Associated Press - April 27, 2009 2:54 PM ET

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A private Lutheran university has delayed plans to open a law school in Boise next year.

Andrea Bruno, vice president for advancement at Concordia University in Portland, Ore., says school officials want more time to develop the law degree program, secure a location and raise money.

In December, the university had brought in about $1.5 million of the $7 million it needs for the project.

Bruno says the university has since made progress, but she declined to give a specific amount.

The University of Idaho also wants to expand legal education in Boise, the state's largest population center. So far, the state Board of Education has agreed only to let the UI College of Law open a third-year program in Boise.

Information from: Idaho Business Review, http://www.idahobusiness.net/

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