Suffolk Law Student Handbook

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	7
EMERGENCY EVACUATION	8
RULES AND REGULATIONS	10
I. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS	10
A. General Requirements	10
B. Day Division	12
C. Evening Division	13
II. ACADEMIC STANDARDS	13
A. Course Loads	13
B. Attendance and Assignment Policy	14
C. Academic Standing Requirements	16
D. Dean’s List	23
E. Graduation with Honors	23
F. Academic Integrity	23
G. Credit for Clinical and Other Non-Classroom Activities	25
H. Legal Writing Requirement Policy	26
I. Elective Add/Drop Period	30
J. Extensions Beyond End of Semester	30
K. Special Students and Reduced Course Loads	31
III. GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS	32
A. Grading Policy	32
B. Grading System	33
C. Grades and Examinations	33
D. Class Rank	34
E. Examination Numbers	34
F. Failure to Take Examinations	34
G. Reexaminations	35
H. Privacy	35
IV. SUMMER LAW PROGRAMS	36
A. Eligibility	36
B. Course Load	36
C. Acceleration through Summer Law Program	36
D. Application of Summer Credits to Final Semester	37
V. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND WITHDRAWALS	37
VI. READMISSIONS	38
A. Consideration of Readmission Applications and Petitions	38
B. Time Restrictions on Certain Petitions and Applications for Readmission	39
C. Procedure and Requirements for All Reapplications	40
D. Limit on Reapplication	40
VII. DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS	40
A. Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration	40
B1. Juris Doctor/ Master of Business Administration	41
B2. Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Three-Year Program	42
C. Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance	43
D. Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Criminal Justice	44
F. General Requirements, More Information	44
VIII. ACADEMIC CONCENTRATIONS	44
A. Designation of an Academic Concentration	44
B. Purpose	44
C. Components of an Academic Concentration	45
D. Procedure for Student Enrollment in a Concentration	45
E. Completion of Requirements and Review of Student Record	46
F. Graduation	46
G. Concentration Directors	46
H. Financial Services Concentration	47
I. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration	47
J. Intellectual Property Law Concentration	47
K. International Law Concentration	47
L. Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration	47
M. Labor and Employment Concentration	47
N. Legal Technology and Innovation Concentration	47
IX. ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATIONS	48
X. TRANSFER BETWEEN DIVISIONS	50
XI. STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE	51
XII. CHANGES TO REGULATIONS	52
LEARNING OUTCOMES	53
ABA STANDARD 510 PROCESS	54
ALCOHOL POLICY	56
CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS POLICY	60
CLASS MAKE-UP POLICY	61
COMPUTER USE POLICY	62
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK USE	66
DETERMINATION OF CREDIT HOURS FOR COURSEWORK (ABA STANDARD 310)	67
DISABILITY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS	68
LAW SCHOOL ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS	69
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE	71
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT – STUDENT NOTIFICATION	76
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	79
EXAM INTERRUPTION POLICY	80
EXAMINATION POSTPONEMENT AND RESCHEDULING REQUESTS	82
EXAMINATION REGULATIONS	83
LAPTOP EXAMINATION RULES	86
LAPTOP EXAM – PROCESS FOR INVESTIGATING AND RESOLVING CLAIMS OF MISSING EXAM TEXT	87
FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (BUCKLEY AMENDMENT)	89
COMMUNICATIONS WITH LAW STUDENTS’ RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND OTHER THIRD-PARTIES	92
FOOD AND DRINK POLICY - Sargent Hall	94
HAZING POLICY	95
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE	97
MILITARY SERVICE POLICY – Law School	100
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY’S POLICY AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT	101
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY’S POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT	104
Title IX at Suffolk University	104
I. Introduction	104
II. Summary of Process and Procedures	105
III. To Whom This Policy Applies	105
IV. Prohibited Conduct Under This Policy	106
V. Report of Sexual Misconduct	110
VI. The University’s Response to a Report of Sexual Misconduct	116
VII. Investigation	118
VIII. Standard of Proof	120
IX. Amnesty	120
X. Advisers	120
XI. Withdrawal of a Student Respondent During the Investigation, Review or Appeal	120
XII. Sanctions (Students or Student Organizations) and Discipline (Employees)	120
XIII. Appeal	121
APPENDIX A: Definitions Relevant to the Policy on Sexual Misconduct	122
APPENDIX B: Student/Student Organization Sanctions	124
APPENDIX C: Employee Discipline	127
NON-PROSELYTIZING POLICY	128
PARKING AND MBTA PROGRAM	129
MOTOR DRIVEN VEHICLES	131
POSTING POLICY	132
PROGRAM INTEGRITY COMPLAINT INFORMATION	134
RECORDING CLASS LECTURES	135
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY	136
SECOND LANGUAGE EXAM ACCOMMODATIONS	139
SERVICE ANIMALS	140
SMOKING POLICY	144
STUDENT ELECTRONIC MAIL	145
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL VENDOR POLICIES	146
VISITING OUT, STUDY ABROAD AND ELECTIVES AT NON-SUFFOLK PROGRAMS	148
VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL/VOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE PROCESS	151
WEAPONS POLICY	154

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