Thank you for your interest in the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law.  The admissions process is designed for applicants to demonstrate their potential for the study of law.  UofL School of Law is a welcoming community, which actively recruits qualified indiviudals from diverse backgrounds.  Admission into the UofL School of Law is competitive, however a wide range of numerical scores matriculate each year.  Candidates must have completed a bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university prior to enrollment. All undergraduate majors are acceptable, with courses that emphasize critical reasoning, writing and communication skills recognized as good preparation for the study of law.

Please note that Transfers and Visitors and International applicants have separate requirements and should visit http://www.law.louisville.edu/admissions/transfer-and-visiting-requirements for additional information.

We begin taking applications for the following fall on October 1. Applicants are urged to apply before March 1 of the year they intend to enter law school. Applications received prior to April 1 will be given consideration on a space-available basis. Both full-time and part-time first-year students must start classes in the fall semester.

 

NEW THIS YEAR:  YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE AND SUBMIT ALL MATERIALS ONLINE AT WWW.LSAC.ORG.  (IF YOU HAVE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREVENT YOU FROM APPLYING ONLINE, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE AT 502-852-6364 TO DISCUSS.)

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Admission Decisions

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. The Admission Committee begins its evaluation of files in December of the year before admission, with the majority of decisions made in the period from mid-January to mid-April. Every applicant will receive notification as to the status of the application (accept, hold, deny) shortly after the initial review by the Admission Committee.

Those applicants who are placed on hold by the Committee will be reconsidered in the spring or early summer after more information is available on the entire group of applicants. The most promising applicants remaining on hold after admission decisions are completed in the spring will be placed on a wait list and kept informed of their status over the summer months.

Upon acceptance

Admitted students will be required to reserve his or her place in the entering class with two tuition seat deposits, which is applied toward tuition for the first semester. The deadlines will be stated on the letter of admission. Failure to meet the deadlines will result in admission revocation. The first seat deposit (for the fall term) is refundable if a written request for refund is received by June 1. The second tuition deposit is non refundable.  Admitted students are also required to submit two official degree showing transcripts.  More information on the requirements are given at the time of admission.

 

A mandatory first year orientation will take place just prior to the first week of classes.