Transferring / Visiting
If you've completed the first year of full-time legal study at an ABA-approved law school and have done well, we invite you to apply for transfer to the College of Law. A few of our current transfer students have shared advice and experiences to give you the benefit of their perspectives.
Transfer students must satisfy the College's graduation requirements, which may necessitate taking one or more of the College's first-year courses. In general, transfer applicants are judged on the basis of academic achievement at their current institution as well as their writing ability and other factors relevant to first-year admissions.
As a transfer student, you will receive the numerous benefits of the excellent academic environment at the University of Illinois, including opportunities to learn from renowned scholars who are influencing the legal and regulatory underpinnings of the profession's core. Those scholars are also heralded teachers; seven of the last 15 winners of the campus-wide Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching have been Law faculty members.
The College's administration and staff work to integrate incoming transfer students into the life of the school. From Law Review to Trial Advocacy to the Student Bar Association, you will have every opportunity to enjoy and benefit from everything the College has to offer.
You will also join a warm and welcoming law school community with ample opportunities to get to know classmates and professors who will become lifelong friends and mentors. Plus, you will appreciate the affordability and safety of living in Champaign-Urbana while enjoying a host of options for recreation, nightlife, and the arts.
Non-Degree Students
A student who has completed two years of law study at another school and wishes to take one or two semesters of law courses at the University of Illinois may be considered for admission as a non-degree candidate to earn credit toward the degree at his or her present law school. The applicant should file the application form and fee by July 1 and must have the dean of the applicant's present law school furnish the College of Law with a certification of the applicant's good standing in that school, indicating that the applicant has permission to count the work completed at Illinois toward the degree at his or her present school. Law transcripts and a statement as to why attendance is desired should be attached to the admission application.
