The Drexel Kline School of Law offers three pathways to earn your Juris Doctor:

• 3-Year JD
• 2-Year Accelerated JD
• 3-Year Summer Start JD

All three pathways use the same paperless application through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). When you apply, you'll indicate whether you’re applying to the 3-Year JD, 2-Year Accelerated JD, or 3-Year Summer Start JD.

Application Fee

$0

Application Requirements

• Online Application: Submit your electronic application through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).
• Credential Assembly Service (CAS) and Transcripts: All applicants must register with the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) through LSAC. CAS compiles your academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and other required application materials into a single report that is sent electronically to the Drexel Kline School of Law.
  • Your CAS report includes:
    • Undergraduate academic summary
    • All academic transcripts from all schools, colleges, and universities attended after high school
    • LSAT score(s) (if applicable); and
    • Letters of recommendation submitted through LSAC
• Letters of Recommendation: Submit at least two letters of recommendation through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service. Applicants may submit up to four letters. Recommendations should come from professors or employers of the applicant who can speak to your academic ability, professional experience, and potential for success in law school. All letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to LSAC by the recommender.
• Standardized Test (LSAT or GRE): A standardized test score is required from all applicants. To be considered for admission, applicants must submit either a Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score.
  • LSAT score(s) are sent via LSAC.
  • Official GRE score reports must be sent directly from ETS using Drexel Kline School of Law’s institution code 4120.
  • Applicants who have taken the LSAT are not eligible to apply with a GRE score. If you take the LSAT after applying with a GRE score, your application and, if awarded, any scholarship will be reevaluated using your LSAT score. Your GRE score will no longer be considered. For more information about reporting GRE scores, see the ETS Website.
• Resume: Attach a current resume highlighting your relevant experience, including employment, volunteer work, and leadership experience.
• Personal statement: Applicants must submit a personal statement with their application that is approximately two double-spaced pages in length. What you choose to write about is entirely up to you. The personal statement is a chance for you to tell the Admissions Committee who you are, using your unique experiences, ideas, and qualifications as illustration. You may wish to use this opportunity to write about your career aspirations, academic interests, life experiences, family background, or talents.

Apply online through LSAC

Drexel Kline School of Law’s highly competitive Global Access JD prepares graduates of international law programs to practice law in the United States in as little as two years.

Eligibility

Global Access JD Students must have completed a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree.

All applicants must submit:

• Online Application: Submit your electronic application through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Create or log in to an LSAC JD account and select the Global Access JD application.
• Academic transcripts verified by LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS): All applicants must register with the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) through LSAC. CAS compiles your academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and other required application materials into a single report that is sent electronically to the Drexel Kline School of Law. Applicants must request their issuing institution(s) to send international transcripts, academic records, mark sheets, and degree certifications directly to LSAC. Once all international documents have been received, LSAC coordinates an international credential evaluation through the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to determine degree and credit equivalency to degrees/credit earned in the US.
• Letters of Recommendation: Submit at least two letters of recommendation through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service. Applicants may submit up to four letters. Recommendations should come from professors or employers of the applicant who can speak to the applicant’s academic ability, professional experience, and aptitude for advanced legal study in an English-language environment. All letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to LSAC by the recommender.
• English Language Proficiency: Submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores to demonstrate English language proficiency. TOEFL scores should be sent using Drexel Kline School of Law’s institutional code 2194. Official test scores must be submitted to LSAC as part of your application.
• Resume: Attach a current resume highlighting your relevant experience, including employment, volunteer work, and leadership experience.
• Personal statement: Applicants must submit a personal statement with their application that is approximately two double-spaced pages in length. What you choose to write about is entirely up to you. The personal statement is a chance for you to tell the Admissions Committee who you are, using your unique experiences, ideas, and qualifications as illustration. You may wish to use this opportunity to write about your career aspirations, academic interests, life experiences, family background, or talents.
• Interview: Following a thorough review of your application, Drexel Kline School of Law may invite you to participate in an interview.

Register and Apply online through LSAC

Transfer Applicants

Transfer applications will be considered only between the applicant’s first and second years of law school. If you are interested in transferring here, you must submit:

1. An application (apply online)
2. An official LSDAS report
3. An official law school transcript
4. A personal statement indicating your reasons for wanting to transfer to the School of Law  
5. Your resume
6. Two letters of recommendation
7. A letter from your current school indicating that you are in good standing and stating your class rank; please send the letter directly to:

Kline School of Law
Office of Admissions
3320 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

The transfer application deadline is June 15. Decisions are made on a rolling basis beginning in mid-June. No decision will be made until all first-year grades are received. We accept transfer students after completion of the equivalent to the entire required first-year curriculum at their law school. We do not accept mid-semester or third-year transfer students. We seek students who have demonstrated academic success and thus generally limit consideration of transfer applicants to students who are in the top third or higher of their first-year law school class. Transfer students are eligible to participate in Moot Court and Law Review in accordance with procedures set forth by the faculty.

Criteria for Transfer of Credit:

No more than 35 transfer credits may be received from courses taken at other law schools. All transfer credits must meet a threshold of C+ or better. Students are required to complete a minimum of 50 credits at Drexel University to receive their JD degree from the Kline School of Law.

Credit will not be awarded unless:

1. The course is offered by an ABA-accredited law school; and,
2. The student passed the course with a grade of C+ (or its equivalent) or above.

Grades received in courses taken at another law school are not included in the computation of a student’s cumulative grade point average at the Kline School of Law. The Director of Academic Services will notify accepted transfer students of the number of transfer credits recognized by the Kline School of Law upon receipt of an official transcript with final grades. Students may be prohibited from completing a course for credit at the Kline School of Law if they have already received transfer credit for a similar course.

Transfer credit from non-U.S. law programs should be discussed directly with Admissions.

Apply online through LSAC

Visiting Student Applicants

On occasion, a student enrolled in a JD program at another law school approved by the American Bar Association may apply for admission on a full-time, non-degree basis. Visiting students may attend for up to two semesters, earning credit toward a degree at their own institutions. An applicant must have completed their first year of law school before enrolling with us.

The Admissions Committee considers past academic performance as well as special circumstances when reviewing such requests. No one is admitted as a visiting student for more than two semesters.

If you are interested in being a visiting student, you must submit:

1. An application (apply online)
2. An official law school transcript
3. A letter from the applicant’s degree-granting institution giving permission for the applicant to earn credit for course work at the School of Law
4. A personal statement indicating your reasons for wanting to visit at the School of Law
5. Your resume
6. Two letters of recommendation 

Of the list above, items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 should be sent directly to:

Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Office of Admissions
3320 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

The visiting student application deadline is June 15. Decisions are made on a rolling basis.

Apply online through LSAC

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