Below is a brief outline of the Charleston School of Law Academic Catalog. Click the + sign to see the linked list under each heading. You can also click on the top tabs to see a complete list under each heading tab. A complete list of content under each heading is found in the Detailed Academic Catalog Guide Outline.
Academic Honors, Class Ranking, Awarding of Diplomas
Academic Probation, Academic Dismissal, and Requests for Readmission
Course Syllabi Requirements and Faculty Policy on Credit Hour Determination
Earning Course Credit outside the Law School
Leaves of Absence, Withdrawals, and Termination of Studies
Requests for Waiver of Academic Rules
Policies on Credit for Students who have Transferred to the Law School
The Office of Academic Affairs administers all assessments and exams as well as any testing accommodations. Students wishing to request testing accommodations should refer to Students with Disabilities. Students must affirmatively request and be granted accommodations at least two weeks prior to any testing period.
Students are responsible for reviewing and complying with all policies and procedures, including the Charleston School of Law’s Honor Code and Code of Conduct. Questions about any exam policy or procedure should be directed to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 843.377.2420. Questions about the Honor Code should be directed to the Associate Dean of Students, 843.377.1104.
All assessments, midterms and final exams are administered during the designated periods for each semester or session, as set forth on the Academic Calendar. Students are expected to be present on campus during testing dates for their courses and to remain in the Charleston area for the duration of the testing period for the semester or session.
The below policy applies beginning with Fall 2023 Semester
Testing Policy For Required Courses:
Each of the above required courses must have one proctored midterm scheduled and administered by the Office of Academic Affairs. Midterms are scheduled for one hour. The midterm must account for either:
The midterm must be composed of both multiple choice and essay questions, except in the following circumstances:
Each of the above required courses must have a proctored final exam equivalent in length to the course's credit hours, not longer than or shorter than the number of credit hours. Final exams are scheduled and administered by the Office of Academic Affairs.
Elective Courses
Elective courses may have proctored or non-proctored exams, final projects or papers. For elective courses with final exams, the final exam must be equivalent in length to the course's credit hours, not longer than or shorter than the number of credit hours. Final exams are scheduled and administered by the Office of Academic Affairs.
Midterms are scheduled and administered through the Office of Academic Affairs. Midterms will be administered during a designated midterm period during which no classes will meet. This period will also include a reading day when no classes will meet.
1. Standard Conflicts
It is highly likely that students will have more than one test on a given day and four or more tests during the midterm period. Unless students have two tests scheduled at the same time, or three tests on one day, there will be no rescheduling. If a student has two tests at the same time on the same day, one test will remain at the scheduled time and one will be moved to a different time block on that same day. If a student has three tests on one day, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or his or her designee will determine which test to reschedule during the designated midterm period. Students with standard conflicts must affirmatively request a rescheduling using the designated test reschedule form.
In all other circumstances, a student may obtain a rescheduling of a test only upon the prior, written, discretionary approval of the Associate Dean. Rescheduling a test in the absence of the circumstances noted above is an extraordinary event, and students should expect such requests to be denied in the absence of exceptional circumstances. Requests to reschedule tests based on employment obligations, travel plans, vacation or social commitments, and the like will almost always fail to qualify as exceptional circumstances.
The date for the taking of any rescheduled test shall be set by the Associate Dean. Students should expect any rescheduled test to be administered after the date of the originally scheduled test and during the designated midterm period. Exceptions to this scheduling will be exceedingly rare.
In considering requests for the rescheduling of a test in the absence of a standard conflict, the Associate Dean may require such documentation and impose such conditions as she or he deems proper. No individual faculty member at the Law School may grant a rescheduling.
All requests to reschedule must be made by following the directions set forth here. Requests to reschedule must be made at least one week prior to any conflict. Once the request has been received, the request will be reviewed by the Associate Dean. If the request is approved, students will receive written confirmation of the rescheduling from the Office of Academic Affairs.
Final Exam Rescheduling Policy
A student may have a final exam rescheduled if he or she would otherwise have two or more exams scheduled to start less than 24 hours apart. The student must request the rescheduling following the directions here and must receive written confirmation of the rescheduling from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or his or her designee no later than the last day of that academic term. The Associate Dean may choose which exam to reschedule and when to reschedule it.
Example: If Student Smith has an exam scheduled for Monday, Dec. 1 at 1:00 p.m. and another on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 9:00 a.m., he may request the Associate Dean to reschedule one of them. However, if Student Jones has one exam scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 1:00 p.m. and another exam scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m., she does not qualify for rescheduling as the two start times are not less than 24 hours apart.
If a student has four exams in four days and at the request of the student, the Associate Dean may move, at his or her discretion, the fourth exam to the available conflict day.
In all other circumstances, a student may obtain a rescheduling of an examination only upon the prior, written, discretionary approval of the Associate Dean. Rescheduling an examination in the absence of two course exams in the same 24-hour period is an extraordinary event, and students should expect such requests to be denied in the absence of exceptional circumstances. Requests to reschedule exams based on employment obligations, travel plans, vacation or social commitments, exams on back-to-back days, and the like will almost always fail to qualify as exceptional circumstances.
The date for the taking of any rescheduled final examination shall be set by the Associate Dean. Students should expect any rescheduled examination to be administered only on the Law School’s designated Exam Conflict Day(s). Exceptions to this scheduling will be exceedingly rare, and students should not anticipate ever being granted a rescheduled examination date that would occur before the date for regularly-scheduled administration of that examination.
In considering requests for the rescheduling of an examination in the absence of course exam conflicts, the Associate Dean may require such documentation and impose such conditions as he or she deems proper. No individual faculty member at the Law School may grant a rescheduling.
If you have a conflict, you must submit a Test Conflict Reschedule Request Form to request a rescheduling.
You will not receive an immediate answer to your request.