There are a number of law schools that have not been approved by the American Bar Association. Some states permit graduates of these schools to take the bar examination or will admit to their bars a graduate of a non-ABA-approved law school who has been admitted to the bar of another state. Most states do not. Before you enroll in a law school not approved by the ABA, you should research the bar-admission limitations of obtaining a degree from the school and enroll only if it is clear that the school will provide adequate legal training. Questions regarding the acceptability of a JD from such schools should be addressed to the bar-examining authority of each state or jurisdiction.
- Abraham Lincoln University School of Law
- Birmingham School of Law
- CAL Northern School of Law
- California Desert Trial Academy College of Law
- California School of Law
- Concord Law School at Purdue University Global
- Empire College School of Law
- Glendale University College of Law
- Humphreys College School of Law
- Irvine University College of Law
- John F. Kennedy School of Law at Northcentral University
- Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
- Lincoln Law School of San Jose
- Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
- Miles Law School
- Monterey College of Law
- Nashville School of Law
- Northwestern California University School of Law
- Oak Brook College of Law
- Pacific Coast University School of Law
- Pacific West College of Law
- Saint Francis School of Law
- San Francisco International University College of Law
- San Francisco Law School at Alliant International University
- San Joaquin College of Law
- Santa Barbara College of Law
- Southern California Institute of Law
- Taft Law School
- Trinity Law School, Trinity International University
- Ventura College of Law
- The University of West Los Angeles School of Law—West Los Angeles
- Western Sierra Law School