Suffolk Law Summer 2019 Student Handbook

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	8
EMERGENCY EVACUATION	9
RULES AND REGULATIONS	11
I. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS	11
A. General Requirements	11
B. Day Division	13
(a) Credit for Classroom Instruction	14
(i) Fall and spring terms	14
(ii) Summer term	15
(iii) Winter session	16
(iv) Special sessions	16
(b) Out of-class Student Work in Courses that Involve Classroom or Direct Faculty Instruction	16
(c) Credit for Clinic and Externships	17
(d) Credit for Directed Study	18
(e) Credit for Student-Edited Law Journals	18
(f) Credit for Moot Court, Mock Trial, and ADR Competitions	18
(g) Credit for Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants	18
(h) Credit for Distance Learning Courses	19
C. Evening Division	19
D. Accelerated JD Program	19
II. ACADEMIC STANDARDS	21
A. Course Loads	21
B. Attendance and Assignment Policy	21
C. Academic Standing Requirements	24
D. Dean's List	31
E. Graduation with Honors	32
F. Academic Integrity	32
G. Credit for Clinical and Other Non-Classroom Activities	34
H. Legal Writing Requirement Policy	35
I. Elective Add/Drop Period	39
J. Extensions Beyond End of Semester	39
K. Special Students and Reduced Course Loads	40
III. GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS	40
A. Grading Policy	40
B. Grading System	41
C. Grades and Examinations	42
D. Class Rank	42
E. Examination Numbers	43
F. Failure to Take Examinations	43
H. Privacy	44
IV. SUMMER LAW PROGRAMS	44
A. Eligibility	44
B. Course Load	44
V. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND WITHDRAWALS	45
VI. READMISSIONS	46
A. Consideration of Readmission Applications and Petitions	46
B. Time Restrictions on Certain Petitions and Applications for Readmission	48
C. Procedure and Requirments for All Reapplications	48
D. Limit on Reapplication	48
VI. DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS	49
A. Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration	49
B1. Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration	49
B2. Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Three-Year Program	50
C. Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance	51
D. Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Criminal Justice	52
F. General Requirements, More Information	52
VIII. ACADEMIC CONCENTRATIONS	52
A. Designation of an Academic Concentration	52
B. Purpose	53
C. Components of an Academic Concentration	53
D. Procedure for Student Enrollments in a Concentration	54
E. Completion of Requirements and Review of Student Record	54
F. Graduation	54
G. Concentration Directors	55
H. Financial Services Concentration	55
I. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration	55
J. Intellectual Property Law Concentration	55
K. International Law Concentration	55
l. Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration	56
M. Labor and Employment Law Concentration	56
N. Legal Technology and Innovation Concentration	56
IX. ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATIONS	56
A. Accelerator-to-Practice Program	56
X. TRANSFER BETWEEN DIVISIONS	58
XI. STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE	59
XII. CHANGES TO REGULATIONS	60
LEARNING OUTCOMES	61
ABA STANDARD 510 PROCESS	62
ALCOHOL POLICY	64
CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS POLICY	68
CLASS MAKE-UP POLICY	69
COMPUTER USE POLICY	70
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK USE	74
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES REGARDING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION	76
DISABILITY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS	80
LAW SCHOOL ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS	81
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE	83
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT - STUDENT NOTIFICATION	88
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	91
EXAM INTERRUPTION POLICY	92
EXAMINATION POSTPONEMENT AND RESCHEDULING REQUESTS	94
EXAMINATION REGULATIONS	95
LAPTOP EXAMINATION RULES	98
LAPTOP EXAM - PROCESS FOR INVESTIGATING AND RESOLVING CLAIMS OF MISSING EXAM TEXT	98
FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (BUCKLEY AMENDMENT)	101
CHOSEN NAME POLICY	105
COMMUNICATIONS WITH LAW STUDENTS' RELATIVES, FRIENDS, AND OTHER THIRD-PARTIES	106
FOOD AND DRINK POLICY - Sargent Hall	108
HAZING POLICY	109
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE	111
MILITARY SERVICE POLICY - Law School	114
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY'S POLICY AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT	115
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY'S POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT	118
Title IX at Suffolk University	118
I. Introduction	118
II. Summary of Process and Procedures	119
III. To Whom This Policy Applies	119
IV. Prohibited Conduct Under This Policy	120
V. Report of Sexual Misconduct	124
VI. The University's Response to a Report of Sexual Misconduct	130
VII. Investigation	132
VIII. Standard of Proof	134
IX. Amnesty	134
X. Advisers	134
XI. Withdrawal of a Student Respondent During the Investigation, Review or Appeal	134
XII. Sanctions (Students or Student Organizations) and Discipline (Employees)	135
XIII. Appeal	135
APPENDIX A: Definitions Relevant to the Policy on Sexual Misconduct	136
APPENDIX B: Student/Student Organization Sanctions	138
APPENDIX C: Employee Discipline	141
NON-PROSELYTIZING POLICY	142
PARKING AND MBTA PROGRAM	143
MOTOR DRIVEN VEHICLES	146
LAW STUDENT ACCESS TO FUNCTION SPACES, MOOT COURTROOMS, AND CLASSROOMS	147
POSTING POLICY	148
PROGRAM INTEGRITY COMPLAINT INFORMATION	150
RECORDING CLASS LECTURES	151
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY	152
SECOND LANGUAGE EXAM ACCOMMODATIONS	155
SERVICE ANIMALS	156
SMOKING POLICY	160
STUDENT ELECTRONIC MAIL	161
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL VENDOR POLICIES	162
VISITING OUT, STUDY ABROAD AND ELECTIVES AT NON-SUFFOLK PROGRAMS	164
VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL/VOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE POLICY	167
WEAPONS POLICY	170
WITHDRAWAL DUE TO FAILURE TO FILE PREVIOUS EDUCATIONAL TRANSCRIPT(S)	171

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