Enrollment Requirements

Admission Deposits

In order to hold your seat in the Fall 2013 entering class, a non-refundable tuition deposit of $350 is required by 4 p.m. on April 15, 2013. Applicants admitted after April 1 will be subject to a separate deposit deadline which will be noted in you admission letter. Your first deposit must be submitted with the Admissions Response Form.

A second non-refundable tuition deposit of $350 is required by 4 p.m. on June 24, 2013. Applicants admitted after June 1 will be subject to a separate deposit deadline which will be noted in your admission letter and must submit a combined first and second deposit of $700. Your deposit(s) must be submitted with the Reconfirmation Response Form.

All deposit checks should be made payable to the University of San Francisco.

Admission deposits can also be paid online using a credit card (Mastercard, Visa, AMEX, or Discover) or an electronic check at www.usfca.edu/guestpay /.

From the left toolbar menu:

• Click on GuestPay. Enter your USF ID number only.
• Select Admission Deposit and click on pay
• Select Fall 2013 as the term.
• Enter the payment amount and credit card or e-check information.

Remember to submit the Admissions Response Form after making an online payment. Forms may be faxed to the Office of Admissions at (415) 422-5442 or sent electronically to lawadmissions@usfca.edu.

Failure to submit your required admission deposits by the appropriate deadlines will result in the immediate cancellation of your admission to the USF School of Law.

Official Transcript

Admission to the University of San Francisco School of Law is contingent upon successful completion of a baccalaureate degree prior to the beginning of the Fall 2013 semester. You are required to submit an official transcript confirming completion of your baccalaureate degree by August 1, 2013. The transcript must be sent by the degree-granting institution directly to the USF School of Law Office of Admissions.

Hand-delivered transcripts are not acceptable even if they are in a sealed envelope, nor are transcripts received from LSAC as part of your JD CAS report.

Photos

Please submit two passport-sized photos by June 24, 2013. One photo will be added to your permanent file and is REQUIRED of all new students. The second photo is optional and will be used in the New Student Picture Book, which is an internal law school publication. The New Student Picture Book, distributed to faculty, administrators, and first year students lists only your name, undergraduate school, and city of permanent residence. A Student Directory Form will be sent to you along with your second deposit reminder notice. Photo(s) may be submitted in hard copy or emailed in JPEG format to lawadmissions@usfca.edu. Please submit your photo(s) with the Student Directory Form.

Change of Address

It is imperative that you notify the admissions office of any address changes (including email address). You are solely responsible for any and all important information sent to you by the law school and the University of San Francisco, especially documentation that requires responses by specific deadlines.

In the event that you will be unavailable during deadline periods, you must submit a letter to the admissions office authorizing a proxy to act on your behalf. To contact the Office of Admissions by email, click here.

Please note that information regarding your application and admission to the USF School of Law is confidential and will not be released to anyone other than the applicant. If you are unable to communicate with the Office of Admissions directly, you must submit written authorization for a parent, spouse, family member, or friend to act as your proxy and make decisions or inquiries on your behalf.

Disclosures/Character & Fitness

All admitted students are required to notify the USF School of Law of any changes to the information included in their admission application, including any changes in the Character and Fitness section of the application. In particular, all admitted applicants must notify the director of admissions immediately if they have been charged, arrested or convicted of any felony or misdemeanor or other offense with the sole exception of a minor traffic violation after submitting the application. Arrest or conviction of DUI (or any alcohol or drug related offense) is not a minor traffic violation. Conviction may be a legal consequence if 1) a verdict of guilty after trial by judge or jury, 2) a plea of guilty, or 3) a plea of nolo contendere.

Newly admitted applicants are required to submit a detailed written description of any updated Character and Fitness disclosures to the Admissions Office if an incident occurs after an offer of admission is made and to the Office of the Assistant Dean for Academic Services if an incident occurs after classes begin. Information disclosed after an applicant has been offered admission will automatically result in a re-evaluation of the applicant's file.

The Bar Examiners will receive reports of any such convictions from law enforcement agencies. Failure to disclose this information in your application may result in revocation of your admission decision, dismissal from school, revocation of any degree awarded by USF School of Law and denial of admission to the Bar, and referral to the LSAC Subcommittee on Misconduct and Irregularities in the Admission Process.

Deferments

The University of San Francisco School of Law does NOT grant admission deferments. Your admission to the law school is for the Fall 2013 term only. If you are unable to attend law school at this time, you must re-apply for admission.