The Region - News from May 25, 1987

Despite a three-year campaign to upgrade its faculty, facilities and entrance standards, Western State University College of Law has been refused accreditation by the American Bar Assn., college officials confirmed. Officials of the private college, with 1,500 students on campuses in San Diego and Fullerton, will seek reconsideration, said James M. Brower, dean of the Fullerton campus. He added that with “one exception, law schools have not been accredited by the ABA on their first attempt during the last 10 years.” Western State is accredited by the California Bar Assn. and the Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges, qualifying its graduates to apply for the Bar in California, Indiana and Georgia. ABA accreditation would permit graduates to apply for the Bar in any state. A spokeswoman for the ABA in Chicago declined comment, saying accreditation matters are confidential.