ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

PROCEDURES

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• Take the LSAT no later than the February administration.
• Register with LSDAS and have official college transcripts sent to LSDAS between September and January. It is advisable to register with LSDAS at the same time one registers for the LSAT.
• Complete and return the College of Law Application for Admission between September and March 1. A check or money order for $50 must accompany the application.
• Admission with Advanced Standing (Transfer)
• Admission with Visiting Status
• Admission for International Applicants

LSAT

LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST

Applicants must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). The LSAT is given four times each year at numerous locations within and outside of the United States. A packet with information about the test and the dates and places it is given and an application form may be obtained from Law School Admission Council, Box 2000, Newtown, PA 18940-0998, 215-968-1001, or on the Web at www.lsac.org.

LSDAS

LAW SCHOOL DATA ASSEMBLY SERVICE

Applicants must also register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) by completing and mailing the appropriate form, included in the LSAT/LSDAS packet, together with the required fee. An official transcript from each college attended must be sent directly to LSDAS. The Transcript Request Form in the LSDAS registration booklet is to be used for this purpose. LSDAS prepares an analysis of each transcript and a report of the LSAT score and forwards a copy to each law school to which application has been made. Applicants do not send transcripts directly to the College of Law until they are admitted. For more information about LSDAS, go to www.lsac.org/about-the-lsdas.asp.

APPLICATION

Applicants must submit to the College of Law a completed College of Law Application for Admission.

LSAT & UNDERGRADUATE WORK

The Admissions and Scholarship Committee of the College of Law grants admission to the professional curriculum in law. In evaluating applications, the committee considers the applicant’s undergraduate scholastic record and score on the Law School Admission Test. Other criteria relevant to success in the study and practice of law are also considered.

NONDISCRIMINATION & DIVERSITY

The College of Law subscribes to Standard 210 of the American Bar Association for the Approval of Law Schools and maintains equality of opportunity in legal education without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or sexual orientation. The College of Law also subscribes to Standard 211 and recognizes a commitment to providing full opportunities for the study of law and entry into the profession by qualified members of groups (notably racial and ethnic minorities) that have been victims of discrimination in various forms. The College of Law has a special concern for determining the potential of such applicants through the admissions process and recruiting such persons as applicants and seeking to meet their special financial needs.