Admission Policy

Advanced Standing - Transfer

The faculty admissions committee will accept as transfer students outstanding students who have completed the first year of full-time study at another law school accredited by the American Bar Association. A transfer student's academic performance and rank in class at the school previously attended are important factors in the evaluation process. In addition, transfer students must possess credentials comparable to those of the class to which they seek admission.

The prospective transfer student must:

• Complete the online application or mail the printable application form and return it to the College of Law Admissions Office with the nonrefundable $50 application fee in check or money order made payable to Georgia State University . Please print your name and Social Security number on the check.
• Provide a letter from the dean of the law school you previously attended. This should indicate your class ranking and state that you are in good standing and eligible to return to the law school. The letter must be sent after the conclusion of the academic term immediately preceding the desired semester of enrollment.
• Provide an official transcript of all law school work.
• Provide the LSDAS report on undergraduate and LSAT performance.
• Submit two recommendation letters from educators and/or employers who know your work well. Submit the letters in an unopened envelope with the rest of your application packet. Recommenders must sign their name across the sealed portion of the envelopes.
• Submit a typewritten personal statement in support of your admission. This is your opportunity to add anything you wish to say about yourself, your ability and your interests. No credit for advanced standing will be allowed for courses completed at law schools that are not accredited by the American Bar Association. No credit for advanced standing will be allowed for any law school course completed with a grade lower than a C or its equivalent.

Transfer students admitted to the College of Law must earn a minimum of 60 semester hours of the 90 hours required to graduate from Georgia State University College of Law.

NOTE: Transfer students will have credit applied toward the degree, but grades from another institution will not be used in the calculation of the Georgia State average. See College of Law Bulletin at http://law.gsu.edu/registrar/bulletin/ regarding ranking and membership to honor societies.