Grades

Release of School of Law Grades

The School of Law Registrar processes final grades as they are submitted by faculty. Upper-level grades will not be released until the exam period has ended. Posting and release of first-year grades will be deferred until the exam period has ended and at least two grades have been received for each student.

Grades will be made available to students via the Internet, as outlined above, during the grading period. When all grades are final, a grade report is generated for each student. Reports are mailed to the student’s preferred mailing address or placed in student mailboxes. Transcripts are available as grades are posted.

A notation of “Highest Grade” will be posted to the transcripts of students who achieve the highest grade in any law course. These students will also receive the CALI Award during the awards ceremony held at the School of Law every spring. CALIs presented at the spring ceremony are for outstanding academic performance during the spring and summer terms of the previous academic year and fall term of the current academic year.

Instructions for Accessing Grades Online

Grade Point Average Requirements

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON SCHOOL OF LAW ACADEMIC STANDING POLICY

GOOD STANDING, ACADEMIC PROBATION & ACADEMIC DISMISSAL

GOOD STANDING

Students who have matriculated at the School of Law, before August 15, 2007, and whose cumulative grade-point average is 2.00 or higher are in "good standing."

Students who have matriculated at the School of Law on or after August 15, 2007, and whose cumulative grade-point average is 2.2 or higher are in “good standing.”

A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.30 or higher to be eligible to participate in the Five Semester Option.

ACADEMIC PROBATION

DEFINITION

Any student who has matriculated at the School of Law before August 15, 2007, and whose cumulative GPA at the end of any regular semester is below 2.00, but who is eligible to continue studies in the School of Law (whether under the terms of these academic standards or by virtue of readmission), is on "academic probation."

Any student who has matriculated at the School of Law on or after August 15, 2007, and whose cumulative GPA at the end of any regular semester is below 2.2, but who is eligible to continue studies in the School of Law (whether under terms of these academic standards or by virtue of readmission), is on “academic probation.”

PROGRESS

A student who has matriculated at the School of Law prior to August 15, 2007, and who is on academic probation at the end of his or her second regular semester must raise his or her cumulative GPA by one-half the difference between his or her GPA and 2.00 by the end of the third regular semester, and must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher by the end of the fourth regular semester. Failure to make progress as required by this section results in academic dismissal.

A student who has matriculated at the School of Law on or after August 15, 2007, and who is on academic probation at the end of his or her second regular semester must raise his or her cumulative GPA by one-half the difference between his or her GPA and 2.2 by the end of the third regular semester, and must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.2 or higher by the end of the fourth regular semester. Failure to make progress as required by this section results in academic dismissal.

DETERMINATION OF STATUS

For the purpose of applying academic standards for probation in law school:

a transfer student is considered as a third semester student, even though he or she may have less than thirty hours of credit and/or may be registered for first-year courses, and
attendance at two summer sessions shall not be considered as the equivalent of attending one semester.

ACADEMIC DISMISSAL

STANDARDS

A student who has matriculated at the School of Law before August 15, 2007, will be dismissed if:

His or her grade-point average (GPA) is less than l.60 at the end of the first semester of law school study.
His or her cumulative GPA is less than 1.80 at the end of the first year of law school study.
His or her cumulative GPA is less than 2.00 at the end of any subsequent academic year.

A student who has matriculated at the School of Law on or after August 15, 2007 will be dismissed if:

His or her grade-point average (GPA) is less than l.80 at the end of the first semester of law school study.
His or her cumulative GPA is less than 2.0 at the end of the first year of law school study.
His or her cumulative GPA is less than 2.2 at the end of any subsequent academic year.

DETERMINATION OF STATUS

For the purpose of applying the academic standards for continuation in law school:

a transfer student is considered a second year student, even though he or she may have less than thirty hours of credit and/or may be registered for first-year courses, and
attendance at two summer sessions shall not be considered as the equivalent of attending one semester.

UDSL Grading System

Grades	Quality Points	Explanation
Course Credit Type A
A+	4.3	Exceptional
A	4.0	Superior
A-	3.7	Excellent
B+	3.3	Good
B	3.0	Good
B-	2.7	Average
C+	2.3	Pass
C	2.0	Pass
C-	1.7	Below Average; Pass
D+	1.3	Below Average; Pass
D	1.0	Poor; Pass
F	0.0	Failure
Course Credit Type B
EX	0.0	Exceptional; Pass
S	0.0	Satisfactory; Pass
U	0.0	Unsatisfactory; No Credit
Course Credit Type C
CR	0.0	Credit
NC	0.0	No Credit
Miscellaneous Grading Notations
I	0.0	Incomplete
W	0.0	Withdrawn
P	0.0	Course in Progress
X	0.0	Audit (no credit)
N	0.0	No Grade Reported
K	0.0	Transfer Credit Awarded