California Western Quick Facts
Location | History | Student, Alumni, and Faculty Profiles | Degrees Offered | Academic Schedule | Research Centers and Institutes | Clinical Internship Program | Publications
Location
- Our downtown campus in the center of San Diego's legal and cultural communities
- 225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-1401
History
- Established in 1924; oldest law school in San Diego
- ABA accreditation in 1962
- AALS accreditation in 1967
- State-of-the-art Law Library opened in 2000
- See more about California Western's history.
Student, Alumni, and Faculty Profiles
- Approximately 900 students (also see Entering Class Profile)
- Average age of student population is 27
- Multicultural student body with minorities representing one-third of the student population
- Women represent 52 percent of the student population
- Alumni in 49 states and 35 foreign countries
- Alumni include more than 100 federal and state court judges
- Faculty of 43 full-time professors
Degrees Offered
- Juris Doctor (see the J.D. curriculum)
- Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (with San Diego State University)
- Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (with San Diego State University)
- Juris Doctor/Ph.D. in Political Science or History (with University of California, San Diego)
- LL.M. in Trial Advocacy Specializing in Federal Criminal Law
- M.C.L./LL.M for Foreign Law Graduates
Academic Schedule
- Two entering classes per year - Spring and Fall
- Trimester academic calendar (see the current Trimester Calendar)
- Full-time and part-time (day) programs
- Two-year option
Research Centers and Institutes
Clinical Internship Program
Places students in organizations that include:
- U.S. Courts of Appeal
- U.S. District Courts
- U.S. Attorney's Offices
- See more about the Clinical Internship Program
Publications
- California Western Law Review
- California Western International Law Journal
- Learn more about the Law Review and International Law Journal
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