Guidelines for Unaccredited Law School Rules
Guidelines for
Unaccredited Law School Rules
Adopted by the Committee of Bar Examiners Effective January 1, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Division 1. General Provisions ......................................................................................................1 1.1 Obtaining Registration and Degree-Granting Authority........................................................1 1.2 Maintaining Registration and Degree-Granting Authority.....................................................1 1.3 First Year Law Students' Examination. ................................................................................1 1.4 Restrictions on Issuance of Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree. ......................................................1 1.5 Categories of Unaccredited Law Schools. ...........................................................................1 1.6 Student Complaints..............................................................................................................2 1.7 Schedule of Charges and Deadlines....................................................................................2 1.8 Separate Locations. .............................................................................................................2 1.9 Compliance with Other Laws. ..............................................................................................2 1.10 Primary Administrative Office Location and Hours; Availability of Records. ........................2 1.11 First-Year Law Students' Examination and Bar Examination Review Courses Permitted;
Limitations. ...........................................................................................................................2
Division 2. Honesty and Integrity ..................................................................................................3 2.1 Honesty and Integrity. ..........................................................................................................3 2.2 Honesty Regarding Finances................................................................................................3
(A) Honesty in Financial Affairs Generally. .........................................................................3 (B) Honesty In Financial Dealings With Prospective Students, Applicants, and Students. .3 (C) Financial Safeguards. ..................................................................................................3 2.3 Honesty in Communications. .................................................................................................3 (A) Honesty in Communications Generally. ........................................................................3 (B) Honesty in Communications with Students. ..................................................................3 (C) Honesty in Communications with Prospective Students and Applicants. .....................4 (D) Required Disclosures. ...................................................................................................4 (E) Reference to Required Disclosures...............................................................................5 (F) Reference to Registration with the Committee; Reference to Other Accreditations, Approvals and Memberships................................................................................................5 2.4 Forms of Ownership.............................................................................................................5 2.5 Commissions Prohibited. .....................................................................................................6 2.6 Compensation Based on Number of Applicants and Enrollment Prohibited. .......................6 2.7 Duty to Update Information Provided to the Committee.......................................................6 2.8 Fairness in Student Discipline..............................................................................................6 2.9 Fairness in Academic Standards and Student Assessment. ...............................................7 (A) Academic Standards Policy...........................................................................................7 (B) Examinations and Grading Policy. ................................................................................7 (C) Written Statement on Basis for Final Grade..................................................................7 (D) Authenticity of Student Work.........................................................................................8 (E) Examination and Final Grades. .....................................................................................8 (F) Right to Inspect and Copy Examination Questions and Answers. ................................8 (G) Grade Review Committee.............................................................................................8 (H) Grade Review Procedures. ...........................................................................................8 2.10 Protection of Student Privacy and Confidentiality of Student Communications and Records. ............................................................................................................................... 9 2.11 Security and Backup Systems. ............................................................................................9 2.12 Statement of Provided Student Services and Activities; Adequate Support and Resources for Stated Services and Activities.........................................................................................9
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Division 3. Governance.................................................................................................................9 3.1 Governance Requirement. ...................................................................................................9 3.2 Duties of Governing Board...................................................................................................9 3.3 Optional Board of Visitors. .................................................................................................10
Division 4. Administrator, Dean, and Faculty ..............................................................................10 4.1 Law School Administrator; Duties. .....................................................................................10 4.2 Law School Dean and Faculty; Duties. ..............................................................................10 4.3 Faculty Participation in Formulation, Implementation, and Administration of Academic
Policies and Programs. ......................................................................................................10 4.4 Faculty and Student-Faculty Ratio. ....................................................................................10 4.5 Course Loads of Instructors; Availability of Instructors for Student Counseling.................11 4.6 Faculty Credentials. ...........................................................................................................11 4.7 Duty of Instructors to Continuously Improve Teaching Skills and Substantive Expertise. .11 4.8 Evaluation of Instructors.....................................................................................................11 4.9 Basis of Instructor Evaluations...........................................................................................12 4.10 Academic Freedom Policy. ................................................................................................12 4.11 Notice of Changes..............................................................................................................12
Division 5. Academic Program and Scholastic Standards ..........................................................13 5.1 Academic Program.............................................................................................................13 5.2 Criteria for Determining Compliance with Guideline 5.1. ...................................................13 5.3 Minimum Requirements for Award of Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree. .....................................14
(A) For fixed-facility law schools:......................................................................................14 (B) For correspondence law schools:...............................................................................14 (C) For distance-learning law schools:.............................................................................15 5.4 Students Receiving a Portion of Law School Education at an Accredited Law School......15 5.5 Students Who Seek To Combine Law School Study with Other Qualifying Study to Satisfy the Educational Requirements for Admission to Practice Law in California.......................16 5.6 Special Circumstance Exemptions.....................................................................................16 5.7 Evaluation of Student Credentials to Determine Eligibility to take the California Bar Examination. ......................................................................................................................16 5.8 Externship, Clinical, Law Review and Similar Programs....................................................16 5.9 Quantitative Academic Requirements................................................................................17 (A) Fixed-Facility Law Schools..........................................................................................17 (B) Correspondence Law Schools. ...................................................................................17 (C) Distance-learning Law Schools...................................................................................17 5.10 Content of Curriculum. .......................................................................................................18 5.11 Balanced and Comprehensive Course of Study. ...............................................................18 5.12 Practical Skills. ...................................................................................................................18 5.13 Student Interaction with Faculty. ........................................................................................18 5.14 Required Examinations; Exceptions. .................................................................................18 5.15 Restrictions on Use of Past Examinations. ........................................................................18 5.16 Examination Formats; Evaluation of Examination Effectiveness. ......................................18 5.17 Grading Standards. ............................................................................................................19 5.18 Scholastic Standards. ........................................................................................................19 5.19 Academic Standing, Disqualification, Advancement, and Graduation Policy.....................19 5.20 Evaluation of Students for Advancement and Retention....................................................19 5.21 First-Year Law Students' Examination. ..............................................................................19 5.22 Disqualification of Students for Failure to Pass the First-Year Law Students' Examination. .... 20 5.23 No Duplicate Credit for Course Repetition. ........................................................................20
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5.24 Written Policy on Course Repetition. .................................................................................20 5.25 Criteria for Evaluating Quality of Examinations and Accuracy and Reliability of Grading. .20 5.26 Admissions Policy. .............................................................................................................20 5.27 Standards for Admission and Continuation of Students.....................................................21 5.28 Review of Pre-Legal Study.................................................................................................21 5.29 Law School Admission Test Results. .................................................................................21 5.30 Official Transcripts Required within Forty-Five Days of Beginning of Term. ......................21 5.31 Applications Must Ask About Prior Law School Attendance. .............................................21 5.32 Admission as a Regular Student........................................................................................21 5.33 Admission as a Special Student.........................................................................................22 5.34 Admission of Applicants Previously Disqualified for Academic Reasons...........................22 5.35 Awarding of Transfer Credit. ..............................................................................................22 5.36 Admission as Visitor, Auditor or Non-J.D. Degree Candidate............................................23
Division 6. Library Requirements ................................................................................................23 6.1 Library Resources. .............................................................................................................23 6.2 Library Requirements.........................................................................................................23 6.3 Instruction in Legal Research.............................................................................................24 6.4 Access to Library at a Physical Location............................................................................24 6.5 Access to Online Library. ...................................................................................................25 6.6 Library Records..................................................................................................................25
Division 7. Physical Resources...................................................................................................25 7.1 Physical and Infrastructure Requirements. ........................................................................25 7.2 Instructional Equipment; Resources and Procedures to Address Technology-Related
Problems. ...........................................................................................................................25
Division 8. Financial Resources..................................................................................................25 8.1 Financial Resources...........................................................................................................25 8.2 Expenditure of Assets and Funds To Provide Sound Program of Education.....................26 8.3 Financial Reports. ..............................................................................................................26
Division 9. Records and Reports ................................................................................................26 9.1 Recordkeeping......................................................................................................................26 (A) Applications..........................................................................................................................26 (B) Record of Admissions. .........................................................................................................27 (C) Student Files. .......................................................................................................................27 (D) Transcripts. ..........................................................................................................................28 (E) Class Records......................................................................................................................29 (F) Examinations and Grade Tabulations. .................................................................................29 (G) Administrative Personnel. ....................................................................................................30 (H) Faculty Personnel. ...............................................................................................................30 (I) Faculty Minutes. ....................................................................................................................30 (J) Board Minutes.......................................................................................................................30 (K) Operating Records. ..............................................................................................................30 (L) Catalogs, Bulletins, and Brochures. .....................................................................................30 (M) Committee Correspondence................................................................................................31 (N) Inspections by Agencies other than the Committee.............................................................31 (O) Reports to be regularly made. .............................................................................................31 (P) Annual Financial Report.......................................................................................................32 (Q) Disclosure Statement...........................................................................................................32
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(R) Exemptions under Guideline 5.6..........................................................................................32
Division 10. Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination .............................................................32 10.1 Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination.........................................................................32
Division 11. Issuance of Professional Law Degrees In Addition to the Juris Doctor Degree ......33 11.1 Committee of Bar Examiners Acquiescence Required to Award Professional Law Degrees
In Addition To The Juris Doctor Degree.............................................................................33 11.2 Application; Requirements; Restrictions; Termination of Authority to Issue Professional
Law Degrees. .....................................................................................................................33 11.3 Required Disclosures for Professional Law Degree Programs. .........................................34 11.4 Reference to Required Disclosures. ..................................................................................34 11.5 Acquiescence Does Not Constitute Content Or Quality Approval......................................35
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