The Nashville School of Law, (formerly known as the "Nashville Y.M.C.A. Night Law School"), is a private, night law school specializing in legal education for non-traditional, part-time, working professionals and others seeking a legal education. The student body has included business owners, doctors, dentists, business sales professionals, real estate agents, insurance agents, teachers, police officers, paralegals, and other professionals. The school's faculty members are some prominent practicing lawyers and judges from across the state of Tennessee; including retired Justice Adolpho Birch, and current Justice William C. Koch, Jr. of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
The school is located in a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) building at 4013 Armory Oaks Drive, just south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Classes are held each evening Monday to Thursday. Students admitted for the Fall term typically attend on Monday and Thursday nights, while students admitted for the Spring term attend on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Students must attend at least two sessions each week in order to complete the course of study in four years. All students must complete 48 credit hours with a GPA of at least 2.25 to graduate. The top ten percent of each graduating class is inducted into Cooper's Inn, the school honor society, and recognized at graduation. The student who graduates at the top of the class is awarded the Founder's Award and receives a set of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
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