Suffolk Law Student Handbook

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Attendance and Assignment Policy

1. General A student must take the courses and examinations for the section in which (s)he is enrolled. Each student is expected to perform all class assignments and to attend class meetings regularly and in a punctual manner. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from an examination, which may result in a grade of No Credit, F, probation, suspension, or dismissal. 2. Applicable Absence Limitation With respect to any course, a student is allowed to miss up to the “Applicable Absence Limitation” for that course. Students with absences in excess of the Applicable Absence Limitation shall be excluded from the course, unless such excess absences are excused in accordance with Paragraph 8, below. The Applicable Absence Limitation shall mean 15% of the total minutes of instruction required for the credit amount of the course and is defined by the following table:

Credit Hours/Semester

Applicable Absence Limitation/Semester

2-credit course, meets once a week 2-credit course, meets twice a week 3-credit course, meets once a week 3-credit course, meets twice a week 3-credit course, meets three times a week 4-credit course, meets twice a week 4-credit course, meets three times a week

220 minutes of class, or up to two class meetings 220 minutes of class, or up to four class meetings 330 minutes of class, or up to two class meetings 330 minutes of class, or up to four class meetings 330 minutes of class, or up to six class meetings 440 minutes of class, or up to four class meetings 440 minutes of class, or up to five class meetings Applicable Absence Limitation/Summer Session

Credit Hours/Summer Session

2-credit course, meets once a week Up to one class meeting 3-credit course, meets twice a week Up to two class meetings 4-credit course, meets twice a week Up to two class meetings

Year-long Courses In year-long courses, each of the semesters of a 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.

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