Questionnaires & Applications

ABA Questionnaires

Login: ABAQuest Web Based System
(Annual, Site Evaluation, Employment, and Foreign Program Annual Questionnaires)

To obtain login information, contact Ken Williams:
312.988.6739

Annual Questionnaire

Due date: October 15th, 2018

• Overview of 2018 AQ changes
• Complete 2018 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
• Part V Upload FAQ Document

Bar Passage Questionnaire

• 2019 Bar Passage Questionnaire Instructions
• Dean's Signature Page

Employment Questionnaire

• 2019 Employment Protocols (for the Class of 2018)* 
  *Includes Definitions and Instructions   
• 2019 Employment Questionnaire Data Entry Instructions (For the Class of 2018) 
• Important Dates and Deadlines for Class of 2018 Employment Data Collection
  
• Dean's Signature Page
• Uploading Files Selected for Random Graduate Review (Video Walkthrough)
• Law School Graduate Employment Data - ABA Required Disclosures
  
• Graduate Employment File Checklist
• Memo on 2019 Employment Protocols (for the Class of 2018)
• NALP Webinar on 2019 Employment Protocols (for the Class of 2018)

Self Study (SEQ, 2018-2019)

• Explanation of Changes
  
• Procedures for Site Visits
  
• Self Study Instructions
• Site Evaluation Questionnaire: Narrative Responses
• 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
• Managing Director's Guidance Memo: Standard 204 (January 2015 revised April 2016, revised March 2017)

Foreign Program Questionnaires

An annual questionnaire must be filed online via the ABAQuest Web Based System for each approved foreign program. Programs subject to a site visit must also file the site visit questionnaire. The Dean's Signature Page must be submitted with each questionnaire. Contact JR Clark with questions.

Foreign Summer and Intersession Questionnaires

• New Foreign Summer and Intersession Programs Questionnaire  
  Due October 1 (Summer Programs)
  Due March 1 (Intersession Programs)
• Foreign Summer and Intersession Programs 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. 
• Foreign Summer and Intersession Programs Site Visit Questionnaire 
  Due March 1
  Distributed in late December/early January to programs scheduled for a site visit.
• Dean's Signature Page
• Application Fees 
• Criteria for Approval of Foreign Summer and Intersession Programs

Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Questionnaires

• Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad New Program Questionnaire
  Due October 1
  
• Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Annual Questionnaire
  Due October 31
  Completed as part of the School's overall Annual Questionnaire (Part 7). See instructions for completing the Annual Questionnaire above. 
• Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Site Visit Questionnaire
  Due March 1
  Distributed in late December/early January to programs scheduled for a site visit.
• Dean's Signature Page
• Application Fees
• Criteria for Approval of Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Programs

Substantive Change Questionnaires

• Substantive Change Questionnaire
  Seeking acquiescence for organizational changes or substantive program changes other than new degree programs.
  
• Application for Degree or Certificate Programs other than the J.D.
  Seeking acquiescence for a new Post J.D. program or other degree program.
• Change in Programs other than the J.D. Application
  Requests for change in an existing Post-J.D. program or other Non-J.D. degree program.
• 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.

Questionnaire Discussion Group

The Section hosts a discussion group for administrative staff at ABA-approved law schools who are responsible for completing the ABA Annual Questionnaire. To join, send a request to LEAP-QUESTIONNAIRE-request@mail.americanbar.org

ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools

Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools

Training Workshops

2019 Site Evaluation Questionnaire and Annual Questionnaire Training
July 11, 2019
Chicago, IL

Past Site Evaluation Questionnaire and Annual Questionnaire Training
July 13, 2018
Chicago, IL
Training Materials

Site Evaluation Workshops and Materials 

Teach-Out Plan Documents

Form A: Teach-Out Plan for New Rule 34
Form B: Teach-Out Agreement for New Rule 34
Guidance Memo on Teach-Out Plans (May 2017)