COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENT HANDBOOK 2015 - 2016 http://law.uiowa.edu/files/law.uiowa.edu/files/handbook_0.pdf This document was updated August 2015. This edition is available online at http://www.law. uiowa. edu/students/handbook.php in PDF form. If changes are made during the year, a new document will be posted (with the date of its publication available in the footer) and previous documents will be archived at that web page. 1 Table of Contents I. Registration Policies and Procedures ................................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Full Time Policy ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Limitations on Hours Loads ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1. 15 Hours Rule ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2. Intersession Courses........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3. Clinical and Non-Clinical Externship Credit Hours Limitation ......................................................................................... 7 4. Clinic, Externship, and Non-Law Course Hour Limitation ................................................................................................ 7 C. Course Scheduling .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Bidding Process .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2. Guide to Courses .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 3. LAWR and Small Section Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................... 8 4. Co-Curricular Hours ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 5. Seminars .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 6. Trial Advocacy....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 7. Clinic .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 8. Field Placement Externships ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 9. Add/Drop Policy ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 10. Courses Taken Outside the University of Iowa College of Law ............................................................................... 12 11. Special Rule Concerning Written Work Submitted for More Than One Purpose ............................................ 13 12. Overlapping Courses ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 13. Duplicative Courses ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 14. Auditing Classes ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 15. Teaching Materials Policy .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 II. Exams, Grades, and Academic Honors ........................................................................................................................................... 14 A. Exam Policy ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1. Exams ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2. Anonymous Grading ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3. Laptop Test Taking ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 4. Exam Times, Locations and Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 15 5. Scheduling of Exams ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 6. Exam Accommodations ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 B. Grades .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 1. Grading Policy ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 2. Grade Distribution Policy (effective September 2006) ...................................................................................................... 18 2 3. LAWR and Upper-Level Courses .............................................................................................................................................. 19 4. Faculty Policy on Repeating Failed Courses ........................................................................................................................... 19 5. Pass/Fail Grades ................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 6. Faculty Submission and Posting of Grades............................................................................................................................. 20 7. Miscellaneous Grading Marks ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 8. Retention Rules .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 9. Class Ranking ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 10. Transcripts ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 11. Academic Honors .......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 III. Graduation Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................... 26 A. J.D. Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 B. Course Hours ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 C. Course Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 D. Writing Requirements .........................................................................................................................................................................