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1 American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Explanation of Changes 1 (2014)

handle is hein.scsl/abaexpch0001 and id is 1 raw text is: American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Explanation of Changes Definitions Section A new Definitions Section applies to both the Standards and the Rules of Procedure. In the current Standards, definitions are found in Standard 106, and under the current Rules, definitions are found in Rule 1. Almost all of the changes are clarifying amendments. Approved law school is no longer defined as a school that appears on the list of law schools approved by the Council. An approved law school under the revised definitions is one that the Council has determined meets the requirements of the Standards. Under the current definitions, a Branch campus is a separate location at which the law school offers sufficient courses to allow a student to earn at the separate location all of the credits required for the J.D. degree. Under the revised definitions, a branch campus is a type of separate location at which a student may earn more than two-thirds of the credit hours required for the J.D. degree. Under the revised definitions, the term Satellite campus is no longer used. The term Separate location in the revised definitions means any location within the United States at which the law school offers more than sixteen credit hours of the program of legal education and that is not in reasonable proximity to the law school's main campus. A branch campus is a type of separate location. The revised definition of Full-time faculty member has been moved from current Standard 402 to the new Definitions section. The definition adds a reference to faculty members who are designated by the law school as full-time faculty members and deletes the limitation that outside professional activities must be limited to those that relate to major academic interests, enrich the faculty member's capacity as a scholar and teacher, or are of service to the legal profession and the public generally. Under the revised definitions, J.D. degree is no longer defined as the first professional degree in law. The new definition states that the J.D. degree means the professional degree in law granted upon completion of a program of legal education that is governed by the Standards. The revised definition of President includes a reference to law schools that are not part of a university. Chapter 1 - General Purposes and Practices Standard 101. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL Revised Standard 101 clarifies the basic requirements for approval of a law school, focusing on the ability of a law school to operate in compliance with the Standards. The Standard clarifies that the approving entity is the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

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