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All applicants must register for a CAS subscription. For more information, please click here visit the CAS website.

All applicants must submit transcripts from every college and university, graduate and professional school they have attended, however brief. Transcripts from international programs during a period of study abroad are not required as long as your grades are reported on your home school transcript. All transcripts must be submitted via CAS.

UConn Law requires two (2) and accepts up to four (4) LORs. LORs must be submitted through the Letter of Recommendation Service included in your CAS registration. LORs from academic sources (i.e., professors/graders who have reviewed/graded academic work for credit) are strongly preferred for recent graduates.

Our application form is available through LSAC. Be sure to read and follow all section-specific instructions contained within the body of the application.

All applicants, regardless of residency, must submit a Residency Affidavit.

All applicants must submit a resume.

• Make sure that all entries are current up to the date of submission and presented in reverse-chronological order.
• Please include military service, paid or unpaid internships, community involvement/service, and summer employment if applicable.
• Please include a list of every college and university, graduate and professional school attended, however brief and regardless of whether or not credit was received. Include the dates of attendance, major, degree, and date degree was awarded. Include any enrollment, however brief, at any law school, whether or not credit was received.

All applicants must submit a personal statement offering the Admissions Committee some insight about your decision to study law. The Admissions Committee is interested in learning more about your character, intellectual abilities, and writing skills. Your ability to write clearly, concisely and persuasively is important. Your statement should be submitted in 12-point font, double spaced, and no longer than two pages in length.

The UConn Law community is bonded by a core set of shared values unique to our mission and institutional culture. Please consider submitting an essay based on one of the following three prompts to further demonstrate that you are a strong candidate for our Law School in particular. Your response should be in 12-point font, double spaced, and no longer than two pages in length. Please indicate the number of the prompt you are responding to at the outset of your essay.

1. UConn Law community members are called upon to be leaders and change makers in the interests of justice, equity, and the rule of law even (and especially) when our efforts are met with opposition. Resilience and grit are key to heeding this call. Please discuss a time you faced adversity, a challenge, or a setback, whether temporary or systemic. Describe how you sought to overcome the circumstance and what you learned in the process.
2. Intellectual debate and critical examination of case law are hallmarks of the law school classroom. UConn Law specifically prides itself on creating a safe space for civil discussion of legal opinions that sometimes have a personal impact. Please discuss a Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling of your choice and how it has directly or indirectly impacted you and/or your decision to pursue a legal education.
3. Service to the community is a critical component of the UConn Law experience. Through the work of our clinics, student organizations, and cultural emphasis on respect, civility and belonging, members of UConn Law recognize our responsibility to help and support others. In doing so, we also experience our own personal growth and reap individual benefits. Please discuss the ways a community you support or with which you identify plays a role in your life. Describe the contributions you have made to this community and the benefits you have gained in doing so.

If you answered yes to any of our six (6) Character and Fitness questions, you are required to submit an explanation for each positive response. You may also be required to submit supporting documents related to each positive response.

All applicants to UConn Law have an ongoing duty to amend their application should a circumstance arise that necessitates a new disclosure to the Character and Fitness portion of the application. Amendment requests may be made to rachele.torres@uconn.edu. A brief explanatory essay and supporting documentation must be sent within 10 days of the circumstance(s) that necessitate amendment. Failure to do so could result in withdrawal of your application and if admitted, rescission of our offer. This obligation remains in effect throughout the admissions process and any subsequent matriculation at UConn School of Law.

All applicants must submit a $60 non-refundable fee via LSAC. Application fee waivers are available upon request. Please submit your request to law.admissions@uconn.edu and include your LSAC account number in your email.