Standard 306 Variance Forms
ABA – Standard 306 Variance Modification Notification Form
ABA Questionnaires
Login: ABAQuest Web Based System
(Annual, Bar Passage, Employment, and Foreign Program Annual Questionnaires)
To obtain login information, contact Ken Williams:
312.988.6739
Annual Questionnaire
Due date: October 15th, 2020
- Complete 2020 AQ Instructions
- Part I: General Information instructions and questions
- Part II: Admission and Enrollment instructions and questions
- Part III: Non-JD instructions and questions
- Part IV: Financial Aid instructions and questions
- Part V: Faculty instructions and questions
- Part VI: Law School Finances instructions and questions
- Part VII: Foreign Study instructions and questions
- Dean's Signature Page
- LSAC Matriculant Certification Reference Guide
- LSAC How To Guide: Verify Matriculants in ACES2 for the Matriculant Certification Service
- 2020 Annual Questionnaire Webinar Recording
(Please note that the recording starts midway through the webinar when we begin to discuss the AQ)
- 2020 Annual Questionnaire Webinar PowerPoint Slides
- 2020 Annual Questionnaire Training Q and A
Bar Passage Questionnaire
Employment Questionnaire
- 2020 Employment Protocols (for the Class of 2019)*
*Includes Definitions and Instructions - Memo on 2020 Employment Protocols (for the Class of 2019)
- Common Issues for the Class of 2018 to Help with Class of 2019
- 2020 Employment Questionnaire Data Entry Instructions (For the Class of 2019)
- Dean's Signature Page
- Class of 2019 Important Dates and Deadlines for Employment Questionnaire
- Class of 2019 EQ Deadline Extension
- Uploading Files Selected for Random Graduate Review (Video Walkthrough)
- Uploading Files Selected for Random Graduate Review (Screenshots)
- Law School Graduate Employment Data - ABA Required Disclosures
- Graduate Employment File Checklist
- How to join the Career Services Listserv
Self Study (SEQ, 2020-2021)
- Updates to 2020-2021 Site Evaluation Questionnaire
- Self Study Instructions
- Site Evaluation Questionnaire - Site Report Template
- Site Evaluation Questionnaire: Required Supplementary Materials - Attachments
- Site Evaluation Questionnaire: Required Supplementary Materials - Onsite Materials
- Site Evaluation Questionnaire: Required Supplementary Materials - Reports
- Self Study: Dean's Signature Page
- Procedures for Site Visits
- Managing Director's Guidance Memo: Standard 204 (January 2015 revised April 2016, revised March 2017)
Questionnaires for Programs Offered in a Location Outside the United States
- New Program Questionnaire
Due at least six months prior to the anticipated start date of the program. - Significant Change in an Approved Program Questionnaire
Due at least six months prior to the implementation of the proposed change. - Annual Questionnaire
Due October 15
Completed as part of the School's overall Annual Questionnaire (Part 7). See instructions for completing the Annual Questionnaire above. - Application Fees
- Criteria for Programs Offered by ABA-Approved Law Schools in a Location Outside the United States
Substantive Change Questionnaires
- Application for Acquiescence in a Substantive Change in Program or Structure
- Application for New Non-J.D. Degree or Certificate
- Application for Modification of an Existing Non-J.D. Degree or Certificate -- All Changes
- Application for Modification of an Existing Non-J.D. Degree or Certificate -- Enrollment Cap
- FAQs for Law Schools-LL.M./Post-J.D./Non-J.D.
- Dean's Signature Page
- Application Fees
*Applications received less than 60 days prior to the next meeting are carried over to the following meeting. See the chart below for deadlines.
| Meeting Dates | Application Deadlines |
| May 14-16, 2020 |
March 16, 2020 |
| August 13-15, 2020 |
June 15, 2020 |
| November 19-21, 2020 |
September 21, 2020 |
| February 18-20, 2021 |
December 21, 2020 |
| May 13-15, 2021 |
March 15, 2021 |