2017-2018 ACADEMIC CATALOG Table of Contents HISTORY AND MISSION...................................................................................................................................... 1 ACCREDITATIONS, APPROVALS, & MEMBERSHIPS ................................................................................. 2 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 3 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 4 A. GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 B. NOTICE.............................................................................................................................................................. 4 C. AMENDMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 4 II. GENERAL PROVISIONS .............................................................................................................................. 4 A. ATTENDANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 5 B. COURSE ENROLLMENT ................................................................................................................................. 6 C. ACADEMIC STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................ 10 D. EXAMINATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 13 E. MISCHELLANEOUS ...................................................................................................................................... 15 III. JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE (JD) ................................................................................................................ 16 A. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE ......................................................................................................... 16 B. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLINICS AND EXTERNSHIPS .................................. 24 C. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ....................................................................................................... 25 D. DIRECTED STUDY ........................................................................................................................................ 28 E. GRADES AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS .................................................................................................. 29 IV. MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................... 31 A. GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................................... 31 B. EXTERNSHIPS ................................................................................................................................................ 33 C. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ..................................................................................................... 34 D. DIRECTED STUDY ........................................................................................................................................ 34 E. GRADES AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS .................................................................................................. 35 F. MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY DEGREE (MELP) .............................................. 36 G. MASTER OF ENERGY REGULATION AND LAW DEGREE (MERL) ...................................................... 39 H. MASTER OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE LAW AND POLICY DEGREE (MFALP) .............................. 40 V. JOINT DEGREES .......................................................................................................................................... 42 A. JOINT JD/MASTER’S DEGREES .................................................................................................................. 42 B. JOINT JD/LLM DEGREE ................................................................................................................................ 42 VI. DUAL DEGREES – JD PROGRAM .......................................................................................................... 44 A. ADMISSION .................................................................................................................................................. 44 B. REGISTRATION AND RECORDS ............................................................................................................... 44 C. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE ........................................................................................................ 44 D. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT ..................................................................................................................... 44 E. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ........................................................................................ 45 F. WITHDRAWAL FROM A DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM ............................................................................ 45 G. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 45 VII. DUAL DEGREES – MELP PROGRAM ................................................................................................... 49 A. ADMISSION ................................................................................................................................................... 49 B. REGISTRATION AND RECORDS ................................................................................................................ 49 C. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE ......................................................................................................... 49 D. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ......................................................................................... 49 E. WITHDRAWAL FROM A DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM ............................................................................. 50 F. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 50 VIII. DUAL JD/MELP DEGREE PROGRAMS WITH OTHER LAW SCHOOLS ................................... 51 A. ADMISSION .................................................................................................................................................... 51 B. REGISTRATION AND RECORDS ................................................................................................................ 51 C. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE .......................................................................................................... 51 D. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT ......................................................................................... 51 E. WITHDRAWAL FROM A DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM .............................................................................. 51 F. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 51 IX. MASTER OF LAWS (LLM) DEGREE PROGRAMS................................................................................. 53 A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 53 B. EXTERNSHIPS ................................................................................................................................................ 54 C. DIRECTED STUDY ........................................................................................................................................ 55 D. GRADES AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS .................................................................................................. 55 E. MASTER OF LAWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DEGREE (LLM).......................................................... 56 F. MASTER OF LAWS IN ENERGY LAW DEGREE (LLM) ............................................................................ 58 G. MASTER OF LAWS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE LAW DEGREE (LLM) .......................................... 59 H. MASTER OF LAWS IN AMERICAN LEGAL STUDIES (LLM) .................................................................. 61 X. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ...................................................................................................................... 62 A. GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 62 B. CERTIFICATE IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION ................................................................................................... 62 C. EXPERIENTIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM CERTIFICATE ....................................................................... 63 D. INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW CERTIFICATE .............................................................. 64 E. CERTIFICATE IN CLIMATE LAW...............................................................................................................