Reporting for Current Second and Third Year Students
Classes of 2013 and 2012
The academic transcripts for the classes of 2012 and 2011 contain letter grades. The grading system is outlined below.
Grades / Point Ranges Grades Grade Point Ranges
| A+ |
4.3 (extraordinary performance) |
| A |
4.0 - 4.29 |
| A- |
3.7 - 3.99 |
| B+ |
3.3 - 3.69 |
| B |
3.0 - 3.29 |
| B- |
2.7 - 2.99 |
| C+ |
2.3 - 2.69 |
| C |
2.0 - 2.29 |
| C- |
1.7 - 1.99 |
| D+ |
1.3 - 1.69 |
| D |
1.0 - 1.29 |
| F |
0 -.99 |
Students may report their grade point averages on their resumes using either a letter grade or the appropriate numerical calculation. For example, a student with a 3.699 may report his or her grade point average as a 3.699, a 3.69 or a B+. Students are not permitted to "round-up" in reporting their averages. Accordingly, for example, a student would not be permitted to report an A- average unless she had at least a 3.7 numerical average.
CLASS RANK
Until 1970, the School of Law ranked its graduates according to their final, cumulative grade point averages. Since that time, it has been the policy of the School of Law
not to rank its student body. The only exceptions are (1) at the end of each academic year the top ten students in the second and third year classes are ranked; and (2) students in the top ten percent of each graduating class are invited to join the Order of the Coif. These distinctions will appear in the memorandum section of the transcript.
TRANSCRIPTS
The Records Office will issue an official transcript to a student at the student's request. Prospective employers may also obtain an official transcript from the Records Office if they have secured a written waiver from the student. Official transcripts will be on tamper-proof security paper and copies will be indicated as such. To ensure that a transcript is official, prospective employers should make a photocopy of it. If the word "Void" does not appear repeatedly on the photocopy in a background pattern, the transcript is not an official copy. We suggest that prospective employers obtain an official transcript from the student or secure a written waiver to obtain an official transcript from the Records Office prior to extending an offer.