About ALU

Abraham Lincoln University has been a prominent fixture in Los Angeles since 1996, when ALU was founded as one of California’s and the nation’s pioneering online law schools. In addition to the flagship law school program, ALU now offers complementary diploma programs and associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in areas of business administration, criminal justice, information technology, paralegal and legal studies, and general studies.

Abraham Lincoln University’s School of Law delivers a standard legal curriculum in a unique way, allowing students to complete a full law school education online. The University provides distance learning opportunities for those interested in obtaining a legal education outside of the traditional three-year full-time or four-year part-time ABA mode. ALU School of Law is registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California as an unaccredited law school, with graduates being awarded the Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree. The University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council.

Juris Doctor Program

The J.D. Program requires 140 quarter units and is completed over four years. Graduates are eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination. Upon passing the First-Year Law Students’ Examination, General Bar Examination and the moral character evaluation, ALU graduates become full members of the State Bar of California and are eligible to practice in California and federal courts.

The university provides working adults with a focused and practical online legal education. A significant difference in ALU’s educational model as an online distance learning institution is in the three class options provided to enhance the student’s learning experience. Students may:

Diploma, Associate, Bachelor’s, Masters Programs

The addition of undergraduate degree programs creates an educational bridge for students who do not have the required bachelor’s degree for entry into the law school. Paralegal, criminal justice and legal studies programs provide a pre-law school curriculum that will ease a student’s transition into the demanding law school curriculum.

Undergraduate and graduate students who do not wish to pursue a law degree may choose from a variety of degree programs that traditionally have been popular and beneficial to military students. General studies, criminal justice, business, information technology and other programs are designed to prepare active duty military personnel for promotion opportunities within the military and provide an educational foundation for graduates who leave the military for civilian life.

Abraham Lincoln University continues to honor the great men who put America’s legal and political systems in place by providing a hands-on education. ALU’s success can only be measured in the success of its students; the value of an education is immeasurable.