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San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL) was founded in 1969 by a visionary group of San Joaquin Valley judges and attorneys who believed that capable individuals were denied a quality legal education because no accredited law school existed in the area. Their goal was to provide the opportunity for San Joaquin Valley residents to become effective legal practitioners. The founders firmly believed that sound legal education should combine theoretical and substantive knowledge with practical skills. With the beginning of instruction in fall 1970, the School adopted the uncompromising standards essential to achieving this goal. The Board of Trustees of San Joaquin College of Law is the institution's legally constituted policy-making body. Members are selected based on their integrity and concern for the community and their ability and desire to work unselfishly for the good of the College. The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, founded in 1990, is published by the San Joaquin College of Law students, located in California's Central Valley, one of the world's richest agricultural regions. The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review presents student and scholar works on legal issues affecting our nation's most vital industry – agriculture. The topics discussed in each volume are always of current interest to agriculture, government, business, and law. Each year, the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review student editorial board members gather, edit and publish articles written by legal scholars and practitioners, and comments and case notes written by students of San Joaquin College of Law. The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review provides an objective, national forum for analyzing issues affecting agriculture. The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review has received judicial and critical recognition. The California Supreme Court has cited its articles, the California Appellate Court, the United States District Court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the Middle District of Tennessee, and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Articles have also been cited in the annotations of several California statutes. Clinical work heightens a student's understanding of class content, enhances practical skills, and introduces the student to the "real world" of law. Students are eligible for clinical study upon the completion of the first year of law school. Each unit of clinical study represents 72 hours of work. Up to 8 units of clinical study may be applied toward the Juris Doctor degree. A student is limited to earning four credits for hours worked in any single clinical placement absent prior approval by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the Director of Career Services. Relevant factors in approving more than four units for a single clinical placement include a diversity of work assignments, special needs of employer for continuity on the project, limited availability of clinical opportunities in students' chosen field, and student's consideration of particular circumstances. No distinction will be made between paid and unpaid clinical work on clinical approval placements, except that the New American Legal Clinic Director may set such limitations as they deem advisable. However, all students are encouraged to participate in uncompensated work, beginning their professional obligation to engage in pro bono work. IMPORTANT: Students must seek approval, register, and pay for clinical units, as they would any other course before beginning the work for which they plan on seeking credit. Failure to complete this process before beginning work results in a denial of credit. The San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL) Library holds approximately 80,000 volumes and volume equivalents, including law reviews, annotated codes, appellate court reports of all jurisdictions, and complete Federal and California reporters. The SJCL Library is a member of several state and national interlibrary loan networks. Many journals, law reviews, manuscripts, or treatises can be requested through the SJCL Library. Also, hundreds of thousands of volumes are available through Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw. These two proprietary legal research systems, to which students have free unlimited access for educational use, are available via the Internet 24 hours a day. Many other legal materials are also available in the library via microforms and proprietary databases, including the Making of Modern Law collection. Study carrels and two Group Study rooms for meetings are available on the second floor of the SJCL Library. The SJCL Library is available only to faculty, students, and alumni of the Law School. Six workstations provide student access to the Internet and word-processing programs during all library hours. The SJCL Library is also wifi compatible with internet use and printing. View full university

Welcome to Marshall B. Ketchum University. MBKU is home to the Southern California College of Optometry, School of PA Studies, and College of Pharmacy. Located in Fullerton, CA, Marshall B. Ketchum University is an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution. MBKU is home to the Southern California College of Optometry, the School of PA Studies, and the College of Pharmacy. The Southern California College of Optometry confers a Doctor of Optometry and a Master of Science in Vision Science degree. The School of PA Studies awards a Master of Medical Science degree. The College of Pharmacy welcomed its first class in the fall of 2016 and will award a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. We seek to reimagine the future of health care education. The mission of Marshall B. Ketchum University is to educate caring, inspired health care professionals who are prepared to deliver collaborative, patient-centric health care in an interprofessional environment. Today, the Southern California College of Optometry, The School of PA Studies (College of Health Sciences), and College of Pharmacy are partners in a challenging new approach to health care education, designed for and with the nation's future primary care providers in mind. The future is expecting us. For several generations, the Southern California College of Optometry has been among the nation's leading providers of practical and professional optometrists' continuing education coursework. In compliance with guidelines established by the state boards of optometry, our courses provide in-depth coverage of the latest advances in research, technology, and clinical practice, and boast highly skilled lecturers focused on keeping you updated with the best in optometric vision care. Our beautiful Fullerton campus provides the perfect backdrop for indoor and outdoor activities. Favorite spaces to gather and relax on campus include the lawn of the Patricia Hopping Commons, the Essilor Student Center, and the centrally-located outdoor amphitheater. Members of the MBKU Student Association and the Office of Student Affairs staff host a variety of social events that bring our optometry, PA, and pharmacy students together. The mission of the Office of Student Affairs is to advance the University's mission by providing programs and services in a caring and supportive environment for all students that foster student success, create engagement in a diverse interprofessional experience, and develop a life-long relationship with Ketchum University. The Office of Student Affairs is every student's one-stop-shop for all student services, including academic support, financial aid, pre-orientation requirements, student activities, student counseling services, and disability services. MBKU's academic, community, and recreational facilities are located on our beautiful seven-acre campus in Fullerton, California. Our outdoor spaces provide a tranquil environment for students to relax between classes. MBKU welcomes applicants with disabilities to apply to our health profession programs. As part of University Student Affairs, Disability Services strives to provide accommodations, awareness, and advocacy to ensure equal access for all qualified students with disabilities. We individually review each student's request and consider the functional impact of the disability and program standards to establish appropriate and meaningful accommodations. There are unique aspects of MBKU educational programs that are different from the typical undergraduate experience student should consider when planning their transition to this new environment or determining what types of accommodations they may need to request. Whether you are still considering applying to MBKU or you have already been accepted, Disability Services would like to provide you with some information to help you with your decision and transition to professional study at MBKU. Research at Ketchum University spans all three of our professional health care programs. It provides optometry, PA, and pharmacy students opportunities to get involved in projects as early as their first year. Ketchum University faculty support students in their research interests, and many are highly-lauded researchers in their own right. Numerous members of MBKU's faculty are published in prestigious journals and are engaged in active, ongoing research studies. Interprofessional education (IPE) is an innovative approach for preparing students of different disciplines to work together as a team to deliver the best possible patient care. Promoting more excellent communication, safety, quality of care, and interprofessional team-based approach delivers better patient outcomes. Ideally, health care is a group effort, including the patient and many different health care professionals working in teams in the best interest of the patient. In 1904, Marshall Bidwell Ketchum, MD, founded what has grown to become Ketchum University, an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution located in Fullerton, CA. Today, we are proud to recognize Dr. Ketchum's many contributions to optometric education's early development as the namesake of Marshall B. Ketchum University. In order to meet the expectations being set by collaborative practice models for our students and future health care providers, President Kevin Alexander, OD, Ph.D., moved forward with deliberate plans to transition the Southern California College of Optometry from a single-discipline, independent college into a leader among small health care educational institutions. View full university

San Joaquin Memorial High School is a private Catholic high school located in Fresno, California, in the heart of San Joaquin Valley. With a current enrollment of 500+ students, we are proud to offer students both a diverse and challenging curriculum designed to provide a thorough education rooted in the Catholic faith. Our teachers and staff inspire students to achieve academic excellence and profound spiritual growth by embedding the Catholic faith's values and practices. San Joaquin Memorial High School is a Catholic, co-educational college preparatory high school owned and operated by the Diocese of Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley heart. Founded under the inspiring leadership of the late Most Reverend Philip G. Scher, our school has the distinction of being the first Diocesan Catholic High School in the Monterey-Fresno Diocese. San Joaquin Memorial was named to honor those men and women from the San Joaquin Valley who gave their lives in our country's service during World War II. Classes started in the fall of 1945, just as construction was completed on the first three buildings. Construction of the fourth and fifth buildings was completed a short time later, with classes open the following year. San Joaquin Memorial High School was then operated by the Sisters of the Holy Cross and the Brothers of the Christian Schools, with both orders sharing the governance for more than 40 years. Striving to reflect the image of God and inspire the formation of our students, we provide a rigorous, Catholic, college-preparatory environment within and beyond the classroom, guiding a diverse student body to lead and serve the community in imitation of Jesus. San Joaquin Memorial High School is the school of choice for students and families seeking a rigorous college-preparatory education within a Catholic, culturally diverse, and enriching environment. Hallmarks of a San Joaquin Memorial High School education include integrating state-of-the-art technology within the teaching/learning process, comprehensive community service-learning programs, and a wide array of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities designed to ensure that the gifts and talents of each student are recognized and maximized. View full school