Council of Legal Education Norman Manley Law School

“Etched in History, Anchored in Legal Education, Serving a Region” 11 whether by personal attendance, electronically or otherwise. Every Student must satisfy the current policy which requires not less than 75% attendance, whether personally, electronically or otherwise at lectures, tutorials, seminars and at the Legal Aid Clinic. Where a student’s attendance by the end of Term I raises concerns as to his/her ability to satisfy the attendance requirements, a letter will be issued to the student in January of Term II by the Senior Tutor. A final assessment of a student’s attendance will be made at the end of Term II, with a view to determining whether a student is in breach of the attendance policy and whether admission to the examinations will be granted. 16. ABSENCE (i) Absence from class, for whatever reason, must be reported to the Registrar within two days of the commencement of the period of absence. (ii) During term time, no student is to leave the country without the express permission of the Principal. A written request to leave the jurisdiction must be completed prior to departure. An application form for permission is available in the Registry and can be downloaded from TWEN. (iii) Pursuant to Regulation 20, a registered student may decide to apply for leave of absence/withdrawal for the academic year. The first step requires the student to consult with the Senior Tutor. Thereafter written notice of leave of absence/withdrawal must be addressed to the Registrar. This notice must be received no later than the end of the first week in November of each academic year, or in extraneous circumstances at the discretion of the principal. In appropriate cases, the Principal may direct the Registrar to refund to the student the whole or a part of the economic fee paid. 17. STUDENT/ALUMNI DOCUMENT SERVICES Requests for documents, which include, but are not limited to completion of status forms, academic transcripts and letters, are to be