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JM and LLM Programs

JM and LLM students are expected to maintain at least a B (3.0) average. If a student’s cumulative GPA should fall to a 2.50 or less at any time, he/she will automatically be placed on academic probation, effective immediately.* Students on academic probation must petition the Academic Standing committee for permission to enroll in new classes, and may not do so until their petition is granted. Further, while on academic probation, JM and LLM students must regularly meet with the Assistant Dean for Student Engagement or the Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, respectively, to discuss the status of their classes, their proposed course selections, and their progress toward a return to good standing.

If a JM or LLM student fails either of the required foundational courses (i.e., Introduction to the American Legal System, and their required legal writing course), they will be required to immediately re-take it. If they fail the course a second time, they will be dismissed from the program. (For part-time students who fail either of the required foundational courses, enrollment in other coursework should ordinarily await successful completion of the relevant course.)

*Students who began the JM program prior to Fall 2014 will be placed on academic probation if their cumulative GPA falls to a 2.25 or less.

SJD Program

Any grades earned by SJD students will be evaluated by the student’s faculty supervisor/dissertation committee on an ongoing basis. The SJD student’s faculty supervisor/dissertation committee will determine whether the student’s performance meets the necessary standard for continuation in the SJD program.

Grade point average (GPA) will be determined for graduate students, although class rank is not calculated. Because graduate students are graded separately from J.D. students, they do not impact the J.D. grading curve or class rank.

Students in good standing may elect to withdraw between semesters after notifying the Graduate Programs Office and the Emory Law Registrar. Upon deciding to return to the law school, students must notify the Graduate Programs Office and the Emory Law School Registrar.

Students in the JM program must complete all degree requirements within four years of the date of first matriculation into the program.

Readmission of students following withdrawal for medical reasons requires medical clearance by designated university health officials.

If, in the opinion of the Dean ('Dean' as used in this statement always refers to the Dean or Dean's designate), a student demonstrates evidence of an emotional disorder and has engaged in, or threatened to engage in, conduct that poses a threat to the mental, emotional, or physical well-being of self or others, or to property, and/or impedes the lawful activity of others, the student may be referred to the University Student Health Service for psychiatric evaluation. Refusal to obtain a psychiatric evaluation when properly requested to do so, or determination by the University Health Service that withdrawal would be in the best interest of the student and the university, shall be cause for involuntary withdrawal of the student by the Dean. Withdrawal in such cases shall normally incur no academic penalty for the term in which the student is enrolled, and tuition refund, if any, shall be based on the schedule established for voluntary withdrawal. The Dean shall inform the student in writing of the effective date of the involuntary withdrawal, and shall explain, in writing, the procedure for application for readmission to Emory University. Application for readmission after withdrawal for psychiatric reasons will require evaluation by the university psychiatrist. Persons seeking readmission may choose to submit a written report from their own psychiatrists at their own expense. In no case shall readmission be granted after psychiatric withdrawal without the approval of the University Student Health Service.

*Dates subject to change

*Dates subject to change

*Dates subject to change

*Dates subject to change