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Course Assessment Plans

All doctrinal courses will follow the law school assessment policy for multiple graded formative assessments. As courses are graded under the applicable grading curves, students can earn points toward a total score for the term in each class.

Faculty will provide meaningful and individualized feedback to students on assessments completed during the semester. This could include an individualized grading rubric and model answer, individualized written feedback on exam answers or other student work product, or meetings with individual students.

Required Assessment Plan – Doctrinal Courses

Week 5 –Closed Book, Short Essay Question Exam (Timed – 30 minutes, 5% of final score)

  • Students with a score of 1 or 2 out of 5 possible points on this assessment are required to meet one-on-one with the faculty within 10 days.

    Week 10 –Closed Book, 15 Multiple Choice Question Exam (Timed – 30 minutes, 15% of final score)

  • Students with a score less than or equal to 5 on this assessment are required to meet one-on-one with the faculty within 10 days.

Final Exam - Three-part exam with a combination of closed and open book testing. (80% of final score)

  • Closed Book, Short Essay (Timed – 30 minutes)
  • Closed Book, 30 Multiple Choice Section (Timed – 60 minutes)
  • Open Book/Resources, Essay (Timed – 90 minutes)

Required Assessment Plan – Writing Courses

All writing courses should include the submission and review of multiple drafts.

  1. Required: faculty reviewed and ungraded detailed outline of the paper
  2. Required: faculty reviewed and graded draft paper
  3. Required: faculty reviewed and graded final paper
  4. Optional: presentation of the paper to the class in seminar courses

Individualized written and/or oral feedback is required by the faculty for each step submitted in the writing process.

Individual meetings with students must be scheduled during the semester to account for the week 15 direct instructional minutes.

Required Assessment Plan – Skills Courses

For simulation and experiential courses, faculty are required to mandate that students complete at least three written products and/or oral exercises throughout the semester; this includes the final assessment exercise. Faculty are required to review and grade the written products and/or oral exercises, and faculty should provide individualized written or oral feedback for each assessment.

Individual meetings with students must be scheduled during the semester to account for the week 15 direct instructional minutes.

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