III-C-2. Grade Policy
A. Grading Averages
1. In first-year courses (except Lawyering Skills): faculty should strive for an average GPA of 2.90, and in no case should the average GPA of a course be lower than 2.70 or higher than 3.10. The Dean, or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Dean’s request, may grant authorization to a faculty member to submit grades outside this range, but only in exceptional circumstances, and only if the faculty member requests authorization before submitting grades. This policy is applicable only to final grades, not to every paper or examination.
2. In second and third-year required courses (except Lawyering Skills and Mentor Externship) and other courses in which 45 or more students are enrolled: faculty should strive for an average GPA of 3.00, and in no case should the average GPA of the course be lower than 2.80 or higher than 3.20. The Dean, or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Dean’s request, may grant authorization to a faculty member to submit grades outside of this range, but only in exceptional circumstances, and only if the faculty member requests authorization before submitting grades. This policy is applicable only to final grades, not to every paper or examination.
B. Class Rankings
After each semester’s grades are submitted, law students will be ranked, and each student, at his or her request, will be informed of his or her ranking. Rankings will not be published. If a prospective employer seeks verification of ranking, such verification will be given if the student so authorizes.
I. MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
1. Mission Statement
2. Vision Statement
II. ADMISSIONS POLICIES
1. Admissions Requirements
2. Admission of Transfer Students
3. Admission of International Students
4. Withdrawal from Law School; Readmission after Withdrawal; Leaves of Absence
5. Dismissal and Readmission
6. Refunds Upon Withdrawal: UST School of Law Financial Aid Policy
III. ACADEMIC STANDARDS POLICIES
A. Basic Academic Requirements
1. Graduation Requirements
2. Residency and Course Load Requirements
3. Upper-Level Writing Requirement
4. Public Service Program
B. Course Registration and Eligibility
1. Registration
2. Adding and Dropping Courses
3. Auditing
4. Supervised Research and Writing
5. Courses in Other UST Academic Units
6. Courses at Other ABA-Accredited Law Schools
7. Summer Programs Abroad
8. Law Review
9. Minnesota Law School Consortium
10. Judicial Externship Program and Seminar
11. Courses at Other Non-Law, Non-UST Graduate Institutions
C. Academic Performance and Grading
1. Good Academic Standing
2. Grade Policy
3. Grade of “Incomplete”
4. Grade Changes
5. Attendance and Preparation
6. Graduation Honors, Dean’s Lists, and Class Rankings
7. Examination Retention
8. Rescheduling Examinations
D. Other Academic Standards
1. Academic Misconduct
2. Limitations on Student Employment
IV. FACULTY-RELATED POLICIES
1. Faculty Meetings
2. Standing Committees
3.Department Structure of School of Law Faculty
4. Appointments Process: Tenure Track Faculty
5. Promotion, Tenure and Evaluation
6. Standards for Promotion, Review, and Tenure
7. Teaching Course Loads
8. Unpaid Leaves of Absence
9. Outside Employment and Consulting by Full-Time Faculty (UST)
10. Outside Employment and Consulting by Full-Time Faculty (UST Law)
11. Faculty Office Hours
12. Adjunct Faculty
13. Reimbursing Attorney License Fees, Bar Dues, and CLE Expenses
V. OTHER POLICIES
1. Statement on Religious Identity and Mission
2. Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action
3. Postings
4. Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)
5. Code of Student Responsibility
6. Approval of New Courses
