GOOD STANDING, PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
The following are the standards implemented by the school’s Academic Standards Commitee. The Committee reserves the authority to utilize its discretion in applying these standards to individual students.
First Year Students
First year students must successfully complete all of their first year courses in order to advance to upper division course. In addition, first year students must maintain a cumulative numeric grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or above to remain in academic good standing. All students with a cumulative G PA between 1.0 and 1.99 will be placed on academic probation until the completion of the next course. A student who is unable to improve his or her cumulative GPA to a 2.0 or above by the end of the probationary period, will be academically dismissed. Any student whose cumulative GPAfalls below 1.0 at any time will automatically be academically dismissed.
Upper Division Students
Upper division students must continue to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above to remain in academic good standing. All students with a cumulative GPAbetween 1.0 and 1.99 will be placed on academic probation until the completion of the next course. Any student who is unable to improve his or her cumulative GPAto a 2.0 or above by the end of the probationary period, will be academically dismissed. Any student whose cumulative GPAfalls below 1.0 at any time will automatically be academically dismissed.
Transfer Students
Transfer students who enter Abraham Lincoln University in good standing, must maintain a 2.0 or above cumulative GPA of classes attended at Abraham Lincoln University. Students with a cumulative Abraham Lincoln University GPAbetween 1.0 and 1.99 will be placed on academic probation until the completion of the next course. Any student who is unable to improve his or her Abraham Lincoln University GPA to a 2.0 or above by the end of the probationary period, will be academically dismissed. Any transfer student who enters Abraham Lincoln University on academic probation or dismissal form another law school, will automatically be academically dismissed if his or her Abraham Lincoln University GPAfalls below 2.0.
Grading
Grading at Abraham Lincoln University is accomplished by the faculty using a combination of objective and subjective evaluation processes. These include student homework lessons, examinations, and research papers. Instructors rate student achievement on content, accuracy, legibility, presentation, promptness of submissions, and overall quality.
A student's homework lessons will be graded and returned to the student. No credit will be given for homework that is not the original work product of the submitting student. Abraham Lincoln University considers copying commercial case summaries and turning them in as the student's work to be plagiarism. Students will only receive credit for their own original work. Plagiarism may be grounds for dismissal from the University.
Grades will be issued to students after the end of each course. All students will have course-work evaluated and reported by the faculty using the following grade system.
| Letter Grade | Grade Point Value | Definition |
| A | 4.0 | Outstanding |
| A- | 3.7 | |
| B+ | 3.3 | Above Average |
| B | 3.0 | |
| B- | 2.7 | |
| C+ | 2.3 | Average |
| C | 2.0 | |
| C- | 1.7 | |
| D+ | 1.3 | Below Average |
| D | 1.0 | |
| D- | 0.7 | |
| F | 0 | Fail |
| P | Passing (Valid only for Pass/Fail Courses and not included in the calculation) | |
Requests for review of grades may not be made more than four weeks after a grade is sent to a student. Such requests must be in writing, dated and signed, and submitted to the Academic Dean. The academic Standards Committee shall vote on each such request.
Leave-of-Absence & Withdrawal Policies
The Committee of Bar Examiners requires a 48-52 week school year; therefore, if any student gets more than four weeks behind in their lessons, they will automatically be dropped from the course. Because of the total hours per year requirement imposed by the Committee of Bar Examiners, a student who is dropped from a course may be in jeopardy of losing credit for an entire year. It is imperative that a student stay on the 52-week schedule.
