Yes We Can, Pass The Bar. University Of The District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law Bar Passage Initiatives And Bar Pass Rates - From The Titanic To The Queen Mary!

Authors

Derek Alphran
Tanya Washington
Vincent Eagan PhD.

Abstract

Bar passage rates began to fall at the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC-DCSL) in the late 1990s as the District and the School of Law dealt with many changes related to uncertain funding and staffing. As a result, in 1998, the Law School created the Bar Passage Task Force (BPTF) to study the issue, prepare a plan of action to put bar passage on an upward path, and to implement that plan. In 2003, at the time of UDC-DCSL's application for full accreditation with the American Bar Association (ABA), the Law School's first time bar passage rate was 36%. In 2004, the first time passage rate increased to 46%.3 By 2008, UDC-DCSL reached an 82% overall passagerate in Maryland, the District of Columbia (D.C.), and Virginia.4 This article addresses the efforts of UDC-DCSL to improve its bar passage rate, particularly relating to the measures taken over the past five years. The bar passage rate improved overall as the result of a wide range of academic support and bar passage assistance.

First Page

9

Recommended Citation

Derek Alphran, Tanya Washington & Vincent Eagan PhD., Yes We Can, Pass The Bar. University Of The District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law Bar Passage Initiatives And Bar Pass Rates - From The Titanic To The Queen Mary!, 14 U.D.C. L. Rev. 9 (2011).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.udc.edu/udclr/vol14/iss1/3