Suffolk University Law School Student Handbook 2022-2023

faculty member, advisor or associate dean, to be designated by the Dean, to discuss their difficulty in the course in which they receive an unsatisfactory grade and may be directed to participate in the Academic Support Program, enroll in particular courses in the upper year curriculum, or take other appropriate corrective measures. c. Students who receive one unsatisfactory grade and who have a grade point average under 2.500 in the first semester and who do not otherwise fall under II C.1. a.i. or II C.1. a.ii. will receive the notice described in paragraph (iv)(a) and will be required to participate in the Academic Support Program. The terms of a student’s required participation will be determined by the faculty of the Academic Support Program and communicated to the student. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement will be reviewed by the Academic Standing Committee at the end of the year and may be placed on academic probation for the following semester. v. Students who have a grade point average under 2.500 in the first semester are not eligible to enroll in summer classes. Students who raise their cumulative grade point average to above 2.500 and are in good standing after the second semester, may enroll in summer classes that start after second semester grades are posted.

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Second-Semester Academic Standing

i. At the end of the second semester of the first-year, a student is not in good academic standing and will be dismissed from the law school if the student does not fall under II.C.1.b.iv. below and either of the following applies:

a. the student has a grade point average of less than 2.000 for that academic year, or b. the student has unsatisfactory grades in three or more courses for that academic year.

The dismissal is final, and there is no appeal of the dismissal. The academic performance and individual circumstances of students who are dismissed pursuant to this section are not subject to review by the Academic Standing Committee. ii. The Academic Standing Committee will review a student who does not fall within the above dismissal standard (II. C. 1. b. i.) but has a grade point average for that academic year ranging from 2.000 to below 2.330 or was reviewed by the Academic Standing Committee after the first semester and failed to meet one or more conditions of continued enrollment set by the Committee. Such a student is not in good academic standing and will be dismissed unless the committee finds by clear and convincing evidence that: a. the student experienced extraordinary circumstances during the academic year; b. the extraordinary circumstances affected the student’s academic performance, c. those circumstances are no longer an impediment to the student’s academic performance; and d. the student is likely to succeed in the study of law, which includes a likelihood of passing a bar examination.

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