BPPE Disclosures and Information
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) information is located on this page, along with Southwestern Law School's performance fact sheets and catalog.
Southwestern Law School is a private institution approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 and the California Code of Regulations. For more information, contact the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) at 1747 North Market Blvd., Suite 225, Sacramento, CA 95834, (916) 574-8200, toll-free at (888) 370-7589, or visit its website at https://www.bppe.ca.gov.
BPPE Website
Student Catalog
2025-2026
2024-2025
For the latest institutional policies, including those not covered in this catalog, visit swlaw.edu/SWPolicies.
For the most current course information, including prerequisites and seat availability, please refer to the Course Catalog in Self-Service.
BPPE School Performance Fact Sheets
2023-2024
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - SCALE/J.D. (Residential, Accelerated)
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Full-Time Day/J.D. (Residential, Full Time) Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Full-Time Online/J.D. (Online, Full Time) Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Part-Time Online/J.D. (Online, Part Time) Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Part-Time Day/PLEAS/J.D. (Residential, Part Time) Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Evening/Juris Doctor J.D. (Blended) Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - London Study-Abroad Program (Visiting Students for Transfer Credits)
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Juris Doctor J.D. Courses Visiting (Transfer Credits) (Hours Vary)
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - General LL.M. (Residential)
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Entertainment & Media Law LL.M. (Residential)
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Certificate in Bioscience Industry Law & Practice (Residential) – Concurrent with J.D. Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Dual-Degree J.D/ M.B.A (Residential) (MBA is through Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University) Program
- BPPE School Performance Fact Sheet 2023-2024 - Dual-Degree J.D/ M.B.A (Online) (MBA is through Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University) Program
Annual Report
Southwestern Law School was exempt from submitting an Annual Report in 2024.