2022-2023 Registration Guide

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NOTABLE DATES AND DEADLINES

Diagnostic Exam All students are required to take a Diagnostic Exam covering selected bar-related subjects taught during the first year of study in the day division and the first two years of study in the evening division. Results of the diagnostic exam will be reported to students but will not appear on their transcripts and will not affect their grade point averages. However, students are required to complete the Diagnostic Exam and receive a minimum score of 50 (out of 120) in order to be eligible to graduate, and this requirement will be included in each student’s degree audit. The Diagnostic Exam will be offered in an online format. Day students who started law school before May 2021 will be required to take the exam during designated periods in the fall of their second year of study. Evening students who started before May 2020 will be required to take the exam during designated periods in the fall of their third year of study. For students entering the law school in May 2021 or later, the diagnostic exam will be administered in May during a two week period following final exams and again for a two week period at the end of August. Students are eligible to take the diagnostic in the first May after they have completed the first year courses in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Property, and Torts. Once eligible, students will have the option of taking the diagnostic in the May or August administration, or both if necessary. In order to meet the graduation requirement, students must complete the diagnostic and obtain a minimum score of 50 out of a possible 120. Students who score below 50 are required to meet with a bar preparation adviser and will be permitted to retake the exam as many times as necessary to achieve that passing score.

[Approved by law faculty on 4/17/14, amended 3/4/21]

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