More than 20 education programs, including some conducted nationwide, have been coordinated through the Institute, and it also sponsors a series of environmental and natural resources colloquia at the law school, attracting national speakers. Students work under the supervision of practicing attorneys researching, writing pleadings, and appearing in court, as well as drafting and presenting legislative testimony. It is often difficult for employers to evaluate the academic records of law students. This guide should help you better evaluate our students and graduates. The granting of honors will be done on the basis of final cumulative grade point average at the time of graduation.
Class rank is processed once a year at the end of the academic year.
Class rank will not appear on student transcripts, but will be maintained by the Registrar and will be provided to the student or to third parties only at the written request of the student. The ranking is done approximately 10 days after the spring grade reports have been issued, usually by the end of June. Students are ranked with respect to cumulative GPA, class and division held during spring term of the academic year. Since the academic year begins in the summer, students who graduate in August or December use their rank from the preceding spring as their final rank. First year students are not awarded final grades or given a class rank until after the completion of their first year of law school.