Policy of Non-Discrimination
San Joaquin College of Law provides equality of opportunity in legal education for all persons, including faculty, employees, applicants for admission, enrolled students and alumni, without discrimination on the basis of race/color, religious creed, national origin/ancestry, age, gender, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. SJCL does not discriminate on the basis of any of the above characteristics in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and any other school administered programs.
Reservation of Rights
This publication is intended to serve as a general source of information for prospective students. This catalog does not create a contract between SJCL and any applicants, students, or graduates. The School reserves the right to change any of its policies, without prior notice, as it deems necessary or desirable. The School further reserves the right to refuse admission to any applicant at the discretion of the Dean or the Admissions Committee and to disqualify, discontinue, or exclude any student at the discretion of the Dean, faculty, administration or Honor Board.
This catalog supersedes all previous catalogs. This catalog is supplemented by the rules and regulations stated in The Student Handbook and by posted notices. Where conflict exists between any of these sources, the most recent rule or policy is controlling. Upon acceptance and registration, it is the responsibility of the student to familiarize himself or herself with all the rules, regulations, and policies of the Law School and the rules of the California Committee of Bar Examiners as to admission to the practice of law.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
San Joaquin College of Law complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Congress passed this act to protect the privacy of student records and establish a method for student inspection of their own files and records. San Joaquin College of Law will release transcripts only upon written authorization. Students who wish to inspect their records must visit the Registrar Office. Students have the right, in the event of alleged noncompliance with the act, to file a complaint with the Dean.
Practice Outside California
“The State Bar of California’s website (www.calbar.ca.gov) contains information on the passage rates of graduates of this law school and other California law schools on the California Bar Examination.
Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or be admitted to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. A student who intends to seek admission to practice law outside of California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding its education and admission requirements.
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
An individual may contact the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education for review of a complaint. The bureau may be contacted at:
Bureau for Private
Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Phone: (916) 574-8900
Toll Free: (888) 370-7589
Fax: (916) 263-1897
www.bppe.ca.gov
Should you need a paper copy of any institutional policy, please contact bpitcock@sjcl.edu.