
A. Normally, students are required to complete all course work within the semester in which the course work is offered. In examination courses, this entails taking the examination at the scheduled time. In courses in which research papers comprise all or part of the course work, such papers must be submitted as required by the instructor but, in no event, later than the last day of the scheduled examination period.
B. If a student is unable to complete the course work, the student should immediately advise the instructor, who may excuse the deficiency and enter a grade of “Incomplete” (“I”).
C. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate contact with the instructor and cure the deficiency. If a student does not cure the “Incomplete” deficiency by the end of the next regular semester, whether he or she is enrolled or not, the grade of “I” will be changed permanently to an “F” on the student’s record. In case of extreme hardship, as determined by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in consultation with the instructor, the Associate Dean may grant the student one additional regular semester to cure the deficiency.
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