These Academic Policies and Regulations were promulgated and codified by the Florida International University College of Law in August 2003.
Students should read these regulations carefully; all students are presumed to have full knowledge of their contents. The subjects covered include:
- RESIDENCY AND GENERAL ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
- SPECIFIC COURSE AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
- STANDARDS FOR GRADING AND GRANTING CREDIT
- STANDARDS FOR CONTINUATION AND GRADUATION
- HONORS
- CREDIT FOR WORK AT OTHER COLLEGES AND LAW SCHOOLS
- CREDIT FOR NONCLASSROOM WORK
- LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND WITHDRAWAL
- EXAMINATIONS
- GRADE NORMALIZATION POLICY (CURVE)
Foundation curriculum: In all foundation curriculum courses, the following four distributional requirements must be met: (i) between 40 and 50 percent of the grades shall be B or above; (ii) at least 20% of the grades shall be B+ or above; (iii) between 10 and 15 percent of the grades shall be A- or A; and (iv) between 10 and 15 percent of the grades shall be C- or below.
Upper level courses: In all upper level courses with an enrollment of 15 or more students, the following four distributional requirements must be met: (i) between 45 and 55 percent of the grades shall be B or above; (ii) at least 25 percent of the grades shall be B+ or above; (iii) between15 and 20 percent of the grades shall be A- or A; and (iv) between 5 and 15 percent of the grades shall be C- or below.
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