Academic Standards and Regulations

I. Good Academic Standing

Students in good academic standing are those students eligible to continue the study of law and who are not on academic probation.

II. Residence Requirement

A student must complete at least two-thirds of the course work required for the Juris Doctor degree at Campbell Law School to receive a degree from Campbell Law School. Students must satisfy all degree requirements within eighty four months from the commencement of study.

III. Attendance Policy

ABA Standard 308 requires the law school to “adopt, publish, and adhere to sound academic standards, including those for regular class attendance.”

The law school believes that regular class attendance (i) is an essential component of academic success and (ii) fosters the development of punctuality, dependability, commitment, and other sound professional character traits.

Students must adhere to the attendance policy published by the professor. In the event that a professor fails to publish an attendance policy for a particular class, the policy for that class shall be that no student may miss more than 20% of the class meeting sessions regardless of the reason for the absences.

IV. Graduation Requirements

The curriculum that follows is required of all law students. All students must complete a total of ninety hours for graduation and have earned a final cumulative average of at least 75.

First-Year Required Curriculum

Course	Credit Hours	Course	Credit Hours
Civil Procedure	4	Criminal Law	3
Contracts	5	Constitutional Law I	3
Property	5	Torts	5
Legal Research/Writing I	2	Legal Research/Writing II	3

 Upper-Level Required Curriculum

Course	Credit Hours
Advanced Legal Writing*	3
Business Organizations	3
Constitutional Law II	3
Criminal Procedure	3
Evidence	3
Professional Responsibility and Ethics	2 or 3
Sales and Leases	3
Secured Transactions	3
Trial Advocacy	4
Wills and Trusts	3
Experiential Course Requirement	5 (in addition to Trial Advocacy)
Electives	25 (approximately)
* Pursuant to ABA Standard 303(a)(2), all Second-Year Campbell Law students are required to complete one rigorous writing experience (RWE) before commencing their third academic year of study. Students satisfy the RWE graduation requirement by passing Advance Legal Writing. Students may enroll in Advanced Legal Writing in the summer after their First Year (if offered), anytime during their Secondy Year, or the summer before their Third Year (if offered).

Second-Year Required Curriculum

Second-Year students must take six required courses during their Second Year. A student must complete these courses by the end of the Spring semester of the student’s Second Year. The “Second Year” does not include summer school following the Second Year, and students must not assume that the law school will offer any particular course during summer school. The law school advises students to take at least three of these Second-Year required courses each semester of their Second Year. A student must complete the following courses during the student’s Second Year.

Course		Credit Hours
Advanced Legal Writing*		3
Business Organizations Constitutional Law II Criminal Procedure Evidence Wills and Trusts		3 3 3 3 3

A student may take all of these upper-level required courses in any semester after the First Year:

Course	Credit Hours
Professional Responsibility	2 or 3
Trial Advocacy	4
Sales & Leases	3
Experiential Course (in addition to Trial Advocacy)	5
Secured Transactions	3

Full-Time Status; Credit Calculations

To be enrolled as a full-time student, a student must register for at least ten credits and no more than seventeen credits. In calculating compliance, that credit hour range includes these activities: externships, independent studies, law review service, advocacy competitions credits, and any dual-degree credits to be earned during that same semester, provided that the credits are from courses the law school has previously agreed to count toward its ninety-credits graduation requirement. The law school does not count externship and other credits earned during a summer term toward the maximum number of credits a student may earn in a single semester (even if the Office of Registrar Services applies those credits to a previous or future semester on a student’s transcript).

Commencement Three-Credit Rule

Candidates who lack three or fewer credit hours toward the satisfaction of all graduation requirements may file a “Request to Participate in Commencement” form in addition to an “Application for Graduation.” Forms for these purposes are available in the law school’s Office of Registrar Services suite.  If approved, the candidate will be allowed to participate in only one Commencement program for the degree in question. Furthermore, if the candidate receives approval for participation in a May Commencement, the candidate will not be eligible to participate in any subsequent semester’s Commencement when the candidate would have been eligible after meeting all graduation requirements. The law school will not rank a candidate participating in Commencement under the “three-hour rule” with students graduating at that time, but will, instead rank that candidate with all other students who graduate thereafter through the following May (if the candidate has met all the graduation requirements). The graduating class designation (i.e. “Class of”) includes those graduating in August, December, and May, in that order. For example, those who graduate in August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025 are all considered Class of 2025.

V. Independent Study

Campbell Law School students may obtain credit for work completed for work they complete for independent study under the supervision of a member of the Campbell Law faculty. To be eligible for independent study, a student must have a faculty sponsor who, together with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, must approve the student’s proposal prior to the beginning of the independent study and no later than the last day to add a course for the relevant semester. An independent study form is available in the law school’s Office of Registrar Services suite.

Students may receive a maximum of three credit hours of independent study over the course of their study at the law school. Students and faculty sponsors shall address in the proposal whether any credit hours will be reflected on the transcript with either a numerical grade or the “pass/fail” designation. A student may receive a numerical grade for no more than two credits of independent study, unless the third credit is for an independent study that qualifies as the student’s initial rigorous writing experience.

VI. Grading Information

Campbell Law School has a numerical grading system for most courses and a descriptive grading system for some courses.

A. Numerical Grading System

93 to 100: Demonstrates a superior level of competence.
84 to 92: Demonstrates an above average level of competence.
75 to 83: Demonstrates the level of competence expected within the profession.
65 to 74: Demonstrates an unsatisfactory level of performance but sufficient potential to provide a foundation for competence.
55 to 64: Requires repetition of the course for receipt of academic credit.

Numerical grades do not represent percentages of correct answers to examination questions; rather, they allow professors to reflect differences of achievement within levels of competence. Unless a professor announces otherwise, a course will end with a written examination.

B. Descriptive Grading System

Honors: Demonstrates a superior level of competence and distinctively superior level of achievement.

Satisfactory: Demonstrates a good to an above-average level of competence.

Unsatisfactory/Passing: Demonstrates an unsatisfactory level of performance in the course but demonstrates sufficient potential to provide a foundation for competence. Earns academic credit for the course.

Unsatisfactory/Failing: Demonstrates an unsatisfactory level of performance in the course and requires repetition of the course for receipt of academic credit.

Descriptive grades will appear on each student’s transcript. The law school does not incorporate them into the calculation of semester or cumulative grade point averages; rather, the cumulative average of numerical scores alone determines grade point average and class rank.

A student earns the grade of “Honors” only when, in the professional opinion of the faculty member, the student’s performance meets the standard of “Honors.” The possibility exists, therefore, that a professor will confer no “Honors” grades in some courses in some years. In no event shall a professor give an “Honors” grade to any student who does not rank in the top one-third of students taking the course. The purpose of this rule is to preserve the integrity and meaningfulness of the “Honors” designation.

Students may elect to take a maximum of two numerically graded classes for a descriptive grade rather than for a numerical grade.  To exercise this option, the student must receive timely approval from the professor teaching the course and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, using the form available in the Registrar’s suite. The student must get approval no later than the last day to add a course for the relevant semester.

C. Grading Policy and Mandatory Medians

The median grade range for required courses is 81-83. The median grade range for elective courses is 83-85.

If a class has an enrollment of twelve or fewer students, a faculty member may deviate from the median range. If a class has an enrollment of more than twelve students, a faculty member may deviate from the median range with written justification and the explicit approval of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

The median mandate range does not bind a professor in a course in which the professor does not administer a final exam (including, without limitation, a take-home exam). The preceding sentence is not applicable to any First-Year course.

D. Incomplete

A student may receive a temporary grade placeholder of “incomplete” in a course in the event of serious personal injury, illness, or emergency to the student, or the same or death of a family member, with the prior, written approval of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (ADAA).  An “incomplete” is available only if a student has otherwise met all course requirements for the semester, including minimum attendance, with the exception only of the final, summative course assessment (e.g., exam, written paper).  Except as provided below, an “incomplete” may serve as a placeholder only for a grade between the end of a semester and the date all grade submissions are due for that semester and may not extend into the next semester.

A student must make a request for an “incomplete” in writing directly to the ADAA, not the course professor, to maintain grading anonymity.  The student must submit the request before the date and time the final assessment in the course occurs or is due.  The ADAA will then determine whether the student qualifies to receive an “incomplete” based on the required exigent criteria and completion of the course requirements.  The ADAA’s decision is final, and the ADAA shall communicate the decision to both the student and course professor.

If the ADAA grants the “incomplete,” the student must coordinate with the ADAA the date by which the student must complete or submit the final course assessment. That date may be no later than three business days before all grades are due for the semester in which the student has requested the “incomplete.” If the student fails to submit the final assessment by the date required and does not make a request to withdraw from the class, the student will receive the lowest failing grade of “55.”  An “incomplete” will not be available to a student who has commenced taking the final assessment or, if the final assessment is not an exam, has submitted it. The ADAA must document the approval of an “incomplete” on an “incomplete” grade form and the student must submit that form to the Registrar at lawregistrar@campbell.edu.

If significant extenuating exigent circumstances remain ongoing, the ADAA may, at the ADAA’s sole discretion, extend an “incomplete” for a period of not more than an additional thirty days after the original date for completing the course, provided that the student would not be at risk of academic exclusion if the student were to receive the lowest failing grade of 55 in the course. A student seeking an extension must make the request not less than three business days before the semester grade submission deadline and, if approved, must have documented the extension on an “incomplete” grade form and submitted that form to the ADAA and Registrar. The ADAA’s decision to grant or deny a request for an “incomplete,” or any extension, is final and not appealable.

VII. Academic Standards

The law school will place students on academic probation, or exclude them from further study, when their academic performance, as measured by the grades they receive in their coursework, fails to meet the standards described in this section.  For the purpose of academic probation, the law school assesses students’ performance both cumulatively and each semester.   For the purpose of academic exclusion, the law school assesses students’ performance only cumulatively.  The law school applies academic probation standards based on semester grade point average (GPA) twice each academic year: once after the fall semester and once after the spring semester.  The law school applies academic exclusion standards based on cumulative performance three times each academic year: once after the summer session, once after the fall semester, and once after the spring semester. 

A. Academic Probation

A student will enter academic probation if the student’s cumulative or semester-based GPA falls below 75 and the student is not otherwise excluded under the Academic Exclusion policy.

A student on academic probation:

• Is subject to the supervision of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs (ADSA) and must follow the performance improvement plan as directed by the law school’s academic support office;
• May not hold any office or leadership position in any student organization, SBA, or pro bono project;
• May not serve as a teaching scholar, teaching assistant, or research assistant; and
• May not enroll in or participate in any co-curricular activities, including advocacy competitions and law review.

A student on academic probation due to a low semester-based GPA (but not a low cumulative GPA) may petition the ADSA in writing for an exception to one or more of these restrictions.  The ADSA’s decision to deny a request is final. If the ADSA recommends an exception, the matter then goes to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA), who has sole discretion to approve or deny the request.  The ADAA’s decision is final.

B. Academic Exclusion

1. The law school will exclude a student from further study if:

a. The student has accumulated two grades below 65 within the completion* of the first twelve credit hours in law school;

1. The student’s cumulative GPA is below 70.0 after completion of twelve credit hours in law school;
2. The student’s cumulative GPA is below 73.5 after the completion of twenty-four credit hours in law school;
3. The student’s cumulative GPA is below 74.25 after the completion of forty credit hours in law school;
4. The student’s cumulative GPA is below 75 at any time after the completion of fifty-six credit hours in law school;
5. The student has accumulated three or more grades below 65; a grade of UF is below 65 for purposes of this rule.

*Completion, for purposes of this section, is the receipt of a numerical or descriptive grade other than a “W” or “I” for the credit hours.

C. Probation/Exclusion Status

Any student whose grades require probation or exclusion shall enter that status as of the first day of the semester following the semester in which the student earned the unsatisfactory grades, regardless of the actual reporting date of those grades.

D. Academic Impact of Summer Session Credits

Summer school course offerings do not constitute a separate “semester” for the purpose of these Academic Standards.  Summer session course grades affect cumulative academic progress and count toward a student’s cumulative performance as well as limits on the permitted number of failing grades.

E. Appeals from Academic Exclusion from the Study of Law

1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 immediately following, a student has no right to appeal an exclusion from further study in the law school. 
2. Anyone excluded after earning more than sixty hours of academic credit in the law school shall have the right to appeal once to the faculty Academic Appeals Committee for a waiver of the exclusion rule(s) applicable to that person’s exclusion.  The rules in paragraph 3 immediately following govern appeals. 
3. A student who petitions the faculty Academic Appeals Committee for a waiver of the exclusion rule under paragraph 2 must present a written petition requesting a waiver of the exclusion rules. The student must deliver the petition to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled meeting of the Committee.  The faculty Committee will presume the Petitioner’s unsatisfactory academic performance in the law school’s academic program is the best indication of how the Petitioner would perform in the future. The Petitioner has the burden of overcoming this presumption by clear and convincing evidence. This clear and convincing evidence shall include evidence as to why the Petitioner’s future studies will be successful.  The Committee shall deny the petition for a waiver of the exclusion rule unless the Petitioner clearly meets burden of proof.  While no right to appear in person before the Committee exists, a student may file a request to appear and state reasons therefore in the petition.  The decision of the Committee shall be final.

F. Flex Program Academic Exclusion Rules

A student enrolled in the Flex Program is subject to the same rules set forth above under the heading of “Academic Exclusion” except that a “semester” for a Flex student is the completion of two semesters in the Flex Program.

G. Reapplication Rules for Students Academically Excluded from Further Study in the Law School

Anyone academically excluded from further study in the law school may not re-apply for admission as a law student through the normal application process established by the law school’s Office of Admissions until two full years, beginning with the first full month following the month of exclusion, have elapsed.  A student whose re-application for admission is granted begins legal education anew, returning as a First-Year law student who has yet to earn any academic credits. The law school’s Registrar may not register such a student in courses that begin earlier than the Fall semester following the aforementioned two-year period (and any Spring semester return is not an option, given the structure of the First-Year curriculum). Here are two examples of the application of this rule:

a. Assume that a student is excluded in January 2026. The timetable for his resumption of studies would be:

January 2026/Before beginning of Spring 2026 semester: the student is excluded

Spring 2026: the student sits out

Fall 2026: the student sits out

Spring 2027: the student sits out

Fall 2027: the student sits out

Spring 2028: the student sits out

February 2028:  earliest date of re-application and admission

Fall 2028:  first semester for which the Registrar may register the student in courses

 

b. Assume that a student is excluded in May 2026. The timetable for her resumption of studies would be:

May 2026: the student is excluded

Fall 2026: the student sits out

Spring 2027: the student sits out

Fall 2027: the student sits out

Spring 2028: the student sits out

June 2028: earliest date of re-application and admission

Fall 2028: first semester for which the Registrar may register the student in courses

H. Repetition of Courses and Re-Examination

A grade below 65 is a failing grade and requires repetition of the course for receipt of academic credit. Re-examinations are not offered or permitted.

The faculty may decide that a student with a grade of 65 to 74 in a course needs to repeat that course or take a specified elective or group of electives to ensure a sufficient foundation for competence. The faculty may also decide that a student with a pattern of grades in the 65 to 74 range must repeat an entire semester or academic year in order to ensure competence in core courses. In the event the faculty decides that repetition of courses is necessary, it will notify the student, and the student will be entitled to appear before the Academic Appeals Committee on the matter. To the extent a student must repeat courses, the law school will include both grades in the calculation of the student’s cumulative average.

I. Academic Appeals (all other academic matters)

Academic appeals take place within Campbell Law School. A student with a grievance relating to an academic matter shall first discuss the matter with the appropriate faculty member. The student and the faculty member shall make every reasonable effort to resolve the matter. If the grievance cannot be resolved with the faculty member and the student wishes to pursue the grievance, the student shall discuss the matter with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA). The ADAA shall review all grievances on an abuse of discretion standard by evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the academic outcome was arbitrary, capricious, or not in accordance with the mandatory academic standards set forth herein. The student has the burden of proof at all times throughout the grievance process. The decision of the ADAA in all academic grievance matters is final and not appealable. If the academic grievance concerns a course taught by the ADAA, or if the ADAA identifies a conflict preventing the ADAA’s involvement in resolving the grievance, the student may submit and discuss the grievance with the Chair of the Academic Standards and Support Committee. The decision of the Chair is final and not appealable.

This paragraph does not apply to academic exclusions.

VIII. Flex Program

A. Objective

The objective of the Flex Program is to enable entering law students to earn a Juris Doctor degree by taking fewer hours each semester than required by the full-time program.  The program is most suited for students who have some degree of flexibility in the scheduling of their outside obligations.

B. Admission

1. The admissions standards applicable to students applying to study under the Flex Program shall be the same as the admissions standards applicable to students applying for full-time study.
2. A student who chooses to enroll in the Flex Program shall communicate that choice to the Admissions Committee in a manner to be determined by the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid.
3. No student who has previously enrolled as a full-time student may apply to the Flex Program without the consent of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A student who begins the program of legal education as a full-time student may, in a subsequent semester, register for fewer than ten credit hours but will not be considered enrolled in the Flex Program.

C. Curriculum

During the first two years of study, students enrolled in the Flex Program shall complete the courses listed in subsections C.1. and C.2. below.  Flex students must complete the courses in the order provided unless the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs approves otherwise.

1. First-Year Curriculum

Civil Procedure (4 credit hours)

Contracts (5 credit hours)

LRW I (2 credit hours)

LRW II (3 credit hours)

Total:  14 credit hours

2. Second-Year Curriculum

Property (5 credit hours)

Torts (5 credit hours)

Criminal Law (3 credit hours)

Constitutional Law (3 credit hours)

Total:  16 credit hours

A student who receives a grade lower than 65 in any of the above courses must retake that course at the first opportunity.

3. Subsequent Curriculum

Upon the completion of the first two years of study, students enrolled in the Flex Program must complete the same course work required of full-time students. While the law school recommends that Flex students complete their studies by the end of the spring semester of the Fifth Year of study, students may extend their studies beyond the Fifth Year in order to complete the requirements for the Juris Doctor degree; however, a Flex student must complete all degree requirements within eighty-four months of the commencement of study.

To maintain Flex status, students must take at least five credit hours in each fall and spring semester and may take no more than nine credit hours in each fall and spring semester.  A Flex student may at any time, subsequent to the first two years of study, elect to become a full-time student by enrolling in more than nine credit hours of study in a single semester.  Such a student will be subject to the academic regulations and standards applicable to full-time students and will be assessed full-time tuition.  A Flex student who chooses to become a full-time student in a given semester may again return to Flex status in any subsequent semester by taking nine or fewer credit hours in that semester.

The graduation requirements for all students are stated supra Section IV.

Courses in the Flex Program are subject to the same prerequisites applicable to the full-time program.  Course prerequisites and a description of courses are available at the law school’s intranet website under the Academic Affairs tab.

D. Tuition

During the first two years of study, a student enrolled in the Flex Program shall pay one-half the tuition assessed full-time students; thereafter, a student taking nine or fewer credit hours in a single semester shall pay a prorated “per-hour” tuition. If a student enrolled in the Flex Program becomes a full-time student by taking more than nine hours in a fall or spring semester, the student will be assessed full-time tuition.

E. Summer Session

Most, if not all, courses that the law school offers during summer sessions are upper-level required and elective courses. Because the first two years of Flex study provide students with the proper foundation for upper-level courses, students enrolled in the Flex Program are not eligible to attend the summer session between their First and Second Years of study (with the exception of taking Criminal Law or Constitutional Law I, if the law school offers either or both as summer courses).  Upon the completion of LRW I and LRW II, students may take Advanced Legal Writing in the summer, if the law school offers it.  Upon completion of the first two years of study, students enrolled in the Flex Program may attend summer sessions.

The minimum credit hours (five) and maximum credit hours (nine) applicable to the Flex Program do not apply to summer session.  Subject to law school restrictions, students enrolled in summer session may take as few or as many hours as convenient to complete their studies.  The law school assesses summer session tuition for Flex students on the same per-hour basis as applicable to full-time students.

F. Grade Point Average and Class Rank

The law school calculates the semester and cumulative grade point averages for Flex students at the end of each semester in the same manner applicable to full-time students.

The law school ranks Flex students upon the completion of thirty, sixty, and ninety hours of study and will be ranked with the “then current” First-Year, Second-Year, and Third-Year classes, respectively.  Upon request, the law school’s Registrar may provide a Flex student with his or her class rank stated as consistent with a ranking in the top 5%, 10%, 25%, 33%, or 50% of the comparative class of full-time students at the time.

G. Student Activities

Upon the completion of the first two years of study (or, if earlier, as otherwise provided in the bylaws of the Campbell Law Review), Flex students will be eligible to participate in all student activities, organizations, offices, and competitions to the same extent as full-time students.

H. Employment

Students enrolled in the Flex Program and taking nine or fewer credit hours in any given semester may engage in outside employment as they deem necessary and prudent. Any Flex student who elects to become a full-time student by enrolling in more than nine credit hours in a given semester, other than summer session, may engage in outside employment no more than twenty hour per week.

I. Scholarship and Financial Aid

Flex students are eligible for scholarships, on a pro rata basis, to the same extent and under the same conditions applicable to full-time students.

Subject to applicable financial aid regulations, Flex students may be eligible for financial aid.

IX. Distance Education Policy

“Distance education” means courses that a student takes through online or hybrid content delivery.  “External distance education” means distance education courses that a student takes through an institution other than Campbell Law School.

Course credits that a student earns in distance education courses will appear on the student’s law school transcript in the same manner as any traditional course. Course credits that a student earns in approved external distance education courses will appear on the student’s law school transcript as a descriptive grade of “TR” (for “Transfer” Credit) and will have no impact on the student’s semester or cumulative grade point average. If the external distance course awards numerical grades, or assigns a letter grade to the credits, then a student must earn at least a 75 (or at least a straight “C”) for the credits to appear on the student’s law school transcript. If the external distance education course awards descriptive grades, a student must earn at least an “S” (for “Satisfactory”) or its equivalent for the credits to appear on the student’s law school transcript.

Unless the student timely elects to take an internal or external distance education course for a descriptive grade (when a numerical or letter grade is possible), the course itself does not impact the student’s ability to elect to take two eligible non-distance education courses for a descriptive grade.

X. Transfer Students

The law school may admit a student from another ABA-approved law school to advanced standing as a candidate for a Campbell Law degree. A transfer student must complete two-thirds of the course work required for the Juris Doctor degree at Campbell Law School. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs has the discretion to award credit for work a student completes at other law schools. To receive credit, the student must have earned at least a grade of “C” or its equivalent.

Students seeking to transfer must have completed most of the following First-Year courses before they may transfer: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, and Legal Research and Writing.

In addition to the Campbell Law application, transfer students must provide a two-page personal statement that includes the reason for applying for transfer, a Credential Assembly Service (CAS) report, a letter of good standing from their current law school, law school class rank, and the most recent transcript showing completion of the required First-Year courses.

Tuition is by semester, NOT by credit hour. Transfer students must take a minimum of ten credit hours per semester. The Flex Program is only available to entering First-Year students who intend to complete their entire JD program at Campbell Law School.

XI. Visiting Students

With the approval of the Admissions Committee, students from other law schools may matriculate at Campbell Law School for up to one year as visiting students. Visiting students must have the permission of their home law school and be in good academic standing. They will receive their law degrees from their home law school and will not be eligible for a Campbell Law School degree.

Tuition is by semester, NOT by credit hour. Visiting students must take minimum of ten credit hours per semester. The Flex Program is available only to entering First-Year students who intend to complete their entire JD program at Campbell Law School.

XII. Transfer of Law Credits

Students may transfer law credits they earn at other ABA-accredited law school institutions, including, for example, summer study abroad programs. Students who have already earned thirty credit hours may transfer up to six credit hours for upper-level courses.

A student cannot receive credit toward a law degree for a course involving significant overlap with a course the student has already taken, or will take, for credit at Campbell Law School. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs has the sole discretion to determine whether a course involves significant overlap.

A. Transfer of credits a Campbell law student earns in a dual-degree program

The law school has agreed to count towardt its ninety-credits graduation requirement the following credits from its dual-degree programs. The student must earn a 3.0 (or “B” equivalent) in the course in order for the credits to transfer to the JD transcript. A student is responsible for timely obtaining an official transcript from the host institution and then timely delivering it to the Registrar for the posting of course credits to the student’s Campbell JD transcript.

• Campbell MBA: Maximum of six credits, from the following:
  • BADM 710 Accounting for Decision Making
  • BADM 720 Applied Economics for Business Leaders
  • BADM 730 Finance and Capital Management
  • BADM 732 Management of Financial Institutions
  • BADM 750 Organizational Culture in a Changing Environment
  • BADM 790 Strategic Management “Live Case” Seminar
• Campbell MSPH:
  • Statistical Methods I
  • Health Policy and Management
• Campbell MDiv: Maximum of nine credits, from the following:
  • Theology and Culture
  • Introduction to Urban and Social Ministry
  • Any two of the following:
    • Christian Ethics
    • Special Topics in Ethics – Virtues and Vices
    • Ethics, Spirituality, and Religion in the Helping Professions
  • Any two of the following:
    • Counseling and Christian Ministry
    • Counseling Theories and Techniques
    • Marriage and Family Counseling
    • Advanced Theology elective (subject to prior written approval of law school’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs)
    • Directed Readings (subject to prior written approval of law school’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs)
  • Campbell MTWM: Maximum of six credits, from the following:
    • TRST 620 Financial Planning Seminar
    • TRST 630 Investment Analysis
    • TRST 631 Advanced Investment Analysis
    • TRST 750 Advanced Retirement Planning
    • TRST 780 Legal/Regulatory Issues
  • North Carolina State University MBA: Maximum of nine credits (no specific courses)
  • North Carolina State University MPA: Maximum of nine credits (no specific courses)
  • North Carolina State University MAcc: Maximum of six credits (no specific courses)

B. Transfer of credits a Campbell law student earns while “visiting” at another ABA-accredited law school

A Campbell Law School student who seeks to be a “visiting” student at another ABA-accredited law school for an academic semester (or academic year) must inform the Associate Dean for Student Affairs of this desire at least thirty days before the first day of class of the visit.  The ADAA makes decisions regarding which courses the student must (or may) take at the host law school, and the conditions under which credits for those courses will transfer to the Campbell JD transcript, on a case-by-case basis.  At least two-thirds of all Campbell Law School required credit hours must be completed at Campbell University School of Law and not at the visiting institution. 

XIII. Employment During Law School

Campbell Law School full-time students may not work during the First Year of school. Students may work during winter and summer breaks. During the Second and Third Years of law school, ABA standards dictate that full-time students may work no more than 20 hours per week.

The law school places no employment restrictions on students enrolled in the Flex Program.

XIV. Dropping a Course

Dropping a course is a student-initiated act that takes place during the drop period.  The drop period begins when registration opens for an upcoming semester and ends on the date published in the academic calendar.  Dropping a course does not require consultation with or approval from academic advisors, faculty members, or administrators, and it does not require completing a drop/add form.  Dropping a course does not result in transcript notations, but it may implicate a student’s “full-time” status.  The failure to maintain “full-time” status triggers federal laws and University policies, which may result in adverse financial consequences.  Students may wish to consult with a financial affairs officer before dropping a course. 

So long as the action is consistent with curricular requirements, a student may drop a course prior to the deadline for the last day to drop a course and may do so through the self-service portal. 

XV. Withdrawing from a Course

Withdrawing from a course is a student-initiated, faculty-initiated, or administrator-initiated act that takes place after the “drop” period.  It may implicate University policies or federal law or a student’s full-time status. The “withdrawal” period begins on the first day after the expiration of the drop period.  

A.  Student-Initiated Withdrawals 

A student who wishes to withdraw from a course between the end of the drop period and the end of 20% of the course must complete and submit to the law school’s Director of Registrar Services a WITHDRAWAL form, which is available on the law school’s intranet or in the Office of Registrar Services’ suite.  Withdrawing from a course during this period results in no transcript notation and no tuition refund. 

A student who wishes to withdraw from a course in the period beyond 20% of the course and the end of 60% of the course must complete and submit to the law school’s Director of Registrar Services a WITHDRAWAL form, which is available on the law school’s intranet or in the Office of Registrar Services’ suite.  A student’s request to withdraw from a course during this period triggers the Associate Dean for Student Affairs’ (ADSA) request for a progress report from the faculty member documenting the student’s performance with respect to, inter alia, attendance, participation, submission of assignments, and compliance with course policies.  Withdrawing from a course during this period results in a transcript notation of W and no tuition refund. 

A student who wishes to withdraw from a course in the period beyond 60% of the course and the last day of the course must complete and submit to the law school’s Director of Registrar Services a WITHDRAWAL form, which is available on the law school’s intranet or in the Office of Registrar Services’ suite.  A student’s request to withdraw from a course during this period triggers the ADSA’s request for a progress report from the faculty member documenting the student’s performance with respect to, inter alia, attendance, participation, submission of assignments, and compliance with course policies.  Withdrawing from a course during this period results in a transcript grade of 55 and no tuition refund.  A student may not withdraw from one, some, or all courses in order to avoid one or more failing grades. 

A student who wishes to withdraw from every course in which he or she is registered may do so only in the case of (1) military deployment, (2) a full medical withdrawal; or (3) the serious illness or death of the student’s parent, spouse, or child.  The student must provide to the ADSA the military orders or the medical documentation demonstrating the medical exigency.  Even if this military or full medical withdrawal happens beyond 60% of the course, the withdrawal results in a transcript notation of W for each course.  If the student does not return to the study of law by the end of one academic year after the withdrawal and thereafter wishes to resume the study of law, the student must re-apply for admission to the law school and earn academic credits anew; no academic credits carry over.  

When a student wishes to withdraw, the law school encourages that student to consult with the law school’s ADSA and his or her academic advisor to discuss any possible adverse academic impact (including, without limitation, transcript notation) that the withdrawal may trigger.

B.  Faculty-Initiated and Administrator-Initiated Withdrawals 

A faculty member may initiate an involuntary withdrawal of a student from a course after the first two weeks of class if the student fails to attend class on a regular basis or fails to submit assignments or engages in conduct forbidden by the course syllabus. 

A faculty member may request that an administrator initiate an involuntary withdrawal of a student from a course if the student engages in conduct that creates a risk of harm to himself or herself or to others. 

An administrator may initiate an involuntary withdrawal of a student from one or more courses in the event that the student engages in conduct that creates a risk of harm to himself or herself or to others. 

Depending on how much of a course the student has attempted prior to the involuntary withdrawal, the withdrawal results in a transcript notation of W or a failing grade, including a 55.  An administrator may not withdraw a student from one, some, or all courses to avoid one or more failing grades. 

If an administrator initiates an involuntary withdrawal from all courses and the student does not return to the study of law by the end of one academic year after the withdrawal and thereafter wishes to resume the study of law, the student must re-apply for admission to the law school and earn academic credits anew; no academic credits carry over. 

XVI. Withdrawing from Law School

A student who wishes to withdraw from the law school on a permanent basis must meet with the law school’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The student must submit a WITHDRAWAL form and must return to the ADAA all Campbell property, including locker key, ID badge, and parking pass.

Withdrawing from law school may have adverse financial and academic impacts, including but not limited to acceleration of student loan repayments and negative transcript notations. A student who wishes to withdraw from the law school should review the University’s tuition refund policy and meet with the law school’s Office of Financial Aid. A student seeking to withdraw from the law school who believes that medical, military, or other circumstances warrant an exception from the University’s tuition refund policy must appeal to the Vice President of Business of Campbell University.

A student who permanently withdraws from the law school and who thereafter desires to return to the study of law must re-apply for admission to the law school, receive an offer of admission, and earn academic credits anew; no academic credits carry over.

XVII. Temporary Leave of Absence from Law School

A temporary leave of absence from the law school differs from a withdrawal from all courses in that the student does not return to the study of law at the beginning of the next semester. A student may take a temporary leave of absence for a period of not more than one academic year, upon the approval of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (“ADAA”). A student initiates a temporary leave of absence by meeting with the ADAA; completing a Temporary Leave of Absence form providing a brief explanation for the request and a notation regarding the intended return semester; submitting the completed form to the Director of Registrar Services; and returning to the ADAA all Campbell property, including but not limited to locker key, ID badge, and parking pass.

Taking a temporary leave of absence from law school may have adverse academic and/or financial impacts, including but not limited to negative transcript notations and the acceleration of student loan repayments. A student who wishes to take a temporary leave of absence should review the University’s tuition refund policy and meet with the law school’s Office of Financial Aid. A student seeking a temporary leave of absence who believes that medical, military, or other circumstances warrant an exception from the University’s tuition refund policy must appeal to the Vice President of Business of Campbell University.

A temporary leave of absence does not toll the requirement that a student must satisfy all Juris Doctor degree requirements within eighty-four months of the commencement of study.

A student may not take or audit classes during a temporary leave of absence and must register as a guest when on the law school campus.

A student may not take a temporary leave of absence in lieu of academic exclusion or after receiving notice of academic exclusion.

A student who receives approval to take a temporary leave of absence may return to the study of law without re-applying for admission unless the temporary leave of absence extends beyond one academic year. If a student’s temporary leave of absence extends beyond one academic year, or if a student leaves the study of law without first receiving the approval of the ADAA, the law school will administratively withdraw the student from law school, and the student must surrender to the ADAA all Campbell property, including but not limited to locker key, ID badge, and parking pass. A student whose temporary leave of absence extends beyond one academic year and who thereafter desires to return to the study of law must re-apply for admission to the law school, receive an offer of admission, and earn academic credits anew; no academic credits carry over.

XVIII. Disability Policy

Please refer to the policy at this link.  

XIX. Auditing a Course

Campbell Law School allows any member of the Bar to audit a course at the law school, with the permission of the professor. University rates per credit hour may apply. Anyone wishing to audit a course should contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

XX. Procedures for Student Complaints concerning Campbell Law School’s Program of Legal Education

A. Suggestions

The law school welcomes suggestions from students. Students must write and sign suggestions and submit them to the Dean, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, or the Director of Student Life and Pro Bono Opportunities. Students can also submit suggestions through the digital “suggestion box” on the law school intranet.

Students may submit suggestions to the president of the Student Bar Association (SBA), who will convey those suggestions to the Dean. Students may sign these suggestions or submit them anonymously.

The appropriate law school administrator will respond in writing to law students who sign and submit suggestions. The response will indicate what action, if any, will be taken by the law school. When the SBA president has communicated a suggestion to the Dean, the Dean will respond either orally or in writing to the SBA president.

B. Formal Complaints

As an ABA-accredited law school, Campbell Law School is subject to the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools.[1]

Any Campbell Law School student who wishes to bring to the attention of Campbell Law School a significant problem that directly implicates its program of legal of education and its compliance with the ABA Standards should take the following steps:

1. The student shall file a complaint with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The student must (a) write or type the complaint; (b) identify the problem and the particular ABA Standard(s) the problem implicates in sufficient detail to permit an investigation of the matter; and (c) sign and date the complaint and include the student’s official law school email address, telephone number, and current mailing address.
2. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (or his or her designee) will acknowledge receipt of the written complaint within five business days after receiving the complaint. The ADAA may acknowledge the complaint in writing or by electronic means.
3. Within thirty business days after receiving the complaint, the ADAA (or his or her designee) will investigate the matter the complaint identifies and will respond to the student, in writing or by electronic means, indicating what steps, if any, the law school has taken or will take to address the matter.
4. The student may timely appeal this response to the Dean of the law school. An appeal must include the original complaint, the response of the ADAA, and an explanation of why the ADAA’s response is in error. The appeal is timely if the Dean receives it no later than the tenth business day following the date on which the ADAA responded to the complaint. Within ten business days following the date on which the Dean receives the appeal, the Dean will respond to the student in writing or by electronic means. The Dean’s decision is final.
5. The ADAA will maintain a copy of the complaint, together with a summary of the process and its resolution, in his or her office for a period of eight years from the date of the ADAA’s response (or, if applicable, the date of the Dean’s response to any appeal).
6. This complaint process applies only to significant problems that directly implicate Campbell Law School’s program of legal education and its compliance with the ABA Standards. It is not an alternative or additional process to address matters that other law school or University rules, policies, or procedures govern.

[1] https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/standards.html