Grading policy for fall 2020 semester (LL.M. students)

Appendix

In light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and widespread challenges resulting from ExamSoft implementation, the following rules apply, and any conflicting provisions of these Academic Regulations are waived, for the Fall 2020 semester only:

  • All graded courses (including classes, clinics, seminars, externships and directed studies) that involved the use of ExamSoft for purposes of any portion of assessment will be graded on an optional pass/no credit basis.   
  • This Appendix does not apply to any graded course that did not involve the use of ExamSoft for purposes of any portion of assessment.
  • The determination of "pass" for LL.M. students for courses subject to this Appendix for Fall 2020 will be made on the basis of a letter grade of "D" or above if permitted by the Graduate School.  Faculty will determine letter grades and report those letter grades to the Law School Registrar in accordance with their normal grading practices.
  • Students who elect to take a "pass" instead of a letter grade for a course subject to this Appendix must notify the Law School Records Office (by email to lawrecords@wayne.edu from the student's Wayne State University email account) within 48 hours after the Records Office posts to Canvas the letter grades for the course at issue.  Any student who wants to elect a "pass" under this Appendix must affirmatively notify the Records Office of the student's election for each course. 
  • If any additional adjustments are required by the Graduate School in order to permit LL.M. students to receive credit for Fall 2020 classes, such adjustments may be made administratively.