Central Philippine University College of Law

Central Philippine University
College of Law
Kolehiyo ng Batas ng
Pamantasang Sentral ng Pilipinas
The Eugenio Lopez Hall where the College of Law is housed.
Type Private law school
Established 1939
President Dr. Teodoro Robles (President of Central Philippine University)
Dean Atty. Zacarias Bedona, Jr., LL.B., MM-PM
Location Lopez-Jaena Street, Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines Philippines
10°43′49″N 122°32′56″E / 10.73028°N 122.54889°E / 10.73028; 122.54889
Campus Central Philippine University
Office Eugenio Lopez Memorial Hall
Website col.cpu.edu.ph

The Central Philippine University College of Law (also referred to as CPU College of Law) is the law school and one of constituent units of Central Philippine University located in Iloilo City. The College of Law is one of the leading law schools in the country. In 2012, the Juris Doctor (JD) replaced the Bachelor of Laws (LLB), making it as the first law school to offer such program approved by Philippine legal education board in the Philippines.[1]

Programs

The college offers one academic program, the Juris Doctor Program (J.D.) in lieu of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program.

Notes and references

Footnotes

  1. http://www.cpu.edu.ph/ "In 2012, the CPU College of Law replaced the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in to Juris Doctor (JD) in the lieu of it."

References

  • Nelson, Linnea, A.; Herradura, Elma (1981), Scientia et Fides: The Story of Central Philippine University, Central Philippine University
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