Law School Registrar's Office FAQs

You can request transcripts through the university’s transcript request system. Choose electronic or mailed delivery options: www.nccu.edu/registrar.

Yes. Unofficial transcripts are available to current students via Banner or Student Self-Service. If you are an alumni, the Law Registrar’s Office can print an unofficial copy. Please send your request by email.

Yes, select “Pick Up” when submitting your request and bring a photo ID when collecting it. Transcripts are picked up in the University Registrar’s Office in the Shepard Administration Building.

Email us or submit a request form. Allow up to 3 business days for processing. Please provide the organizational name and physical address. If it needs to be mailed, please indicate this. If it needs to be emailed, please provide the email address. 

Registration typically begins in October (Spring) and April (Fall/Summer). Registration dates will be listed on the Advising Resources Lib-Guide for all current students. Visiting students register after all NCCU School of Law students have been registered. Please contact the Law Registrar regarding dates. 1L/1E/2E are registered by the Law Registrar (Fall/Spring). 1E/2E are allowed to register themselves for Summer only.

Log in to Banner Self-Service. Be mindful of the posted deadlines. The last day to add a class is always within the first 2 weeks of classes. The last day to withdraw a class is always the last day of classes.

Auditing requires instructor and registrar approval. Pass/fail options vary — check the academic policy or consult your advisor. Students outside of the Law School will need to contact the Law Registrar for this request.

Submit a Course Withdrawal Form before the last day of classes. Go to www.nccu.edu/registrar to complete the form.

Contact your academic advisor to let them know you are withdrawing from the class. 

Use Degree Works, Navigate or schedule a graduation audit with the Law Registrar’s Office or your academic advisor.

Students must complete all required credit hours, 3 credit hours of a practice-oriented writing course (POW), 6 credit hours of an experiential learning course, which includes 3 credit hours for Appellate Advocacy, and maintain academic standing. Students must have completed 88 credit hours and have a minimum GPA of 2.0. All dual-degree students need 79 credit hours, and 9 (12 for Master of Public Policy) will be carried over from your dual degree program to finish your Juris Doctorate (JD).

Graduation applications are submitted via Banner. Watch for email instructions each term from the University Registrar’s Office. Also, watch out for Law Registrar emails to get information on deadlines and information needed to complete the graduation process for the Law Registrar. Required course checklists must be completed and electronically signed, both by the student and their advisor. Be sure to submit through the link, not via email, during the graduating semester (Fall/Spring/Summer).

You are welcome to participate in the commencement ceremony; however, you will not receive your diploma or transcript until all credits and grades have been accounted for. You can also join in the hooding ceremony. December graduates can participate in the May hooding ceremony, as it is not offered for December graduates.

Submit the required form and release it directly to our office. We will complete and return it to the appropriate bar authority.

The Law Registrar's Office typically completes this section. Include your student ID and state bar details. Please make sure you have reported all application amendments to the associate dean of admissions.

Grades are posted when the Law Registrar’s Office receives them from the professor after each assessment.

Contact your instructor first. Formal appeals follow the Grade Appeal Policy. Check out the Student Handbook. 

Summa Cum Laude: 3.5 GPA and higher; Magna Cum Laude: 3.3 GPA to 3.49 GPA; and Cum Laude: 3.0 GPA to 3.29 GPA.

The Dean’s List is for students who have at least a 3.0 GPA or higher for the term (Fall and Spring semesters only).

On the www.nccu.edu site type academic calendar in the search bar and scroll down to see the most recent calendar. Also, the academic calendar will be emailed to current students before the semester starts, or you can look at it on the wall outside of the Law Registrar’s Office. 

Contact Ms. LaToya Burt ([email protected]) in the Law Registrar’s Office. 

Submit a Replacement Diploma Request Form with payment through the University Registrar’s website (www.nccu.edu/registrar). 

Yes. Alumni may still request transcripts, enrollment verifications, and bar forms.

Email the University Registrar’s Office ([email protected]) with your request and supporting documentation (e.g., legal name change documents).

Yes. Class rank is typically released after graduation. Contact us if you need an official copy. For current students, class ranks are only done after the Spring semester. 1Ls get a class range after the Fall semester.