Suffolk University Law School Student Handbook 2022-2023

ii. A student enrolled in the HJD Program who completes the first year of study with a grade point average less than 3.000 but greater than or equal to 2.500 is in good academic standing but will be reviewed by the HJD Subcommittee of the Academic Standing Committee for a determination of whether the student should be permitted to remain in the HJD Program. The HJD Subcommittee may vote to dismiss the student from the HJD Program or to allow the student to remain in the HJD Program. a. If the HJD Subcommittee votes to dismiss the student from the HJD program, the student will be placed on Academic Warning or Guided Curriculum (as applicable) and be permitted to continue as a student in the regular JD program. Such a student will remain subject to the academic standing requirements and all other regulations applicable to all JD students, including but not limited to any generally applicable cap on distance education credits. b. Unless otherwise voted by the HJD Subcommittee, a student dismissed from the HJD Program is not disqualified from enrollment in HJD upper-level courses but will be subject to the same registration priority and conditions of enrollment applicable to regular JD students. c. If the HJD Subcommittee votes to permit the student to remain in the HJD Program, it may place conditions on the student’s continuation in the program, including but not limited to a cap on distance education credits or a requirement that one or more specific courses be taken in person. A student permitted by the HJD Subcommittee to continue in the HJD Program will remain subject to the requirements of section II.C.2.f. below. iii. If the Academic Standing Committee reviews a student enrolled in the HJD Program who is not in good academic standing after the first semester or first year of study and votes to permit the student to continue as a JD student, the full Academic Standing Committee will also determine whether the student should be dismissed from the HJD Program or allowed to remain in the program, with or without conditions. Prior or additional review by the HJD Subcommittee is not required for such a student.

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Upper-class Students

a. An upper-class student is not in good academic standing if the student receives final grades below C in more than one course in any semester.

b. An upper-class student who is not in good academic standing after a semester, but who does not fall within paragraph (2)(c), shall be placed on probation for the following semester.

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