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Law School Celebrates Worst Bar Exam Results In Nearly 10 Years

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CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW — EMAIL FROM DEAN JAY CONISON — JULY 2016 NORTH CAROLINA BAR RESULTS

Dear Charlotte School of Law Students—

We have just received the July North Carolina Bar Examination results. The basic numbers are as follows:

  Charlotte State
First-Time 45.24% 65.90%
Repeat 31.25% 27.72%

Congratulations to our graduates who passed the examination!

Our 45.24% first-time pass rate, although not at the levels we wish, marks an increase of 11% from the February 2016 pass rate, and signals that our improvements are having an impact. Our ultimate bar pass rate over the past five years has been approximately 78%, and we expect many more of our graduates to pass the North Carolina bar examination in coming administrations.

The other North Carolina schools had first-time bar passage rates as follows:

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Elon NCCU Campbell UNC WFU Duke
First-Time 53.70% 63.03% 70.21% 77.99% 81.25% 95.45%
Repeat 7.69% 30.77% 53.85% 57.14% 28.57% 100%

We will be carefully analyzing the data in order to make further improvements for February 2017 and beyond. We will continue to share with you our plans to improve bar outcomes and provide strong value to our students.

We expect to receive South Carolina results in October, and other results over the course of the fall.

Thanks to the Student Success team and to all others who were so committed to our students and who worked so intensively to bring our students to their successes on the July bar examination.

Jay Conison
201 S. College Street │ Charlotte, NC 28244

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