Those who attend unaccredited law schools in California, after their first year, have to pass, what is commonly know as the "Baby Bar" to get credit for their first year class load. These students have to pass the Baby Bar within their first three attempts after become eligible to take the exam. After passing the Baby Bar, these students then must complete the next two years of law school and then have to take the regular bar exam and pass in order to become an attorney.
If you fail to pass the Baby Bar within the first three attempts, then pass on the fourth attempt, for example, you will get credit for the first year courses but not for the classes that you take after your first year before you pass the exam. In basic terms, you have to pass the Baby Bar exam before you should take your second year course work otherwise they will not count.