Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
The JD-CAS report, which will include the applicant's LSAT score(s) and copies of transcripts from U.S. undergraduate universities and colleges the applicant has attended. The applicant must direct each U.S. undergraduate institution attended to send a transcript to LSAC. Applicants educated outside the U.S., its territories or Canada must make use of a credential evaluation service. We prefer the use of JD-CAS, but we also will accept evaluations from organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credentials Evaluators.
A personal statement, written by the applicant using their own words, conveying information not in the application that the applicant feels the Admissions Committee would find helpful in assessing the candidate.
Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can comment on the applicant's intellectual abilities and academic performance. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to LSAC Law Services. An academic letter from a college professor must be included for all applicants who have graduated in the last two years. An employer may submit recommendation letters for applicants who have been out of school for more than two years.
A resume detailing the applicant's education, work history and community service written in reverse chronological order is required.
Students from non-English speaking countries must take an English Language Proficiency Examination prior to undergraduate and graduate admission, or have a minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 550 (paper version) or 79 (Web-based test).iELTS- 6.5. Undergraduate students are also required to take a Test of Written English (TWE) with a score of 5.5.