Apply for JD Transfer or Visiting Status
"JD Transfer Program and Visiting Students"
Transfer Students
A limited number of places are available for students who wish to transfer to the law school after completing one year of legal studies at an American Bar Association-accredited law school. A maximum of 31 credit hours may be applied toward the law school’s degree requirements. The primary factor considered in an admission decision is the student’s first-year law performance. Transfer students may apply for admission to the Law School for either the fall or spring semester. To consider an applicant for admission as a transfer student, the Admissions Office must receive the following:
- A completed application for admission submitted via LSAC.org, accompanied by an application fee of $80
- A transcript of the applicant’s law school record sent directly from the school to the GW Law Admissions Office
- An official undergraduate transcript
- A CAS report
- A letter from an official (for example, dean of students or registrar) of the applicant's current law school stating that the applicant is in good academic standing
The deadlines for submission of transfer applications are June 15 for the fall semester and November 15 for the spring semester.
Please note: Fall semester transfer applicants who apply by March 1 automatically will be considered under the Early Action Transfer Program, through which non-binding provisional admission may be offered based on first-semester law school grades. Final admission will be determined after the spring transcript is received.
Visiting Students
A student who is in good academic standing as a degree candidate at an ABA-accredited school may be admitted to the Law School as a visiting student in order to earn credit for transfer to his or her home institution. While the vast majority of visiting students do their coursework at the Law School during the summer session, students may apply for visiting student status during the fall or spring semester. Admission will be based primarily on space availability.
To consider an applicant for admission as a visiting student, the Admissions Office must receive the following:
- A completed application for admission submitted via LSAC.org, accompanied by an application fee of $80
- A transcript of the applicant’s law school record
- A letter from an official (for example, dean of students) of the applicant's current law school stating that he or she is in good academic standing and is approved for visiting status at GW Law
Please note that the law school will not issue an I-20 form for visiting international students.
The deadlines for application materials are August 1 for the fall semester, November 15 for the spring semester, and May 1 for the summer session.