Students who compete in competitions for lawyering skills are eligible to receive academic credit in the form of activity credit. View the Pitt Law graduation requirements and credit hour calculation policy for further details.
Interscholastic Competitions
Students who participate in interscholastic competitions (moot court, mock trial, and transactional) may receive one or two activity credits for their participation per Pitt Law's activity credit policy. Whether the interscholastic competition takes place in the fall or spring semester, competitors will be registered and receive the activity credit in the spring semester. Grading is on an S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory) basis.
Intramural Competitions
Students participating in the Appellate Competition or the Murray S. Love Mock Trial Competition may receive one activity credit. No credit is available for participating in the Ronald D. Ecker Memorial Negotiation and Client Counseling Competition.
Students enrolled in Federal Appellate Advocacy and participating in the Appellate Competition are not eligible to receive activity credit. Instead, they receive credit for their enrollment in Federal Appellate Advocacy. Participation in the first round of the Appellate Competition is required for the class.
Students not enrolled in Federal Appellate Advocacy who participate in the Appellate Competition andetition rules follow all comp are eligible to receive an activity credit.
Following all competition rules, students who participate in the Murray S. Love Mock Trial Competition are eligible to receive an activity credit. The competition rules, available each year when competition registration opens, contain detailed information about academic credit. Students should review the rules carefully.
Whether the interscholastic competition takes place in the fall or spring semester, competitors will be registered and receive the activity credit in the spring semester. Grading is on an S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory) basis.