CALIFORNIA FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS’ EXAMINATION OCTOBER 2017 GENERAL STATISTICS
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS ALL TAKERS TYPE OF LAW SCHOOL N % Pass N % Pass N % Pass CA Unaccredited Correspondence 50 24.0 63 7.9 113 15.0 CA Unaccredited Distance Learning 44 38.6 63 23.8 107 29.9 CA Unaccredited Fixed-Facility 11 9.1 36 5.6 47 6.4 Law Schools No Longer Registered Law Offices/Judges Chambers 22 40.9 Program CA Approved by the ABA* 29 20.7 CA Accredited, not ABA Approved* 25 4.0 Out-of-State ABA Approved* Foreign Study Total Taking the Examination 154 27.3 199 13.6 353 19.5
*Regularly enrolled students at ABA approved and California Accredited law schools who successfully complete their first year of law study and are advanced to their second year are exempt from the First-Year Law Students’ Examination (FYLSX) requirement. Students, however, may elect to take the examination on their own and some may take it to fulfill their schools’ requirements.
DISQUALIFIED AND SPECIAL STUDENTS** SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
Disqualified Special
TYPE OF LAW SCHOOL N % Pass N % Pass
CA Approved by the ABA 30 23.3
CA Accredited, not ABA Approved 14 0.0
Out-of-State ABA Approved
Total Taking the Examination 47 14.9
**Disqualified students are those who have been disqualified from ABA approved and California Accredited law schools and whose readmission wholly or partially may be contingent upon passing the FYLSX or who are seeking to obtain an additional year of law study credit for purposes of transferring to other schools. Special students are those who have not completed at least two years of college prior to matriculating at ABA approved or California Accredited law schools. These students are required to take and pass the FYLSX. -1- CALIFORNIA FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS’ EXAMINATION: OCTOBER 2017
UNACCREDITED CORRESPONDENCE LAW SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS
% % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF LAW CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN CALIF. UNIVERSITY 52 7 13.5 23 6 26.1
OAK BROOK COLLEGE OF LAW & GOVERNMENT POLICY
TAFT LAW SCHOOL 39 4 10.3 13 2 15.4
UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU SCHOOL OF LAW
T O T A L 113 17 15.0 50 12 24.0
CALIFORNIA FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS’ EXAMINATION: OCTOBER 2017
UNACCREDITED DISTANCE-LEARNING LAW SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS
% % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
ABRAHAM LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 18 3 16.7 6 3 50.0 SCHOOL OF LAW AMERICAN HERITAGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF LAW
CONCORD LAW SCHOOL 64 20 31.3 24 7 29.2
ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL OF LAW
T O T A L 107 32 29.9 44 17 38.6
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UNACCREDITED FIXED-FACILITY LAW SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS
% % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
CALIF. SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL
CALIFORNIA DESERT TRIAL ACADEMY COLLEGE OF LAW
IRVINE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF 14 0 0.0 5 0 0.0 LAW
LADY JUSTICE LAW SCHOOL
PACIFIC WEST COLLEGE OF LAW
PEOPLE’S COLLEGE OF LAW
WESTERN SIERRA LAW SCHOOL
T O T A L 47 3 6.4 11 1 9.1
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CALIFORNIA ABA APPROVED SCHOOLS*
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS
% % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 20 6 30.0 18 5 27.8 OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIF.
T O T A L 32 7 21.9 29 6 20.7
*Disqualified students are those who have been disqualified from ABA approved and California Accredited law schools and whose readmission wholly or partially may be contingent upon passing the FYLSX or who are seeking to obtain an additional year of law study credit for purposes of transferring to other schools. Special students are those who have not completed at least two years of college prior to matriculating at ABA approved or California Accredited law schools. These students are required to take and pass the FYLSX.
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CALIFORNIA ACCREDITED (NOT ABA APPROVED) SCHOOLS*
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
HUMPHREYS COLLEGE LAURENCE DRIVON SCHOOL OF LAW JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LINCOLN LAW SCHOOL OF SACRAMENTO MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW
PACIFIC COAST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL
TRINITY LAW SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGELES – WEST LOS ANGELES VENTURA COLLEGE OF LAW
TOTAL 25 1 4.0 10 0 0
*Regularly enrolled students at ABA approved and California accredited law schools are exempt from the First- Year Law Students’ Examination (FYLSX) requirement. Students who have not completed at least two years of college prior to matriculating at ABA approved and California accredited law schools, however, are required to take and pass the FYLSX. In addition, students who have been academically disqualified from ABA approved and California accredited law schools may have their readmission wholly or partially conditioned upon passing the FYLSX.
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DISQUALIFIED* AND SPECIAL STUDENTS**
SCHOOLS WITH 11 OR MORE TAKERS
DISQUALIFIED STUDENTS* SPECIAL STUDENTS** % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY
HUMPHREYS COLLEGE LAURENCE DRIVON SCHOOL OF LAW JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LINCOLN LAW SCHOOL OF SACRAMENTO MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY 20 6 30.0 0 0 0
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL
TRINITY LAW SCHOOL
TRINITY UNION COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIF.
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LA-WEST LOS ANGELES VENTURA COLLEGE OF LAW
TOTAL 47 7 14.9 4 1 25
*Disqualified students are those who have been academically disqualified from law schools approved by the ABA or accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners and whose readmission wholly or partially may be conditioned upon passing the FYLSX. **Special students are those who did not complete at least two years of college prior to matriculating at law schools approved by the ABA or accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners and who are required to take and pass the FYLSX.
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