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VI. Assessment procedures

  1. Notice of grading policy. Before the end of the applicable drop period for a course, the instructor will provide written notice to both the students enrolled in the course and the Law School Records Office of the instructor's grading policy for the course. The notice must specify each assessment method that will be used, and the contribution of each such method to the final grade.
  2. Deadline for written coursework. In all courses in which a student's final grade depends in whole or in part on one or more written papers or other written coursework, the instructor will specify in writing the date by which the student must submit such coursework. The date shall be no later than the final day of the examination period for the semester in which the student is enrolled in the course.
  3. Scheduled assessments missed due to emergency. If a student is absent from a scheduled assessment and establishes to the satisfaction of the Dean or the Dean's designee that an illness or some emergency beyond the student's control caused the student either to miss the assessment or to fail to complete the assessment after beginning it, the student may, if permitted by both the instructor and the Dean or the Dean's designee:
    1. be assigned an "I" (Incomplete) for the course, in which case the provisions of IV.C.2 shall apply; or
    2. undergo the assessment.
  4. Assessment timing and conflicts
    1. Two conflicting assessments. If assessments in two courses are scheduled at the same time on the same day, a student enrolled in both courses must undergo one assessment immediately preceding the other to the extent administratively feasible as determined by the Law School Records Office.
    2. Three or more assessments scheduled within a 24-hour period. If a student has three or more assessments scheduled within a single 24-hour period, the student may request permission to undergo one assessment at a later time. With the permission of the Dean or the Dean's designee, the Law School Records Office will schedule the later assessment time as soon as administratively feasible.
    3. Variance permitted for extraordinary circumstances. Other than as specified in VI.D.1 and VI.D.2, the Dean or Dean's designee may authorize a variance for a scheduled assessment only in extraordinary circumstances.
  5. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence. For purposes of this Part, “generative AI” means technol-ogy capable of producing original content such as text and images. Not all forms of artificial intelligence are generative. Artificial intelligence applications that enable people to retrieve existing information, for example, are not generative. To illustrate, ChatGPT is generative AI; the product suggestion sys-tem on Amazon is not. This Part applies only to generative AI. This Part sets forth default rules governing the use of generative AI. Instructors are free to adopt their own policies on generative AI. Indeed, this default rule is not intended to discourage appropriate instruction and use of generative AI. Course-specific rules should be included in the course syllabus. In the absence of course-specific rules, the following rules govern the use of generative AI.
    1. The use of generative AI is prohibited during examinations. This is a categorical rule—students may not interact with generative AI in any way during examinations. It covers not only using generative AI to compose text, but also for (among other uses) brainstorming, issue-spotting, proofreading, or editing. It applies to both proctored and take-home examinations.
    2. The use of generative AI is prohibited in preparing any work that will be submitted for assessment. Like the rule for examinations, this is a categorical rule barring the use of generative AI for any purpose while preparing work—including but not limited to researching or writing of papers, memos, and briefs—that will be submitted for assessment.
    3. Instructors have discretion about how to handle violations of this section. Depending on the severity of a violation, an instructor might issue a warning, require work to be redone, consider the infraction while grading, or take such other action as the instructor deems appropriate in their sole discretion. Serious or repeated violations constitute academic misconduct and may be handled under the procedures of the Student Code of Conduct.