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Application Requirements

• Completed Application. As part of Drexel University's Green Initiative, we feature a completely paperless application process through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).

• Credential Assembly Service (CAS) registration. All applicants, including those educated abroad, are required to register for the CAS. CAS will provide us with a report containing information important in the admission process. Your CAS report will include:
• An undergraduate academic summary;
• An undergraduate, graduate and law/professional school transcripts;
• LSAT score(s) (if applicable); and
• Letters of recommendation (at least two) processed by LSAC.

• LSAT or GRE score. Your LSAT score(s) will be sent via LSAC. We will only accept official GRE score reports from ETS. Please indicate Drexel University Kline School of Law as a score report recipient using our designated institution code of 4120. For more information about reporting GRE scores, see the ETS website. If you have taken or take the LSAT during the application process in addition to the GRE, you will be deemed an LSAT candidate, and your GRE score will not be considered.


• Resume. Describe your employment history, including part-time and summer employment. Attach the resume to your application.
  
  
• Personal statement: Explain why you want to attend the Drexel University Kline School of Law and become a lawyer. Feel free to identify any relationships, experiences, or personal ethical commitments that led you to this decision.
  
  

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• Deadline for the 2-year program and the 3-year summer start program is January 15.
• 2-year JD students are required to follow the same steps as 3-year JD applicants and select the "2-year JD" option on their JD applications.
• All 2-year JD applicants will be considered for the traditional 3-year JD as well.

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• To apply for the joint degree JD/PhD Program in Law & Psychology, all applicants must complete a full traditional JD application.
• In addition, all applicants must complete a separate JD/PhD application. The Drexel Department of Psychology deadline for applying to the JD/PhD program is December 1.

Program Requirements and JD/PhD Application

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Admission information for transfer and visiting students

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Eligibility

Global Access JD Students must have completed a Bachelor of Laws degree.

All applicants must submit:

1. A completed application
2. Academic transcripts verified by LSAC's Credential Assembly Service
3. Proof of English proficiency with a TOEFL or IELTS score
4. A written personal statement expressing their interest in the program
5. Resume
6. Two letters of recommendation
7. Following a thorough review of your application, Drexel may request a Skype, personal, or telephone interview with you.

How to Apply

Log into or create an account through LSAC's JD Credential Assembly Service. When you are ready to submit your application to Drexel, select the "Global Access JD" option and follow the remaining instructions.

Application Deadline

Apply by March 1. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as decisions are made on a rolling basis.

Taking the New York Bar Exam

If you are interested in sitting for the NY State Bar Exam, you must have your academic credentials evaluated by the New York State Board of Law Examiners for duration and substance and receive confirmation of the U.S. legal education requirements that will satisfy eligibility requirements for the Bar Exam. Please submit your qualification credentials for evaluation to the Board of Law Examiners online.

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How to Apply

The Master of Legal Studies may be completed entirely online or supplemented with live courses, either full-time or part-time. Eight concentrations are available for this program.

Apply for the online program

Students who have previously applied through LSAC for the Thomas R. Kline School of Law do not need to submit an application. Please contact mlsadmissions@drexel.edu.

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For All International Applicants

International students must submit scores from either the TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo exam.

An applicant may seek a waiver for the following reasons:

1. They have successfully completed a Bachelor’s or Doctorate in the U.S.
2. They attended a university outside the U.S. in which English was the only language of instruction. This requires a letter submitted to the law school or LSAC directly from a Dean or other high-level administrator of the school.

Applicants who seek a waiver will be required to do a phone screening with the English Language Center (ELC). The ELC will then send the law school their evaluation, and then the admissions committee will determine if a waiver may be granted.

For LLM and MLS Program Applicants

Because the Kline School of Law carefully reviews each individual’s application, we strongly encourage students with lower TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores to apply. Students with lower TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores who are otherwise qualified for the LLM program, are often admitted conditioned upon completion of the Drexel English Language Center’s Graduate Bridge Program.

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