Law Schools Regulation

California law schools are approved and accredited by the American Bar Association or the State Bar’s Committee of Bar Examiners. The committee also regulates California’s unaccredited law schools.

All California-accredited law schools operate from a fixed-facility campus and are authorized to award a Juris Doctor (JD) degree that qualifies graduates to take the California Bar Examination.

California’s unaccredited law schools operate either from a fixed-facility campus, by correspondence, or online.

Statistics

The State Bar’s Committee of Bar Examiners publishes information on the percentages of graduates from law schools in California (ABA-approved, California-accredited, and unaccredited) that pass the California Bar Examination, both as a first-time taker of the examination or after more than one attempt to pass.