wˌaɪl tˈiːtʃɪŋ æt hˈaʊɚd, ʃiː ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd ɪnðə lˈɔː dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, æz sˈiː. ˈiː. ɹˈeɪ.  ʃˈɑːɹlət ɹˈeɪ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ɐ θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, æz ðə fˈɜːst wˈʊmən tə ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪt fɹʌmðə hˈaʊɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv lˈɔː.
While teaching at Howard, she registered in the Law Department, as C. E. Ray.  Charlotte Ray graduated on February 27, 1872, completing a three-year program, as the first woman to graduate from the Howard University School of Law.