Grading Policy
Dean's List
The standard for qualification for the Dean's Honors List is a 3.33 grade point average determined each semester for work done in that semester by full-time students enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and flex-time students enrolled in at least 9 credit hours, except for the first year which is determined after the first full year.
Grades and Grade Averages
Information about grades and grade averages are detailed in Section 8 of the College of Law Rules.
Honors at Graduation
Latin Honors are presented to graduating students as follows: Summa Cum Laude to the top 5%, Magna Cum Laude to the top 15%, and Cum Laude to the top 30%.
Order of the Coif
Order of the Coif is a national law school honor society. To be eligible for election by the Faculty, a student's academic average for all six semesters must rank in the first tenth of the graduating class.
Procedure for Review of a Grade
The procedure for the review of a grade is outlined in Academic Evaluation Review Procedures.
Repeating Courses
Information about repeating of courses are detailed in Section 10 of the College of Law Rules.
Ranking Transfer Students
Non-transfer students are ranked relative to one another based on their cumulative GPA. Transfer students are assigned a parallel rank by comparing their UC Law GPA to the upper-level UC Law GPA of other transfer students and non-transfer students. The calculation of GPAs for past/current/future LLM-JD transfers will include their LLM letter grades.
Student Prizes
View a complete list of student prizes.