Registration Policies


Required Courses

Students who do not successfully complete a required course must repeat that course no later than during the Fall or Spring Semester in which it is next offered.

Please visit the Curriculum Guidelines section for more information about required courses.

Registration for Courses

It is the responsibility of each student to register properly for his/her courses each semester. Procedures and scheduled times for registration must be followed in all cases. No academic credit can be given for courses for which students have not properly registered.

Full-time students: No student in the full-time division may take fewer than 12 credit hours. A student in the full-time division must complete six semesters in which he/she enrolls in a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Part-time students: No student in the part-time division may take fewer than eight credit hours, or more than 12 credit hours per semester. Additional credits earned in one academic year or summer session will not permit a student in the part-time division to take fewer than the minimum credit hours per semester thereafter.

Repeating Failed Courses

Students who do not successfully complete a required course must repeat that course no later than the Fall or Spring Semester in which it is next offered.

Withdrawal from Courses

Students normally may withdraw from a course within the first two weeks of the semester or the first week of the summer session. A course may not be added after the first week of a term. A status of "EC" (erase course) is assigned for withdrawal in the first week; the course will not appear on the student's transcript. A grade of "W" (withdrawal) is given for withdrawal through the third week of the semester; this grade will appear on the student's transcript but will have no effect on the student's grade point average. Thereafter, a grade of "WF" (withdrawal failing) will be recorded for students who withdraw from a class; that grade will appear on the student's transcript and is considered for all purposes as an "F."

Students should consult the official School of Law calendar to determine deadlines for withdrawals and changes in registration. In order to withdraw from a course, a student must cancel her/his registration through LOCUS during the period for withdrawals. After that, the student must complete and sign a withdrawal form in the Law Registrar Office. A grade will be awarded in all courses for which a student is registered. When a student has not properly withdrawn from a course prior to the appropriate deadline, a grade of "WF" (withdrawal failing) will be recorded.

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