Detailed reasons must be submitted in support of such requests. Each year the Law School enrolls a small number of students with advanced standing who have achieved superior records at other law schools. Acceptance of these students permits the Law School to enrich and diversify an already talented student body and to offer such students academic opportunities in curricular fields not available at their current law school. In addition, two letters of recommendation preferably from law school faculty members and a personal statement which includes a discussion of the reasons for requesting enrollment with advanced standing must be submitted. Transfer students will be considered for enrollment after completion of an equivalent first-year curriculum.
Candidates are welcome to submit applications for consideration for fall enrollment.
The extent of credit granted for work successfully completed at another law school is subject to the discretion of the University of Pennsylvania Law School faculty. Also a candidate must have received a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree from an accredited college before entering the law school from which he or she seeks to transfer. A final official copy of the undergraduate transcript must be submitted along with the other application material. With the approval of their home law school, outstanding law students may seek enrollment as second or third-year visiting students. In such cases, the course credits are accepted toward the law degree to be awarded by the home school.