Faculty Awards
Students graduating with a cumulative grade point average of 3.200 to 3.399 receive the Juris Doctor degree cum laude, those with a G.P.A. of 3.400 to 3.599 receive the degree magna cum laude and those with a G.P.A. of 3.600 or better receive the degree summa cum laude. Additionally, students who fall below a 3.200 G.P.A., but who are in the top 10 percent of their class, will be graduated cum laude.
Special awards and honors
are bestowed at
the Senior Awards
Ceremony and Commencement Exercises in the spring. Awards
for valedictorian (highest cumulative GPA) for the
full-time and part-time divisions and for salutatorian
(second highest cumulative GPA) for the full-time and
part-time divisions are given at Commencement Exercises:
The following awards are
presented at the Senior
Awards Ceremony, generally held on the morning of
Commencement Exercises:
- Exceptional Contribution to the Growth of the Law Center.
- Exemplary Contributions to the Quality of Student Life.
- Exceptional Service to the Public and the Community.
- Best Paper by a Graduating Student (published or unpublished).
*Please see the Student Handbook for valedictorian/salutatorian eligibility rules in case of leave of absence, division transfer, or transfer from another school.
Other Awards
- CALI Award for Academic Excellence: The Law Center, in cooperation with the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, awards to each student with the highest grade in each section of each course the CALI Award for Academic Excellence.
- New York State Bar Association Achievement Award: Presented to a graduate for outstanding contribution to a bar association at the school, state or national level.
- New York State Bar Association Law Student Legal Ethics Award: Presented annually by the New York State Bar Association for the best paper on Legal Ethics by a Law Center student.
- Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition Award: Presented annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers to the best papers by Law Center students on Copyright Law.
- Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award: Awarded to the full-time and part-time students with the highest G.P.A. in their respective divisions, one year prior to their graduation.
- National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Woman Law Graduate Award: presented annually by the National Association of Women Lawyers to the outstanding woman law graduate.
- Bessie Ray Geffner Memorial Award: Presented to the Outstanding Woman Law Student - Evening Division
- Michael Aaron Silver Award for promoting tolerance and harmony among the diverse elements of the Law Center community.
Dean's List
Dean's List honors are awarded in the Fall and Spring semesters. A student who has taken at least the minimum number of credits required in his/her division (part-time or full-time) and is ranked in the top 15% of his/her class in that semester is eligible for the Dean's List. The student must have completed and received grades in all of the courses in which the student was registered in that semester. Exceptions: (1) A student will not be eligible for the Dean's List unless he/she was in good academic standing (2.000) for the semester under consideration. (2) If the student has a missing or incomplete (INC) grade, the Registrar's Office will ascertain whether this is the fault of the professor or the student. If it is the latter, the student will not qualify for the Dean's List for that semester.
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