Credit/Fail Option for J.D. Students

Second- and third-year students may elect to register for a total of two non-required courses on a Credit/Fail basis during their final four semesters, provided the faculty member teaching the course has listed the course as being open to such registration. Un-graded credits for student journals, Moot Court, and Teaching Assistants are not counted toward this limit.

Required courses, which include constitutional law, professional responsibility, and courses taken to satisfy the writing requirements, may not be taken on a Credit/Fail basis.

Course descriptions specify whether or not a particular course may be taken on a Credit/Fail basis. Students can exercise the Credit/Fail option by using Albert during the Credit/Fail Option period designated in the academic calendar of the Law School.

Students may not, under any circumstances, change an election to take or not to take a course Credit/Fail after the time for making such an election has expired.

Students who want to register for the Credit/Fail grading option must do so using TorchTone (212) 995-4747, the Office of the University Registrar’s Main Registration Phone Menu, during the Credit/Fail registration period.

(Visiting students will only be allowed to register for the Credit/Fail grading option provided prior approval of their home school is submitted to the Office of Academic Services.)

The Credit/Fail registration period for Fall 2008 will be from September 4 to December 5, 2008.

The list which contains the courses available on a Credit/Fail basis for fall 2008 will be updated in late August.

The Credit/Fail registration period for Spring 2009 will be from January 20 to April 28, 2009.

The list which contains the courses available on a Credit/Fail basis for spring 2009 will be updated in January 2009.

Auditing

With the permission of the instructor and subject to such conditions as the instructor may impose, a student may audit a course.  Courses that have closed (filled) may not be audited. Auditing courses is considered “unofficial” and students 1) do not enroll in those courses; 2) do not take examinations in those courses; and 3) do not write papers for those courses.  Audited courses do not appear on the student’s transcript.