Written course work is due on the last day of classes each term. Faculty members have discretion to extend the deadline for submission of such work only until the last day of scheduled law examinations for the term in which the written work was originally due. All other extensions must be approved by the Academic Standing and Policies Committee.

 

A student seeking an extension must, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, submit a request to the Committee prior to the applicable deadline. When a faculty member will not grant an extension within the period of discretion, a student may apply to the Academic Standing and Policies Committee for assistance. Information provided by faculty members will be relevant where a student seeks an extension. However, an agreement between a faculty member and a student will not bind the Committee in the exercise of discretion.

 

The Committee may grant an extension for the submission of written coursework beyond the last day of scheduled law examinations for the term in which the written work was originally due

a if there are documented medical, personal or compassionate grounds supporting the request and the student made reasonable efforts to complete the work in a timely fashion

b even in the absence of documentable medical, personal or compassionate grounds, if the Committee is satisfied that the student exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to complete the coursework in a timely fashion and there are no inequities that would arise as a consequence.

 

Registration in five courses in a single term is not in itself sufficient reason to justify a request for an extension of the deadline for submission of the course work.

 

If a student fails to complete the requirements for any course within one year after the last day of classes for that course, no further extensions will be granted and the student will be required to withdraw from the course.