Campbell Law unveils program for part-time students

Campbell Law School announced Dec. 11 that it would begin offering a part-time law degree program, joining North Carolina Central and Charlotte School of Law among schools in the state offering such an option.

The program, dubbed “Campbell Flex,” will begin in the fall 2014 semester. Students will be required to complete the standard first-year curriculum over the course of two years and complete all degree requirements within seven years, taking at least five credit hours each semester. Students may elect to become a full-time student at any time after completing the first-year curriculum.

Campbell, which is located in downtown Raleigh, hopes to attract Triangle area residents who are interested in pursuing a law degree but don’t want to sacrifice their current jobs.

“Campbell Flex provides an opportunity to earn a law degree while maintaining a manageable balance between personal, professional and academic obligations without any regulations on employment status. We are confident that this will appeal to many successful individuals in our own backyard,” Dean J. Rich Leonard said in a press release.

The school said that the admissions standards for students applying to the program would be the same as those for students applying for full time study, but during the first two years students would pay one-half the tuition of full-time students and then pay on a per-hour basis afterwards.

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