3.2.01 Transfer Students
A. Students in good standing who attend law schools accredited or provisionally
accredited by the American Bar Association may apply to transfer to
Capital. The faculty requires students to complete one year of study
prior to transferring unless there are compelling reasons for transfer
prior to completion of a full year.
B. In order to be considered for admission, transfer candidates should
submit the following material:
1. A completed application and the application fee.
2. A copy of the LSDAS report which is on file at the applicant's
law school, showing the student's undergraduate grades and LSAT score.
3. A letter from the dean of the candidate's law school, stating
the student is in good standing and unconditionally eligible to continue
studies.
4. Law school transcripts showing all law school work undertaken
by the candidate. See Policy on Transcripts.
5. Official copies of transcripts showing all college level and graduate
work. One must be submitted for each institution a candidate attended
after high school. See Policy on Transcripts.
C. Capital will accept credit for courses in which students have received
at least a "C" or comparable grade. Courses taken at other
law schools and accepted for credit at Capital are recorded as ??? credit
and are not computed into the student’s cumulative grade point
average. Transfer students must complete no fewer than 45 semester hours
at Capital and must maintain a cumulative grade average of "C"
(2.0) for work undertaken at Capital. Any transfer student who fails
to maintain a cumulative grade average of “C” (2.0) for
work undertaken at Capital is subject to the rules and procedures concerning
academic probation, dismissal, and reinstatement (section 4.8) of this
manual.
3.2.02 Visiting Students
A. Capital University Law School welcomes applications from students
who wish to study on a visiting basis. Visiting status allows students
to receive coursework credit at Capital for transfer back to their "home"
schools. Acceptable course grades from Capital are added to students'
regular law school transcripts and count toward a degree at the law
schools from which students come.
B. The application procedure is relatively simple and includes the
following steps:
1. a candidate must submit an application fee and complete all of
the non essay questions on a Capital University application;
2. provide Capital's Office of Admissions with a letter of good standing
from the dean of the "home" school.
C. Once a student is accepted on a visiting basis, Capital will send
registration materials and a course schedule to the student. Prior to
registering for classes at Capital, the student must obtain written
approval from the dean of the student's law school for courses sought
at Capital. In the case of a student who wishes to complete legal studies
at Capital, the "home" school dean must also give approval
for completing studies at the Law School. Admission as a visiting student
does not amount to an admission as a student seeking a Capital University
degree.
3.2.03. Auditors
Members of the bar, graduates from approved law schools, and in limited
circumstances other college graduates, may be admitted at the discretion
of the dean to enroll as auditors. Normally, an auditor is expected
to prepare all assignments and to participate in classroom discussion,
but takes no examinations and receives no academic credit.
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