The University of Silicon Valley Law School (USVLS) (also named The University of Silicon Valley School of Law on its logo) is registered with the California Committee of Bar Examiners as a

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with offices located in

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. The school's website says it offers a part-time, four-year law program in which all classes are taken in the evenings in

Registration

It has used the name Silicon Valley University Law School in its registration with the California Committee of Bar ExaminersThe name "Silicon Valley University Law School" has been registered in the past as a Fictitious Business Name with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder—See: Certificate Number: 423315, Filing Date: March 4, 2003; Filing Type: F – Fictitious Business Name; Expiration Date: March 4, 2008; Proof of Publication on File: Yes; Business Name(s): Silicon Valley University Law School; Owner Name(s): Sherry V Ros

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as an unaccredited law school. It is not approved by the

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. As such, students from USVLS must take and pass the

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, also known as the "Baby Bar", at the end of their first year in order to receive credit for their first year law study and eventually qualify to sit for the

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.Calif. CBE non-accredited law school rules
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