Law school students can take up to half of their credits online after ABA policy change — from highereddive.com by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
Dive Brief:
- Law school students can now take up to half of their classes online following a recent policy change by the American Bar Association.
- ABA’s accrediting body voted last week to raise the ceiling on the number of credits students can earn online for their J.D., up from one-third.
- It also struck down a prohibition on first-year law students taking no more than 10 credit hours remotely.
From DSC:
It’s almost June of 2023 and matters/impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are increasingly popping up throughout our society. But WOW! Look at this recent piece of news from the American Bar Association: Law school students can now take up to 50% of their credits online! (It used to be just 30%.)
At a time when we need many more lawyers, judges, legislators, politicians, and others to be more informed about emerging technologies — as well as being more tech-savvy themselves — I don’t think the ABA should be patting themselves on the back for this policy change. It’s a step in the right direction, but why it’s not 100% is mind-boggling to me.