Message
from the President
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Thousand and Six marked
three decades of providing quality independent study programs to mature adults and professionals. Few people would have projected when we offered our first continuing education programs to certified public accountants in 1976, that the University would evolve into one of the most respected nationally accredited distance learning institutions in the country offering innovative graduate degree programs in law and business.
 The University’s first degree program was the
Juris Doctor Program, which was first offered through our School of Law in 1984. Since July 1987 more of our graduates have passed the California Bar Examination on the first attempt than any other distance education law school. The School of Law also offers a
Master of Laws (LL.M.) (with a concentration in
Taxations) Program to attorneys who wish to develop advanced knowledge in the field of taxation.
In 2007 a Master of Laws Program (with a concentration in American Jurisprudence) was added for attorneys educated outside of the United States.
The School of Law has been named in the honor of Bernard E. Witkin (1904-95), a legendary legal scholar and a believer in life-long learning.
The W. Edwards Deming School of Business was established in 1987 and presently offers a
Master of Business Administration Program. Students can select from concentrations in entrepreneurship, health care administration, and professional practice management. The School also offers a
Master of Science in Taxation Program to certified public accountants and other tax professionals.
The Boyer Graduate School of Education was established in 1995 and presently offers a
Master of Education Program designed for the classroom teacher.
In 1976 computer-assisted research was in its infancy and the
Internet was known only to a few individuals in the Department of Defense. Today, the Lexis®/Nexis® computer database gives our students access to library resources greater than the resources of any campus law library in 1976. The massive expansion of the
Internet along with other on-line services and interactive encyclopedias available on CD-ROM permit students access to quality learning resources from virtually anywhere in the world.
In June 2003 the University was awarded accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. (Accreditation
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We hope you will find the information on this website to be of interest. The University’s
General Catalog and all supplements may be read and printed from this website. We invite you to contact our Admissions
Office if you have any questions.
David
L. Boyd, J.D., C.P.A.
President
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