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E-mail: lawadmis@uwyo.edu
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/law/
Admission to the professional curriculum in law is granted by the admissions committee of the College of Law. The College of Law restricts the number of entering students to a class size consistent with its facilities and its educational objectives. In evaluating an application, the committee considers the applicant’s undergraduate college scholastic record and score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
Other criteria relevant to the probability of success in the study and practice of law will also be considered.
1. Prior to beginning work in the College of Law, applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, unless they have requested and been granted following exception:
a. An applicant who needs not more than 6 semester hours of college credit to qualify for a bachelor’s degree may be admitted in exceptional cases to law school if the committee determines that the applicant has sufficient education and preparation for the study of law; has an outstanding undergraduate scholastic record; and has an approved program signed by the appropriate undergraduate official indicating that the remaining requirements for the bachelor’s degree may be met by summer school attendance or by other means that will not interfere with the study of law.
2. Every applicant must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Information about the test, the dates on which it is given, where/how it is taken, sample questions and an application form, may be obtained from Law School Admission Council, Box 2000, Newtown, PA 18940, by phone at (215) 968-1001, online at www.lsac.org.
3. Every applicant must register and pay the associated fees with the Law School Admission Council Credential Assembly Service. CAS registration may be done through the LSAC website (www.lsac.org). The CAS will prepare a report that is transferred to the college where the applicant has applied. Every applicant must complete the electronic University of Wyoming College of Law Application through LSAC between September 15 and April 30. Reviews of applications will begin October 1.
4. Every applicant must pay the College of Law $50 Application Fee located at: University of Wyoming Marketplace
5. If admitted, official transcripts must be sent directly to the College of Law from each college attended and must be on file in the Admissions Office at least 30 days before the student’s registration date.
Application Deadline
An initial entering class will be selected from completed applications on file by April 30. An application is complete only when the college has received the LSAT score, and transcripts included in the CAS report, applications, and all supporting documents provided by the applicant.
Admission With Advanced Standing
Transfer students are admitted only when the College of Law facilities and curriculum permit. A transfer student may transfer a minimum of 30 credits, and up to the number of credits the student could have earned had the student completed their first year at the University of Wyoming College of Law. Transfer credit will be given only for courses in which the student earned a grade of C or higher. If admitted, the student must satisfy the requirements for graduation established by the College of Law, including such other requirements as may be imposed as a condition of admission. Students interested in transferring should contact the College of Law for information concerning application procedures. The transfer student application opens May 15th and closes July 1st, through LSAC.
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