RESEARCH ASSISTANT

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Subject to the following requirements and restrictions, faculty members may award credit to second and third-year students who act as their research assistants. The research assistance that the student provides must meaningfully contribute to the student's education. Accordingly, the student's responsibilities may not primarily consist of non-substantive cite-checking or other clerical tasks. To be eligible to receive credit for providing research assistance, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8. This requirement may be waived by the [Assistant Dean of Students] under extraordinary circumstances. To receive credit, research assistants must not receive payment for their work. Research Assistants receive one or two credits per semester. That credit is awarded on a Credit/No-Credit basis. It is awarded for performing 45 hours of research assistance for a single credit or 90 hours of research assistance for two credits. A student may earn no more than two credits towards the J.D. degree for providing research assistance.Except with the approval of the Academic Dean, only Distinguished; Tenure and Tenure Track Faculty; Long Term Contract Faculty; Lecturers; Permanent Visitors; and Emeritus Faculty may award credits to research assistants. Except with the approval of the Academic Dean, a faculty member may award credit to no more than two research assistants in a single semester.