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• Academics
Miles
Law School requires students to maintain a
grade point average of 2.0 ("C")
for all course work. Students who do not have
an overall GPA of 2.0 or better at the end
of any semester are automatically placed on
academic probation for one year. At the end
of that year, the student must have attained
a 2.0 GPA or be dismissed from the law school.
Grade
point average is compiled by averaging the
quality points attained.
Grades
Academic
performance is graded by a system of letter
grades with quality points assigned as follows:
| Letters
Grades |
Quality
Points
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100-90
= A
|
4.0
|
89-80
= B
|
3.0
|
79-70
= C
|
2.0
|
69-60
= D
|
1.0
|
| Below
60 = F |
0
|
Please
do not call the administrative office regarding
grades.
Questions
about exam grades need to be directed to
the professor. If a student believes there
is an error on his/her transcript, the student
should send a written request to the administrative
office addressed to the professor for review
and verification of the transcript grade.
Transcripts
will be mailed to students approximately
five (5) weeks after the last day of final
exams.
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Bar Certicification
1.
Registration of Law Students
A. Every person intending to apply for admission
to the Alabama State Bar shall, within sixty
(60) days following the commencement of
the study of law in an accredited law school,
or in one of the non-accredited law schools
located in the State of Alabama, register
with the Secretary of the Alabama State
Bar by filing a Law Student Registration
form as registrant upon the forms supplied
by the Board, and such other papers as may
from time to time be reasonably required
by the Board; such forms shall be accompanied
by a fee of:
(1) $10.00 if filed within the first 60
days;
(2) $35.00 if filed within 180 days;
(3) $50.00 if filed within 330 days;
(4) $75.00 if filed within 390 days;
(5) $100.00 if filed after 390 days.
If
filed after 390 days the registrant shall
show to the Character and Fitness Committee
reasonable cause for having failed to file
such registration application, the showing
to be made in affidavit form and notarized
by a notary public.
2.
Proof of Legal Education
An
applicant shall make proof of legal study
by filing with the Secretary of the Board
of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar
certificate or certificates from the dean
or deans of one or more law schools, from
which it shall appear that the applicant
has completed legal study conforming to
and fulfilling the following requirements:
A.
That the applicant has pursued and satisfactorily
completed, as a resident student at Miles
Law School, a course of law studies that
extended for at least (4) academic years
of at least thirty (30) weeks each, and
is a graduate of the law school, provided
that as of the date of the applicant's graduation
the school has been in continuous operation
in the county in which it was operating
in August, 1974.
•
Withdrawals & Refunds
Any
students withdrawing after the commencement
of the third (3rd) week of the semester, shall
be refunded 25% of their tuition payment.
Any
student
withdrawing after the commencement of the
second (2nd) week one third of the full
semester tuition shall be entitled to 50%
of their tuition payment.
Only
tuition is refundable - no fees are refundable
after registration.
•
Transcript Fees
All
requests for transcripts must be in writing
and signed by the student. A request form
may be secured from the administrative office.
Upon written request, Miles Law School will
furnish to a third party (such as Alabama
Bar or Employer) a transcript of the requesting
student at no cost. Any additional request
for a transcript will be $15.00. In all cases,
a completed written request must be submitted
to Miles Law School Administrative office
at P.O. Box 39150, Birmingham, Alabama 35208
or may be delivered in person. All requests
will take approximately seven (7) working
days. The law school does not accept cash
or personal checks for payment.
Any
waiver as a result of special circumstances
by Miles Law School to one student does
not change the policies stated in this Bulletin.
• Tuition Payments
All
charges of tuition, fees, etc., are due and
payable in advance at the beginning of each
semester. Arrangements for deferred payments
must be made in person at the Administrative
office. Under the deferred payment plan, a
minimum of one third (1/3) of the semester
charges for tuition and total charges for
fees must be paid at the time of registration.
Failure to pay the designated amounts when
due will result in a late charge and suspension
from the law school until payments are made.
All
fee balances are due prior to one-half of
the semester. There will be no make-up exams
without approval of the Administration and
Dean of the Law School. Students with unpaid
balances will not be permitted to take (final)
examinations.
•
The Student Bar Association
Annual Law Day Banquet
Is
an integral part of the total curriculum of
Miles Law School. This banquet is generally
held in the month of May coinciding with the
national observance of Law Day. Student attendance
at each Law Day Banquet is required for graduation.
•
Methods of Instruction
The
case method of instruction is used primarily
in the presentation of courses in the Law
School. However, the lecture method and other
methods of presentation are also utilized.
The method of instruction is left to the discretion
of each professor.
Frequent
examinations are given, covering the material
previously presented to evaluate the student's
grasp of the subject matter as well as give
the student an early opportunity to appraise
himself of his progress.
The course of study of the first year, second
year and portions of the third year is required.
The objective is to give a proper foundation
for the ultimate practice of law and to
afford the student with an adequate number
of basic courses so as to provide a well-rounded
legal education.
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