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Transfer Student Information


Policies and Standards

TThe University of Kansas School of Law welcomes transfer applications. The Admissions Committee considers the following standards when reviewing applications for admission with advanced standing:

  1. A transfer generally can be made only between the student’s first and second year of law school.
  2. A transfer applicant generally must have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average and an LSAT score that are equal to or greater than the median undergraduate grade point average and median score of the KU School of Law class with which the applicant would have entered as a first-year student.
  3. A transfer applicant generally must have at least 25 credit hours of law school coursework with a cumulative law school grade point average of at least a 3.0 (B average or higher) earned at an accredited law school.
  4. Applicants for transfer generally must provide compelling reasons for the transfer (e.g., relocation of spouse or a special course of studies to be pursued at the KU School of Law) or a specific connection to Kansas or the University of Kansas.
  5. Upon admission, a $500 seat deposit is required. Seat deposit deadlines vary depending on when admission is granted, but not before April 1.

Application Process

Transfer applications must be submitted by July 15. The Office of Admissions makes most admissions decisions by July 31.

Application Requirements:

  1. A current Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) Report. (If the applicant is currently enrolled at another law school, it is sufficient that the applicant submit a copy, certified as accurate by the Registrar of the applicant's current school, of the applicant's most recent LSDAS Report, including copies of the transcripts.)
  2. 2. Either (a) a letter from the Dean of the applicant's present school stating that the applicant is in good standing and eligible to return to that school and giving the applicant's class rank; or (b) a letter (or letters) from the Dean or faculty of the school previously attended stating that the applicant satisfies Standard 505 of the American Bar Association's Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools. *
  3. An official copy of the applicant's law school transcript showing all courses and grades.
  4. A current University of Kansas School of Law application form and $50.00 application fee.
  5. A statement explaining the reasons(s) for the transfer request and any connection to Kansas or the University of Kansas.

Submit application materials to:

University of Kansas School of Law
Office of Admissions
1535 W. 15th Street, Rm 205
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7577

* Standard 505 provides: "Admission or re-evaluation may by granted a law student who has been previously disqualified for academics reasons, upon an affirmative showing that the student possesses the requisite ability and that the prior disqualification does not indicate a lack of capacity to complete the course of study at the admitting school. In the case of an admission to another law school this showing shall normally be made by letters from the dean of faculty of the school previously attended. A previously disqualified student may also be admitted when two or more years have elapsed since that disqualification and the nature of interim work, activity, or studies indicates a stronger potential for law study. In each case the admitting officer shall sign and place in the admittee's file a statement of the considerations that led to the decision to admit or readmit the applicant."