Suffolk University Law School Student Handbook 2022-2023

3. 4.

Business Entity Fundamentals;

Commercial Law Survey; or Commercial Sales and Secured Transactions;*

5. 6. 7.

Criminal Procedure; Family Law; and

Advanced Survey of Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Property or Advanced Survey of Contracts, Evidence & Torts (must be taken in the student’s final year).

*Students subject to Guided Curriculum who entered the law school prior to May 2022 may satisfy requirement (6) by taking any one of these three courses.

The Guided Curriculum designation and requirements are a result of a student’s first-year GPA. Accordingly, the designation and requirements do not change if a student’s GPA rises above 3.000 in subsequent semesters. The Guided Curriculum designation is not subject to appeal.

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Special Provisions for Students in the Accelerated JD Program

i. Any student enrolled in the Accelerated JD Program who has completed fewer than three semesters of study is a “first - year” student within the meaning of section 1. Any other student in the Accelerated JD Program is an “upper - class” student within the meaning of section 2.

ii. For students in the Accelerated JD Program:

aa. The “first semester” for purposes of section 1.a. is defined as the period from the beginning of the first required summer term to the end of the first fall semester of study. All courses taken by students in the Accelerated JD Pro gram during this period will be regarded as “first semester courses” for purposes of section 1.a.

bb. The “second semester” for purposes of section 1.b. is defined as the first spring semester of study.

cc. The “first year” for purposes of section 1.d. Aca demic Warning and 1.e.Guided Curriculum shall comprise the first required summer term, the first fall semester, and the first spring semester of study. iii. At the end of the first required summer term, a student in the Accelerated JD Program is not in good academic standing and will be dismissed from the law school if either of the following applies:

aa. the student receives final grades that are unsatisfactory in three courses in that term, or

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