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Continuation and Graduation Standards:
In view of the nature of legal assistant studies and the fact that individual rights may be affected by individuals providing
legal assistance, the following standards will be applied by the Legal Assistant Studies faculty:
- To progress in Legal Assistant Studies students are required to:
- maintain a 2.5 (4.0 = A)grade point average in all legal assistant courses, and;
- maintain an active liability insurance policy for the legal assistant practicum.
- If in the judgement of the faculty there is a reason to question the academic, emotional, ethical, or professional
fitness of a student, the faculty have the right to make recommendations regarding continuation in the program.
- Students who fail legal assistant studies courses may not be allowed to progress in the program. Students may only
repeat a Legal Assistant Studies course(s) one time.
Transfer Students
Transfer students majoring in Legal Assistant Studies must take a minimum of 15 hours from approved Legal Assistant Studies courses
at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
