Western State University College of Law

Western State University, College of Law (WSU) is a private, for-profit American law school in Fullerton, California. It was the first law school established in Orange County and has over 10,000 alumni.The WSU campus is located across the street from California State University, Fullerton, but it is not affiliated with the State University.

History

Western State University College of Law was founded in 1966 as the first law school established in Orange County, California. It is owned by Education Management Corporation, a provider of private post-secondary education in North America. Western State's two buildings, the primary building and library, house classrooms and faculty offices, a mock trial courtroom, the admissions office, a student lounge, a student organizations room, the financial aid office, and the career services department. The library contains computer labs in addition to legal materials.

It is not a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), but has paid a fee to receive AALS services.

Academic programs

Western State offers both full-time and part-time programs. Currently, the full-time program is only offered as daytime study, and the part-time program is only offered through evening study. However, part-time students can apply for spring admission, while full-time students can only do so for fall.

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