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1. Curso de Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

1. Curso de Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Campus Universitario – Natal, RN, 59078-970 Brasil
Phone: +84 215 3860; Email: comperve@comperve.ufrn.br

• Awarded degree is Bachaler em Direito – 5 years.
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirement is College entrance test (Vestibular).
• The number of admitted students is 160 each year.
• The number of graduate students is 160 each year.
• The University does not charge tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – 30
• The number of part-time faculty – 10
• The University does not have a separate law library.
• The University library has more than 10.000 law related books.
• The library provides 20 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

After graduation, the Bachelor in Law has to take the Bar examination, in order to become a lawyer. For all other professions – which are public professions – one has to pass a hard contest.