III-B-2. Adding and Dropping Courses
A. First-Year Students
A first-year student may alter his or her registration by adding or dropping a course only with the permission of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, who will consult with the instructor.
B. Upper-Division Students
Upper-division students may drop or add courses provided that they continue to satisfy the minimum course load, and that they also meet the following requirements:
1. Within the first five (5) days of classes of a semester, students are permitted to add or drop a course without the permission of the instructor, unless notice requiring the instructor’s permission has been posted concerning a particular course.
2. After the first five (5) class days of a semester, the student must obtain the permission of the instructor.
3. After the end of the second week of a semester, the student must obtain the permission of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, who will consult with the instructor.
C. Withdrawal from Course
If a student drops a course after the eighth week of a semester, the student’s permanent record will be marked with Withdraw. The student will receive no credit, and the course will not be considered in computing the student’s grade point average.
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
