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[http://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/registrar/Acad_Recog According to the law school], it is "[a]warded in recognition of superior academic achievement by students in each of the three classes. A student shall be named a Stone scholar if during an academic year the student has earned at least 15 graded law credits toward his or her degree, the student has received no grade lower than B-, and the student's academic average for the year is at or above 3.410. Only law credits are used to calculate honors. No one will receive honors for a year which includes a grade of 'Incomplete.'" | [http://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/registrar/Acad_Recog According to the law school], it is "[a]warded in recognition of superior academic achievement by students in each of the three classes. A student shall be named a Stone scholar if during an academic year the student has earned at least 15 graded law credits toward his or her degree, the student has received no grade lower than B-, and the student's academic average for the year is at or above 3.410. Only law credits are used to calculate honors. No one will receive honors for a year which includes a grade of 'Incomplete.'" | ||
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Revision as of 21:55, 25 May 2009
The Harlan Fiske Stone Scholarship was named after Harlan Fiske Stone. It is essentially 'low honors' after the 'high honors' of the James Kent Scholars.
According to the law school, it is "[a]warded in recognition of superior academic achievement by students in each of the three classes. A student shall be named a Stone scholar if during an academic year the student has earned at least 15 graded law credits toward his or her degree, the student has received no grade lower than B-, and the student's academic average for the year is at or above 3.410. Only law credits are used to calculate honors. No one will receive honors for a year which includes a grade of 'Incomplete.'"
