Transfer Applicants & Visiting Students
Students who are currently enrolled at another ABA-accredited law school and
who wish to attend Chicago-Kent College of Law have two options: they may apply
to transfer to Chicago-Kent as either full- or part-time J.D. students, or they
may enroll for a term as a visiting student and transfer
the credit hours earned back to their home institution.
 Transfer application forms & instructions
Visiting student application
Transfer Students
Chicago-Kent welcomes transfer applications from students who have
previously enrolled for at least one year at another ABA-accredited
law school. Transfer students may seek admission as either full-
or part-time J.D. students, and may also seek admission into the
certificate programs in Intellectual
Property Law, International
and Comparative Law, Environmental
and Energy Law, Labor
and Employment Law, Public Interest Law, criminal litigation, and Litigation
and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
The Admissions Committee will consider transfer applicants for
admission based upon their law school performance in addition to
Chicago-Kent's other admission standards. Transfer students may
apply to begin their studies in either the fall or spring semester.
Students admitted for the fall semester may choose to begin their
studies during the preceding summer semester.
All transfer applicants are automatically considered for available
merit scholarships and are notified in their letter of acceptance
if they are selected for an award. Transfer applicants are required
to submit all materials required of regular applicants (application,
personal statement, fee, official LSDAS report) plus official
transcripts from all law schools attended, at least one letter
of recommendation, preferably from a law school professor, and
statements from all previously attended law schools indicating
eligibility to continue studies. Students who are not currently
in good standing at another law school are not eligible for transfer
admission and will not be considered.
Transfer decisions are generally made after the record of all law school work
is submitted. However, the Admissions Committee may, at their discretion, conditionally
admit applicants before receiving a record of the applicant's final semester
at the school from which they are transferring. In this case, acceptance is
conditional based upon satisfactory academic performance in the applicant's
final semester.
The Office of Admissions will generally inform applicants of the
admission decision by mid-July for the fall semester and mid-December
for the spring semester.
The extent of transfer credit will be decided on an individual basis at the time of enrollment by the Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Student Affairs. Determinations are based upon review of the student’s law school transcript and the credentials report, and review of the specific coursework completed, in order to ensure that the student's educational experience was sufficient to justify the granting of advanced standing. Eighty-seven credit hours are required to earn the J.D. Transfer students must take a minimum of 54 credits at Chicago-Kent in order to receive their degree.
For additional information about the transfer admission process, please contact
the Office of Admissions at (312) 906-5020 or by e-mail at admissions@kentlaw.edu.
Visiting Students
Students currently registered at another ABA-accredited law school who would
like to visit Chicago-Kent for a term must complete an Application
for Enrollment as a Visiting Student, submit a current law school transcript
directly from their law school and submit a letter from their Dean stating that
they are in good standing, eligible to visit at Chicago-Kent for the semester(s)
indicated and that the hours earned will be accepted for credit.
For information on the courses
and faculty at Chicago-Kent, please refer to the current Schedule
of Classes, course
descriptions and faculty
biographies.
Additional information about visiting at Chicago-Kent is available online or by contacting the Registrar's Office (312-906-5080 or REGQ@kentlaw.edu).
Advanced Standing for Foreign Law Graduates
Chicago-Kent may grant advanced standing to applicants who hold a first degree in law from a non-U.S. law school. The law school may grant up to 29 credit
hours based on the applicant's prior legal study. Advanced standing determinations are made by the Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Student Affairs after meeting with each student seeking advanced standing. The extent of advanced standing is based upon review of the transcript from the foreign law school and the credentials report, and review of the specific coursework completed, in order to ensure that the student's educational experience was sufficient to justify the granting of advanced standing.
Students educated in common law countries will typically receive a full year's worth of advanced standing. Students educated in non-common law countries will typically receive one semester worth of credit. Students may also receive credit for coursework completed in an LL.M. program in the United States. However, the total amount of advanced standing awarded for all prior legal study normally may not exceed 29 credit hours.
|
