Northwestern California University School of Law

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Northwestern California University School of Law is an online correspondence based distance education institution founded in 1982. It is authorized by the California State Bar to award the Juris Doctor Degree upon completion of a California Bar Qualifying Program. It is registered as a law school with the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.

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Online law education

The school delivers courses entirely through a distance education format. The main teaching medium is the Internet by means of a fully integrated electronic teaching platform with interlaid videoconferencing technology.

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Degrees offered

The school offers the Juris Doctor (JD) law degree program. Those who are successful in the degree program receive the JD degree at the end of the 4L year. The school no longer offers the Bachelor of Science in Law Degree (BSL).

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Accreditation

The program is registered with the California State Bar as a correspondence law school, which means students to whom the school awards the JD degree are eligible to take the bar examination and become licensed to practice law in California, and indicates that the school meets certain standards of the Bar.

The JD program is accredited by the California State Bar.

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Faculty

The current Dean of Northwestern California University School of Law is Michael P. Clancey, who is a member of the California Bar. He is a former United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate.

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Alumni

• James E. Gilleran, ('96) Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
• Max Hardberger, maritime security specialist and author.
• Mark Whitacre, President of Archer Daniels Midland's Bioproducts division who become a whistleblower under U.S. federal whistleblower statutes. The movie The Informant starring Matt Damon was based on Whitacre's role in the ADM price-fixing case.
• Donald K. Bushell, Jr. ('14) Co-author of Civil Procedure questions for Steven Emanuel's Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, Sixth Edition Wolters Kluwer; (May 24, 2016)

References

External links

• Official website

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