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
Faculty Research Assistant 995 (1 credit hour) graded Pass/Fail
Students may earn academic credit as Research Assistants (RA) for full-time faculty members at the Charleston School of Law upon selection by a faculty member and subject to certain qualifications and requirements listed below.
Eligibility.
Students must have satisfactorily completed one academic calendar year and be in good academic standing.
Course Requirements.
Other Information:
Students may only use 4 credits from the course towards the required number of credits for graduation. This course may not be used to satisfy the Upper-Level Writing Requirement, the Skills Requirement, or the Drafting Course Requirement.
Course Registration
Students selected to be a Research Assistant must register for the course by no later than the last day of the add/drop period for that semester or session, using the specific registration form available from the Office of the Registrar. Faculty-sponsors must also sign this form during the registration period. No faculty member may have more than 2 research assistants per semester, except with the permission of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs..
Legal Research, Analysis and Writing Teaching Fellow 656 (1 credit) graded Pass/fail
Students may earn academic credit as Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing (LRAW) Teaching Fellows (TFs) for LRAW faculty members at the Charleston School of Law, upon selection by an LRAW professor, and subject to certain qualifications and requirements listed below:
Course Requirements
TFs will assist their LRAW professor in the conduct of the 1L Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing class. Under the supervision of the LRAW faculty, and without pay, TFs may draft and review problems, critique students on objective standards, provide instruction on research and Bluebook. Course requirements include:
Eligibility
To be eligible for selection as a Teaching Fellow, a student must:
Course Registration
Students selected to be a Teaching Fellow must register for the course during the registration period for that particular semester or session, using the specific “Registration for Academic Credit as an LRAW Teaching Fellow.” Eligible students are expected to serve for two consecutive semesters, but must register for credit for each semester.
Other Course Information
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