Admission with Advanced Standing (Transfer)
To apply for admission with advanced standing, you must be attending an ABA-approved school, have substantially completed the first year of law study, and be in good standing. Transfer applicants matriculate in the fall semester only; applications are not accepted for mid-year admission. The Admissions Office starts accepting transfer applications on May 1 and an application must be submitted no later than June 15 of the year in which you want to transfer. The application will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee only after steps 1, 2, and 3 below have been completed and all documents have been received.
- Complete and submit the law school application form and pay the application fee of $50.00.
- A personal statement should be sent with your application that describes your reasons for wanting to transfer to this law school. It is also advisable to include two letters of recommendation.
- An appropriate office at your law school must send the following to the Admissions Office of the School of Law:
- A letter stating that you are in good standing for all semesters attended (including the present semester) and that you are eligible to return to the school, along with a copy of the LSDAS report. If the law school does not have a copy of the LSDAS report, you must register with LSDAS. (If you applied to Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis within the last two years, we will have your LSDAS report if one was received in the year you applied.)
- An official transcript reflecting your law courses, grades, and class rank for all semesters attended (including the present semester).
If admission is granted to the J.D. program, registration will be permitted only after the applicant has provided an official transcript showing the conferral of a baccalaureate degree.
Prior to registration, a student admitted with advanced standing must consult with the Law School's Associate Dean for Student Services regarding credits to be transferred. The amount of credit transferred depends on the quality of the student's record and the relationship of the course work to the program at the School of Law. A maximum of 30 hours of course credit may be transferred. Grades from transferred course credit will not be used to compute the admittee's cumulative grade point average at the School of Law. Only courses in which the student received a grade of "C" or above are eligible for transfer. Courses taken on a pass/fail basis generally will not transfer. However, if the applicant can show that the pass/fail course is equivalent to a C or above, credit will be considered. If credit is not given and the courses are required for graduation, the courses must be re-taken at IU-Indianapolis. The admittee must attain and maintain a grade point average of at least 2.3 at the School of Law or be subject to academic exclusion at the end of the first semester in which the student's cumulative grade point average falls below 2.3.
Questions should be directed to:
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
Office of Admissions
530 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225
(317) 274-2459
e-mail: lawadmit@iupui.edu
