In compliance with the American Bar Association (ABA) Standards and Rules of Procedure for the Approval of Law Schools, the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law at High Point University provides public access to the following consumer information regarding our law program.
ABA Standard 208
Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression
ABA Standard 310
Determination of Credit Hours for Coursework
ABA Standard 504
Qualifications for Admission to the Bar
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
ABA Standard 509
Required Disclosures
- Accreditation Status: HPU Law is not currently approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (ABA) and makes no representation to any applicant that it will receive approval from the Council before the graduation of any matriculating student. The law school, however, intends to apply for provisional approval from the ABA at the earliest opportunity in conformity with ABA standards; and the school’s top priority is to obtain provisional approval before our first class of students graduates.
- Refund Policies: Before the first day of classes students may receive full refund of tuition. Beginning on the first day of class through the first week of class students may receive a refund of half of tuition. After the first week of class there are no refunds of tuition.
- Academic Calendar
- Academic Requirements
- Curricular Offerings
- Policies Regarding the Transfer of Credit Earned at Another Institution of Higher Education: The School of Law admits a limited number of transfer students. No third-year transfer students will be accepted; however, a third-year student may apply to attend the School of Law on Visiting Student status. Any applicant for transfer must submit, along with the application for admission, a letter signed by the dean of the student’s current law school certifying that the applicant is a student in good standing and eligible to return to that school. A maximum of 32 semester credits or 45 quarter credits may be accepted for transfer credit. Only courses with grades of “C” (or equivalent) or better and which are equivalent to courses at HPU Law or which have acceptable course content may be accepted. The School of Law will not accept the transfer of the student’s GPA from the previous law school for any reason.