The School of Law will accept up to twelve (12) credit hours from visits by students enrolled at the School of Law to other law schools that are approved by the American Bar Association, including summer study and study abroad programs sponsored by ABA-approved law schools. Students who have received credit at the School of Law earned prior to matriculation, as set forth in the Admissions Policies and Procedures Manual, shall not be eligible to receive credit pursuant to this policy, unless their total transferred pre-matriculation credits do not exceed twelve (12) hours and then, only up to a total of twelve (12) pre-and post-matriculation transfer credits. All visits to other law schools must be approved in advance by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
- A request to visit another law school must include the law school’s name and contact information and the proposed course of study. A student is not eligible to submit a request to visit another law school unless the student is in good academic standing and has completed at least thirty (30) credit hours (generally known as the first-year curriculum).
- The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall, in his or her sole discretion, determine whether to grant a student request. Credits earned during the visit shall not be used to fulfill any required courses. Students may take elective courses that may partially fulfill the elective hours necessary to satisfy the ninety (90) credit hours required to graduate from the School of Law.
- Within three (3) months of completing an approved program at another law school, the student must submit an official transcript from the other law school’s registrar to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
- No more than twelve (12) hours of credit from another law school or a combination of schools, will be awarded. The student must earn a “C” or better any course taken at another law school to obtain credit at the School of Law.
- Grades of “C” or above will be recorded as a “P” on the student’s law school transcript. The grades earned from courses taken at other law schools will not count towards the student’s cumulative GPA at the School of Law.
- The provisions described in this subpart apply only to students already enrolled at the School of Law who are seeking to visit other schools. They do not affect the transfer policies set forth below.
- Students should be aware that a leave of absence from the School of Law, even while accruing elective hours pursuant to this section, could result in a delay in your anticipated graduation date as required course offerings are rarely offered more frequently than once per academic year.