Suffolk University Law School Student Handbook 2022-2023

School ad heres to the definition of “credit hour” established in ABA Standard 310(b), as set forth in Regulations I(B)(2) and I(C)(2).

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Prior to graduation, every student must satisfactorily complete:

a. six credits of upper-level experiential learning courses (as defined by ABA Standards 303 and 304),

b. two continuing legal education seminars,

c. a minimum of 50 hours of practice-based learning completed in any of the following ways: (i) First Year Summer Internship Program placement; (ii) 50 hours of legal work completed through the Pro Bono Program; or (iii) 50 hours of legal work completed under the supervision of an attorney, and

d. one course from the Race, Equity, and Law (REAL) menu.

Students completing Sections b and c of this requirement must submit certification of completion to the Academic Services Office.

Part-time students in the Evening Division are exempt from section c. of the requirement, but are encouraged to complete it.

Students entering the law school before May 2022 are exempt from Rule I.A.5.d.

6. All students are required to take a Diagnostic Exam covering selected bar-related subjects taught during the first year of study in the day division and the first two years of study in the evening division. Results of the diagnostic exam will be reported to students but will not appear on their transcripts and will not affect their grade point averages. However, students are required to complete the Diagnostic Exam and receive a minimum score of 50 (out of 120) in order to be eligible to graduate, and this requirement will be included in each student’s degree audit. The Diagnostic Exam will be offered in an online format. Day students who started law school before May 2021 will be required to take the exam during designated periods in the fall of their second year of study. Evening students who started before May 2020 will be required to take the exam during designated periods in the fall of their third year of study. For students entering the law school in May 2021 or later, the diagnostic exam will be administered in May during a two week period following final exams and again for a two week period at the end of August. Students are eligible to take the diagnostic in the first May after they have completed the first year courses in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Property, and Torts. Students must take the diagnostic by no later than the first August after their initial eligibility. In order to meet the graduation requirement, students must complete the diagnostic and obtain a minimum score of 50 out of a

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