Consumer Information

ABA Required Disclosures

The following information about Jacksonville University College of Law is provided in accordance with American Bar Association (ABA) Standards and Rules of Practice.

Accreditation Information

Accreditation is the hallmark of quality and high standards for legal education and admission to the Bar. The Jacksonville University College of Law is provisionally approved by the American Bar Association (Council of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738), and, in accordance with ABA rules, will continue to pursue full accreditation. Law schools that are provisionally accredited are entitled to all the rights of a fully approved law school. Similarly, from an ABA perspective, graduates of provisionally approved law schools are entitled to the same recognition that is accorded graduates of fully approved law schools.

Jacksonville University
General Counsel
2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville, FL 32211

ABA Standard 509 Reports

• 2025 Standard 509 Report

• 2024 Standard 509 Report

• 2023 Standard 509 Report

Bar Passage Outcomes

• 2026 Bar Admission Report

Employment Summary Report

• Employment Summary for 2025 Graduates

Financial Aid

• Tuition and Fees
• Federal Aid
• Refund of Fees 

Academic Information

• Academic Calendar
• J.D. Program Requirements, Course Offerings and Schedules
• J.D. Program Learning Outcomes
• Credit Hour Policy
• Articulation Agreements (The College of Law currently does not have any articulation agreements with other institutions.)

Admissions

• J.D. Admissions Information 
• Transfer of Credit Policies

Other Policies and Documents

University and college policies relevant to applicants, students, faculty and staff of the College of Law can be found on our Policies and Resources page.

Compliance with ABA Standards

As an institution provisionally accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), Jacksonville University College of Law (COL) abides by the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools. The ABA Standards may be found on the American Bar Association website. 

As outlined in ABA Standard 510, any student at the COL who wishes to bring a formal complaint to the administration of the law school for a significant problem that directly implicates the school’s program of legal education and its compliance with ABA Standards should do the following:

1. Submit the complaint in writing through the electronic form entitled JU College of Law ABA Standard 510 Complaint Form. The forms will be submitted Vice Dean Margaret Dees. If you prefer, you may email your complaint directly to Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs Courtney Barclay, using the Subject: COL ABA 510 Complaint Submission. Complaints received in this manner shall be addressed adhering to the same process and timeline for complaints received via the electronic form. All emailed complaints must include the information required on the form.
2. The written summary should indicate that this is an ABA Standard 510 complaint and describe in detail the behavior, program, policy, process, or other matter that is the subject of the complaint. The summary should also explain how the matter implicates the law school’s program of legal education and its compliance with a specific, identified ABA Standard(s).
3.  The writing must provide the name, official law school email address, and a street address of the complaining student, to allow further communication with the complainant.
4. The Vice Dean or designee will acknowledge the complaint within three business days of receipt of the written complaint. acknowledgment may be made by email, U.S. mail, or by personal delivery, at the option of the administrator.
5. Within two weeks of acknowledgment of the complaint, the Vice Dean or designee shall either meet with the complainant or respond to the substance of the complaint in writing. In this meeting or in this writing, the student shall either receive a substantive response to the complaint or information about what steps are being taken by the law school to address or further investigate the complaint.
6. If further investigation is needed, the student shall be provided either a substantive response to the complaint or information about what steps are being taken to address the complaint within two weeks of completion of the investigation.
7. Students may appeal decisions made on complaints. Appeals should be delivered in writing to the Dean of the law school while referencing the specific details of the original complaint.
8. Any decision made on the appeal by the Dean shall be final. The Dean’s decision will be documented in writing and shared with the student by email, U.S. mail, or by personal delivery.
9. A copy of the complaint and a summary of the process and resolution of the complaint shall be kept by the administration in the COL Dean’s Suite for a period of ten years from the date of the final resolution of the complaint.

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