CALIFORNIA FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS’ EXAMINATION JUNE 2014 GENERAL STATISTICS
FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS ALL TAKERS TYPE OF LAW SCHOOL N % Pass N % Pass N % Pass CA Unaccredited Correspondence 58 27.6 72 22.2 130 24.6 CA Unaccredited Distance Learning 106 31.1 109 22.0 215 26.5 CA Unaccredited Fixed-Facility 61 19.7 46 17.4 107 18.7 Law Schools No Longer Registered 0 0.0 5 0.0 5 0.0 Law Offices/Judges Chambers Program 6 33.3 8 25.0 14 28.6 CA Approved by the ABA* 2 50.0 7 14.3 9 22.2 CA Accredited, not ABA Approved* 8 12.5 15 6.7 23 8.7 Out-of-State ABA Approved 0 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 Foreign Study 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 Total Taking the Examination 241 27.0 265 19.6 506 23.1
*Regularly enrolled students at ABA approved and California Accredited law schools that successfully complete their first year of law study are exempt from the First-Year Law Students’ Examination (FYLSX) requirement, but students may elect to take the examination on their own and some may take it to fulfill their school’s requirements.
DISQUALIFIED AND SPECIAL STUDENTS**
Disqualified Special
TYPE OF LAW SCHOOL N % Pass N % Pass
CA Approved by the ABA 9 22.2
CA Accredited, not ABA Approved 10 0.0 10 20.0
Out-of-State ABA Approved 2 0.0
Total Taking the Examination 21 9.5 10 20.0
**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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UNACCREDITED CORRESPONDENCE LAW SCHOOLS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 7 2 28.6 3 1 33.3
INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SCHOOL 5 1 20.0 1 0 0.0 OF LAW
NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA 74 23 31.1 38 14 36.8 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
OAK BROOK COLLEGE OF LAW & 6 2 33.3 0 0 0.0 GOVERNMENT POLICY
TAFT LAW SCHOOL 38 4 10.5 16 1 6.3
T O T A L 130 32 24.6 58 16 27.6
CALIFORNIA FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS’ EXAMINATION: JUNE 2014
UNACCREDITED DISTANCE-LEARNING LAW SCHOOLS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
ABRAHAM LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 31 9 29.0 5 5 100.0 SCHOOL OF LAW AMERICAN HERITAGE UNIVERSITY 9 1 11.1 8 1 12.5 SCHOOL OF LAW CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF LAW 20 13 65.0 12 11 91.7
CONCORD LAW SCHOOL 152 33 21.7 79 15 19.0
ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL OF LAW 3 1 33.3 2 1 50.0
T O T A L 215 57 26.5 106 33 31.1
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UNACCREDITED FIXED-FACILITY LAW SCHOOLS
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN LAW 36 5 13.9 23 3 13.0 SCHOOL
CALIFORNIA DESERT TRIAL 10 3 30.0 10 3 30.0 ACADEMY COLLEGE OF LAW
IRVINE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF 9 1 11.1 5 0 0.0 LAW
LARRY H. LAYTON SCHOOL OF LAW 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
PACIFIC WEST COLLEGE OF LAW 7 1 14.3 3 0 0.0
PEOPLES COLLEGE OF LAW 23 5 21.7 12 5 41.7
PINNACLES SCHOOL OF LAW 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
UNIVERSITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SILICON VALLEY 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 LAW SCHOOL
WESTERN SIERRA LAW SCHOOL 17 5 29.4 8 1 12.5
T O T A L 107 20 18.7 61 12 19.7
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CALIFORNIA ABA APPROVED SCHOOLS*
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF 1 1 100.0 1 1 100.0 LAW
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 5 1 20.0 0 0 0.0 OF LAW SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 COLLEGE OF LAW WHITTIER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 LAW
T O T A L 9 2 22.2 2 1 50.0
*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*
ALL TAKERS FIRST-TIMERS % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
CAL NORTHERN SCHOOL OF LAW 2 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
HUMPHREYS COLLEGE, LAURENCE 2 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 DRIVON SCHOOL OF LAW LINCOLN LAW SCHOOL OF 2 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 SACRAMENTO MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW 2 1 50.0 1 1 100.0
PACIFIC COAST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 OF LAW SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
SAN JOAQUIN COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
SANTA BARBARA COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF 2 1 50.0 0 0 0.0 LAW - VENTURA TRINITY LAW SCHOOL 3 0 0.0 2 0 0.0
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGELES - 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 SAN FERNANDO VALLEY SCHOOL OF LAW VENTURA COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 23 2 8.7 8 1 12.5
*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 STUDENTS* SPECIAL STUDENTS** % % LAW SCHOOL Took Passed Passing Took Passed Passing
CALIFORNIA WESTSERN SCHOOL OF 1 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 LAW HUMPHREYS COLLEGE, LAURENCE 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 DRIVON SCHOOL OF LAW LINCOLN LAW SCHOOL OF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 SACRAMENTO MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0.0 1 1 100.0
PACIFIC COAST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 2 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 OF LAW SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
SAN JOAQUIN COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
SANTA BARBARA COLLEGE OF LAW 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF 5 1 20.0 0 0 0.0 LAW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF 0 0 0.0 2 1 50.0 LAW – VENTURA SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 SCHOOL OF LAW THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
TRINITY LAW SCHOOL 0 0 0.0 3 0 0.0
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LA – SAN 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 FERNANDO VALLEY SCHOOL OF LAW VENTURA COLLEGE OF LAW 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 COLLEGE OF LAW WHITTIER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 21 2 9.5 10 2 20.0
*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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