Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

Southwestern Law School is approved by the American Bar Association (Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738) and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

ABA Required Disclosures

The following information is provided in accordance with the American Bar Association Standards 310 and 509.

Standard 509 Disclosure Report (PDF) includes:

• Faculty profile
• Class profile
• Enrollment and ethnicity profile
• GPA/LSAT profile
• Attrition rates and other law school details
• Summary of informational and library resources

Bar Admission Disclosure for Incoming Students

In addition to a bar examination, there are the character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

General Disclosures about Southwestern

• Overview
• Faculty and Administration

Curriculum

• J.D. Program Requirements
  • Full-time Day Program
  • Part-time Evening Program
  • PLEAS/Part-time Day Program
  • SCALE®  Two-Year Accelerated Program
• LL.M. Program Requirements
  • Individualized LL.M. (General Studies)
  • LL.M. in Entertainment and Media Law
• Interdisciplinary Program Requirements
  • Concurrent-degree Programs with The Drucker School
  • Certificate Programs in Bioscience Industry Law and Practice with the Keck Graduate Institute
• Joint Degree Programs Requirements
  • B.A./J.D. Program with California State University, Northridge
  • B.A./J.D. with California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
  • J.D./M.A. with California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
• Curricular Offerings
• Academic Calendar
• Graduation Requirements
  • Determination of Credit Hours (PDF)

Admissions

• J.D. Admissions Information and Admissions Policy
• Transfer of Credit

Financial Aid

• Tuition and Fees
• Living Expenses
• Types of Aid
• Tuition Refund Policy
• Conditional Scholarships and Scholarship Retention

(ABA) Bar Passage Disclosure

• Ultimate Bar Passage (2019) and First-time Bar Passage (2021)

Employment Summary Report

• 2021 Graduates
• 2020 Graduates
• 2019 Graduates
• 2018 Graduates
• 2017 Graduates

Facilities

• Southwestern Campus
• Library Resources

Other Required Notices (BPPE)

An individual may contact the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education for review of a complaint.  The bureau may be contacted at 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833, http://www.bppe.ca.gov, (916) 431-6924 (phone), (916) 263-1897 (fax).