240160 - Law (JD)
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Application Deadline
Fall Priority Deadline: March 1
Fall Application Deadline: May 1
Contact Information
243 JRCB
801-422-7871
admissions2law@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Test
LSAT, GRE, JD Next, or qualify under the LSAT exemption policy
Additional Requirements
To be considered by BYU Law, applicants must:
Have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university prior to the start of law school
Take the LSAT, GRE, JD Next, or qualify under the LSAT exemption policy
Sign up for a Law School Admission Council (LSAC) account and Credential Assembly Service (CAS)
Submit an electronic application through LSAC which includes:
College Transcripts
Personal Statement – Two pages about yourself
Resume – One page describing your academic, extracurricular, and professional activities
Letters of Recommendation – Two letters from professors discussing your academic abilities (professional references are acceptable from non-traditional candidates)
Optional Essay – One page describing an aspect of your background and experience and how it has affected your life and will allow you to contribute uniquely to BYU Law.
Complete Honor Code Commitment and Ecclesiastical Endorsement
Both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-Day Saint applicants agree to abide by the Honor Code and Related Policies
Latter-day Saint applicants must have an endorsement from both their current bishop and a member of their stake presidency.
Non-Latter-day Saint applicants need an endorsement from a member of clergy from their own faith (or a local Latter-day Saint Bishop) and from the non-denominational BYU chaplain.
You may begin your Ecclesiastical Endorsement here.
International students may need to submit official IELTS, TOEFL, or English3 scores in order to be considered for admission
Apply here
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The J. Reuben Clark Law School offers a course of graduate professional study leading to the juris doctorate (JD) degree. Additional information about legal education, admissions standards, and procedures—including information about the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and registration with the Law School Credential Assembly Service (LSCAS)—can be obtained from the admissions office of the Law School or on our Web site at http://law.byu.edu/site/current-students/dean-students-office
Requirements for Degree
Credit hours (90): credits toward the JD degree may be completed no earlier than five fall or winter semesters and no later than sixty months after a student has begun law study at an ABA-approved law school.
Required courses: the following first-year courses are required for graduation: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legislation and Regulation, Property, Structures of the Constitution, Torts, Introduction to Legal Research and Writing and Introduction to Advocacy. Each student is also required to take Professional Responsibility during the second or third year.
Substantial writing paper: each student will be required to prepare, during his or her second or third year, a substantial writing paper of satisfactory quality.
Professional skills requirement: each student must complete at least two credit hours of externship credit or at least one of the second-year or third-year courses designated as a "Professional Skills Course."
Residency requirement: graduation requires six regular semesters in residence. Enrollment in summer programs can reduce the number of regular semesters from six to five.
Graduation interview: to be held with the Law School registrar four months prior to graduation.
