Applicants for admission as candidates for the degree of Juris Doctor must:
- Be at least 18 years of age upon entering the first-year class.
- Be graduated from an American college or university accredited by an agency approved by the American Bar Association.
Note: Applicants who have earned a baccalaureate degree in a foreign country will need to demonstrate that the degree earned is the equivalent of a US four-year baccalaureate degree. To do this, applicants must submit their academic transcripts to LSAC JD Credential Assembly Service.
If you completed any postsecondary work outside the US (including its territories) or Canada, you must use this service for the evaluation of your foreign transcripts. The one exception to this requirement is if you completed the foreign work through a study abroad, consortium, or exchange program sponsored by a US or Canadian institution, and the work is clearly indicated as such on the home campus transcript.
This service is included in the LSDAS subscription fee. A Foreign Credential Evaluation will be completed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), which will be incorporated into your LSDAS report.
If we determine that you need to submit a TOEFL score, you must contact the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and request that your TOEFL score be sent to LSAC. LSAC's TOEFL code for the JD Credential Assembly Service is 0058. Your score will be included in the Foreign Credential Evaluation document that will be included in your LSDAS law school report.
- Not have been dismissed from another law school regardless of the time elapsed since the dismissal.
- Have taken the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), administered by the Law School Admission Services (LSAS), within the past five years. Every applicant who is a graduate of a US college or university, as well as graduates of foreign schools listed in the LSAT/LSDAS Registration and Information Book, must also register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). Information concerning the LSAT and registration with the LSDAS may be found in the LSAT/LSDAS registration packet which can be obtained at: Law School Admissions Services P.O. Box 2000 Newtown, PA 18940, or www.lsac.org.
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