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What is an ABA Law School ?
The American Bar Association is the premier law school
accrediting body in the United States. Obtaining ABA
accreditation is considered to be a very rigorous and
demanding process. That being said they are not the
only valid accrediting body in the United States. For
instance, the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges (NEASC) accredits the Massachusetts School
of Law. The NEASC is well respected accrediting body
within in New England. Other accrediting bodies,
particularly in California, have accredited law schools.
The issue, however, isn't quite this simple. ABA
accreditation is recognized by all the state bar
associations as valid. Meaning that graduates of all
ABA accredited law schools can take the bar in any
jurisdiction. For graduates of non-ABA schools this is
not the case, they don't benefit from the universality of
a degree from an ABA school. This means that the
rules in each state are different as to whether or not a
graduate from a non-ABA school can take the bar.
Confused? I hope so! Each state bar will have different
rules regarding non-ABA schools and they may say
"yes" - "no" - or "maybe" to these graduates.
Currently the ABA accredits 200 law schools in the
United States. 11 of these 200 are provisionally
accredited.
Here are the provisionally accredited law schools:
+Charleston School of Law
+Charlotte School of Law
+Drexel University College of Law
+Elon University School of Law
+Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of
Law
+Florida A&M University College of Law
+University of LaVerne College of Law
+Liberty University School of Law
+John Marshall Law School (Atlanta)
+Phoenix School of Law
+Western State University College of Law
What is an ABA Law School ?
The American Bar Association is the premier law school
accrediting body in the United States. Obtaining ABA
accreditation is considered to be a very rigorous and
demanding process. That being said they are not the
only valid accrediting body in the United States. For
instance, the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges (NEASC) accredits the Massachusetts School
of Law. The NEASC is well respected accrediting body
within in New England. Other accrediting bodies,
particularly in California, have accredited law schools.
The issue, however, isn't quite this simple. ABA
accreditation is recognized by all the state bar
associations as valid. Meaning that graduates of all
ABA accredited law schools can take the bar in any
jurisdiction. For graduates of non-ABA schools this is
not the case, they don't benefit from the universality of
a degree from an ABA school. This means that the
rules in each state are different as to whether or not a
graduate from a non-ABA school can take the bar.
Confused? I hope so! Each state bar will have different
rules regarding non-ABA schools and they may say
"yes" - "no" - or "maybe" to these graduates.
Currently the ABA accredits 200 law schools in the
United States. 11 of these 200 are provisionally
accredited.
Here are the provisionally accredited law schools:
+Charleston School of Law
+Charlotte School of Law
+Drexel University College of Law
+Elon University School of Law
+Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of
Law
+Florida A&M University College of Law
+University of LaVerne College of Law
+Liberty University School of Law
+John Marshall Law School (Atlanta)
+Phoenix School of Law
+Western State University College of Law