Law School Registrar

Registrar Policies & Procedures

Grading Policies

(adapted from the Academic Bulletin)

Grading Scale

The grading scale is as follows:

Academic Dismissal

The required Grade Point Average necessary to be in good academic standing is a 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth). Any student whose grade point average is less than 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) will be dismissed from school, except that a student whose grade point average at the end of the first year of study (in any Division) is 1.90 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) will be placed on probationary status and will be permitted to continue his/her studies. All students on probationary status must achieve a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) by the end of the second year of study (in any Division) or be dismissed from school. Transfer students are not eligible for probationary status and must maintain a grade point average of not less than 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) at all times.

Any senior student who has not achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) in his/her course work during his/her last two semesters of study will be dismissed from school. At the completion of the final semester of study, any student who does not achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) for all required courses during his/her matriculation will not be eligible to graduate and will be dismissed from school.

Any student who fails forty percent (40%) or more of his/her credit hours in any academic year will be dismissed from school regardless of his/her cumulative grade point average.

A student’s grade point average is calculated by multiplying the number of credit hours times the number of grade points, the latter being dependent upon the grade which is achieved in a given course. An average is determined by adding the total number of grade points for all courses taken and dividing this figure by the total number of credit hours taken. Grades earned during any Summer Session are part of a student’s academic record for the succeeding academic year.

Reexamination

The minimum passing grade for any course is “D.”

1. Any upperclass student, other than a senior student, who fails a course(s) but who has a 2.00 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) cumulative grade point average (failing grade(s) included) will be required to remove the failure by submitting to a reexamination of the course failed prior to registration for the succeeding fall term. If the student passes the reexamination, the new grade earned will be substituted for the failing grade. Any first year student who fails a course(s) but who has a 1.90 (rounded to the nearest hundredth) cumulative grade point average (failing grade(s) included) will be required to remove the failure by submitting to a reexamination of the course failed prior to registration for the succeeding fall term. If the student passes the reexamination, the new grade earned will be substituted for the failing grade. A student who fails any reexamination or a repeated course will not be eligible for further study or graduation, as the case may be, regardless of cumulative grade point average. This provision only applies to a failed final examination and does not apply to a failed paper which is in lieu of a final examination.

2. A senior student who fails any course(s) during the first semester of his/her last year of study (last two semesters) will not be permitted a reexamination. Such student must petition in writing (e-mail or fax requests are unacceptable) the Academic Status Committee for relief.

Notification of Final Grades

All final grades can be viewed on Banner Self Service using a MultiPass account. If you need a MultiPass, go to www.duq.edu/multipass. In addition, final grades for the Fall Semester will be mailed by the Registrar’s Office to each student’s current address or may be obtained in person from the Registrar’s Office. Final grades for the Spring Semester, as well as Summer Session grades, are mailed to each student’s permanent address.

Review of Graded Examinations

Any student wishing to review a graded examination must fill out an examination request form in the Main Office of the Law School. Graded examinations may only be reviewed in the Main Office of the Law School or with the professor who administered the examination. Copies of any graded examination may not be made. If a student wishes to review his graded examination with the professor who administered the exam, the Registrar’s Office will arrange to deliver the graded examination to that professor.