Juris Doctor & Transfer Admission
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Use the links below to guide your application process.
Juris Doctor Application
After selecting on the appropriate enrollment option, a completed application must be submitted.
Completed applications must include:
- Electronic Application Form (Paper application forms are not accepted.)
- LSAT/GRE Score
- Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement
- Resume
- Application Fee: Your application fee has been waived.
Additionally, transfer applicants should review the Transfer Information tab for further requirements.
UIC Law operates on a rolling admission policy. The Office of Admissions continues to review applications until the entering class is full. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if space is available.
Application Deadlines
UIC Law enrolls an entering class in both the Spring (January start) and Fall (August start). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the incoming class is full.
Spring Start
- November 1 – Priority Deadline
- December 1 – Standard Deadline
Fall Start
- March 1 – Priority Deadline
- April 1 – Standard Deadline
Apply to UIC Law with Your LSAT Score
Applicants to the JD program can visit the Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) website for instructions on registering for the LSAT. Although applicants can submit their application to UIC Law before taking the LSAT, files will not be reviewed until UIC Law receives a LSAT score from the LSAC.
We encourage applicants entering school in the fall class to take the February test (or an earlier administration) and applicants entering in the spring class to take the October LSAT (or an earlier administration). We will, however, consider scores from later administrations if space is available in the entering class. Please note that applicants may submit an application and request that we hold review of their file until a subsequent LSAT administration.
If you are registered for a future LSAT date, the Office of Admission will wait to review your application until receipt of the latest test score. In the event an applicant has multiple tests, only the highest score will be considered. LSAT scores are valid for five years.
For LSAT information, registration, and test dates and locations, visit LSAC’s website.
Apply to UIC Law with Your GRE Score
UIC Law will also accept GRE test scores. Applicants who apply with a GRE score must also register with the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Other than the GRE score, the applicant’s other materials—including the application, transcripts, letters of recommendation, personal statement, resume, and supplemental statements—must be submitted to the CAS for assembly and submission. If the applicant has taken the LSAT, that score will also be a part of the CAS.
While applicants need only take either the LSAT or the GRE, UIC Law requires all test results from the past five years. For example, if an applicant has taken both exams twice within the last five years, then UIC Law requires all four test results. Applicants may not choose which results they will share. If an applicant has taken the LSAT, UIC Law considers the LSAT to be the primary admission test, regardless of whether the applicant has submitted a GRE score.
If you are planning to submit your GRE scores, please review UIC Law’s Statement on Acceptance and Use of the GRE for JD Admission.
Sending Your Scores to UIC Law
When an applicant orders the GRE report to be sent to UIC Law, they must use the school code 2738 to receive their GRE score.
Transcripts & Letters of Recommendation
Applicants must submit undergraduate transcripts and letters of recommendation through the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Files must include at least a letter of recommendation, but applicants are encouraged to submit 2–3 letters. We will accept up to four.
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) will send your CAS to the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law once it is complete. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their CAS report is complete and that they have paid the fee required by the LSAC.
Personal Statement
While a writing topic is not specified, applicants are encouraged to include examples of leadership, community involvement, talents, and achievements. The Personal Statement is an opportunity to offer the Admission Committee personal details to supplement LSAT scores, transcripts, and credentials.
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Admission of transfer applicants is always discretionary. Only students in good academic standing and who have completed 24 – 30 semester hours from an ABA-approved law school will be considered for admission. Transfer applicants may transfer a maximum of 30 approved credit hours from an ABA-approved law school to the College of Law.
Transfer applications are accepted year-round and do not need to follow the regular JD application deadline. We understand transfer applicants may need to wait until their current semester grades are posted to apply.
Generally, a 2.75 GPA is necessary to qualify for admission. In addition to the application and personal statement, all transfer applicants must provide a copy of the law school report (CAS), as well as a complete official transcript and letter of good standing from the Law School previously attended. Students who wish to transfer to UIC Law must complete an LSAC application online. There is no application fee.
UIC Law does not have an articulation agreement with any university or law school program regarding transfer admission. Transfer students may apply for admission to the day or part-time program. Transfer students may be admitted to the fall or spring session.
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UIC Law students who visit elsewhere and transfer credits back to the law school should view the “UIC Law Students Visiting at Another Law School” policy for important guidelines and information.
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