Student Handbook

1. Curriculum: Juris Doctor (J.D.) Program
   
   1. First Year Curriculum
   2. Required Courses
   3. Upper Level Writing Requirement (ULWR)
      
      1. Standards and Procedures for Fulfilling the ULWR
      2. Vehicles for Fulfilling the ULWR
      3. Faculty Supervision for the ULWR
2. Additional Policies & General Information
   
   1. Academic Records
   2. Attendance Policy
      
      1. Student Responsibility
   3. Auditing of Courses
   4. Bar Admissions, Exam, and Preparation
      1. Certification for the Bar
      2. Character and Fitness Application
      3. Duty to Report and Amend/Update
      4. Amendment/Update Student File Requests
   5. Certificate Programs
   6. Class Rank and Honors
      1. Interim Class Rank
      2. Final Class Rank and Honors
      3. Decile Calculations
      4. Cohorts
   7. Clinical Programs
   8. Commencement Information
   9. Communications
      1. E-mail
   10. Complaints
       1. Informal Student Complaints
       2. Student Accreditation Standard Complaints
   11. Course Evaluations
   12. Course Selection
       1. First Year
       2. Second Year and Beyond
       3. Course Descriptions and Requirements
       4. Scheduling Electives
       5. Preparing for the Bar Exam
       6. Professional Responsibility and the MPRE
       7. Advising
   13. Coursework – Appropriate Number of Credit Hours, Credit Hour Maximums, Limitation on Study Outside Classroom, and Online Course Enrollment
       1. Appropriate Number of Credit Hours for Coursework
       2. Requirements for Faculty Compliance
       3. Credit Hour Maximum Per Semester
       4. Limitation on Study Outside Classroom
       5. Non-regularly Scheduled Classes
       6. Online Course Enrollment (Limitations on Distance Education)
   14. Credit/No Credit Grading Option
       1. Credit Hour Limitation
       2. Requirements and Rules
       3. Notice to Graduating Students
   15. Dean’s List
   16. Directed Study
   17. Disability Services
   18. Dual Degree Programs
       1. Dual Professional Degrees with MSU Graduate Programs
       2. Dual Degree Student Policies
   19. Enrollment Status (Full-Time) Determination
   20. Examination Policies and Procedures
       1. Exam Permits
       2. Exam Conflicts
       3. ExamSoft
       4. Exam and Paper Retention Policy
       5. Identification
       6. Make-Up Examinations and Grade of Incomplete
       7. Non-Laptop Exam Preference
       8. Paper, Directed Study, or Project Courses
       9. Religious Observance
       10. Examination Policies
       11. Testing Accommodations under the ADA
       12. Testing Accommodations for ESL Students
       13. Withdrawal
   21. Faculty Committees
   22. Grade Change Policy
   23. Good Standing/Satisfactory Academic Progress
   24. Grade Point Average Computation
       1. Honor Points
       2. Transfer Students
       3. Rounding of GPA
   25. Grading - Anonymous
   26. Grading System
   27. Grade Curve Policy
   28. Graduation Requirements and Degrees
       1. Juris Doctor (J.D.)
          1. Requirements
          2. Application for Graduation
          3. Honors and Final Class Rank
          4. Honors for Graduation
       2. Master of Jurisprudence in Legal Doctrine and Analysis (M.J.)
       3. Master of Laws (LL.M.) and other Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) Degree Programs
   29. Jurisprudence Achievement Award (JP Award)
       1. Issuance
       2. Course Eligibility Guidelines
   30. Leave of Absence
       1. Readmission after Leave of Absence
   31. Online Course Enrollment (Limitation on Distance Education)
   32. Pass/Fail Option
   33. Probation - Dismissal
       1. Scholastic Dismissal - Upper Level Students
       2. Scholastic Dismissal - First-year Students
       3. Appeal to the Dean
       4. Academic Probation
   34. Program Completion Timetable
   35. Repeated Courses
       1. Policy and Procedure
   36. Religious Observance Policy
   37. Study Abroad Programs
   38. Visiting Other Colleges, MSU Colleges, & ABA Law Schools
       1. Other Colleges or at Michigan State University
       2. Other Law Schools
       3. Rules Governing Class Rank and Class Honors
       4. Additional Reminders about Visiting Out
   39. Withdrawal
       1. Complete Withdrawal
       2. Course Withdrawal
          1. Final Examination Course
          2. Paper Course
          3. Research, Writing, and Advocacy (RWA)
          4. Course with Multiple Writing Arguments
          5. Attendance
       3. Grade
       4. Excessive Use and Consequences of Electing to Withdraw
   40. Work Limitation
       1. Standard
       2. Affidavit of Student Enrollment Status
       3. Waiver
3. Scholarships
4. Student Conduct
   1. Code of Student Discipline
      1. Standing to assert violations
      2. Relationship between this Code and the Bar
      3. Jurisdiction
      4. Investigation and Determination of Probable Cause
      5. Hearing
      6. Argument and Decision
      7. Spartan Life/MSU Student Handbook
      8. Academic Hearing Procedures under LSRR for Michigan State University College of Law
      9. Recognition and Enforcement of MSU Student Discipline
      10. Effect of Withdrawal
5. Plagiarism Policy
6. Journals and Competition Teams
   1. Journals
   2. Competition Teams
      

Student Handbook Updated August 15, 2022.
Table of Contents Updated August 15, 2022.