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Academic Policies
Directed Study
For students with a GPA of 2.33-2.80 after their first year
Students finishing the first year of law study with a cumulative GPA of 2.33-2.80, and students readmitted to the Law School following successful completion of the California “Baby Bar” exam after first year disqualification, are subject to the Program of Directed Study. Students subject to the program of directed study remain subject to the program until graduation regardless of improvements in their GPA.
Students subject to the program must, like all students, complete all required courses and, in addition, must:
1. If a full-time student, complete Constitutional Law II (201) and Evidence (320) in the second year of law school and, in the case of part-time students, to the extent possible, complete Criminal Law (106), Pleading and Civil Procedure (114), Constitutional Law I (200), Constitutional Law II (201), and Evidence (320), in the second year of law school
2. Complete the following courses on a graded basis (i.e., P/NP precluded): Business Organizations (248), Wills and Trusts (281), Criminal Procedure (310), and Remedies (324)
3. Complete Advanced Legal Writing: Analysis (373a) by the end of their second year in law school
4. Meet with the assistant dean for academic and professional development or the senior assistant dean for student services, or their delegates, as soon as feasible after being identified as subject to the program, to discuss (a) the reasons for their inclusion in the program, (b) the purpose of the program, and (c) class scheduling for their ensuing years in law school.
