III-D-1. Academic Misconduct
No student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law shall commit an act or omission constituting academic misconduct. Academic misconduct includes:
1. Cheating. Cheating includes giving, receiving, or using any materials, information, or study aids from any source prohibited by the instructor. Cheating also includes other dishonesty or fraud relating to law school work or violating the rules established by the instructor to govern work for that instructor.
2. Plagiarism. Plagiarism occurs when students claim or submit as their own original work, the research, ideas, or writings of another without acknowledging and clearly identifying the source, all without regard to the quantity of material used. Examples of plagiarism include copying, summarizing, or paraphrasing another’s work without proper attribution. It is not a defense to plagiarism that there was no intent to deceive, to misrepresent, or to gain any unfair advantage.
3. Misrepresentation. Misrepresentation includes any material deception or falsification relating to academic or law school matters, or providing information relating to the student’s academic or law school record that is false or misleading, or improperly altering or forging any academic or law school document or record, including falsifying attendance records.
4. Misuse of property or services at the law school. Misuse of property or services includes stealing, hiding, damaging, defacing, destroying, or impeding access to property or services of the library, of the law school, or of any member of the law school or university community.
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
