State Bar of California Registration
The California School of Law is a registered unaccredited Distance-Learning Law School with The Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.
The Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California has performed a complete onsite inspection of the California School of Law, including its corporate offices, student and business records, education technology and faculty.
The Committee of Bar Examiners has approved the the California School of Law as a Distance Learning Law School.
Application for Evaluation of Pre-Legal Education
An applicant may submit a written request for a determination of whether he/she has obtained the pre-legal education required prior to beginning law school. The request can be made to the California State Bar and must be accompanied by all certified transcripts necessary to make such a determination.
Prospective students are encouraged to have their pre-legal education evaluated.
This form can be found on the State Bar of California’s website, Pre-Legal Education .
California State Bar Regulations
To earn a Juris Doctorate Degree, all students at the California School of Law are required to take and pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination given at the end of the first year of law study. The educational requirements to become a licensed attorney in California can be found in Rule VII of the State Bar of California Rules for Admission to practice in California. Eligibility questions should be referred to the Office of Admissions, The State Bar of California, 1149 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015-2299.
Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California have been superseded by Title 4, Division 1 of the Rules of the State Bar of California (Admissions Rules) effective September 1, 2008.
State Bar of California Registration
Students will need to register with the California State Bar within 90 days after beginning legal studies. The California State Bar registration form can be found on the California State Bar website Admissions
Students can contact the State Bar of California at:
180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
or
1149 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Required Disclosure
Guideline 2.3(D) of the California State Bar Guidelines for Unaccredited Law School Rules requires that the following Statement be made:
The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program is principally by technological means including interactive classes.
Students enrolled in the J.D. degree program at this law school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination required by Business and Professions Code 6060(h) and Rule VIII of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination. A student who passes the First-Year Law Students’ Examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed.
A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from the law school’s J.D. degree program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for re-enrollment in this law schools J.D. degree program, but will receive credit for only one year of legal study.
Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law.