial Law: Secured Transactions; Criminal Procedure; and either Family Law or Wills and Trusts prior to graduation.

A student who earns a grade of 2.33 (C+) or below in any course required for all students must:

•  As soon as reasonably practicable during the following academic term, meet with the professor for the course to discuss the student’s graded coursework, including any final exam; and
• Complete a not-for-credit independent study in which the student demonstrates proficiency in the subject.[2]

The Director of Academic Support oversees student progress and assesses student performance with respect to the independent study. If a student earns a grade of 2.33 (C+) or below in a required course during the student’s first or second year, the student most demonstrate proficiency in that subject by August 15 immediately preceding the student’s third year.