Policies Applicable to All Students

The rules set forth in this section apply to students admitted to the Law School as transfer students, and to students permitted by the Law School to take courses at another law school or at another school or department within the University.  Students should also consult the appropriate section below (“Transfer Students,” or “Courses Taken by Elon Law Students Outside the Law School”) for additional policies.

Candidates for the J.D. degree beginning with the Class of December 2017 are generally required to complete seven full-time trimesters in residence at the Law School and receive at least 60 credits toward the J.D. degree at the Law School. [1]   

Students may receive credit for work at another law school only upon the receipt of an official transcript from the other school. The Law School will not request the transcript; the student has the responsibility to do so.

No credit toward the Elon J.D. degree will be given for any course taken at another law school or another school or department within the University in which the grade received is less than a “C.” No quality points will be awarded for grades for any course taken at another law school or another school or department within the University; this means that such credits for any course taken outside the Law School, if applicable toward the Elon J.D. degree, will apply on a pass/fail basis. Students should be aware that if they take a course outside the Law School in their final term and fail to earn a “C” or higher, no credits will be granted toward the J.D. degree for that course.  If this occurs, a student may fall short of the 90 credits required to graduate.  The Law School reserves the right to require a grade higher than a “C” for courses taken elsewhere if the particular circumstances warrant.