jallman

I accredit my in home study of Microsoft courses. I doubt Microsoft or any of the authorized testing facilities would accept that accreditation.

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Tashah

I think what Right is saying is that if you want to be a lawyer and take the American bar exam, your curricula must be accredited by the ABA.

You must remember that not all college class credits are equal in the view of different universities and professional associations. Certain class requirements must be met before credits are accepted for transfer to a higher institution or for your degree to be an acceptable credential to vocational associations.

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Chanda

Actually, he said:

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Binary_Digit

The school is accredited by the NEASC, yes. That means a college degree from there means something. But it is not accredited by the ABA, and that means a "law degree" from there doesn't meet the standards of a true "law degree." So the legal opinion of anyone holding such a degree should probably be regarded with a bit more skepticism.

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Chanda

Thank you. So MSL is accredited and ABA is not the only agency authorized to accredit law schools. Right was wrong.

RightinNYC

No, the ABA is the only agency authorized to truly accredit law schools, which means that that schools graduates are authorized to sit for the bar in all 50 states and DC. In common parlance, when anyone talks about whether or not a law school is "accredited," they are referring to ABA accreditation, as it's the only one that means ****. Individual states can lower the standards of their bar exam to allow graduates of non-ABA accredited schools to take the bar, as MA does. That doesn't mean that this school is anything other than a toilet diploma mill.

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Tashah

Actually, you are wrong. I find it incomprehensible that you believe you know more about law class credits than someone who is actually in the midst of obtaining a B.A. in Law degree. Jeesh

jamesrage

Surely this belongs in the conspiracy section.

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Chanda

Are you saying the Massachusetts School of Law Andover is not accredited by NEASC? Note: Whether the accreditation is universally recognized is immaterial to this question.

RightinNYC

......nobody is denying that the school is accredited by the NEASC. What we're trying to point out to you is that that is completely unrelated to the fact that no lawyer on earth would consider that an "accredited law school" because it is not accredited by the ABA, the organization that accredits the other 190+ law schools in this country.

Say that Monday morning I decided to open the Right I. NYC School of Law. If the ABA declines to accredit my school, does that mean I can just get some other organization to accredit it and then consider my school to be on the same level as every other law school out there?