ABA grants approval for Faulkner University's law school

Faulkner University announced that the American Bar Association granted provisional approval to Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.

Students at the school of law are now entitled to the same recognition given to students and graduates of fully approved law schools and permits them to take the bar examination and practice in every state.

"This is a major step forward in the life of the law school," said dean Charles Nelson. "It is a recognition of the quality of our program of education and our ability to graduate lawyers who make substantial contributions to the bench and bar."

The American Bar Association gives a provisionally approved law school two to five years to bring its legal education program into full compliance with the standards. A new law school must be provisionally approved before it can be reviewed for full approval.