GRADUATE ADMISSIONS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S  AND JD DEGREES

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSCIS)

Admission to the Master’s degree programs requires a Bachelor's degree from an institution approved by California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, or by an institution appropriately accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); or, for non-U.S. institutions, an educational institution approved by an equivalent authority.

The Master's degree requires a minimum of 39 graduate semester units beyond the Bachelor’s degree.

Transfer of Incoming Credits Policy

The university may accept a maximum of 6 graduate semester units in transfer toward the Master's degree for graduate course work completed at an institution approved by California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, or by an institution appropriately accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); or, for non-U.S. institutions, an educational institution approved by an equivalent authority. Credit earned in graduate courses for which a grade of "B" or higher was earned will be considered for transfer. To enable the evaluation of prior college work, official transcripts must be provided to the University.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE DEGREE (JD)

Admissions Criteria

AHUSOL has adopted the Admissions Criteria as set forth by the Committee of Bar Examiners for the State of California (CBE):

For the BSL/JD Degree program we adhere to the California State Bar Pre-Legal Education Regulations under Title 4 Admissions and Educational Standards Chapter 3. Required Education Rule 4.25 General Education in determining the qualifications of those applicants who plan to attend law school and become members of the California Bar.

Before beginning the study of law, a general applicant must have completed at least two years of college work or demonstrated equivalent intellectual achievement, which must be certified by the law school the applicant, is attending upon request by the Committee.

(A) Two years of college work' means a minimum of sixty semester or ninety quarter units of college credit

(1) Equivalent to at least half that required for a bachelor’s degree from a college or university that has degree-granting authority from the state in which it is located; and

(2) Completed with a grade average adequate for graduation.

(B) Demonstrated equivalent intellectual achievement' means achieving acceptable scores on Committee-specified examinations prior to beginning the study of law.

Additionally, AHUSOL also adheres to Rule 4.25(B) OF Title 4, Division 1 of the Rules of The State Bar of California (Admissions Rules)

"Applicants who have not completed at least two years of college work in accordance with Rule 4.25(A) of the Admissions Rules and Section 6060(c) (1) of the California Business and Professions Code may satisfy the general education requirements that must be completed prior to beginning law study by attaining a score of 50 or higher on the following College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations, which are administered by the College Board:

1. Under Composition and Literature category, either

College Composition*, or

College Composition and Modular*;

AND

2. Two other examinations, each designed to correspond to full-year courses (6 semester hours each**) or four other examinations, each designed to correspond to semester courses (3 semester hours each*) that can be selected from any of the following subjects:

Composition and Literature (Humanities examination only)

Foreign Language

History and Social Science

Science and Mathematics

Business

Applicants must register to take the CLEP examinations directly with the College Board and request that score reports be forwarded by the College Board to the prospective law schools to which they are seeking admission. Applicants who are either requesting a general education evaluation or pursuing law study under the Committee of Bar Examiners’ Law Office Study program must have the College Board send official score reports to the State Bar’s Office of Admissions in Los Angeles; 1149 S. Hill Street; Los Angeles, CA 90015-2299. The score recipient code for the Office of Admissions is 7165."

Transfer Credit Policy

In matters related to credit for transferring students, AHUSOL has adopted Guidelines for Unaccredited Law School Rules 5.35 Awarding of Transfer Credit.

"The law school may award transfer credit to an applicant, subject to the following limitations:

(A) No credit may be granted unless the requirements of § 6060(h) of the California Business and Professions Code have been met, that is, unless the applicant has passed the First-Year Law Students’ Examination or became exempt while attending an accredited law school. To be exempt from the examination, the student must have successfully completed the first year at the accredited law school and have been advanced to the second year by the same law school.

(B) Credit should ordinarily be granted for whole courses completed not more than twenty- seven (27) months prior to the date the applicant begins study at the admitting law school. This time limitation does not apply to students who have passed the First-Year Law Students’ Examination. In some instances, such as illness, personal tragedy or military service, it may be appropriate to permit credit for studies completed more than twenty- seven (27) months prior to admission. The dean must approve any exception and an explanation must be placed in the student's file.

(C) For students who were disqualified for academic reasons at the prior law school, credit should be granted only for courses in which the applicant received a grade above passing. For students who were in good standing at the prior law school, credit may be granted for all passing grades. For all applicants who have passed the First-Year Law Students’ Examination, credit may be allowed in Torts, Contracts, and Criminal Law, even if the grades at the prior law school were not above passing.

(D) The admitting law school may not grant credit for a course completed at the prior law school in excess of the number of units the admitting law school would award for a course with the same number of classroom or participatory hours.

(E) The law school should be satisfied that the subject matter of, and the quality of the applicant's performance in, the courses for which credit is allowed, were substantially the same as that for like courses and grades in the admitting law school.

(F) A law school is not required to grant any credit allowable under Guideline 5.35(B)."