Examinations

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  1. In order to receive credit in any course, the student must attain a grade not lower than "D-". Credit will not be given for any course unless the examination is passed. (Special rules apply to the writing requirement and pass/fail courses).
  2. Students are not permitted to take examinations in courses for which they have not registered.
  3. Students may take exams only in authorized locations. The faculty policy regarding examinations is as follows:
    1. In order to avoid any appearance of impropriety, all exams, unless otherwise limited by faculty, should be taken in the classrooms of the School of Law or designated computer rooms. A student who is taking an exam in an approved alternate location may close the door, but under no circumstances should the door be locked.
    2. All other areas of the school, including but not limited to the library, student offices, restrooms, and faculty offices should not be used to take exams. Under special circumstances, the Assistant Dean's Office may authorize a student to take an exam in an area not normally permitted.
  4. If sickness or other adjudged good cause results in a student's failure to take the regularly scheduled examination in any subject, the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs may authorize a make-up examination during the regularly scheduled make-up period, or the Assistant Dean and the faculty member involved will arrive at a mutually agreeable date for a make-up examination. All make-up exams and incomplete grades must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in advance. (See Remedies for Physical or Emotional Impediment to Satisfactory Completion of a Course or Semester Policy, infra.)
  5. A student has an exam conflict and may reschedule an exam if he or she has more than one examination scheduled to begin within 12 hours of one another. All rescheduled and make-up examinations must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. If a professor and student want to schedule a make-up exam on a day other than the make-up day, they may do so with the approval of the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, only after the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs has determined that there is an exam conflict. In such event, the make-up exam may not be given before the regularly scheduled exam and it must be administered by the faculty member. The Student Records Office will administer make-up exams that are scheduled on the regular make-up days.
  6. Make-up examinations must be scheduled after the regular examination date. In no event will a student be permitted to take a make-up examination prior to the regular examination time as reflected in the examination schedule.