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Rules and Regulations

2006-07

Last updated 4/23/2007

Download printable 2006-07 Rules and Regulations (pdf)

Section I: Rules and Regulations
Section II: Rules of the Senior Research Program
Section III: Curricular Concentrations
Section IV: The Honor Code
Section V: University Rules and Disciplinary Procedures
Section VI: Student Bar Association
Section VII: Constitutions of the Scholarly Journals

I. 2006–07 RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Introduction
• Northwestern University Non-Discrimination Statement
• Article I: Admissions
• Section 1.01 General
• Section 1.02 Classification
• Section 1.03 Undergraduate Students
• Section 1.04 Graduate Students
• Section 1.05(a) Transfer Students
• Section 1.05(b) Visiting Students
• Section 1.05(c) Special Students
• Section 1.06 Withdrawal
• Section 1.07 Re-enrollment of Students
• Section 1.08 Work in Law School Courses by Students Enrolled in Other Schools of the University
• Article II: Examinations, Papers, and Grades
• Section 2.01 General
• Section 2.02 Early, Late, and Special Examinations and Due Date of Papers
• Section 2.03 Honor Code
• Section 2.04 Grades
• Section 2.05 Repeated Courses
• Section 2.06 Classroom Attendance
• Section 2.07 Withdrawing from Courses and Seminars
• Section 2.075 Grade Point Average
• Section 2.08 Elgibility to Continue in School
• Section 2.09 Tutorial Program
• Section 2.10 Dean's List
• Article III: Curriculum and Degree Requirements
• Section 3.01 Curriculum
• Section 3.02 Candidates for the Degree of Juris Doctor
• Section 3.03 Degree of Masters of Laws (L.L.M. Program)
• Section 3.04 Degree of Master of Laws and Certificate in Management (Graduate Program in Law and Business)
• Section 3.05 Degree of Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD Program)
• Section 3.06 Degree of JD/PhD
• Section 3.07 Joint Degree Programs with other Institutions of Higher Learning
• Article IV: Financial Arrangements
• Section 4.01
• Article V: Outside Use of Law School Buildings
• Section 5.01
• Article VI: Delegation of Powers
• Section 6.01 Delegation of Powers of the Dean
• Section 6.02 Delegation of Powers of the Faculty
• Section 6.03 Faculty Approval of Student Petitions to Waive the Rules and Regulations
• Article VII: Charter of the Student Bar Association
• Section 7.01 Object and Purposes
• Section 7.02 Membership
• Section 7.03 Powers
• Section 7.04 Disciplinary Action
• Section 7.05 Revocation or Amendment

II. RULES OF THE SENIOR RESEARCH PROGRAM

• Senior Research

III. CURRICULAR CONCENTRATIONS

IV. THE HONOR CODE

• Honor Code Documents and History
• Article I: Purpose and Definitions
• Article II: Initial Reports of Suspected Honor Code Violations; The Investigation of Them, Disposition of Honor Code
• Article III: Appeal of the Determination of the Dean
• Article IV: Finality

V. UNIVERSITY RULES AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES

• Actions Prohibited Under General University Rules
• Hearing Boards and Procedures for the Chicago Campus of Northwestern University
• Student Rights of Access to University Student Education Records
• Sexual Harrassment: Policy and Procedure for Handling Complaints

VI. STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION

• Northwestern University Student Bar Association Constitution
• Northwestern University Student Bar Association By-Laws

VII. CONSTITUTIONS OF THE SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

• Northwestern University Law Review
• Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
• The Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business
• Northwestern University Journal of International Human Rights