CSU|LAW is invested in our students’ success. Our strategic approach to academic success and bar preparation is thorough – beginning in the days before Orientation with “Jumpstart” and continuing with a comprehensive bar preparation after graduation. Through our longstanding partnership with Barbri, students have access to a commercial bar preparation course as part of their tuition.
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CSU|LAw has highest passage rate for state bar exam
CSU College of Law had the highest passage rate for first-time takers of the July Ohio Bar Exam at 93%.
Components of the CSU|LAW path to bar passage success:
Orientation and 1L year
- Jump Start
- Legal Career Opportunity Program (LCOP)
- Introduction to Bar Exam Process and Academic Support
- Academic Excellence Program (AEP)
- Peer Tutoring
- Study Skill Workshops
- Large Structured Study Groups
- Academic Support Staff Assistance
- Individualized Bar Examination Counseling
2L year
- Faculty Bar Exam Mentors
- Ohio Office of Bar Admission Presentation on Character and Fitness Application
- Fingerprinting for Bar Registration Application
- Local Bar Association Presentation on the Character and Fitness Interview
- Peer Tutoring
- Academic Support Staff Assistance
- Individualized Bar Examination Counseling
3L year
- Ohio Office of Bar Admission Presentation on the Bar Exam
- Peer Tutoring
- Academic Support Staff
- OBEST (Ohio Bar Examination Strategies and Tactics)
- Faculty Bar Exam Mentors
- Individualized Bar Examination Counseling
- Substance Abuse Education Seminar
- Access to Barbri Early Bar Prep
During Bar Study
- Access to live bar review lectures and all online and printed material
- Weekly MPT Workshops
- Faculty Presentation Series on Bar Exam Subjects
- Faculty Bar Exam Mentors
- Support at Bar Exam