3361:50-81-16. College of law: rules

(A) Eligibility to continue study.

(1) In order to be eligible to continue study in the college of law, a student must attain a cumulative average of at least 2.0 honor points for each year of study completed prior to the student's final year or semester as the case may be. A year of study is two consecutive semesters of study neither of which was included in another year of study. To be eligible for graduation, the cumulative average for all semesters of study must be 2.0 honor points or better. For the purpose of applying this section and for no other purpose whatsoever, the honor points earned by a student in a course in which the student's provisional grade is an incomplete shall be credited to the semester in which the student completes the course.

(2) A student who fails to comply with the standards set forth in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and whose cumulative average for the year of study is below 1.5 shall be notified in writing by the dean that the student is ineligible to continue study.

(3) A student who fails to comply with the standards set forth in paragraph (A) (1) of this rule and whose cumulative average for the year of study is 1.5 or higher shall be notified in writing by the dean that the student is ineligible to continue studies in the college of law but that the student will be granted one probationary semester if the student submits a written request within a time period specified in the notification. The student's exclusion shall be final if the student fails to submit the request within the time period specified.

(4) The student's courses for the probationary semester must be approved in advance by the associate dean and must be selected from a list of courses identified by the "Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee" and approved by the faculty.

(5) The exclusion of a student who submits a request for a probationary semester is final if the student's average for the probationary semester is below 2.6 honor points and the student's cumulative average is below 2.0. The student shall be notified in writing by the dean that the student is ineligible to continue study.

(6) Any student entering the college whose past performance indicates that the student may have difficulty in maintaining a satisfactory scholastic level, and any student whose cumulative average in the college is below 2.2 shall be notified of the opportunity of consulting with the "Committee on Student Petitions and Scholastic Review." If the student indicates a wish to utilize the services of the committee, the committee will analyze the particular problems and needs of the individual student. Based upon this analysis the committee will make specific recommendations including the possible use of any guided study programs that the college has adopted.

(B) Degree requirements.

(1) In order to be eligible for the degree of juris doctor, a student must have:

(a) Obtained a baccalaureate degree from an approved educational institution prior to commencing the study of law;

(b) Completed a residence period of three academic years or its equivalent;

(c) Completed the required subjects (including the writing requirement) and sufficient elective subjects to make an aggregate of ninety semester hours;

(d) Earned passing grades in ninety semester hours of work;

(e) Attained an over-all scholastic average of at least 2.0 honor points.

(2) The required subjects are as follows:

Advocacy	Two hours
Civil procedure	Six hours
Constitutional law	Six hours
Contracts	Four hours
Criminal law	Three hours
Introduction to law	One hour
Legal research and writing	Two hours
Professional responsibility	Two hours
Property	Four hours
Torts	Four hours

In addition, every student must successfully complete one seminar and one of the following options:

(a) A casenote or comment for law review; or

(b) The writing requirements for the Anderson moot court requirement; or

(c) A supervised writing project; or

(d) A drafting course; or

(e) An individual research project; or

(f) A second seminar.

For the purpose of this requirement, a seminar is a classroom course designated as such. Ordinarily, a course designated as a seminar has an enrollment limited to about fifteen students whose grades are based on the successful completion of a research paper no shorter than thirty pages and may also be based, in part, on class participation.

An "F" or "U" does not constitute successful completion.

(3) It is a requirement for graduation that a student complete, in an aggregate of ninety semester hours, at least seventy-seven classroom credit hours. Generally, the required and elective courses as well as the required seminars are classified as classroom credit offerings. Non-classroom credit offerings include: individual research, law review, extern program, moot court, fourth semester moot court, moot court editor, senior moot court, and supervised writing.

(C) Honor system.

The conduct of a student in connection with his/her law study, including the taking of examinations and the submission of seminar papers, shall be governed by an honor system adopted by the student bar association of the college of law and approved by the faculty.

Replaces: 3361:50-81-16

Effective: 7/14/2006
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3361
Rule Amplifies: 3361
Prior Effective Dates: 3/16/1978, 11/30/1983, 3/30/1984, 7/1/1985, 4/15/1986, 7/1/1987, 4/2/1993, 4/19/1995, 8/23/1996, 4/20/1998