CONNECT TO
ACCESS.SMU
STUDENT HANDBOOK
PONI.SMU.EDU

TABLE OF CONTENTS

For an online application to the Dedman School of Law, or to request a printed catalog and application materials, visit SMU's Dedman School of Law Admissions Page.

ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, AND STAFF

GENERAL INFORMATION

School of Law Calendar

Description of the University

  • Statement of Mission
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Accreditation

Dedman School of Law

  • Programs and Instruction
  • The Law School Quadrangle
  • The Underwood Law Library
  • Student Conduct
  • Policy on Discrimination
  • Confidentiality of Education Records

Tuition and Fees

  • Refunds for Withdrawal from the University

Financial Aid

  • Scholarships
  • Endowed Scholarships

Housing and Other Services

  • Housing for Students
  • Child Care
  • Health Services
  • Counseling Services
  • Recreational Sports

Scholarly Publications

Student Activities and Organizations

Office of Career Services

THE JURIS DOCTOR PROGRAM

Admission

  • Dates of Admission
  • Application for Admission
  • Application Fee
  • Law School Admission Test
  • Pre-Legal Studies
  • Admission by Selection
  • Waiver of First-Year Minimum Hour Requirement
  • Admission Deposit and Medical History

Admission with Advanced Standing (Transfers from Other Law Schools)

  • Persons Eligible
  • Dates of Admission
  • Application
  • Advanced Credit
  • Minimum Hours Requirement

Visiting Students

  • Summer Session
  • Academic Year

Nondegree Enrollment and Auditors

  • Nondegree Enrollment
  • Auditors

Enrollment

  • Enrollment Periods
  • Minimum and Maximum Hours
  • Adding and Dropping a Course
  • Withdrawal from the Law School

Classroom Work, Attendance, and Examinations

  • Classroom Work and Assignments
  • Attendance
  • Rescheduling of Examinations
  • Use of Word Processing Equipment on Examinations
  • Accommodations in the Classroom and on Examinations

Grades and Credits

  • Methods of Grading
  • Minimum Passing Grade
  • Incompletes
  • Method of Computing Averages
  • Credit for Work Completed at Other Schools

Residence

Student Employment

Withdrawal from Law School, Re-entry, and Readmission

  • Withdrawal from Law School
  • Re-entry and Readmission of Former Students

Academic Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission or Re-entry

  • Dismissal After the First Term
  • Dismissal After Two or More Terms
  • Probation
  • Re-entry and Readmission of Dismissed Students

Mandatory Academic Counseling

Requirements for Degree

  • Residence
  • Hours and Grades
  • Courses
  • Public Service Requirement
  • Time Limit
  • Effects of Changes in Requirements
  • Waivers

Honors

Grade Appeals

COMBINED J.D./M.B.A. PROGRAM

Nature of the Program

Structure of the Program

Other Requirements

COMBINED J.D./M.A. IN ECONOMICS PROGRAM

Nature of the Program

Structure of the Program

Other Requirements

GRADUATE LEGAL STUDIES

Objectives of Graduate Legal Studies

Graduate Degrees Offered

  • Master of Laws in Taxation [LL.M. (Taxation)]
  • Master of Laws in Comparative and International Law [LL.M. (Comparative and International Law)]
  • Master of Laws [LL.M. (General)]
  • Doctor of the Science of Law [S.J.D.]

Tuition and Fees

Applications and Information

THE CURRICULUM

Frequency of Course Offerings

The J.D. Program

  • First-Year Required Courses
  • Upper-Year Requirements

Elective Courses

Courses Outside Law School

Courses at Other Law Schools

STUDENT CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

RIGHT TO KNOW