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FIU College of Law tops the state in Florida Bar exam pass rates |
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Graduates from FIU College of Law achieved the highest percentage among graduates of the state’s ten law schools passing the Florida bar exam in February 2009, according to the Florida Bar Association.
FIU law graduates topped the state with an 81.5% pass rate for those taking the bar exam for the first time, well above the state-wide pass rate of 70.7%. Twenty-two of the 27 FIU law graduates passed the test. Across the state, 784 people took the test, which is administered twice a year in February and July.
In July 2008, 90.6% of FIU law graduates taking the Florida bar exam for the first time passed the test, placing the College of Law second among Florida’s law schools in the pass rate of the bar exam. By comparison, the state-wide pass rate that year was 82.5%.
“I congratulate our students for performing admirably on the February bar exam,” said Executive Vice President and Provost Ronald. M. Berkman. “The high bar pass rate reflects a student body and faculty committed to academic excellence. FIU law graduates are not only intelligent and well-trained professionals, but their hard work and dedication allow them to make an impact in the legal profession and their communities.”
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