General Information
Applicants who have completed at least one full academic year at another ABA-accredited law school and have fulfilled equivalent entrance requirements may be admitted with advanced-standing status to the School of Law's Full Time or Part Time program. Work completed will be evaluated for credit toward graduation requirements.
To be considered for admission as a transfer student, an applicant must provide the Admissions Office with the following.
- A completed admission application form and personal statement
- A $50 application fee
- An official transcript from all law schools attended
- An official LSDAS transcript analysis report, including LSAT score from the Law School Data Assembly Service
- A letter from the applicant's current law school dean, dated after issuance of the above transcript, indicating that the applicant is in good academic standing and eligible to return for further studies
- The applicant's class standing, which must be included in either the official transcript or the current law school dean's letter
Applications should be received by June 1 for admission to the fall semester or December 1 for admission to the spring semester. In some instances, transfer students experience difficulty in fulfilling degree requirements within the usual time or in registering for courses, as priority is given to current USD law students. All transfer students need to satisfy the School of Law's academic, graduation and residency requirements.
