American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools

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accreditation standards legal education quality standards regulatory framework

The American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools are the accrediting criteria and procedural rules that govern the operation, quality, and approval of law schools in the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	accreditation standards → legal education quality standards → regulatory framework →
appliesTo	United States law schools →
definesProcess	appeals of accreditation decisions → full approval of law schools → initial provisional approval of law schools → reaccreditation and periodic review → reporting and monitoring of law schools → sanctions and remedial actions → site evaluation visits → withdrawal or removal of approval →
governs	accreditation of law schools → approval of law schools → bar passage and outcomes requirements → continuing approval of law schools → law school academic programs → law school admissions policies → law school facilities and technology → law school faculty standards → law school financial resources → law school governance and administration → law school library and information resources → program quality in legal education → student services in law schools →
hasPart	ABA Interpretations of Standards → ABA Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools → ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools →
jurisdiction	United States →
publisher	American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar →
regulates	use of the term "approved law school" →
setsRequirement	academic rigor and learning outcomes → assessment of student learning → bar passage rate thresholds or outcomes measures → employment outcomes reporting → experiential learning opportunities → faculty qualifications and sufficiency → financial stability of law schools → law library collection and services → minimum credit hours for the J.D. program → minimum program of legal education leading to a J.D. degree → non-discrimination policies in law schools → professional responsibility and ethics instruction → student academic standards and dismissal policies → tenure or security of position policies for faculty →
updatedBy	American Bar Association on a periodic basis →
usedBy	Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar →
usedFor	determining ABA-approved law schools → ensuring minimum quality in legal education →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools ("ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools") → American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools ("ABA Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools") →	hasPart
Juris Doctor ("ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools") →	governingStandard
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar →	setsStandardFor