The American Bar Association asks all law schools to provide prospective students consumer information so that they may make an informed choice of law schools. Below are the required disclosures, in the form required by the ABA where applicable. The full text of Standard 509 can be found on the ABA website.

Texas Tech University School of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.

Employment Summary Report

The data presented here reflects information collected from graduates by Texas Tech University School of Law's Career & Professional Development Center and reported to the American Bar Association and National Association of Legal Professionals. The information represents composite information for the graduating class and does not predict future performance. Individual success may vary and may be affected by academic success, general economic conditions, legal market conditions, work experience, experiential study participation, career choice, job type and location and other factors. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

Scholarship Retention Data

The Scholarship Retention Data Worksheet can be found here.

Standard 509 Information Report

This Information Sheet is in the format mandated by the ABA. It contains information on admissions data; tuition and fees, living costs, and financial aid; scholarships; enrollment data, including academic, transfer, and other attrition; numbers of full-time and part-time faculty, professional librarians, and administrators; class sizes for first year and upper class courses; number of seminar, clinical and co-curricular offerings; employment outcomes; and bar passage data.

Bar Passage Data Standard 509(b)

Comparisons of pass rates of Texas schools for the past ten years, can be found on the Texas Board of Law Examiners website.

Tuition and Fees, Financial Aid and Other Money Matters

Our Financial Aid page contains information regarding current tuition and fees, cost of living, our tuition refund policy, and scholarships.

Curricular Offerings, Academic Calendar, and Academic Requirements

In additional to the provided links, all of the above information can also be found in the official law school catalog.

Transfer Policies

The School of Law has several policies governing the transfer of course credits from other law schools. These policies apply both to students who begin their programs of legal education at other schools and seek to become degree-program students here and to students who begin here and wish to take courses from another law school for a limited period of time. Application information for transfer students can be found here, and policies concerning transfer students and Course Credits for more information.

Library Resources

Texas Tech University Libraries is a member of the prestigious Association of Research Libraries. Access our digital repository, electronic databases, library hours and other information on our Law School Library & Technology website.

Physical Facilities

The 137,000-square-foot Law Building boasts facilities outfitted with the latest technology and connectivity features, including two fully functional practice courtrooms. The newest of these, the Hunt Courtroom, is housed in the $13.6 million Mark & Becky Lanier Center for Professional Development addition opened in 2008.
Log in to MyTechLaw (mytechlaw.law.ttu.edu) to access the Electronic Suggestion System (ESS), ESS Responses, and Formal Complaint Responses.

ABA Standard 504 Qualifications for Admission to the Bar

In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Getting a Juris Doctor degree from Texas Tech University School of Law meets the educational requirement for getting a license in all 50 states and U.S. territories. For more information on professional licensure requirements in law, please visit the Texas Tech University Professional Licensure Disclosure page.

 

Reports

• Employment Summary Report
• Scholarship Retention Data
• Standard 509 Information Report
• Bar Passage Data Standard 509(b)