2019-2020 Faculty Exam & Grading Guide

GRADING

JD Grading Scale

4.000 3.670 3.330 3.000 2.670 2.330 2.000 1.670 1.330 1.000 0.670

High Honors

A

HH

Honors

A- B+

H P L S

Pass

Low Pass

B

Satisfactory

B-

Credit

C+

CR

Unsatisfactory

C

U

No Credit

C-

NC

Failure

D+

F

D

D-

F 0.000 LL.M and Exchange Students Alternative Grading Scale HH High Honors – A, A-, B+ P

Pass – C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-

H Fail - F LLM and Exchange students (except students from Lund, Sweden) have the option of receiving grades as assigned by Faculty (A, B, C, etc.) or may select the alternative grading system. LLM and Exchange students are required to submit the online LLM Grade Election Form/Exchange Student Grade Election Form no later than the last day of classes each semester. Once grades are received from faculty, the Office of Academic Services will convert the letter grade to the alternative grading system as selected by the student. Class Participation Faculty may request a half-step grade increase for a student’s class participation provided such participation was not already included in the original grade submitted. Faculty must complete the “Grading Increase Form” on Web Advisor (see page 11) prior to submission of grades. Non-Classroom Activities Externships, directed study, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, law reviews, journals, and moot court (including moot court teams) are graded as CR (credit) or NC (no credit). Students undertaking a directed study, research assistantship or teaching assistantship must complete a time log and submit this to the Office of Academic Services upon completion of 90 hours work (the minimum for 2 credits). This time log must be certified by the faculty member. The certified time log must be submitted no later than the last day of classes for the semester in which the student is receiving credit. Students serving as a teaching assistant in both the fall and spring must submit their certified time log at the end of each semester. Honors – B, B- F

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