Law.com, ABA: Students Can Now Earn Up to 50% of Credits Remotely for JD:
Law students can now earn up to 50% of their credits remotely, which is up from one-third of credits previously, while pursuing their J.D.
During the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Denver earlier this month, the House of Delegates passed a proposal, without discussion, to increase credits earned via distance learning effective immediately, according to an ABA spokesperson. …
Prior to this resolution being adopted this month, if law schools wanted to allow students to earn more than one-third of their credits via distance learning, they had to seek Council acquiescence under the U.S. Department of Education rules.
During its hybrid meeting in Chicago Friday, Council voted to send the 50% threshold policy out for notice and comment.
2023 ABA Annual Meeting House of Delegates Resolutions:
Resolution 301
Adopted
Concurs in the action of the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar in making amendments dated August 2023 to Definitions 7 (Distance Education Course) and 8 (Distance Education J.D. Program); Standards 105 (Acquiescence for Substantive Change in Program or Structure), 306( Distance Education), 311( Academic Program and Academic Calendar), and 511(Verification of Student Identity); and Rule 24( Application for Acquiescence in Substantive Change) of the ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.
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