Credit is given to certain of their previously-completed classes based upon approval of the Committee of Bar Examiners. It is the transferring student's duty to submit to the Committee of Bar Examiners a formal Request for Evaluation of Law Study and secure from them a clarification of units still required. All of PCL's classes are held in the evening. The juris doctor program at PCL is a four-year, evening class program. The first year of study consists of two trimesters, each year thereafter is divided into quarters.
Tuition is due and payable upon registration.
PCL's tuition is traditionally low because our dedicated professors, each active in their fields of study, are unpaid volunteers. Also, students and members of the PCL community maintain the facilities. Student involvement is coordinated through an accountability system, in which each student works at least 80 hours per year. PCL also organizes fund-raising events to help fund the school. However, PCL's location in the heart of the city of Los Angeles makes affordable housing available for most income levels.