Transfer Students Application and Information

Application Deadlines:
For Spring - December 1
For Fall - July 15

Each academic year a limited number of spaces are available to students seeking to transfer from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), are in good academic standing, and have at least a 3.0 law school grade point average and have completed the first full year law school.  A student may transfer a maximum of 30 credit hours toward the Howard law degree. Course evaluation for transfer credit will take place prior to registration but not during the admissions process.

Transfer applicants are evaluated based on the following criteria: LSAT score(s), Cumulative GPA (undergraduate), first year law school GPA and class rank, the law school transcript, letter of good standing from transferring law school, a letter from a Legal Writing Professor, and the reasons for seeking a transfer to HUSL.

A decision will not be made on a student's file until all grades from the last semester attended have been submitted to LSAC.

Applicants must submit an application online. You may apply on-line at:

Click Here to Apply to Howard University School of Law as a Transfer Applicant

Application Requirements

  • Completed, signed, and dated application
  • Why are you interested in transferring to HUSL?
  • $60 nonrefundable application fee – check or money order payable to Howard University School of Law (fee waivers will not be granted this cycle)
  • Current Resume (No page limit but be judicious.) 
  • A letter of recommendation from a Legal Writing Professor submitted via LSAC
  • Official law school transcript(s) forwarded by the Office of the Registrar to HUSL or LSAC
  • Copy of CAS report (sent via LSAC)
  • Letter of good standing and class rank forwarded by the Office of the Registrar
  • Addenda (if applicable)
  • Application certification

Qualifications beyond Completion of Law School to Practice Law in the United States

In addition to successfully completing a bar examination, each U.S. jurisdiction requires applicants to satisfy character, fitness, and admission requirements. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Information and contact details for all relevant bar admission authorities are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners at  www.ncbex.org.