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taking the bar exam, statistics on St. Francis graduates' performance on individual exams are not published by the
California state bar. According to statistics published by St. Francis itself, the first-time pass rate for St. Francis graduates who took the bar exam between July 2016 and July 2022 was 53.8% (21 of 39 takers).
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article about online law schools, former dean Peter Young said St. Francis focuses on "entrepreneurs, working professionals and those considering a career change." Since 2014, St. Francis has expanded the original mission of focusing on working professionals by updating curriculum, course content,
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As of 2022, 67% of St. Francis students who had graduated in the past five years had passed the
California bar exam. This exceeds the 40% minimum rate for California accredited law schools, but is below the 75% require for ABA approved law schools. Due to the small number of St. Francis graduates
119:, founded in 2011. Upon completion of the four year part-time program, students earn a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.). The program utilizes live online classes taught by professors with legal practice experience. It is registered as a distance learning law school with the
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is currently the only degree offered. The online J.D. program is a four-year program in which students must complete 48 to 52 weeks of instruction each year. Students who complete St. Francis' online J.D. program will have met the legal education requirement of the
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