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A grade point average can be calculated as follows:
Example:
Civil Dispute Resolution & Procedure I 2 credits A- 2 x 3.667 = 7.334
Contracts I 3 credits B 3 x 3.000 = 9.000
Torts I 3 credits C 3 x 2.000 = 6.000
Legal Process I 3 credits F 3 x 0.000 = 0.000
Total 11 credits       22.334
 
Quality Points (22.334) ÷ credits (11) = 2.030 (GPA)
 
Note: Grades have the following equivalent quality points:
A+=4.333, A=4.000, A-=3.667, B+=3.333, B=3.000, B-=2.667, C+=2.333,
C=2.000, C-=1.667, D+=1.333, D=1.000, F=0.000, WF=0.000.
 
Incompletes
Any student who has an approved petition on file in the Registrar's Office authorizing the rescheduling of an examination will receive a grade of "INC" - Incomplete. A student will also receive a grade of "INC" if the student has received an extension to complete a paper. An “INC” is not computed as part of the student’s GPA. In Independent Research, seminars and other courses in which the grade is based entirely or in large part on a paper, the professor supervising the paper or teaching the course may approve an extension beyond the end of the semester, but no later than the end of the semester following the semester in which the paper was originally due. Students are responsible for insuring that the professor forwards a memorandum to the Registrar before the end of the semester authorizing such extension and specifying a date by which the paper will be completed and the grade submitted. Forms suitable for this purpose are available from the Registrar’s Office. The professor may approve a further extension by filing with the Dean a written statement affirming that the student is making satisfactory progress on the paper, and specifying a new date for its completion. Any such extension must be filed before the previous extension expires. In no event may such second extension extend beyond one additional semester. This means that the longest possible extension on an Independent Research Project or course paper is two full semesters (fall and spring) after the semester in which the paper was originally due. Students who fail to complete the paper by the end of the semester and who do not obtain an extension, or who do not complete the paper by any authorized extension, will receive the grade of “F” for the Independent Research Project or course.

Explanation of the Grade Curve
There is a mandatory grade curve for all required courses (except Legal Process I-II and Professional Responsibility sections where enrollment is fewer than 30). There is a mandatory grade curve for all elective courses with 30 or more students. The curves are designed primarily to promote fairness and normalize grading among different sections.
 

First-Year Courses
Required Courses Offered During the First Year of the Full-Time Program* (Except Legal Process I and II, which are not subject to any mandatory curve, and Contracts II, which is subject to separate requirements below)

  1. The mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar shall fall within a range of 2.95 and 3.05 grade points.
  2. The median grade point of grades initially submitted to the registrar shall be a B (3.00).
  3. 8% to 15% of all grades initially submitted to the registrar shall consist of grades of C- (1.67) or lower.
  4. After any adjustment to reflect class participation, grades shall fall within: (1) a range of 2.95 and 3.05 grade points; or (2) a range of .033 grade points above or below the mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar.

    • This also included the same courses offered in the part-time program, whether offered in the first or second year.

Contracts II (Regular Sections)
(Contracts II Enhanced Sections are not subject to a mandatory curve)

  1. The Registrar shall provide for each section the mean first semester GPA for all of the students in that section. The mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar shall fall within a range of .05 grade points above or below this mean provided by the Registrar.
  2. After any adjustment to reflect class participation, grades shall fall within: (1) the initial required range, as described above; or (2) a range of .033 grade points above or below the mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar.
 

Upper Division Courses
Required Courses Offered After the First Year of the Full-Time Program

  1. The mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar shall fall within a range of 2.95 and 3.05 grade points.
  2. The median grade point of grades initially submitted to the registrar shall be 3.00 (B).
  3. After any adjustment to reflect class participation, grades shall fall within: (1) a range of 2.95 and 3.05 grade points; or (2) a range of .033 grade points above or below the mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar.

Elective Courses with Enrollments of 30 or More Students

  1. The mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar shall fall within a range of 2.93 and 3.33 grade points.
  2. After any adjustment to reflect class participation, grades shall fall within: (1) a range of 2.93 and 3.33 grade points; or (2) a range of .033 grade points above or below the mean of grades initially submitted to the Registrar.

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