The graduates of FAMU’s College of Law posted a 62.5 percent first-try passage rate on the July 2010 Florida bar examination. 55 of the college’s 88 first-try test takers passed. That’s up from 55 percent in February 2010.Many FAMU law students take the bar exam two to three times before passing. The law school’s overall passage rate is close to 80 percent. A 75 percent overall bar passage rate meets the requirements of the American Bar Association.
The University of Florida led overall with an 86.8 percent first-try passage rate. The state average was 79.2 percent. The national average for non-Florida schools was 74 percent.
“We are positively encouraged by this indication that our efforts at providing support for our students in order for them to achieve greater success on the Florida Bar is headed in the right way,” said LeRoy Pernell, FAMU College of Law dean. “While we are far from satisfied yet that we have reached our goal with these first-time bar passage percentage results for July 2010, we are pleased that we have experienced a dramatic increase in first-time success – the largest such increase of any Florida law school.”
“During a period where law schools across the state are experiencing a decline in Bar passage rates, our graduates are closing the gap with positive gains,” said Jendayi Saada, director of the College of Law Academic Success and Bar Preparation program.
Source: sunEthics.