Student Disclosure Statements of American Heritage University School of Law
CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINERS REQUIRED DISCLOSURES - PLEASE READ
The following disclosures are required by California Business and Professions Code § 6061, Unaccredited Law School Rule 4.241, and Guideline 2.3(E):
American Heritage University School of Law is not approved by the American Bar Association, and not accredited by the State Bar of California. The School of Law is registered with the State Bar of California to enable its graduates to take the bar examination upon competition of the Juris Doctor program. This institution has received full approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education ("Bureau").
American Heritage University School of Law has not applied for accreditation in the previous five years
American Heritage University School of Law Assets: $199,909.00 American Heritage University School of Law Liabilities: $92,973.00
American Heritage University School of Law pass rates of students who have taken the California First-Year Law Students' Examination (FYLSX) or the California Bar Examination
(GBX) for the past five years are as follows (Data Source: State Bar of California):
FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS' EXAMINATION (FYLSX) PASSAGE STATISTICS
All Takers First Timers Repeaters
|
Exam Date |
Took |
Passed |
% Passed |
Took |
Passed |
% Passed |
Took |
Passed |
% Passed |
|
October 2011 |
4 |
1 |
25% |
4 |
1 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
June 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
October 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
June 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
October 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
June 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
October 2008 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
June 2008 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
October 2007 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
June 2007 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION (GBX) PASSAGE STATISTICS
|
Exam Date |
Took |
Passed |
% Passed |
Took |
Passed |
% Passed |
Took |
Passed |
% Passed |
|
July 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
February 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
July 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
February 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
July 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
February 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
July 2008 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
February 2008 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
July 2007 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
February 2007 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
The educational background, qualifications, and experience of the faculty and the names of any faculty or administrators who are members of the State Bar of California or who are admitted in another jurisdiction are as follows:
Philip Drucker,
Dean and Professor Emeritus, School of Law
Juris Doctor, University of La Verne, School of Law (1999)
B.A. University of California, Los Angeles (1980)
Dean of School of Law, Abraham Lincoln University, School of
Law 2009-2011
Associate Dean, Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law
2009
Adjunct Professor, Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law
2009
Active member in good standing practicing primarily in the
areas of Intellectual Property and Employment Law
Edward R. Green,
Professor Emeritus, School of Law
Juris Doctor, Magna Cum
Laude, Valedictorian, Simon Greenleaf University, School of Law
Founding Dean and Emeritus
Professor of Law, Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law
Active member in good
standing and legal educator for more than twenty years.
Nera Berry,
Professor
Juris Doctor, Western State University (1995)
B.Sc. in Biochemistry with Honors, University of East
Anglia, U.K. (1977)
Active member in good standing and practicing in the areas
of Civil Litigation and Estate Planning.
Michael P. Dowd, Professor
Juris Doctor, University of Houston (1995)
B.A., Cum Laude, California State University,
Long Beach, 1992
Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne,
2007-2011
Adjunct Professor, Abraham Lincoln University,
2010-2011
Deputy District Attorney, San Bernardino
County District Attorney's Office, 1996-2011
Anwer A. Khan,
Professor
J.D. Arizona State University (2006)
B.A. Cum Laude University of California, Los Angeles (2003)
Active member in good standing currently employed by the
Department of Homeland Security
Alex A. Naghibi,
Ph.D., J.D.
Juris Doctor, with honors, Trinity Law School (2003)
Ph.D. in Education, University of Southern California N.P.U.
(1987)
M.A. Phillips University (1985)
B.A. Phillips University (1984)
Prior to joining AHUSC Dr. Nahibi held distinct positions at
some of the leading financial corporations; such as ITT, Aetna Finance, CIT
Financial Services, and Delta Acceptance Credit Corp. Dr. Naghibi also has
experience as a Real Estate Broker, and as a member of the Southern California
Board of Realtors.
Christopher L. Persaud,
Professor
Juris Doctor, Ave Maria School of Law (2008)
M.B.A. University of Miami (2003)
B.A. California State University, Los Angeles (1997)
Member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Bar
Active member in good standing and practicing in the areas
of Intellectual Property and Immigration Law.
Patricia L. Ray,
Professor
J.D. Duquesne University (1979)
LL.M. National University in Singapore (1997)
M.A. University of Pittsburgh (1981)
B.S. Carnegie Melon University (1971)
Member of the California, New York and Pennsylvania Bar
Associations
Member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Bar and
International Bar Association
Currently employed as a Legal Consultant for Financial
Markets, Inc., and East West Management, Inc.
The ratios of faculty to students since the establishment of the Law School are as follows:
2011: 1 Faculty member per
19.5 students
2010: 1 Faculty member per
10.5 students
2009: 9 Faculty members per
student
2008: 9 Faculty members per
student
2007: 15 Faculty members per
student
2006: 15 Faculty members
per student
2005: 15 Faculty members
per student.
The education American Heritage University School of Law provides may not satisfy the requirements of other jurisdictions for the practice of law and applicants should contact the jurisdiction in which they may wish to practice for that jurisdiction's requirements.
The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program is principally by technological means including interactive classes.
Students enrolled in the J.D. degree program at this law school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First-Year Law Students' Examination required by Business and Professions Code § 6060(h) and Rule VIII of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination. A student who passes the First-Year Law Students' Examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed. A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from the law school's J.D. degree program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for reenrollment in this law school's J.D. degree program, but will receive credit for only one year of legal study.
Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law.
American Heritage University School of Law was issued a Notice of Noncompliance by the Committee of Bar Examiners regarding noncompliance with Guideline 2.3(D) of the Guidelines for Unaccredited Law School Rules on October 17, 2008 and the Committee of Bar Examiners found American Heritage University School of Law's response to be satisfactory on December 6, 2008.
CALIFORNIA BUREAU FOR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION REQUIRED DISCLOSURES – PLEASE READ
STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND (STRF)
The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by California residents who were students attending schools approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (Bureau). You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF fee, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:
1. The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
2. The school's failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
3. The school's failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs.
4. The school's breach or anticipatory breach of the agreement for the course of instruction.
5. There was a decline in the quality of the course of instruction within 30 days before the school closed, or if the decline began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, a time period of decline determined by the Bureau.
6. The school committed fraud during the recruitment or enrollment or program participation of the student.
You may also be eligible for STRF if you were a student that was unable to collect a court judgment rendered against the school for violation of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989.
You are not eligible for STRF if:
1. You are not a California resident who attended a Bureau approved or registered school.
2. All of your tuition is paid by a third party-payer (such as employer, government program, or other payer) and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party.
Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the:
Department of Consumer Affairs 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite S-308 Sacramento, CA 95834 www.dca.ca.gov
TUITION AND FEES
Tuition: The tuition for one year of instruction will be $3,750.
Fees: There will be an initial non-refundable application fee of $100. Once accepted, each student will pay yearly, reoccurring, non-refundable fees of $100 Registration Fee, $50 for WestLaw Membership and $100 Student Technology Fee. There will be an additional graduation and diploma fee of $500 that will be applicable only to graduating students.
Other Fees: Returned Check Fee: $35.00 Certified Transcript Fee: $10.00 Late Payment Fee: $25.00
REFUND POLICY
Refund Information The student has a right to a full (100%) refund of all monies paid, if student withdraws or cancels WITHIN 5 DAYS after midnight (Pacific Time zone) of date the Agreement was signed.
In addition, the student may withdraw from a course after instruction has started and receive a pro rata refund for the unused portion of the tuition and other refundable monies.
Example: a student pays $3,750 tuition plus a $100 Registration Fee, $50 WestLaw Membership fee and $100 Student Technology Fee, for a total payment of $4,000 for the 48 week program. If the student then decides to withdraw after 12 weeks, then the student would be entitled to a refund calculated in the following manner: 48 (total weeks of the program) - 12 (weeks of tuition used) = 36 (weeks of tuition that was paid but not used); 36 / 48 = .75 or 75% (the percentage of the unused tuition to the full tuition); $3,750 (cost of tuition only, the Registration Fee, WestLaw Membership and Student Technology Fee are non-refundable fees) x .75 = $2,812.50; $2,812.50 would be the amount refunded to the student.
The period of given instruction is counted on a weekly basis, regardless of the actual day that a particular course begins. Each week starts every Sunday at 12:00am and ends on Saturday at 11:59pm (Pacific Time zone). If notice is received after a particular week starts, then, that week is counted as a week of given instruction.
If the school cancels a course, the school will make a full refund of all charges.
You may withdraw or cancel this agreement and receive a refund by providing notice to the Chief Financial Officer by U.S.P.S. Certified Mail, addressed to:
The Chief Financial Officer
American Heritage University
255 North "D" Street, Ste. 403
San Bernardino, CA 92401
All such notices will be effective on the date received.
All refunds will be paid within thirty (30) days of cancellation or withdrawal and the student will receive a clear explanation of the method of calculation within thirty (30) days of cancellation or withdrawal.