Opened in fall 2023, the Charlotte campus will offer a new, part-time Elon University School of Law J.D. program, which will provide high-quality legal education in Charlotte, currently the largest city in the United States that is not home to a law school. Elon Law will build on the success of its highly experiential, full-time curriculum in Greensboro, N.C., with the same distinguished faculty teaching in-person to meet the needs of aspiring attorneys in the Queen City seeking to study law with the flexibility of part-time program.

The Elon University Charlotte law program is expected to begin in fall 2024. Students in the part-time Flex Program will have the opportunity to take many of the same elective courses offered in Greensboro (plus others tailored to the Charlotte market) and to participate in extracurricular and experiential opportunities such as clinics, law journals, and moot court programs.

Elon Charlotte hosted the inaugural “The Sport Experience” academic program in fall 2023 for sport management majors and minors. A group of undergraduate students lived in Charlotte and took specialized classes taught by full-time Elon faculty. As part of this experience, students interned at local organizations including Fox Sports and the Atlantic Coast Conference, conducted site visits to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Team Penske, Bank of America Stadium, and the Spectrum Center, and attended sporting events to watch the Checkers, Knights, Panthers, Hornets, and Charlotte FC.

In addition to the fall program, students of all majors can take part in the Elon in Charlotte summer program. More information on the fall and summer programs and a link to apply can be found on the Study USA website. Students who secure an unpaid internship and/or an internship at a non-profit should apply for funding through the Queen City Internship Program. If a student or parent has questions about the Elon in Charlotte experience, contact Assistant Director of Elon Charlotte Karen Neff, kneff2@elon.edu.

If you are a college or university who is interested in having your students take part in the summer or fall Elon in Charlotte program, please email Ashley Pinney apinney@elon.edu

Where Our Most Recent Students Have Interned in Charlotte

1. Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

2. Make-A-Wish Central & Western North Carolina

3. Fox Sports

4. NASCAR

5. Charlotte Independence 

 

6. Yes I Can Basketball

7. Queens University of Charlotte

8. Charlotte Checkers

9. NJCAA

The Charlotte campus will continue to expand, with plans to announce additional graduate offerings in the future.

Elon’s Office of Alumni Engagement supports an active Charlotte regional alumni chapter. Each fall, the chapter hosts a Welcome to the City event for new alumni to the area. Follow the chapter’s Instagram account @elonclt for updates. All upcoming alumni events can be found on the Alumni Programs website.

Elon alumni 26 years old and younger can take part in the Alumni Bridges Program. The program is meant to support the transition from college to career. The program begins in August each year.

Elon Charlotte will host additional events for our admissions, advancement, alumni, and Student Professional Development offices.