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Applicants seeking admission to practice law in California will receive credit for their law study at a registered unaccredited law school only if such study is completed in accordance with the Admissions Rules and California Business and Professions Code 6060.
These schools are referred to as “CALS” and “unaccredited,” respectively, throughout the report. The State Bar published the first California Accredited and Registered Unaccredited Law School Performance Report in 2023, which analyzed data for 2022.
A registered unaccredited law school must demonstrate its on-going compliance with the Unaccredited Law School Rules by submitting required reports and otherwise complying with the Unaccredited Law School Rules and the general rules, policies and procedures
The law school survey asked schools to report if they offered academic support programs and, if so, to identify program goals. Nearly all law schools in California have at least one academic support program. Half of unaccredited law schools report offering just one academic support program.
This report analyzes several topics related to the law school experience. The section below provides definitions for each and notes how the ABA-approved law schools and the CALS and unaccredited law schools report data on each.
Executive Summary - Law School Profile. The report finds that outcomes vary significantly among California's three types of law schools.
Rule 4.205 Lists of law schools. The Committee maintains lists of law schools operating in California: those accredited by the Committee, those registered as unaccredited by the Committee, and those approved by the American Bar Association. The lists are available on the State Bar Web site and upon request.
