Statement of Accreditation Status
California Western School of Law
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
United StatesTelephone:
URL:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
OPEID:
The OPEID number is used by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) to identify schools that have Program Participation Agreements (PPA) for purposes of eligibility to participate in Federal Student Financial Assistance programs under Title IV.
01310300
Student Achievement URL:
WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning.
Current Accreditation Status:
Candidate- The institution has demonstrated that it meets all, or nearly all, of the Standards of Accreditation at a minimum level and has a clear plan in place to meet the Standards at a substantial level of compliance for accreditation. Candidacy is limited to four years and is granted only when an institution can demonstrate that it is likely to become accredited during the four-year period.
Candidate
Most Recent Commission Action:
Friday, February 22, 2019
Granted Candidacy:
Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process.
2019
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
Undergraduate FTE:
0
Graduate FTE:
708
Financial Structure Type:
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
Non-Profit
Sponsorship:
Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy.
No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:
The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system.
Trimester
Distributes Federal Financial Aid:
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Wendy Bashant | Vice President of Student Life | wbashant [at] cwsl.edu |
| Board of Directors Chair | Jeffrey Lewin | Board Chair | jlewin [at] cwsl.edu |
| Chief Academic Officer | Donald Smythe | Vice Dean for Academic Affairs | dsmythe [at] cwsl.edu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Niels Schaumann | President and Dean | nschaumann [at] cwsl.edu |
| Chief Financial Officer | Pamela Duffy | Chief Financial Officer | pjd [at] cwsl.edu |
| Director Institutional Research | Wendy Bashant | Vice President of Student Life | wbashant [at] cwsl.edu |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01310300 | California Western School of Law | San Diego | Main Campus | Active |
|
Degree |
Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juris Doctorate | Professional Doctorate | 1962 | On-Site |
| Juris Doctorate/Master of Business Administration (with SDSU) | Professional Doctorate | 2002 | On-Site |
| Juris Doctorate/Master of Social Work (with SDSU) | Professional Doctorate | 1997 | On-Site |
| LL.M. in Trial Advocacy with Specialization in Federal Criminal Law | Masters | 2002 | On-Site |
| LL.M.-Master of Laws in U.S. Law *see notes in comment section | Masters | 1998 | On-Site |
| M.C.L.-Comparative Law for Foreign Lawyers | Masters | 1998 | On-Site |
| Maestria en Litigacion Oral (Spanish Language LL.M.) | Masters | 2014 | Distance Education |
| MAS in Health Law (with UC San Diego)* see notes in comment section | Masters | 2007 | On-Site |
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 2020 | Seeking Accreditation Visit |
The following links are to external resources not maintained by WSCUC. They are provided for your convenience.
- National Center for Educational Statistics- College NavigatorThis link will take you to the information page for this institution at nces.ed.gov
- College ScorecardA tool made available by the U.S. Department of Education.
- College ResultsCollege Results Online (CRO) provides information about college graduation rates for most four-year colleges and universities
