Harvard Law School Handbook of Academic Policies 2021-2022 Table of Contents Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Professors Emeriti ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Professors and Assistant Professors of Law .......................................................................................... 9 Clinical Professors and Assistant Clinical Professors ...................................................................... 12 Professors of Practice .................................................................................................................................. 12 Affiliated Harvard University Faculty .................................................................................................... 13 Visiting Professors of Law .......................................................................................................................... 13 Climenko Fellows........................................................................................................................................... 15 Lecturers on Law ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Notice: Public Health and Delivery of Academic Programs ............................................................... 21 I. Requirements for the J.D. Degree ............................................................................................................. 22 A. Residence ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 B. Statement of Learning Outcomes ....................................................................................................... 22 C. First-Year J.D. Course and Credit Requirements ........................................................................... 23 D. Upper-Level J.D. Course and Credit Requirements ..................................................................... 23 1. Required Law School Classroom Work ........................................................................................ 23 2. Required Additional Credits ............................................................................................................. 23 3. Transfer Student J.D. Program-Special Considerations ......................................................... 24 4. Minimum Credit Requirement for VA benefit-eligible students ....................................... 25 E. Definition of the Law School Credit Hour ........................................................................................ 25 F. Experiential Learning Requirement .................................................................................................. 26 G. Professional Responsibility Requirement ....................................................................................... 26 H. International and Comparative Course Requirement ................................................................ 26 I. Upper-Level J.D. Residency Requirements ....................................................................................... 27 J. Joint and Coordinated Degree Credit and Residency Requirements ..................................... 27 K. J.D. Written Work Requirement .......................................................................................................... 28 1. Option 1 of the J.D. Written Work Requirement ....................................................................... 28 2021-2022 Handbook of Academic Policies Page 1 of 127 2. Option 2 of the J.D. Written Work Requirement ....................................................................... 29 3. Experiential Learning, Professional Responsibility, and Written Work ......................... 30 4. Supervision ............................................................................................................................................. 30 5. Supervision by Visiting Faculty ....................................................................................................... 30 6. Prohibition against Compensation ................................................................................................ 30 7. Multiple Use of Papers ........................................................................................................................ 30 8. Human Subjects Research ................................................................................................................. 31 L. Pro Bono Requirement ........................................................................................................................... 31 M. Pro Bono and Written Work Credit for Political Activities...................................................... 32 1. Pro Bono Credit ..................................................................................................................................... 32 2. Written Work Credit ............................................................................................................................ 33 N. Class Attendance and Participation; Overlapping Class Times .............................................. 33 O. Grades for J.D. Students .......................................................................................................................... 34 1. Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail Grades ........................................................................................ 34 2. Dean’s Scholar Prizes .......................................................................................................................... 34 3. Credit/Fail Grades ................................................................................................................................ 35 P. Extensions .................................................................................................................................................... 35 Q. Grade Changes ........................................................................................................................................... 35 R. Completion of Course Evaluations and Grade Release .............................................................. 36 S. Graduation with Honors ......................................................................................................................... 36 T. Satisfactory Academic Progress .......................................................................................................... 38 1. Minimum Grades for J.D. Students ................................................................................................. 38 2. Minimum Annual Progress for J.D. Students .............................................................................. 38 U. Retaking Courses, Taking a Different Examination in the Same Course, and Substitute Work ................................................................................................................................................................... 41 II. Requirements for Graduate Degrees ..................................................................................................... 41 A. Master of Laws (LL.M.) ........................................................................................................................... 41 1. LL.M. Residence and Credit Requirements ................................................................................. 41 2. Recommended Courses ...................................................................................................................... 42 3. Class Attendance and Participation; Overlapping Class Times .......................................... 43 4. Grades for LL.M. Students ................................................................................................................. 44 5. Completion of Course Evaluations and Grade Release .......................................................... 46 6. LL.M. Written Work Requirement .................................................................................................. 46 7. Additional Rules Relating to the LL.M. Written Work Requirement ................................ 47 2021-2022 Handbook of Academic Policies Page 2 of 127 B. Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) ...................................................................................................... 49 1. Study Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 49 2. First Year in Residence ....................................................................................................................... 49 3. Oral Examination .................................................................................................................................. 50 4. Prospectus ............................................................................................................................................... 50 5. Presentations at the S.J.D. Colloquium ......................................................................................... 51 6. Submission and acceptance of the doctoral dissertation .....................................................