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COURSES AT OTHER SCHOOLS

Students will not be permitted to take summer school courses offered by other law schools until Day Program students have successfully completed a fall and spring semester and Evening Program students have successfully completed four semesters. Generally, students will not be permitted to enroll in courses at other schools during their final semester because of difficulty in obtaining grades from other institutions in a timely manner for graduation certification.

Completing Courses at a Visiting Law School

Students who desire to complete their courses at a Visiting Law School must first consult with their advisor to determine the courses required to complete their degree. The student must submit to their advisor the course description provided by the Visiting Law School for the advisor to give their opinion as to whether the course is substantially similar to the course offered at NCCU.

The student must then submit their request in writing to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The request should include the course description and the advisor’s opinion as to whether the course is substantially similar to the course offered at NCCU. In those circumstances where the Visiting Law School does not have a required course that is substantially similar to the course offered at NCCU, the student may petition the Curriculum Committee in order to demonstrate that the failure to take the required course or a substantially similar course at a Visiting Law School does not affect the integrity of the law degree that the student will receive from NCCU. The Curriculum Committee shall consult with those faculty members responsible for teaching the required course at issue.

To avoid any possible difficulties with satisfying graduation prerequisites in a timely manner, students who are in their final year at the School of Law are strongly discouraged from taking classes at other institutions during their last semester. 

Limitations on Credits Toward Degree

Students may earn a limited number of elective credit hours toward their law degree at NCCU by taking approved classes at other institutions. (See Sections 1.03 and 1.04).

Permission from the Office of Academic Affairs must be obtained before taking:

A. summer school courses at other accredited law schools;

B. up to six hours of credit for non-law school courses that are related to a student’s program of law study, and

C. law school courses at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the inter-institutional agreement, which permits not more than two courses to be taken at the other school in a semester, provided that the Law School does not offer the same course (or its substantial equivalent) in the same semester. 

Transfer of Credit Hours Fall and Spring Courses

 Any grade earned at another law school, graduate or undergraduate program during the fall or spring semesters may be transferred and included in the calculation of the student’s grade point average. Where grading systems are substantially different from the grading system at this school, the student seeking transfer credit shall have the burden of providing sufficient information to the Office of Academic Affairs to support an equivalency determination.

Summer School Courses: A student must earn a grade of “C” or better for summer school credit hours to transfer. Grades earned during the summer will not be included in the calculation of the student’s grade point average. However, credit hours transferred will count toward the 88 hours required for graduation. (See Section 1.06-01). A grade of “C-” or below will not be accepted regardless of the standards applied at the other schools. If a grade is earned on a system other than “A, B, C”, the student has the burden of establishing equivalency. (See Section 1.09-01).

Transfer students: A student transferring into the School of Law will not receive credit for hours earned taking a required course at another law school, if that required course is offered for fewer credit hours than the student would receive for taking that course at this law school.  Transferring students will also not receive credit for hours earned taking a required course at another law school that exceed the number of credit hours the student would receive for taking that course at this law school. 

Any institution not in the inter-institutional agreement would be a visiting student. For more details, please read the Student Handbook Policy 1.09 Courses at Other Schools. 

Contact Information for the Director of International Affairs

James T. Ham, Director

Office of International Affairs

North Carolina Central University

1801 Fayetteville St. Durham, NC 27707  |  3137-Nursing Bldg. | 919-530-7713 | jham1@nccu.edu |

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