All applications are submitted online through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and are considered by the Chase Admissions Committee of deans and professors. Applications require detailed personal and academic information, but the online process makes assembly and submission simple.
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Applicants to the Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration dual-degree program must apply to and meet the separate admission requirements of Chase and the Haile/U.S. Bank College of Business.
Applicants who have taken the Law School Admission Test and have been admitted to Chase are not required to take the GRE General Test.
The dual law and business administration degrees require a total of 108 credit-hours that can be completed in three years, including summer classes, four years without summers, or longer part-time. About 75 percent of credits are in law courses.
The Chase College of Law seeks to enroll students who have the best prospect of successfully completing a legal education and who are highly motivated for the study of law. The College of Law also recognizes the importance of enrolling a student body that represents unique viewpoints because of varied personal, educational, and professional experiences. To achieve these goals, the admissions committee will complete a thorough review of the required application materials and will consider the applicant’s testing and academic performance history; employment background; leadership, community, or volunteer service; significant academic or professional achievements; and other talents, skills, or experiences disclosed by the applicant that demonstrate an aptitude to complete our degree requirements.
The Chase College of Law Admissions Committee requires applicants to complete an application through the required application and document assembly service.
The admissions committee adheres to the standards set forth by the American Bar Association. Prior to enrollment, the applicant, unless accepted through one of our approved accelerated law programs, must earn a bachelor's degree from an accredited
college or university and admission is conditional upon the applicant's receipt of the degree. Credit for the J.D. degree is given only for course work taken after a student has matriculated in the Chase College of Law J.D. program of study.
All Juris Doctor applications and a $50 application fee are submitted electronically through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC).
You must take either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) before the committee will consider your application to law school. You should plan to take a test no later than the spring of the year of planned entry.
If you plan to take the GRE, you must direct the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send your GRE scores to Chase College of Law. Our ETS code is 0985.
If you take both the LSAT and GRE, you must report your LSAT score.
You must send transcripts directly to the LSAC Credential Assembly Service from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools you have attended. Prior to enrolling in the College of Law, you must have obtained a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Character and fitness is an important requirement for admission to both law school and the state bar where you wish to practice. The application process for both requires you to provide detailed information about your past.
Failure to disclose conduct relating to character and fitness could result in revocation of your admission to or expulsion from the College, revocation of a scholarship offer, or a state’s refusal to admit you to practice law. Your responsibility to immediately notify the law school if any answer becomes inaccurate or incomplete after submission of this application continues throughout the admissions process. If you are admitted to and enrolled in the College of Law, this responsibility continues during your law school enrollment.
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners. [ABA Standard 504 (a)]
The best policy is full disclosure when answering each of the seven questions. If you answered "yes" to any of the questions, you must attach a detailed explanation for each offense. Be sure to include the date, location, the nature of the charge, a detailed account of the circumstances leading to the charge, the disposition of the case, and any sanction imposed. Attaching third-party records such as court records or educational records without including your detailed explanation is insufficient.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Office of Admissions at (859) 572-5490.
You are about to begin an exciting journey toward becoming a lawyer. You need to secure your admission to the entering class with two non-refundable deposits that are applied to your first academic period tuition:
In accordance with ABA Standard 502(d) and Interpretations 502-1 and 502-2, this policy sets forth the requirements and procedures to ensure that all enrolled students submit an official transcript confirming the conferral of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) by October 15 of the year in which they begin law school.
All incoming students are required to submit an official transcript from their degree-granting undergraduate institution, reflecting the conferral of a bachelor’s degree, by October 15 of the year of matriculation. Students who fail to submit an official transcript by this deadline, and who have not been granted a documented extension due to extraordinary circumstances, will be administratively withdrawn from the College of Law as of October 16.
Initial Submission Requirement to LSAC
As a condition of enrollment, all applicants who anticipate enrolling at Chase Law are required to submit an official transcript showing the conferral of a bachelor's degree to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) no later than July 1 of the year of matriculation. This requirement does not apply to applicants who have been admitted through one of our approved accelerated law programs (3+3) since the applicant will not have earned a bachelor’s degree until after the first year of law school.
The Office of Admissions monitors transcript receipt status through LSAC and continues outreach to any applicants who have not fulfilled this requirement.
Conditional Enrollment in Limited Circumstances
Applicants who have not submitted an official transcript showing the award of a bachelor’s degree by July 1 may not enroll at Chase College of Law unless they provide:
A signed letter on institutional letterhead from the degree-granting institution confirming that all degree requirements have been met, andAn attestation from the institution indicating the expected date when the official transcript with the degree conferral will be available.If the transcript will be available before October 15, the student may be
permitted to enroll conditionally. This documentation will be retained in the student’s file.
Ongoing Monitoring and Final Compliance Check
The Office of Admissions will maintain continuous communication with all enrolled students who have been permitted to begin law school under conditional documentation.
A final compliance review will be conducted by October 10 to confirm that all official transcripts have been received and that the bachelor’s degree has been conferred.
Administrative Withdrawal for Noncompliance
Students who have neither submitted an official transcript confirming their undergraduate degree nor received an approved extension for extraordinary circumstances by October 15 will be administratively withdrawn effective October 16.
These students will be removed from all courses, barred from further participation in academic activities, and reported as withdrawn in the ABA Annual Questionnaire.
Extraordinary Circumstances and Extensions
In rare cases where extraordinary circumstances prevent timely submission through no fault of the student, an extension request must be submitted in writing to Director of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management by October 10. The request must include documentation substantiating the extraordinary circumstances and a timeline for resolution. If an extension is granted, the Law School will document the justification and terms in the student’s file.
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Office of Admissions
1 Nunn Drive, 216 Nunn Hall
Highland Heights, KY 41099
859-572-5490
