For Transfer Students

The College of Law admits only a small number of transfer students each year. If you have completed one year of law study and are in good standing at your law school, you may be considered for admission with advanced standing.

Minimally, as a transfer applicant you should present a 2.7 or higher average on at least 25 hours of law school work. The Admissions Committee will consider your law school record as well as all factors the committee considers in an application for the entering class.

Admission as a transfer student beyond the first semester of the second year is rare, and will not be granted if you have completed more than 44 hours of law school work. Acceptance by the Admissions Committee in no way implies that all credits from another law school will be accepted for transfer credit.

As a candidate for transfer, you must submit:

*The application form and application fee;

*A personal statement including your reasons for the requested transfer;

*Letters of recommendation (optional but encouraged);

*A current LSDAS report;

*Official undergraduate transcripts;

*Official law school transcripts; and

*A letter from the Dean of your current law school certifying class rank, good academic standing and eligibility to continue in that school.

Application deadlines are June 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, and May 15 for summer. Only your application, personal statement and application fee must be submitted by the deadline.  After applying, you will receive a letter from the College of Law giving you the date by which your law school transcript, LSDAS report, letter of good standing and other materials must be received. 

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