Admission to the Juris Doctor program requires a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Students in a senior year undergraduate standing may be considered for admission provided their degree will be conferred prior to law school matriculation. Admissions decisions take into account the whole person seeking admission in order to enroll a class of well-qualified and diverse individuals each year.
Thus, in addition to the candidate's academic record and standardized test results, the Admissions Committee will examine with particular care those factors which indicate a high probability for success in law study. Such factors include, among others, life experiences; demonstrated personal and professional achievements; ability to overcome life's obstacles, including personal or family hardships; the capacity for rigorous intellectual study; the self discipline demanded by the profession; and a commitment to be of service to the profession and society as a whole.

The Admissions Committee considers, in addition to the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and the undergraduate grade point average, the following factors:

• Individual qualities which would contribute to fulfilling the mission of the School of Law of serving non - traditional as well as traditional students.
• The college or university as well as the discipline in which the candidate's degree was earned.
• Academic and professional accomplishments following the award of the first degree.
• Leadership, community service, entrepreneurship, and positions of trust, confidence, and responsibility held since learning the first degree.
• Personal references that can attest to the candidate's capacity to successfully undertake a rigorous program in the study of law and to contribute positively to the profession and to society.
• Life experiences of the candidate.

Because precise measurement of the factors is impossible, the Committee exercises reasonable discretion in applying them to each candidate. Consistent application of these criteria, as well as active recruitment of minority candidates has produced an intellectually qualified and ethnically diverse student body. The Admissions Committee has determined that candidates with strong admissions credentials will be eligible for automatic admission by the Office of Admissions. Applicants whose entering credentials present a less clear picture may have their files reviewed in depth by the Committee. It is at this stage that the Committee carefully examines “the whole person” including all of the factors listed above. Candidates should keep in mind that the Committee will not undertake a review of any application until that applicant’s file is complete with all the required documentation.

It is the goal of the admissions process to achieve even greater ethnic, racial, cultural, gender, and experiential diversity. The School of Law does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, disability, color, or religious belief in any of its programs or activities.