Connecticut Is Third State To Allow Fully Online Purdue Global Law School Grads To Take Bar Exam

ABA Journal, Connecticut Allows Fully Online Law School Grads of Purdue Global to Take Bar Exam:

Graduates of the Purdue Global Law School, described as the oldest wholly online law school, can now take the bar exam in a third state, as the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee voted Oct. 4 to follow the lead of California and Indiana.

The move from Connecticut comes as the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar continues examining what standards are necessary to start fully accrediting online-only law schools.

Currently, ABA standards state that only law schools with brick-and-mortar campuses can become accredited, and only fully accredited schools can apply to offer fully online JD programs. That excludes online law schools, such as Purdue Global, that start from scratch. In most states, only graduates of ABA-accredited law schools can become licensed.

The approval from Connecticut allows Purdue Global law graduates to take that state’s bar exam for three years, beginning with the February 2025 bar exam. 

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