How to Apply

Completed Application Checklist, Procedures and Deadlines

Because the various parts of an application must come from several sources, it is your responsibility to see that all required materials reach the Admissions Office. No application will be considered complete for submission to the Admissions Committee until the following materials have been received and processed:

J.D. Early Action (Non-Binding) Application November 15 deadline	Application Form *No application fee required Personal Statement Optional: Two Letters of Recommendation Register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required Early Decision Agreement Form (PDF) Please see the J.D. application procedures (PDF) for details on applications requirements.
J.D. 1L Regular Decision Application April 15 priority deadline	Application Form (PDF) *No application fee required Personal Statement Optional: Two Letters of Recommendation Register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required Please see the J.D. application procedures (PDF) for details on applications requirements.
J.D. Transfer Application May 15: Early Action deadline July 1: priority deadline	Application Form (PDF) *No application fee required Personal Statement Official Law School Transcript One Letter of Recommendation from a law school professor Register with the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required Dean's Letter of Good Standing Please see the Transfer and Visiting Student application procedures (PDF) for details on applications requirements.
J.D. Visiting Application November 1: Spring enrollment priority deadline July 1: Fall enrollment priority deadline	Application Form (PDF) *No application fee required Personal Statement Official Law School Transcript Dean's Letter of Good Standing (this letter must approve the transfer of credits from Hofstra University School of Law toward the J.D. degree at the law school of the applicant's matriculation.) Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) Report Please see the Transfer and Visiting Student application procedures (PDF) for details on applications requirements.