The Evening Program is designed for particularly enterprising people who seek to earn a law degree while working full time. Evening students come from many professional fields, including academia, medicine, scientific research, law enforcement, government and regulatory work. Admission to the Evening Program means long-term dedication. Greater demands of work and study for students in the Evening Program necessitate a different emphasis on admissions criteria than in the Day Program. While the entire application is reviewed, Evening Program admission standards place a greater emphasis on the objective indicators of LSAT scores and undergraduate grade point average than in the Day Program. Additionally, Evening Program applicants are generally not reviewed for inclusion in the Performance Based Admissions Program.

  The Evening Program requires a significant commitment on the part of its students.  The program is four years and meets year round.  All classes meet on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  In order to ensure a well-rounded legal education, 63 of the 88 hours needed to graduate are required classes.  These classes are all offered in a regular rotation order.  Most substantive classes are offered on an every-other year schedule so students are expected to complete the program through continuous attendance for eight semesters and six summer sessions.  Students who are unable to attend classes on this schedule would most likely have difficulty graduating from the program on time.  Generally, required classes are offered during the regular school year and electives are offered during the summer sessions, although nine hours of electives are generally offered during the regular school year rotation.  Students are expected to attend both summer sessions each year in order to earn the necessary hours for timely graduation.

  The traditional first-year classes are staggered over the first two years of enrollment.  Students will take classes their first year with second-year students and in their second year with first-year students.  Examination of students' grades over time has shown that there is no negative impact on students' grades from this arrangement.  Even with two class years in this arrangement, class size averages 70 students or less.

  Admission to the School of Law is extremely competitive.  Each year, the Law School receives approximately 800 applications for 30-35 seats in the first-year Evening Program class.  The Admissions Committee extends approximately forty-five offers of admission to applicants who apply to the Evening Program.

  All elements of an applicant's file are considered, such as the LSAT, undergraduate grades, the difficulty and quality of undergraduate degree programs, the personal statement, recommendations, work experience, community service, overcoming economic, societal, or educational difficulties, and postgraduate work.  Because it is expected that Evening Program students will have full-time employment, greater weight is placed on the quantifiable achievement predictors of the LSAT and the undergraduate GPA in making the admissions decision.

  For FAQ's about the Evening Program, click here.  For all other questions, send an e-mail to eveninglaw@nccu.edu or call (919) 530-7173, or send an e-mail to ameddock@nccu.edu.

All materials should be submitted between October 1st and received by the Law School or postmarked on or before April 15th.

All application materials must be submitted after October 1st and received by or postmarked on or before March 31st.