Suffolk Law Student Handbook 2019-2020

Credit Hours/Six Week Session Applicable

Absence

Limitation/Six

Week

Session

2-credit course, meets twice a week

240 minutes of class, or up to two class meetings 360 minutes of class, or up to two class meetings 360 minutes of class, or up to three class meetings 720 minutes of class, or up to four class meetings

3-credit course, meets two times a week 3-credit course, meets three times a week 4-credit course, meets four times a week

3.

Year-long Courses

In year-long courses, each of the semesters of the course shall have its own Applicable Absence Limitation as defined above. Students may not “carry-over” unused absences to increase the Applicable Absence Limitation in the second semester of a year-long course.

4.

Inter-session and Intensive Courses

Because inter-session and intensive courses normally are designed to have a limited number of class meetings, there is no Applicable Absence Limitation available for these courses. Students are expected to attend all class meetings of inter-session and intensive courses. An absence or significant tardiness to an inter-session or an intensive classes will result in the student being excluded from the course. To obtain a waiver to this rule, a student must submit a petition to the Dean of Students. The Dean of Students will only grant the petition if 1) the petition shows an extraordinary and unavoidable circumstance, and 2) the instructor believes that the amount of absence will not unreasonably alter the level of engagement expected of all students in the course.

5.

Distance Education (Hybrid/Online) Courses

As with live courses, the acceptable absent limitation of 15% of the minutes of instruction applies to distance education courses as defined in Regulation II(L). For distance education courses conducted through iLaw or other online platforms, students shall be regarded as absent if they fail to complete a week’s assignment.

6.

Add/Drop Period

For elective courses, class meetings during the add/drop period shall be disregarded in determining whether a student has exceeded the Applicable Absence Limitation. This does not apply to required courses, six week summer session, inter-session or intensive courses.

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