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  The School of Law - Newark 2013–2015 The Law Program Requirements for the Degree of Juris Doctor Residence Credits  

Residence Credits


1. A student must earn at least 6.00 residency points to receive the J.D. degree.

2. A student earns 1.00 residency point for any fall or spring semester 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 0.75 residency points during any semester in which the student is enrolled and successfully completes 8-11 credits, or in which he or she is enrolled and successfully completes 12 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 semester is awarded no (0.00) residency points. A student may not enroll in fewer than 8 credits during a fall or spring semester 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 0.75 residency points. 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 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 0.50 residency points for a Summer Session, regardless of the number of credits earned.

 
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