The advance approval of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law generally refers to free normal students. Free normal students need to sign an agreement with the school and the provincial education administrative department where the students are located before entering school, and promise to engage in primary and secondary education after graduation 10 years or more. During the service period stipulated in the agreement, free normal students are generally not allowed to apply for full-time graduate students. However, eligible free normal students can be admitted as master of education students and study professional courses on the job. Teachers can obtain master's diploma and master's degree certificate of education only after passing the examination and defending their papers. Therefore, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law does not include advance distribution.