| The primary
purpose of the Registrar is to evaluate, develop, coordinate and
implement policy within the School of Law, and more broadly,
within the University, regarding all facets relating to academic
counseling and records administration for students and alumni of
the School of Law. The Registrar is in charge of the
technological development and serves as coordinator for the
software program that is used to manage data about students from
prospective student status through graduation and alumni status.
The Registrar is responsible for preparing and providing data
for a multitude of internal and external reports, assisting the
Academic Standards Committee, and contributing to special
projects for the Dean. The Registrar is responsible for the
determination of class rank, Dean’s List, Summa Cum Laude, Magna
Cum Laude, and Cum Laude honors for graduation, and various
other academic awards. The Registrar determines GPA requirements
for placing students on academic probation and academic
dismissal, as well as for course prerequisites. The Registrar
performs transfer and visiting student evaluations, audits for
graduation requirement compliance, and provides information and
coordinates dual degree programs and requirements with the
Associate Dean for Administration and the Associate Dean of
Academic Affairs.
The Registrar
also oversees the supervision of departmental staff. The
Registrar’s Office is responsible for managing all academic
records for past and currently enrolled students of the School
of Law, implementing the faculty approved curriculum, class
scheduling, exam scheduling, student registration, residency
determination, administration of final and mid-term exams,
providing disability accommodations for students with special
needs during exams, distribution of grades, producing dean
certificates and generating transcripts. The Registrar’s Office
approves bar loan applications and loan deferments, submits 711
applications, and maintains current student addresses, emails,
and phone numbers.
The
Registrar’s Office strives to assure a smooth transition from
matriculation to graduation and beyond, for students attending
the School of Law. |
