ABA Required Disclosures

UNT Dallas College of Law is not currently accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). As with any new law school, the process of seeking accreditation from the ABA cannot begin until the College of Law completes its first academic year. We will seek accreditation according to the timeline and requirements of the ABA. Read the Accreditation Statement.

The Dean has informed himself fully as to the Standards and Rules of Procedure for the Approval of Law Schools by the American Bar Association. The college administration and the dean are determined to devote all necessary resources and in other respects to take all necessary steps to present a program of legal education that will qualify for approval by the American Bar Association. The law school makes no representation to any applicant that it will be approved by the American Bar Association prior to the graduation of any matriculating student.

ABA STANDARD 509 INFORMATION

(a) All consumer information that a law school reports, publicizes or distributes shall be complete, accurate and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant. Schools shall use due diligence in obtaining and verifying consumer information. Violations of these obligations may result in sanctions under Rule 16 of the Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.

(b) A law school shall publicly disclose on its website, in the form and manner and for the frame designated by the Council, the following consumer information:

(1) admissions data;

(2) tuition, fees, living costs, financial aid;

(3) conditional scholarships;

(4) enrollment data, including academic, transfer and other attrition/graduation rates;

(5) number of full-time and part-time faculty, professional librarians and administrators;

(6) class sizes for first year and upper class courses; number of seminar, clinical and co-curricular offerings;

(7) employment outcomes;

(8) bar passage data

(c) A law school shall publicly disclose on its website, in a readable and comprehensive manner, the following information on a current basis:

(1) refund policies

(2) curricular offerings, academic calendar, and academic requirements;

(3) policies regarding the transfer credits earned at another institution of higher education
The law school’s transfer of credit policies must include, at minimum:
(i) A statement of the criteria established by the law school regarding transfer of credit earned at another institution; and
(ii) The law school has not established an articulation agreement with other institutions at this time.

(d) A law school shall distribute the data required under Standard 509(b)(3) to all applicants being offered conditional scholarships at the time the scholarship offer is extended.

(e) If a law school elects to make a public disclosure of its status as a law school approved by the Council, it shall do so accurately and shall include the name and contact information of the Council. 

Reports

Standard 509 Information Report