ABA Approves Golden Gate Law School's Teach-Out Plan, Releases FAQ

Council (ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar), Notice of Council Decision: Golden Gate University Teach-Out Plan (Feb. 2024):

At its February 22-23, 2024, meeting, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (the “Council”) considered the Teach-Out Plan submitted by Golden Gate University School of Law (the “Law School”). After careful review of the Law School’s submission, the Council approved the revised teach-out plan filed on February 9, 2024.

The Law School’s accreditation will continue until July 1, 2027, for the limited purpose of allowing the Law School to receive credits from currently enrolled students earned as transient students at other ABA-approved law schools and to issue the Law School’s J.D. degree to such students who meet the Law School’s graduation requirements. The Law School shall not admit any students and will not offer any credit-bearing courses beyond the summer 2024 term.

The Council retains authority to remove the Law School’s accreditation earlier than July 1, 2027, if the Law School’s state license to issue a J.D. degree is withdrawn or terminated, or if the Law School fails to uphold any of the obligations it agrees to undertake in the revised Teach-Out Plan.  

Managing Director's Office (ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar), Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Golden Gate University School of Law (Mar. 2024)

Law.com, ABA Approves Golden Gate University Law's Teach-Out Plan

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• Struggling San Francisco Law School Slashes Class Size, Cancels Tuition (Sept. 30, 2022)
• ABA Gives Golden Gate Law School 3-Year Extension To Meet 75% Bar Passage Accreditation Standard (Mar. 30, 2023)
• Golden Gate University Law School Faces Bankruptcy, Closure (June 21, 2023)
• 122-Year Old Golden Gate Law School Will Keep Its Doors Open A Little Longer Despite Continued Financial Woes (June 26, 2023)
• Golden Gate Law School Won’t Close, But Faculty Layoffs May Be Coming (July 14, 2023)
• Golden Gate Law School Sends Discontinuation Notices To Tenured Faculty, Paving Way For Possible Termination In FY25 (July 17, 2023)
• Golden Gate Will Terminate Its JD Program In May 2024; 1Ls And 2Ls Can Complete Their Degrees At Other Law Schools (Dec. 1, 2023)
• ABA Rejects Golden Gate Law School's Plan To Terminate Its JD Program (Dec. 2, 2023)
• July 2023 California Bar Exam Results (Dec. 22, 2023)
• Students And Alumni Association Sue Golden Gate For Closing Its JD Program (Feb. 20, 2024)