A. Academic Probation:
A student whose semester average is below 75 will be placed on academic probation for the next semester. During this probationary period, the student is subject to the supervision of the Associate Dean and may not participate in co-curricular activities.

B. Academic Exclusion:
A first-year student will be excluded from further study in the School of Law if:

• the student's cumulative average is below 75 at the end of the spring semester of the first year; or
• the student has received three or more grades below 68 in the first year.

C. Academic Appeals:
Except as provided in paragraph (2) below:

1. A student excluded pursuant to B. immediately above may petition the faculty for a waiver of the exclusion rule. The Associate Dean shall notify the excluded student of the date, time, and place of the hearing on the student's petition. The petition must be in writing and delivered to the Associate Dean at least 24 hours before the scheduled hearing on the petition. The student shall have the burden of persuading the faculty that his or her future studies will be successful, and the student shall be excluded unless that burden is clearly met.
2. A student whose cumulative average is below 73 at the end of the spring semester of the first year may not petition until two years have elapsed.