A normal semester course load for the second and third years is 14 to 16 credit hours. Students who wish to earn more than 17 or fewer than 12 credit hours per semester must first obtain the written approval of the associate dean. Advisory grades for work done in the first semester of the first year will not under any circumstances be disclosed by the School of Law to anyone other than the student involved and employees of the School of Law acting in an official capacity. Students are issued an exam identification number each semester. Two summer sessions during which a student received at least six credits each summer may be combined to equal one semester of residency.
Residence includes regular and punctual attendance at scheduled class meetings.
Subject to limitations imposed by accrediting institutions or the University of Hawai'i, the faculty may permit exceptions to certain of the above requirements in individual cases for reason of illness or family emergency. Degree-seeking students must give careful attention to graduation requirements. Although students may receive counsel from the School of Law administration and faculty, they are personally and directly responsible for meeting their graduation requirements. These requirements are set forth in further detail in the Academic Regulations of the School of Law which every law student should study carefully. In addition, full-semester resident externships are available in Asia, including Japan and Hong Kong, and various Pacific Island locations, including the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.