Accreditation Decisions
February 2018
Public Notice of Council Decision to Remove Specific Remedial Actions from Ave Maria School of Law
Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Charlotte School of Law
November 2017
Council Decision to Remove Sanction from Valparaiso University School of Law
October 2017
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
June 2017
Granted Western State College of Law application for acquiescence in a major change (change in control and legal status)
Deferred final action on WMU Thomas Cooley Law School application for acquiescence in major change (branch campus in Kalamazoo)
May 2017
University of Buffalo Law School-SUNY
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
December 2016
Council Grants Full Approval to University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth
November 2016
Public Notice of Council Decision to Place Charlotte School of Law on Probation (November 15, 2016)
Public Notice of Council Decision to Censure Valparaiso University School of Law (November 15,2016)
Statement on Accreditation Actions Regarding the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
September 2016
U.S. Department of Education Continues Recognition of Council's Accrediting Authority
August 2016
Public Notice of Council Decision to Direct Ave Maria School of Law to Take Specific Remedial Action
June 2016
Council Grants Full Approval to Belmont University College of Law
March 2016
Summary of Council Actions Regarding the Standards at March 2016 Meeting
Council Grants Full ABA Approval to University of La Verne College of Law
Council Grants Provisional ABA Approval to Indiana Tech Law School
Council Acquiesces in Application of Albany Law School to Affiliate with University at Albany-SUNY
December 2015
The Council acquiesced in the application of the University of New Hampshire School of Law to establish a part-time Patent Track Program.
The Council acquiesced in the application of Western State Coillege of Law at Argosy University for a change in the location of its campus from Fullerton, California, to Irvine, California.
August 2015
Public Notice of Council Decision to Deny Provisional Approval to Indiana Tech Law School
Council acquiesces in application of Rutgers University School of Law-Camden and Rutgers University School of Law-Newark to merge into one fully approved law school: Rutgers University School of Law
June 2015
Concordia University School of Law Granted Provisional Approval
University of Oregon School of Law granted acquiescence in establishment of a separate location in Portland, Oregon
Council Denies Application of Indiana Tech Law School for ABA Approval
March 2015
Council acquiesces in application of Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center to realign with Louisiana State University
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law Granted Provisional Approval
August 2014
Council granted provisional approval to the Tampa Bay branch campus of the fully approved Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
June 2014
Penn State University Receives Approval to Operate Two Independent and Fully Approved Law Schools
University of California-Irvine, School of Law Granted Full Approval
Council approved Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Teach-out Plan for its Ann Arbor campus.
Council granted acquiescence in application of Seattle University School of Law to establish a separate location in Anchorage, Alaska.
Council recognized Savannah Law School as an approved branch campus of the fully approved Atlanta's John Marshall Law School.
December 2013
University of Kansas School of Law Public Censure
ABA News Release Regarding University of Kansas Public Censure
Rutgers University-Camden School of Law Public Censure
ABA News Release Regarding Rutgers-Camden Public Censure
Council granted acquiescence in application of the University of New Hampshire School of Law to be integrated into the university.
Council approved application of William Mitchell College of Law to offer a part-time hybrid J.D. option.
August 2013
Council Acquiesces in Texas Wesleyan School of Law/Texas A&M University Merger
Belmont University College of Law Granted Provisional Approval
October 2012
Statement Regarding Dismissal of LMU Appeal and Lawsuit
July 2012
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law has appealed the Council's denial of its application for provisional approval on remand from the Appeals Panel. The Council's decision on remand is stayed pending the Appeals Panel's decision on the second appeal under Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.
June 2012
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth School of Law Granted Provisional Approval
Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Ann Arbor Branch Campus Granted Full Approval
University of Illinois College of Law Public Censure
March 2012
University of La Verne College of Law Granted Provisional Approval
December 2011
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law Denial of Provisional Approval
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law has appealed the Council's denial of its application for provisional approval. The Council's decision is stayed pending the decision of the Appeals Panel under Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.
August 2011
Villanova University School of Law Public Censure
Charleston School of Law Granted Full Approval
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Granted Full Approval
June 2011
University of LaVerne College of Law Denied Full Approval
Final Council Decision Regarding the University of La Verne College of Law
The University of La Verne College of Law Response Regarding Submission of Comments
Charlotte School of Law Granted Full Approval
Elon University School of Law Granted Full Approval
University of California-Irvine, School of Law Granted Provisional Approval
March 2011
Changes Approved for Statement of Ethical Practices in the Process of Law School Accreditation