Any student contemplating a change in status such as a leave of absence, transfer or visiting away must see Norah Wylie in the Dean for Student's Office (room M308 Stuart) to discuss such a change.
Boston College Law School students may be allowed to visit away at another ABA approved Law School during either their second and or third year of their Boston College Law School program, provided that they have: 1. received prior approval from the Boston College Law School Dean for Students; and 2. applied and been accepted at the law school they wish to attend. Permission will be granted to visit away ONLY for reasons of serious and unforseen hardship, including but not limited to medical emergency, unexpected relocation of a family member or life partner, or financial catastrophe. Credit for classes taken at the other law school will be applied towards the student's Boston College Law School degree, and grades received will be reflected on the Boston College Law School transcript; however, grades at the host institution will not be factored into the Boston College Law School student's grade point average for any purpose.
To obtain a Boston College Law School degree students must be in residence full time at Boston College Law School for four semesters. Thus, students who transfer to Boston College Law School after their first full year at another institution are not eligible to visit away during any part of the last two years of their law school program.
Students who visit away at another institution pay the tuition of the host institution, not Boston College Law School's tuition, for the semester or semesters enrolled. However, an administrative fee of $750 per semester will be assessed for any student who visits away at another law school. The Boston College Law School fee is intended to cover the administrative costs associated with services provided by Boston College Law School for its students while studying at another institution, such as financial aid and student service counseling, degree audits and transcript preperation, and commencement activities.