Good Standing/Dismissal/Probation

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  1. Any student whose cumulative grade point average at the end of any semester is 2.0 or better on a 4-point scale shall be in good standing.
  2. Any student whose cumulative grade point average at the end of any semester is less than 2.0 shall be placed on probation for one semester.
  3. Within 30 days of the beginning of the semester in which the student is on probation, the student may petition the Reinstatement and Probation Committee for a second semester on probation. A second semester of probation shall not be granted unless the Committee finds that compelling reasons justify a second semester of probation and there is a substantial likelihood that the student's quality point deficiency could be removed with two semesters of probation. The content of any such petition filed after the 30-day period is limited to compelling reasons which have occurred subsequent to the filing of the first petition or the expiration of the 30-day period, whichever is applicable.
  4. Except as is provided in Rule 5 below, any student who does not remove the quality-point deficiency in the probation semester(s) shall be dismissed. A student who is granted a second semester of probation but does not remove the quality point deficiency in the probation semester shall be ineligible for readmission.
  5. Any student placed on probation at the end of his or her first semester who attains better than a 2.0 semester average during the next semester in which enrolled but who fails to remove all quality point deficiency during that semester shall be granted an expedited hearing before the Reinstatement and Probation Committee. The student shall be continued on probation for one additional semester if, in the Committee's opinion, there is a strong prospect that the student will be able to remove all quality point deficiencies by the end of the third semester of enrollment. Should such student fail to remove all quality point deficiency and attain the status of a student in good standing by the end of the third semester of enrollment, the student shall be dismissed from the School of Law.
  6. Any student on probation shall register for a full load of classes as defined by the rules of the School of Law. (See Procedural Rules for the Reinstatement and Probation Committee.)
  7. Any student on probation who fails to register or withdraws without a leave of absence shall be dismissed from the School of Law.