ABA Required Disclosures

Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga., 30033, 404-679-4500.

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738. Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C., 20036-2717, 202-296-8851.

The following information is provided by Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law in compliance with Standard 509 of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

ABA STANDARD 509 INFORMATION REPORT This report includes data and information regarding: admissions, tuition, fees, living expenses, conditional scholarships, grants and scholarships, JD enrollment data, faculty and administration, JD attrition.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

BAR PASSAGE INFORMATION

Employment Information

*Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school's typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were cancelled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

Additional Information

REFUND POLICY

If a returning student withdraws from all classes after classes have begun, but before drop/add has ended, tuition is refunded. If a student withdraws from all classes after drop/add has ended, tuition will be refunded according to the following schedule:

Withdrawal within 5 business days from the end of drop/add, 25% of tuition is retained by the College of Law.
Withdrawal within 10 business days from the end of drop/add, 50% of tuition is retained by the College of Law.
Withdrawal within 15 business days from the end of drop/add, 75% of tuition is retained by the College of Law.
Withdrawal on or after 15 business days from the end of drop/add, 100% of tuition is retained by the College of Law.

For Intensive Trial Advocacy, all portions of the tuition for this special class are nonrefundable. For International Programs, contact International Programs for exact policy.

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TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICIES

Advanced Standing
To receive credit for work done at an ABA approved law school, a transfer student must earn the greater of a C or minimum grade that the school requires as its graduation average. The transfer of credit form will indicate how many additional credits and which courses are required for graduation.

Foreign Attorneys
Foreign Attorneys will receive credit for no more than 30 credits of prior coursework. The transfer of credit form will indicate how many additional credits (60 or more) and which courses are required for graduation. Foreign attorneys in their final year at the College of Law will retain second year preference status for second year preference and required courses but will otherwise be treated as third year full-time and fourth year part-time students.

Visiting at Other Law Schools
To receive credit for work done as a visiting (transient) student at an ABA approved law school, an NSU College of Law student must earn the greater of a C or the minimum grade that the school requires as its graduation average. The transfer of credit form will indicate whether an NSU student will be permitted to use a course taken elsewhere in satisfaction of a course that is required by the College of Law (an option only for students with at least a 2.60 cumulative grade point average) or to satisfy a College of Law prerequisite. The transfer of credit form will also indicate if a course will be subject to the 14-credit limit on non-classroom courses. No credit will be given for credits earned at other law schools if those credits would result in the student earning less than 60 credits at NSU College of Law.

Dual Degree Students
Dual degree students may count toward graduation from the College of Law, up to the maximum number of credits approved by the College of Law, for the particular dual degree program in which they are enrolled; provided the student is matriculated into both the College of Law and other degree programs at the time the student completes the course credits to be counted. In addition, the credits earned at NSU but outside the College of Law are included in the overall 30-credit limit on courses taken other than at the College of Law and subject to all other sections of this code for rules concerning taking courses in both programs in the same semester.