Handbook Flip Book Update November 2016

A.

Eligibility

Suffolk University Law School offers a 10-week summer program open to students who have completed the first year of law school in good standing at an American Bar Association-accredited law school. An applicant to the program must present a letter of good standing from the dean of his or her law school. Notes: For purposes of the ABA residency requirement, the summer law program in Boston is equivalent to one-half semester. The Suffolk University Law School Summer abroad programs are not covered by this section (IV.A.)

B.

Course Load

Any student may take up to 5 credits (10 classroom hours per week) without special permission. Evening students may take up to 6 credits without special permission. Any student wishing to take 7 credits (14 classroom hours per week) must petition the Assistant Dean for Academic Services for special administrative approval. Day students wishing to take 6 or 7 credits (12 to 14 classroom hours per week) must petition the Assistant Dean for Academic Services for special administrative approval.

C. Acceleration through Summer Law Program

Any evening division Suffolk student intending to accelerate his or her program by one semester must complete 9, 10, 11, or 12 credits over two or three summer sessions. Evening students must enroll in a minimum of 4 credits in summer sessions.

Any evening student who enrolls in 9-12 credits in summer sessions may be eligible to eliminate the final semester of study provided:

1. The student enrolls in 2 summer sessions of at least 4 credits and earns a minimum of 9 credits in the Suffolk Boston Summer Sessions; or

2. The student enrolls in at least 3 summer sessions of at least 3 credits and earns a minimum of 9 credits in the Suffolk Boston Summer Sessions; or

3. The student enrolls in a non-Suffolk Summer session of at least 4 credits in a 3 week session and also enrolls in 2 summer sessions of at least 4 credits in the Suffolk Boston Summer Sessions.

D.

Application of Summer Credits to Final Semester

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