Information
for Transfer Students
APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED BEGINNING: April 15, 2008
APPLICATIONS REVIEWED BEGINNING:
June 30 (optimal deadline for applications)
Applicants for August 2008 transfer
admission should use the 2007-2008 application, available at Apply
Now.
Information for:
If you applied as a first-year
student in 2006-2007:
To apply for transfer admission, you will need
to add the following materials to the application for admission
submitted last year:
1) a new application
for admission, including a statement of your reasons for wishing
to transfer, and the application fee;
2) an official transcript of all work taken during your first
year of law school;
3) a letter of good standing from the Dean or other appropriate
official, written as of the end of your first year in law school,
stating that you are a student in good academic standing and are
eligible to return if you choose to do so;
4) one additional letter of recommendation from a professor at
your current law school; and
5) a statement of your rank in class as of the end of your first
year in law school. If your law school does not rank students,
please submit a statement of that policy from your Registrar,
Academic Dean, or the Office of Career Services.
Please note that the law school transcript, letter of good standing, and statement of rank in class must be issued after grades for the second semester of your first year have been posted. If you submit a document issued before spring grades are released, you will need to request updated materials from your law school when grades are available.
In addition, if you had not received your undergraduate
degree at the time you applied for admission in 2006-2007, you
will need to update your LSAT/ LSDAS report by submitting a
copy of your final undergraduate transcript to Law Services,
and to have a new copy of that report sent to the University
of Virginia School of Law. Your LSDAS subscription fee is valid
for five years, so you can update your file and request a new
LSDAS report without re-registering for the LSDAS service.
If you are applying for admission as an in-state
student, be sure that you complete the Application for In-State
Educational Privileges, found on page nine of the Web application,
and submit it to the Law School Admissions Office with your application.
Do not send it to the address at the top of the In-State form.
We cannot classify you as a resident candidate without this form.
The Admissions Office will begin to review applications
for transfer admission by June 30, so it is to your advantage to
file your application and supporting materials by that time. If
you have any questions concerning the transfer admission process
or the School of Law:
Contact Us
Request an
Application/Brochure
lawadmit@virginia.edu
www.law.virginia.edu/admissions
Phone: (434) 924-7351
FAX: (434) 982-2128
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
TO APPLY Submit your application and address all further correspondence after April 15, 2008 to:
Office of Admissions
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
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If you did
not previously apply:
To apply for transfer admission, you will need
to submit all of the materials required
for admission as a first-year student and the following
additional materials:
1) an official transcript of all work taken
during your first year of law school;
2) a letter of good standing from the Dean of your current law
school or other appropriate official, written as of the end of
your first year in law school, stating that you are a student
in good academic standing and are eligible to return if you choose
to do so; and
3) a statement of your rank in class as of the end of your first
year in law school. If your law school does not rank students,
please submit a statement of that policy from your Registrar,
Academic Dean, or the Office of Career Services.
Please note that the law school transcript, letter of good standing, and statement of rank in class must be issued after grades for the second semester of your first year have been posted. If you submit a document issued before spring grades are released, you will need to request updated materials from your law school when grades are available.
Please note that we do require transfer applicants
to submit an original copy of the LSAT/LSDAS report sent to
us directly from Law Services. If you had not received your
undergraduate degree at the time you applied for admission to
law school in 2006-2007, you will need to update your LSAT/ LSDAS
report by submitting a copy of your final undergraduate transcript
to Law Services. Your LSDAS subscription fee is valid for five
years, so you can update your file and request a copy of your
report without re-registering for the LSDAS service. We require
two letters of recommendation; as a transfer applicant, you
should submit at least one letter from a professor at your current
law school. The second letter may be from a law or undergraduate
professor, or from someone with whom you have worked.
If you are applying for admission as an in-state
student, please be sure that you complete the Application for
In-State Educational Privileges, found on page nine of the Web application,
and submit it to the Law School Admissions Office with your application.
Do not send it to the address at the top of the In-State form.
We cannot classify you as a resident candidate without this form.
We will begin to review applications for transfer
admission by June 30, so it is to your advantage to file your application
and supporting materials by that time. If you have any questions
concerning the transfer admission process or the School of Law:
Contact Us
Request an
Application/Brochure
lawadmit@virginia.edu
www.law.virginia.edu/admissions
Phone: (434) 924-7351
FAX: (434) 982-2128
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
TO APPLY Submit your application and address all further correspondence
after April 15, 2008 to:
Office of Admissions
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
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Special Requirements for
Transfer Students
Application Fee
A fee of $75 must accompany the application
form.
Interviews and Open House Sessions
Individual interviews are typically not a part of the transfer admissions process. We encourage applicants to include with the application any information relevant to our evaluation of the file. Transfer applicants are invited to visit the law school; a schedule of student-led tours and information sessions can be found on the website at www.law.virginia.edu/html/about/visit.htm.
Transfer of Credit and Degree Requirements
The transfer program is open only to applicants seeking entry as a second-year student in the fall semester. We do not admit transfer applicants who have completed only one semester of law study. To be eligible for enrollment with advanced standing, you must have completed at least 24 hours of classroom study at an accredited law school prior to enrolling at Virginia. Students enrolled in a part-time program may apply with fewer than 24 credits as long as they will have completed the remaining credits during an in-class summer session at their law school. Credit will not be awarded for work taken in a summer study abroad program or for work experience. Not more than 32 hours will be credited toward a J.D. from the University of Virginia.
Joint-Degree Programs
Transfer students are eligible to participate
in joint-degree
programs
with other Departments and Schools of the University and to receive
academic credit for graduate level courses taken in other Departments
and Schools of the University on the same basis as regularly
enrolled students. In considering the admission of a transfer
student to a combined degree program or the authorization of
non-Law School credit for a transfer student, the faculty advisor
or the Assistant Dean, as the case may be, may take into account
the transfer applicant's academic record and the institution
from which he or she has transferred.
Financial Aid
Scholarship funds typically are not available for transfer students. Transfer students are fully eligible for loan funding. Applicants should complete the University of Virginia Application for Financial Aid and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), designating the University of Virginia (FAFSA Code 003745) as a recipient of the Student Aid Report.
Decisions Regarding Transfer Applicants
We begin review of transfer applications as files are completed, typically in mid-June. Applicants are notified on a rolling basis as soon as decisions are made. An applicant’s entire file is carefully evaluated, with particular attention to performance in the first year of law school. As in the first-year admissions process, special consideration is given to Virginia residents.
Transfer Students at the Law School
Because the time frame for the transfer admissions process is so compressed, the law school makes a special effort to integrate transfer students into the second year class as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Admitted transfer students are given access to CASE, the Law School’s on-line job search and resume submission system, to allow them to participate in the intensive On-Grounds interview process that takes place just before the start of second- and third-year classes in August. Transfer students are assigned transfer peer advisors to answer questions about the transition to the University of Virginia. Transfer students register for classes during Orientation; we hold places in most upperclass courses for transfer students to ensure a broad range of course selection. Transfer students are eligible to participate in “write-on” competitions for all journals and may “grade-on” to the Virginia Law Review based on academic performance in the second year of law school. Information on journal membership is provided at transfer orientation. Transfer students are fully eligible for clinical programs, moot court teams, and other academic and co-curricular programs.
Transfer students are not eligible for membership in the Order of the Coif upon graduation.
Contact Us
Request an
Application/Brochure
lawadmit@virginia.edu
www.law.virginia.edu/admissions
Phone: (434) 924-7351
FAX: (434) 982-2128
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
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