Concord Law School At Purdue University Global

As the nation’s first online law school, Concord Law School at Kaplan University has long been a leader in legal education. Since Concord opened its virtual doors in 1998, more than 2,200 students have graduated. Concord currently serves approximately 700 students in its Juris Doctor (JD) and Executive Juris Doctor (EJD) programs. The convenience of Concord's online program meets the needs of students who are highly qualified, but who cannot move their families or change their employment status to attend a traditional law program. Concord's relatively low cost makes legal education accessible to an ethnically and geographically diverse student population with a broad range of experiences. This unique mix fosters a vibrant, motivated student body that works together to achieve its goal of earning a law degree. Concord’s authority to offer a Juris Doctor degree that qualifies recipients to take the California Bar Examination to be admitted to the practice of law in California is due to its registration as an unaccredited law school with the Committee. Its Juris Doctor (JD) program is designed to meet the legal education requirements of the Committee, and JD graduates who meet the regulatory requirements are eligible to apply for admission to the State Bar of California. Concord operates under the rules and guidelines established by the Committee. Those rules and guidelines require certain disclosures to prospective students and students, which Concord supports. Study at, or graduation from, Concord may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or satisfy the requirements for admission to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. A student seeking admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirement for admission to the practice of law.