1. A student must earn at least 6.00 residency points to receive the J.D. degree.
2. A student earns a 1.00 residency point for any fall or spring term
in which the student is enrolled and successfully completes 12 or more
credits and certifies that he or she has not worked more than 20 hours
during any calendar week in which classes or examinations were
conducted.
3. A student is awarded a 0.75 residency point
during any term in which the student is enrolled and successfully
completes 8 or more credits, or in which he or she is enrolled and
successfully completes 12 or more credits but does not certify that he
or she is working 20 hours or less during any calendar week in which
classes or examinations were conducted.
4. A student who
enrolls in and successfully completes fewer than 8 credits during the
fall or spring term is awarded no (0.00) residency points. A student
may not enroll in fewer than 8 credits during a fall or spring term
unless he or she has already completed the residency requirement.
5. For residency purposes, a student who withdraws from a course (with
a W grade) is counted as not having enrolled in the course at all. A
full-time student who fails a course and thereby falls below 12 credits
but still successfully completes at least 8 credits receives a 0.75
residency point. A student who fails a course and thereby falls below 8
credits receives no (0.00) residency points, but the Scholastic
Standing Committee, by special petition, may award pro rata residency
points (number of credits successfully completed/8 = maximum pro rata
residency points allowable).
6. A student is awarded residency points for the Summer Session or winter term according to the following schedule:
1 credit
0.1 residency point
2 credits 0.2 residency point
3 credits 0.3 residency point
4 credits
0.4 residency point
5 or more credits 0.5 residency point
A
student may not earn more than a 0.50 residency point for a Summer
Session or winter term, regardless of the number of credits earned.
