Student Handbook Detailed Table of Contents

I. Purpose and Scope of the Student Handbook

II. General Information

  • A. Northern Kentucky University Rules and Policies
  • B. NKU Chase College of Law Computing Resources
  • C. Security in Nunn Hall and on NKU Campus
  • D. NKU Chase Law Library Security
  • E. NKU Severe Weather Policy
  • F. NKU Emergency Contact System - Norse Alert
  • G. NKU Student Services

III. College of Law Communications

  • A. NKU Chase College of Law E-Mail
  • B. Confidential and Personal Communication
  • C. Chase Postings
  • D. Other Communications
    • 1. Telephone Calls
    • 2. Student Directory Information
    • 3. Chase Calendar

IV. Tuition and Fees; Financial Aid; Refunds; Scholarship Policy

  • A. Refund of Tuition
    • 1. In the Context of Dropping a Course
    • 2. In the Context of Academic Standing Actions
    • 3. In the Context of Withdrawal from the College of Law
  • B. Course Cancellation For Non-Payment Of Tuition
  • C. Scholarship Policy
    • 1. Incoming Student Scholarships
    • 2. Continuing Student Scholarships
    • 3. Summer Scholarship Awards
    • 4. Division Transfer Requests and Leaves of Absence
    • 5. Increase or Decrease in Credit Hours
    • 6. Full-tuition Awards
    • 7. Early Graduation
    • 8. Classes taken at another educational institution
    • 9. Revocation of Scholarship
    • 10. Academic Standards Required to Maintain Merit Scholarship Award
    • 11. Academic Dismissal
    • 12. Modification of the Scholarship Policy

V. Employment During Law School

VI. Character and Fitness to Practice Law; Amending College of Law Application; Qualifications for Admission to the Bar

  • A. Disclosure of Character and Fitness Matters Required
  • B. Continuing Obligation to Disclose
  • C. Petition to Amend Law School Application
  • D. Character, Fitness, and Other Qualifications for Admission to the Bar

VII. Full-Time and Part-Time Divisions

  • A. Registering for Courses Out of Division
  • B. Transferring between Divisions

VIII. Course Loads

  • A. Full-time Students
  • B. Part-time Students
  • C. Overloads and Underloads
  • D. Good Cause

IX. General Academic Policies

  • A. Primary Authority of the Professor
  • B. Syllabus
  • C. Student Evaluation of Faculty
  • D. Class Attendance Policy
  • E. Rescheduling of Classes / Make-Up Classes
  • F. Auditing a Course
  • G. Transient Study, Visiting at Other Law Schools, and Study Abroad

X. Course Registration

  • A. Description of the Normal Registration Process
    • 1. First-Year Students
    • 2. Upper-Level Students
  • B. Registration for Supervised Independent Study
  • C. Auditing a Course

XI. Dropping and Adding Courses; Changing Course Sections; Withdrawing from Courses

  • A. Dropping Sequenced Required Courses
  • B. Dropping Non-Sequenced Required Courses, Core Courses, Electives
  • C. Adding a Course
  • D. Changing Course Sections
  • E. Withdrawing from Courses

XII. Examinations

  • A. Scheduling of Final Examinations
  • B. Design of Final Examinations
  • C. Taking Final Exams on Laptop Computers/Examsoft
  • D. Midterm Examinations, Tests, Quizzes, and Assignments
  • E. Make-Up Final Examinations
    • 1. Emergency Situations
    • 2. Conflict Situations

XIII. Grades and Grading Policies

  • A. Grades and Grading Symbols Used at the College of Law
  • B. Definitions and Explanations of Grades and Grading Symbols
  • C. Incomplete Grades / Completion Policy
  • D. Pass / Fail Courses
  • E. Grading Deadlines for Faculty
  • F. Faculty Option of Posting Grades in Nunn Hall
  • G. Review of Graded Examinations
  • H. Recommended Grade Distribution Policy
  • I. Grading Policies for Basic Legal Skills I and II
  • J. Anonymous Grading
    • 1. Exam Numbers
    • 2. Procedure to Insure Anonymous Grading
  • K. Dean's List
  • L. The College of Law Has Adopted the Following Honors Designations
  • M. Class Rank
  • N. Transcripts

XIV. Courses, Required Grades and the Open and Structured Curricula

  • A. Courses
    • 1. Required Courses
    • 2. Core Courses
  • 3. Elective Courses
  • B. Required Grades
    • 1. Mandatory Minimum Grades in Certain Courses
    • 2. Mandatory Minimum Grades in Other Required Courses
    • 3. Mandatory Minimum Grade Requirement for Core Courses
    • 4. Recording of Grades for Required and Core Courses with Minimum Grade Requirements
    • 5. Credit-Hours for Courses in Which Failing Grade is Earned/Failing a Pass/ Fail Course
  • C. Re-Taking Courses
    • 1. Re-Taking Courses - In General
    • 2. Credit-Hours for Courses That Must be Re-Taken
  • D. The Open and Structured Curriculum
    • 1. The Open Curriculum
    • 2. The Structured Curriculum

XV. Advanced Writing Requirements and Skills Training

  • A. Description of the Advanced Writing Requirements
    • 1. Requirements for Satisfactory Completion of the Research Component
    • 2. Requirements for Satisfactory Completion of the Drafting Component
  • B. Skills Training Requirement

XVI. Clinics, Externships, and Non-Classroom Hours

  • A. Clinics and Externships
  • B. Available Clinics and Externships
  • C. Requirements
  • D. How to Enroll
  • E. Restrictions
  • F. What to Expect
  • G. Limit On Non-Classroom Hours

XVII. Academic Standing Policies and Procedures

  • A. Minimum Grade Point Averages Required for Graduation
  • B. Academic Warning
  • C. Dismissal
  • D. First-Year Students: Grade Point Average Requirements
    • 1. First-Year Students in Full-Time Division
    • 2. First-Year Students in Part-Time Division
  • E. Upper-Level Students: Two Minimum Grade Point Average Requirements/Warnings and Dismissals
  • F. Extraordinary Relief from Dismissal: Immediate Reinstatement and Expedited Reapplication
    • 1. Immediate Reinstatement
    • 2. Expedited Reapplication
    • 3. Standards for Extraordinary Relief
  • G. Petition Procedures
    • 1. Petition
    • 2. Hearing
    • 3. Decision
  • H. Limitation on Procedure and Remedies
  • I. Readmission Policy and Procedure

XVIII. Course Selection in Law School

  • A. Full-Time Students
  • B. Part-Time Students
  • C. Course Selection
    • Table of frequency with which certain elective courses have been offered
    • Table of Areas of Study and Practice

XIX. Concentrations and Certificate Programs

  • A. Certificate in Advocacy
    • 1. Eligibility
    • 2. Requirements
      • a. Required Graded Courses
      • B. Required Non-Graded Courses
      • c. Elective Courses
      • d. Required Externship
      • e. Writing Requirement
      • f. Advocacy Competition
      • g. Extracurricular Course of Study
  • B. Certificate in Transactional Practice Law
    • 1. Eligibility
    • 2. Requirements
      • a. Required Graded Courses
      • b. Elective Courses
      • c. Accounting and Financing Competency Test
      • d. Writing Requirement
      • e. Extracurricular Course of Study
      • f. Transactional Pro Bono
  • C. Employment and Labor Law Concentration
    • 1. Take each of the following twelve hours of courses and receive a "B" or better in each course
    • 2. Take at least three hours from among the following list of courses and receive a "B" or better in each course taken
    • 3. Either
      • A. Complete an Advanced Writing Requirement-Research course within the Concentration
      • B. Complete an externship of at least two credit-hours, or an internship of at least 100 hours over the course of a semester
    • 4. File a petition with the Directors
  • D. Tax Controversy and Tax Litigation Concentration
    • 1. Take the following courses and receive at least a "B" in each course
    • 2. Take one of the following three courses and receive a grade of at least a "B" in each course taken
    • 3. Students who wish to know more about the Tax Concentration requirements are encouraged to contact Professor Ljubomir Nacev.

XX. Joint JD/MBA Degree Program

  • A. Business Curriculum
  • B. Law Curriculum
    • 1. Required Courses
    • 2. Elective Courses (18 hours)
    • 3. Advanced Writing Requirements
    • 4. Skills Training
    • 5. Additional Information and Requirements
    • 6. Minimum Law School Grade Point Average
    • 7. Academic Standing

XXI. Pro Bono

  • A. Pro Bono Service Requirement
  • B. Pro Bono Transcript Notation

XXII. Temporary Leaves from the College of Law

  • A. Leave of Absence
  • B. Absence Due to Military Duty

XXIII. Withdrawal from the College of Law

  • A. Withdrawal from the College of Law
  • B. Resuming Law Study after Withdrawal from the College of Law

XIV. Grade Appeal Policy and Procedure

  • (a) Standard of Review
  • (b) Procedure for Review and Appeal of Grades
  • (c) Request for Review by the Associate Dean
  • (d) Appeal to the Dean
  • (e) Further Limited Appeal to the Provost
  • (f) Relationship of Grade Appeal Policy and Procedure, and Chase Student Honor Code or Other NKU or Faculty Policies

XXV. Chase College of Law Honor Code and Plagiarism Policy

  • Students Rights and Responsibilities
    • A. Preamble
    • B. Standards of Academic Conduct and Integrity and Consequences for Violations of Honor Code
    • C. Limitations of Proceedings
    • D. Initial Proceedings
    • E. The Chase Honor Council
    • F. Hearing Panel Proceedings
    • G. Appellate Proceedings
    • H. Confidentiality and Recordkeeping
    • I. Authority, Effective Date, Transition Provisions, and Repealers
  • Plagiarism Policy