ONU recognizes the importance of support and the level of connection needed as students navigate through their bar exam studies. We provide all of our ONU Law students with customized support from the Assistant Director of Bar Preparation beginning when they register for the bar exam.
ONU Law also has a Bar Course of Study that is required for all part-time, online students below a 2.5 GPA after their fourth semester of law school. This course of study steers students into classes that are regularly tested on the bar exam to help these students prepare for the bar exam.
ONU Law offers bar preparation courses (PASS I & II) during the students' final two semesters of study to allow students to get academic credit and an early start to studying for the bar exam. These courses reinforce a students' knowledge of the law as well as their analytical and writing skills in the context of highly-tested subject areas. We do this while also preparing you to take and pass the bar examination. PASS I & II introduces you to the structure of the bar exam, multiple choice questions, essays, and performance tests which you will encounter on state bar exams. All students receive a bar preparation course, created by Helix, to utilize as they prepare to take the bar exam.
The Assistant Director of Bar Preparation becomes the student’s main point of contact once they begin studying for the bar exam so that students feel completely supported through their studies after law school.
Some states may not accept credits earned in a non-residential J.D. program, which can impact your ability to take a bar examination or be admitted to the bar in certain jurisdictions. It is important that applicants to our part-time online J.D. program consult the applicable character, fitness, and bar admission requirements for each jurisdiction in which they intend to seek bar admission prior to enrolling in the distance education program.