For Entering Students

UK Law admits entering students for the fall semester only. Students are admitted as full-time only; there is no part-time program at UK Law. Applications are accepted beginning September 1 with an application deadline of March 1. If you are applying for admission to UK Law as an entering student, you must provide the following:

     Application Form and Application Fee

To apply on-line, print off an application form or order our Bulletin and Application, please see How to Apply. UK Law's application fee is $50.00 which must be sent in the form of a check. If applying on-line you may pay by credit card.

     Undergraduate Degree

You must have obtained a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution prior to enrollment at the College of Law. Initially, transcripts should be submitted to the Law School Data Assembly Service. Once you have been accepted, UK Law will require two official transcripts from your degree-granting undergraduate school.

     Law School Admission Test (LSAT) Score(s)

All applicants must take the LSAT, which is given four times per year at test centers throughout the country and at some overseas centers. The LSAT/LSDAS Registration and Information Book is available from the Law School Admissions Council web site, www.lsac.org (external website).

The College of Law requires you to retake the LSAT if the test was taken more than three years before your expected enrollment. In 2006 the American Bar Association changed its rules requiring law schools to use the average LSAT score in most cases. Beginning for fall 2007, if you have multiple LSAT scores, the UK Law Admissions Committee will consider only your highest score if that score appears to be a better predictor of your performance in law school than your average score.

     The Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) Report

The Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) report also is required. This report simplifies admissions procedures for applicants. LSDAS is a centralized service which receives and evaluates, according to a standard scale, your undergraduate transcript(s) and furnishes a report to the law schools to which you apply. Registration for the LSAT and the LSDAS should be made at the same time by contacting LSAC as listed above, and should be done as early as possible. You must take responsibility for registering for the LSAT and LSDAS and arranging for transcripts of all academic work to be sent to LSDAS.

     Personal Statement

You must submit a personal statement that you wrote yourself in accordance with the instructions on the application form. The statement will be used both as a sample of your writing ability and for its insights into your background, goals and potential for enriching the College's academic environment.

     Letters of Recommendation (optional but strongly encouraged)

Letters of recommendation are not required, but you are urged to solicit recommendations from those with personal knowledge of your abilities and qualifications to study law. The Admissions Committee will consider recommendation letters only to the extent that writers actually know and can speak to your academic potential, relevant personal qualities and circumstances. Because your file will be considered as soon as your application and LSDAS report are on file, you should have letters submitted early in the application process. Letters of recommendation may be mailed directly to the College of Law Dean's Office, or you may use the LSAC letter of recommendation service that is part of the LSDAS registration subscription.

     Other Materials (optional)

You may submit in writing any other information that you believe may be relevant to the admissions decision. The Admissions Committee welcomes and carefully considers whatever you think is important enough to present.

     Admissions Decisions and Tuition Deposit

Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis. The Admissions Committee begins its evaluation of files in November of the year before admission, with the majority of decisions made in the period from mid-January to mid-April. You will be notified as to the status of your application (accept, hold, deny) as soon as possible after your file is considered by the Admissions Committee.

If you are placed on hold by the Committee, you will be reconsidered in the spring after more information is available on the entire group of applicants. The most promising applicants remaining on hold after admissions decisions are completed in the spring will be placed on an alternate list and kept informed of their status over the summer months.

If accepted, you will be required to reserve your place in the entering class with two non-refundable deposits, both of which are applied against your tuition for the first semester. The first deposit of $100 is due on or after April 15, according to your admit letter. The second deposit of $150 is due by June 1.