Transfer and Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant Admissions Information
The online application for fall 2012 Transfer/Nonmatriculant admission will be available May 1, 2012.
If you wish to apply for admission with advanced standing after having completed at least one year at another law school, you should apply for Transfer or Non-Matriculant admission. Transfer and Non-Matriculant admission is available to those students who are in good standing in Juris Doctor programs at law schools that are either:
- Members of the Association of American Law Schools.
- Approved by the Section on Legal Education of the American Bar Association.
Foreign attorneys, including foreign attorneys who are LL.M. students at ABA-approved law schools and/or foreign attorneys who hold LL.M. degrees from ABA-approved law schools, may not transfer into nor gain any advanced standing in NYU School of Law's J.D. program. If interested in J.D. study at NYU School of Law, they must apply to and, if admitted, enroll in and complete the full three year J.D. program. This includes LL.M. students enrolled at, and LL.M. graduates of, NYU School of Law.
Transfer
Transfer applicants are admitted for the fall term only, must have completed first-year course-work by July 1 in order to apply, and are not eligible to apply if more than five years have elapsed since they last attended law school. They must have earned no less than 28 and no more than 33 credits in order to be eligible for admission. No decisions will be made on Transfer applicants based upon one semester of grades; all fall and spring semester grades must be submitted.
Enrolled Transfer students will receive up to 30 transfer credits towards the NYU School of Law JD degree for coursework completed in the first year. Enrolled transfer students that are part of the dual degree program with the National University of Singapore or Melbourne Law School will receive up to 27 transfer credits towards the NYU School of Law JD degree. The specific number of transfer credits, whether NYU School of Law requirements have been fulfilled, and NYU School of Law course equivalencies will be determined by the Vice Dean and the Office of Academic Services. You may be asked by the Office of Academic Services to submit course descriptions and syllabi of coursework to confirm course content.
Enrolled Transfer students spend their second and third years of law school at NYU School of Law and receive their J.D. degrees from NYU School of Law.
Credential Assembly Service (CAS) for Transfer Applicants
The Law School Admission Council's Credential Assembly Service (CAS) has extended its service to applicants for five years. This means that applicants for transfer admission will be able to submit LSAT scores and undergraduate transcripts through CAS and must pay only a per report fee ($16.00) to have that data transmitted to NYU School of Law. LSAT score reports and undergraduate transcripts with degree conferral are required to complete applications for transfer admission. For more information, contact LSAC.
Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant
Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant applicants must have completed two full years (at least 55 credits) and need no more than 30 additional credits to complete requirements for graduation at their current law school. Applicants must also have permission from their current law school to enroll in the Visiting/Non-Matriculant program at NYU School of Law.
Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant applicants are urged to complete required courses prior to visiting at the NYU School of Law since spaces in classes may be limited or even unavailable.
Enrolled Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant students spend their third year of law school at NYU School of Law and receive their J.D. degrees from their "home" law school.
Note for Foreign-Educated LL.M. Students Currently at NYU School of Law: Foreign-educated LL.M. students who are currently matriculated at NYU School of Law may apply to the JD program and receive advanced standing. Interested students must take the LSAT by December and apply as entering first-year JDs by February 15. NYU LL.M. students who are admitted as entering JDs will receive a year of advanced standing credits at the successful completion of their first year.
Deadlines
Both Transfer and Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant candidates must file their applications by July 1 and complete their applications by July 15. Decisions will be mailed by mid-August.
Applications
We prefer the use of our online Transfer and Third-Year Visiting/Non-Matriculant application.
PDF files of the application and instructions are also available.The Law School no longer distributes hard copy application packets for these programs.
Mailing your Application Materials
Please mail your application materials to New York University School of Law, Office of Admissions, P.O. Box 908, New York, NY 10276-0908. If you wish to send your application materials via an express, registered, or special mail service which requires a signature upon receipt, please use our street address: Office of Admissions, 139 MacDougal Street, Suite C-20, New York, NY 10012.
We prefer that you submit your application using our online application. If you would like to mail a hardcopy application, please use the addresses provided above.