The Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, includes many requirements for disclosing information to the public; to current students and their families; to prospective students and their families; to university employees and prospective employees; to guidance counselors; to college bookstores; to borrowers or prospective borrowers of education loans; to researchers; to policymakers; and to legislators.
Whittier Law School has long had a policy of making information readily available. To ensure compliance with federal HEA and HEOA legislation, Whittier Law School provides the following links for easy access to helpful information:
Whittier Law School was provisionally accredited by the American Bar Association in 1978 and fully approved 1985. Whittier Law School became a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1987.
According to the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 and as amended on July 1, 2000, (HEA section 485, then added HEA section 485(k)), a student who is convicted of any offense under the federal or state law involving the sale or possession of any illegal drugs will lose the eligibility for any Title IV financial aid funds, including the federal PELL grant, Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG), work-study, and other loan programs such as the Perkins and direct loan programs. The period of ineligibility is determined as followed:
| Conviction involving the sale of illegal substances | Conviction involving the possession of illegal substances | |
|---|---|---|
| First Offense | Eligibility is lost for two years after the date of conviction | Eligibility is lost for one year after the date of conviction. |
| Second Offense | Eligibility is lost for an indefinite period after the date of the second conviction. | Eligibility is lost for two years after the date of the second conviction. |
| Three or more Offenses | Eligibility is terminated when committing second offense. | Eligibility is lost for an indefinite period after the date of the third conviction. |
| Full Time Students | Part Time Students | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 272 | 65 |
| Male | 292 | 71 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 99 | 24 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 0 |
| Asian | 120 | 20 |
| Black or African American | 15 | 8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 |
| White | 302 | 76 |
| Multi-Cultural | 0 | 0 |
| Race and Ethnicity Unknown | 22 | 8 |
Textbook information; including International Standard Book Number (ISBN), pricing, rental, and alternative content delivery is available on our class schedule.
CIPL Colloquium: “Judicial Perception of Patent Litigants”
February 22, 2012 4:00pm-5:30pm
Moot Court and Trial Ad: Student/Alumni Mixer
February 22, 2012 5:30pm-7:00am
WPILF Auction
February 25, 2012 6:00pm-11:00am