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High Dropout Rates May Result in Loss of Accreditation

Summary: Schools may lose their accreditation if they cannot reasonably explain why the attrition rates of their first-year students are…

California Law School Accreditation Requires Forty Percent Bar Exam Passage Rate

Summary: One California law school does not agree with the regulation from 2012 that requires them to keep a 40…

Ban on Academic Credit for Paid Externships Remains

Summary: For now, the ban on students’ receiving academic credit for paid internships will remain in place. According to the…

Approximately 90% of Students Drop Out of Unaccredited California Schools

Summary: In a recent analysis, the Los Angeles Times reveals just how few of the students that attend California’s unaccredited…

Christian Policies Do No Guarantee Accreditation for Canadian Law Schools

Summary: The Ontario Supreme Court ruled that a Christian law school’s Community Covenant does not give everyone a fair chance…

Should Law Schools Be Closing?

Summary: In such a weakened legal job market, many feel that law schools should be closing instead of receiving accreditation.…

Concordia Law School Working to Attract Students

Summary: Concordia Law School has received provisional accreditation after months of back-and-forth with the American Bar Association. Graduates will now…

Concordia Law Gains Provisional Accreditation

Summary: Concordia Law School gains provisional accreditation from the ABA. When Concordia University School of Law opened in fall of…

Provisional Accreditation Denied to Indiana Tech Law School

Summary: Indiana Tech Law School has been denied accreditation by the American Bar Association. The school will now have the…

Trinity Western’s Accreditation Affirmed

Summary: The Supreme Court in Nova Scotia has ruled that the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society cannot require Trinity Western University…

Accreditation Denied for Trinity Western University

Summary: After facing much criticism for requiring students and faculty to follow Christian teachings, Trinity Western University has been denied…

American Bar Association Grants LMU-Duncan School of Law Provisional Accreditation

Summary: The ABA has granted provisional accreditation to LMU-Duncan School of Law. The school may apply for full accreditation as…