2016-2017 Academic Catalog
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2016-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG 1 Table of Contents 1. AN OVERVIEW OF VERMONT LAW SCHOOL ..............................................................................................1 2. ACCREDITATIONS, APPROVALS, MEMBERSHIPS ........................................................................................2 3. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ........................................................................................................................3 I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................3 A. GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 B. NOTICE ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 C. AMENDMENT ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 II. GENERAL PROVISIONS ..............................................................................................................................3 A. ATTENDANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 B. COURSE ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 5 C. ACADEMIC STANDARDS ...................................................................................................................................... 9 D. EXAMINATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 12 E. MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................................................................... 14 III. JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE (JD) ................................................................................................................... 14 A. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE .................................................................................................................... 14 B. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLINICS AND EXTERNSHIPS ......................................................... 21 C. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ................................................................................................................... 22 D. GRADES AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS .............................................................................................................. 24 IV. MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................. 26 A. GENERAL PROVISIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 26 B. EXTERNSHIPS ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 C. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ................................................................................................................. 29 D. GRADES AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS .............................................................................................................. 30 E. MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY DEGREE (MELP) .................................................................. 31 F. MASTER OF ENERGY REGULATION AND LAW DEGREE (MERL) .......................................................................... 34 G. MASTER OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE LAW AND POLICY DEGREE (MFALP) ..................................................... 35 V. JOINT DEGREES ...................................................................................................................................... 36 A. JOINT JD/MASTER’S DEGREES ........................................................................................................................... 36 B. JOINT JD/LLM DEGREE ....................................................................................................................................... 37 VI. DUAL DEGREES – JD PROGRAM ............................................................................................................. 38 A. ADMISSION ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 B. REGISTRATION AND RECORDS ......................................................................................................................... 39 C. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE ................................................................................................................... 39 D. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT .............................................................................................................................. 39 E. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ..................................................................................................... 39 F. WITHDRAWAL FROM A DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM ........................................................................................... 39 G. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 40 VII. DUAL DEGREES – MELP PROGRAM ........................................................................................................ 43 A. ADMISSION ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 B. REGISTRATION AND RECORDS .......................................................................................................................... 44 C. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE .................................................................................................................... 44 D. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ...................................................................................................... 44 E. WITHDRAWAL FROM A DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM ........................................................................................... 44 F. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 45 VIII. DUAL JD/MELP DEGREE PROGRAMS WITH OTHER LAW SCHOOLS ......................................................... 45 A. ADMISSION ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 B. REGISTRATION AND RECORDS .......................................................................................................................... 45 C. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE .................................................................................................................... 46 D. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ...................................................................................................... 46 E. WITHDRAWAL FROM A DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM ............................................................................................ 46 F. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 46 IX. MASTER OF LAWS (LLM) DEGREE PROGRAMS ........................................................................................... 48 A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................ 48 B. EXTERNSHIPS ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 C. GRADES AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS .............................................................................................................. 50 D. MASTER OF LAWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DEGREE (LLM) ........................................................................... 51 E. MASTER OF LAWS IN ENERGY LAW DEGREE (LLM) ............................................................................................ 52 F. MASTER OF LAWS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE LAW DEGREE (LLM) ................................................................ 53 G. MASTER OF LAWS IN AMERICAN LEGAL STUDIES (LLM) ................................................................................... 55 X. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................ 56 A. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................................... 56 B. CERTIFICATE IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION ................................................................................................................ 56 C. EXPERIENTIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM CERTIFICATE ......................................................................................... 57 D. INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW CERTIFICATE ................................................................................. 58 E. CERTIFICATE