SCHOLARSHIP RULES

Grades are usually based upon a single final examination, except in seminars, other writing courses, clinical courses, or other lawyering skills courses. Law School examinations ordinarily consist of general questions based upon hypothetical fact situations. The quality of a student's response to such questions is determined not only by evidence of the student's mastery of the subject matter but also by his or her ability to recognize and assign priority to relevant issues, to deal with complex facts and separate the relevant from the irrelevant, to analyze the basis for his or her conclusions, and to express himself or herself in a clear and orderly fashion. Consideration in grading may also be given to attendance, quality of class participation, and written work, in addition to the final examination.