A student may not enroll in a course for which another subject is a prerequisite unless the required course was taken and passed earlier. In special circumstances the Dean, in consultation with the faculty member teaching the subject, may waive this stipulation. Such work may be credited for not more than six credits toward the second or third-year credit requirements, but shall not reduce the hours or credits in the Winter Session below the minimum requirements of 28 credits. Each student must receive advance permission to register in such courses from the Associate Dean whose approval will depend on, the relevance of the proposed course or seminar to the study of law or to a career in law, and on the appropriateness of the proposed course or seminar in the light of the student's course of study in the Faculty of Law. Evaluation methods vary from course to course but most often involve an examination, a paper, or some combination of the two.
Students receive both letter and numerical grades for each subject on their transcripts.
Final examinations are held at the close of each term, in December and April respectively, except in respect of full-year courses which are examined in April. Anyone seeking to defer an examination on medical or compassionate grounds must apply to the Chair of the Examination Committee with supplemental documentation where appropriate. A student who fails the year or withdraws must make application for readmission to the Faculty. All such applications will be dealt with on their own merits. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the General Academic Regulations set out in the University of British Columbia Calendar .