Law @ WMU

On Tuesday, Sept. 17, an agreement was signed that formally established the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. This means WMU is now home to both a School of Medicine and a Law School—there are fewer than 90 public universities with law schools accredited by the American Bar Association. WMU is 83. 

This also means that there are now four public universities in Michigan that have both medical and law schools (Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University). 

The two schools announced  a formal affiliation in early April and the agreement was approved in mid July. 

Founded in 1972, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private, nonprofit, independent law school accredited by the American Bar Association and the Higher Learning Commission. Cooley has provided its more than 17,000 graduates with the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition from academia to the real world. Cooley offers its Juris Doctor program, joint degree programs, and Master of Laws programs three times a year with enrollment in January, May and September. Cooley Law School has campuses across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, and a new campus in Tampa Bay, Fla.