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It is the same as regular ABA accreditation, except that the term “provisional” means that the school is new. ABA doesn’t grant full accreditation until a school has been operating for several years. A new school that has been approved by ABA will get “provisional accreditation” until it is old enough to qualify for full accreditation.</p>
<p>Liberty is a relatively young law school, and it is still in the “provisional accreditation” stage. For practical purposes, this does not matter. A JD from a “provisionally ABA accredited” law school is considered to have the same validity as one from a regular ABA-accredited law school.</p>