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HLS Handbook of Academic Policies
Handbook of Academic Policies Table of Contents
Handbook of Academic Policies Table of Contents
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Faculty
Professors and Assistant Professors of Law
Clinical Professors and Assistant Clinical Professors
Notice: Public Health and Delivery of Academic Programs
I. Requirements for the J.D. Degree
B. Statement of Learning Outcomes
C. First-Year J.D. Course and Credit Requirements
D. Upper-Level J.D. Course and Credit Requirements
1. Required Law School Classroom Work
2. Required Additional Credits
3. Transfer Student J.D. Program-Special Considerations
4. Minimum Credit Requirement for VA benefit-eligible students
E. Definition of the Law School Credit Hour
F. Experiential Learning Requirement
G. Professional Responsibility Requirement
H. International and Comparative Course Requirement
I. Upper-Level J.D. Residency Requirements
J. Joint and Coordinated Degree Credit and Residency Requirements
K. J.D. Written Work Requirement
1. Option 1 of the J.D. Written Work Requirement
2. Option 2 of the J.D. Written Work Requirement
3. Experiential Learning, Professional Responsibility, and Written Work
5. Supervision by Visiting Faculty
6. Prohibition against Compensation
M. Pro Bono and Written Work Credit for Political Activities
N. Class Attendance and Participation; Overlapping Class Times
1. Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail Grades
R. Completion of Course Evaluations and Grade Release
T. Satisfactory Academic Progress
1. Minimum Grades for J.D. Students
2. Minimum Annual Progress for J.D. Students
U. Retaking Courses, Taking a Different Examination in the Same Course, and Substitute Work
II. Requirements for Graduate Degrees
1. LL.M. Residence and Credit Requirements
3. Class Attendance and Participation; Overlapping Class Times
5. Completion of Course Evaluations and Grade Release
6. LL.M. Written Work Requirement
7. Additional Rules Relating to the LL.M. Written Work Requirement
B. Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)
5. Presentations at the S.J.D. Colloquium
6. Submission and acceptance of the doctoral dissertation
III. Additional Academic Opportunities (J.D. and Graduate Programs)
A. Additional Written Work Opportunities
2. Winter Term Writing Program
2. Requirements for Clinical Credits
4. International J.D. Students in Clinics
5. Opportunities for Student Practice
1. Cross-Registration from Harvard Law School
2. Cross-Registration into Harvard Law School
D. Auditing a Harvard Law School Course
E. Joint, Coordinated, and Concurrent Degree Opportunities for J.D. Students
2. Coordinated J.D./Ph.D. Program
F. J.D. Studies at Other Schools
1. Study Abroad for J.D. Students
2. Berkeley Exchange Program for J.D. Students
IV. Examinations
V. Academic Honesty
A. Violation of Examination Rules; Dishonesty in Examinations
B. Preparation of Papers and Other Work—Plagiarism and Collaboration
VI. Registration Schedule and Course Change Deadlines
1. Check-in Process and Administrative Clearance
2. Check-in Dates and Administrative Clearance Dates
C. Course and Clinic Registration Periods
E. Course Withdrawal Deadlines
VII. Written Work Registration Deadlines
A. Summary of Written Work Registration Deadlines
B. Registration for the J.D. Written Work Requirement
C. Registration for the LL.M. Written Work Requirement
D. Mandatory Registration for the Written Work Requirement
E. Registration for Optional Written Work
F. Application and Registration for the Winter Term Writing Program
VIII. Deadlines for Submission of Law School Work
A. Submission Deadlines for Academic Work
B. Submission Deadlines for Academic Work in Courses, Seminars, & Reading Groups
2. Extensions for May Degree Candidates (J.D. and LL.M.)
D. Submission Deadlines for Option 2 of the J.D. Written Work Requirement
IX. Deadlines for Applying to Special Programs
A. Joint and Concurrent Degree and Study Abroad Deadlines
X. Leaves and Withdrawals
C. Involuntary Leaves of Absence
D. While on a Leave of Absence
G. Agreements to Engage in Treatment
H. Clearance for Return Related to Serious Concerns about the Health or Well-being of a Student
XI. Administrative Board
XII. Other Rules and Important Information
A. Harvard Law School Community Principles
2. Community Principle on Non-Attribution
B. University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities
2. Statement of the President and Deans on University Rights and Responsibilities (2002)
C. Notice of Non-Discrimination
D. Title IX Policies and Information
E. Harvard Law School FERPA Policy
1. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”)
5. Other Disclosures Permitted under FERPA
F. Protest and Dissent Guidelines
1. Picketing and Distributing Literature
G. Student Complaints Implicating Compliance with ABA Standards for Legal Education
1. Student Class Recording Requests
2. Timing of Recording Requests
I. Student International Travel
K. Use of University Libraries
L. Information Technology Services
1. Harvard Law School Computer and Network Resources Usage Agreement
2. Use of Computer and Network Resources
3. Compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
4. Policy on Access to Electronic Information
6. Anonymous and Pseudonymous Communications
8. Emergency Situations and Compliance with Account Quotas
9. Copyright and Software Licenses
11. Requirements on Leaving Harvard Law School
M. Harvard Law School Digital Media Policy
P. Harvard University I.D. Cards
R. Harvard Law School Drug and Alcohol Policy
2. Provisions Regarding Alcohol Service and Use at Harvard Law School
6. Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
7. Off-campus Events – Private Residence
8. Off-campus Events – Bars, Restaurants, and Off-Site Function Facilities
S. Cambridge No Smoking Ordinance and Harvard No Smoking Policy
1. City of Cambridge No Smoking Ordinance
T. Harvard Law School Missing Persons Policy
U. Nonresident Student Driver Statements and Decals
W. Massachusetts Anti-Hazing Statute
269:17. Hazing; organizing or participating; hazing defined
Appendix A: Harvard University Health Services and Counseling and Mental Health Services
Appendix B: Emergency and Safety Information
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