Transfer Student Instructions

 

  1. Complete and sign the Application for Admission and the Residency Affidavit. Submit each form with each of the required essays and attachments. Essay #14 should specifically address in 250 words or less why you wish to transfer to the University of Connecticut School of Law.
  2. Complete the top half of the required College Certification form and ask your undergraduate degree-granting institution to complete the form and send it to the University of Connecticut School of Law's Admissions Office.
  3. Submit a check payable to the "University of Connecticut School of Law" for $30 to apply to a single Division (either Full-time Day or Part-time Evening) or for $45 to apply to both Divisions.
  4. The Committee asks that you register with Law Services and that LSAC send the LSDAS report to the Law School.
  5. Obtain a letter of good standing from the dean at your current law school.
  6. Obtain at least two letters of recommendation from law school professors, and submit them, preferably to Law Services. Each letter of recommendation should be accompanied by a completed and signed copy of the LSDAS letter of recommendation form in the LSAT & LSDAS 2008-2009 Registration & Information book. The book is available at your law school's admissions office or by calling Law Services.
  7. Send an official transcript to LSAC (for LSDAS processing) from your current law school showing grades (including spring grades) and your class rank. We require a class rank from all schools, or a letter from the registrar stating that the school does not rank.
  8. The applicant must sign all application materials and required forms in ink.
  9. Applications may be submitted after May 15, 2009 and must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2009. Applications will be reviewed during July/August, 2009. (All applications must be complete and in our office by July 15, 2009.)
  10. After completing the application, submit all required materials at the same time. The College Certification should be signed by you and the appropriate person, sealed in an envelope by the undergraduate school official, and signed along the seal by that person.
  11. Information about the status of an application can be given only to the applicant.

 

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