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CLASS SYLLABUS
CRJ-125
Web-based class
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
How do I evaluate and select the law school that is best for me?
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Textbooks: ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA Approved Law Schools, Law School
Admission Council & American Bar Association
READING ASSIGNMENTS:
Student are required to read both text and to use them in their assignments. Suggested
reading dates are in the class calendar.
ASSIGNMENTS:
There is one Research Project on a law school of the student’s choice. If students are
unable to choose a school, the default choice is the McGeorge Law of Law at University
of the Pacific or Boyd Law School at UNR.
RESEARCH PROJECT:
If students are unable to choose a law school, the default assignment is the McGeorge
Law of Law at University of the Pacific or Boyd Law School.
The research project is due date is in the class calendar and MUST be e-mailed through
web site.
FINAL GRADES:
Grades are not "given" by the instructor, they are earned by the student's academic
performance. Grades will be based on points earned on the exams and research paper.
Grades will weighted as followed and then scored on a class "curve".
A >93
A- >90
B+ >87
B >83
B- >80
C+ >77
C >73
C- >70
D+ >67
D >63
D- >60
F <59
Important Note: Effective the Spring semester 2008, the W is no longer a grade option,
meaning that it shall not be given to a student who attends a class but fails to meet
course requirements. In that case, the grade or mark earned (A – F or S/U) must be
given. The W mark shall indicate only that the student did not complete a course and
must be initiated by the student formally dropping the course. Students may withdraw
themselves from classes on or prior to the cut-off date of September 22, 2010.
ADA ACCOMMODATION:
Qualified students with documented disabilities have the right to free accommodations
to ensure equal access to educational opportunities at Truckee Meadows Community
College. For assistance and clarification of services provided under the ADA, contact
the Disabled Student Services Office, 673-7277 or 673-7286.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
A student has an obligation to exhibit honesty in carrying out academic assignments. A
student would be in violation of this obligation if the student cheats on a test or
plagiarizes. Violations of academic integrity will be addressed per the criteria in the
college catalog.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
TMCC does not tolerate sexual harassment. Any student with difficulties relating to
sexual harassment should bring the matter to the attention of the TMCC Affirmative
Action Officer.