Moving to California...Univ of LaVerne

I have a quick question...

I have found a job in the High-Desert Area of California (Victorville to be exact). It has always been my dream to obtain a Juris Doctor and I have avoided DL because I want to have the option/ability to utilized my degree with as few limitations as possible. I saw Univ. of LaVerne in Ontario, California and they have a B & M Bar-Track JD in their brocure...but it does not state whether they are ABA or State approved. Does anyone have information on their status? If not, I wonder if there are any B & M Schools in the High-Desert Area of Cali? Thanks!

Mike

 

ULV J.D. Program

In 1997-1999 when I attended ULV, the J.D. program was not ABA accredited... and a recent check of the ULV website reveals that they are still unaccredited.

http://law.ulv.edu/about/aboutb.html#Accreditation

BruceP

 

ULV is a pretty good small Christian liberal arts institution with J.D., D.P.A., Ed.D., and Psy.D. programs.

The J.D. and Psy.D. programs are traditional in-residence programs.

The D.P.A. and Ed.D programs are "quasi" distance learning programs based on clusters of students located throughout the LA-Riverside County region (and in some cases a little further away)... with required on-campus residencies three weekends throughout each semester.

ULV enjoys a good reputation in Southern California... but is virtually unheard of in other parts of the country.

BruceP

PS: And Shirley was NOT one of my professors!

 

Try Thomas Jefferson Law School. They are ABA approved and in Southern CA.

 

The ULV situation underscores the need to understand the distinction between professional and regional accreditation.

Although ULV is regionally accredited, they properly disclose that they are not ABA accredited. As a consequence, their graduates are currently eligible to sit for the CA bar. They would not be eligible in the vast majority of states.

In my profession, chiropractic, there was a school which had RA, but not professional (CCE) accreditation, and their graduates could only qualify for licensure in a handful of states.

Professional licensure is one area where RA is NOT the gold standard.

Christopher

 

I think it a stretch to call LaVerne a Christian college. It is church-related, which is a different type of school. It has an historical connection with the Church of the Brethren, but would not have the overt Christian emphasis of say, a Moody Bible Institute, Biola University, etc. (I have never seen an advertisement for Brethren colleges in Christianity Today.)

Pretty much all the Church of the Brethren colleges state they are church-related when asked by inquirers.

All that being said, ULV is a fine school. I can't comment on the law school angle.

Craig

 

This appears to be a definition issue... I in no way meant to infer that this was a Seminary or School of Theology... it is anything but... the degrees offered at ULV are mostly non-secular programs...

Respectfully,
BruceP

PS: In keeping with the J.D. program-ABA accreditation subject of this thread I will defer from discussing my definition of a Christian school...

 

http://www.calbar.org/admissions/2admsch.htm

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Christian

 

THANKS EVERYONE

I will probably pass on ULV because if I do go to a B & M I would rather get the ABA Accreditation. My heart belongs to DL but until ABA recognizes DL ( probably never!!!! ) I better go through with something that will provide me with wide utility. Thanks all!!

Mikey