Prospective Students

If you are considering a professional Juris Doctor degree, Abraham Lincoln University may be the school for you. ALU School of Law provides an online distance learning law school program that delivers standard legal curriculum in a unique, innovative way. The program is designed to cater to the needs of non-traditional prospective law school students who work full-time jobs or have other commitments that might make studying at a traditional three-year full-time program or traditional four-year part-time program difficult.

How Are We Different?

Abraham Lincoln University School of Law prepares online law school prospective students to sit for the California State Bar Exam just as any other law school in California might, but the educational methods are quite different, even from other online law schools. Students at ALU School of Law can take classes in three different ways:

1. Prospective law students may attend classes online in real time, interacting with professors and other students by utilizing an online chat function.
2. Students may view archived lectures at their convenience if class times conflict with other commitments.
3. Students in the Los Angeles area may attend classes in person at the ALU campus, centrally located near Downtown Los Angeles.

The various class options separate ALU from other online distance learning law schools, but they are not the only way in which ALU is different. Abraham Lincoln University also helps busy students by using a program that focuses on one class at a time, instead of having students take multiple classes at once. This allows students to be more focused and efficient in their studies, and reduces study time for our students with other full-time commitments. Our experienced staff and faculty are available to give advice for prospective students on which method to choose.

Accreditation and Registration

Abraham Lincoln University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Founded in 1996 in Los Angeles, the School of Law is registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California. ALU’s authority to grant a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, which qualifies graduates to take the California Bar Examination, is through the CBE. As an online law school, ALU is not eligible for accreditation through the CBE and, therefore, ALU students shall pass the First Year Law Students’ Exam (FYLSX) at the end of the first year of law school study.