All first-year students must pass (a passing grade is 55 or better) at least two first-year substantive courses with a 55 or better and have a cumulative GPA of 60 to be eligible to advance to the second semester. First-year substantive courses are Torts, Civil Procedure, and Contracts. Students who do not meet both criteria will be academically excluded. No probation will be granted to such students to advance to the second semester.
Students receiving a grade below 55 in Torts I, Contracts I, Civil Procedure I or Legal Methods I shall not be permitted to enroll in the second semester of that course. For students advancing to their second year of law school, any first year courses not successfully completed, must be taken during their second year.