The Law Center reviews transfer applications for both Spring and Fall semester admission.  Transfer applicants, who have completed only one year at an ABA-accredited law school, are admitted to the second year class on a space available basis.  Applicants may only apply if, by the time they matriculate, they will have taken only two semesters worth of classes.  In rare circumstances, applicants who have completed 3 part-time semesters by the time they will matriculate, may apply.

Competitive candidates are typically in the top 15% of their current law school class with an A-/B+ average. 

Transfer applicants are considered for either the Full-time or Part-time Division (or both).  Georgetown Law will accept for transfer a maximum of 30 semester hours earned at a student's previous institution (the number of semester hours earned by our first-year day students).  Credit is not usually granted for law school courses beyond the first year.

 

Timeline
October 31	Transfer Deadline for Spring 2009
March 16	Early Action Transfer Deadline for Fall 2009
June 15	Transfer Deadline for Fall 2009

 

Application Requirements

Transfer applicants must submit all of the following materials: 

• Completed application form.  Please check the appropriate boxes on the front of the application.
• Non-refundable $80 application fee.
• Current law school transcript (through Summer term for Spring entry or through Spring term for Fall entry).
• Georgetown Law JD Transfer Certification Form (form not yet available).  Note:  This form must be sent directly to Georgetown Law, not through LSDAS.
• Recommendation from a law school faculty member.
• Personal statement which should include the reasons for requesting the transfer.
• Resume.
• LSDAS Report (see below).

 

All applicants must register with LSDAS.  Georgetown Law will not accept copies of LSDAS reports from the applicant's current law school.  Once an applicant registers with LSDAS and submits an application (either through LSAC or a mailed paper application) the Admissions Office will automatically request a copy of the applicant's LSDAS report.

Applicants may send their letter(s) of recommendation and transcripts either through LSDAS or directly to the Georgetown Law Admissions Office.

 

Early Action

If the Law Center receives your completed application by March 16, 2009, your admissions decision will be mailed to you by early May.  To be eligible for the Early Action Program, the Law Center must receive your complete first semester, first-year grades from your law school.  Early Action acceptances are not binding on the applicants. 

Early Action applicants apply for admission with one semester's worth of grades, but must have completed two semesters by the time they matriculate.

 

Regular Decision

Regular Decision admissions decisions are generally not made before July.  All files are reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore, it is encouraged that applicants complete their files as quickly as possible.  To be eligible for the Regular Decision Program, Georgetown Law must receive complete first and second semester, first-year grades from your law school.  Although the deadline is June 15, applicants are encouraged to apply by June 1.

 

Transfer FAQs
Am I eligible to transfer to Georgetown Law?	Applicants may only apply if, by the time they matriculate, they will have taken only two semesters worth of classes.  In rare circumstances, applicants who have completed 3 part-time semesters by the time they will matriculate, may apply.
May I apply for spring admission?	Typically, only students who initially entered law school in the spring of the prior year may apply for spring admission. In rare circumstances, applicants who have completed 3 part-time semesters by the time they will matriculate, may apply for spring admission (see above).
May part-time students apply to transfer into the full-time program?	Yes.
How competitive is the transfer process?	This year we received almost 600 applications for Fall 2008 transfer. To be competitive, students should be in the top 15% of their class with an A-/B+ average.
May I apply for Early Action transfer based upon my Fall grades alone?	Yes.
May Transfer students participate in the Fall Recruitment Program?	Yes, the Office of Career Services will do its best to accommodate Transfer students' participation in the Fall Recruitment Program.
May Transfer students participate in a journal?	Yes, Transfer students who are interested in journal membership must participate in the write-on competition.  Those who have been admitted and have paid their deposit(s) prior to the deadline (typically in late July) may participate in the 2009 journal write-on competition.  Those admitted after this date will be given an opportunity to participate in the transfer competition beginning in June 2010.

 

Contact Information (please send all application materials to the address below) Office of Admissions Committee on Transfer Admission McDonough Hall, Room 589 Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 662-9010 Fax: (202) 662-9439 Transfer Admissions Email: admis@law.georgetown.edu

 

 

 

 

Revised August 25, 2008 (ams)