Spring Term October 1
Fall Term February 25

25th/75th percentile GPA - 3.06/3.51
25th/75th percentile LSAT- 152/157

1. Submitting an Application
   A candidate may fully complete and sign the application for admission located in the back of the admissions bulletin. The application should then be mailed with a $50.00, non-refundable, application fee and all other supporting documentation
   
   South Texas College of Law
   1303 San Jacinto
   Houston, Texas 77002
   Attn: ADMISSIONS
   
2. A candidate may also apply to South Texas through our on-line application. The application can be accessed through this site. When using the online application, the $50.00, non-refundable, application fee can only be paid by credit card.
   
3. We also accept printed applications that have been prepared using the Law School Admissions Council’s LSACD and the LSACD, on the web. Both of these products allow you to use your computer to fill out applications for all 188 ABA- approved law schools. You can use the LSCAD and print out your completed application and send it directly to South Texas at 1303 San Jacinto, Houston, Texas 77002. You can also use the LSACD on the web to electronically transmit your application to LSAC. The Law School Admission Council will then send both printed and electronic versions of your application directly to South Texas.

Applications submitted to Law School Admission Council for transmission to South Texas will be considered postmarked on the day they were electronically submitted.

Subscriptions to LSACD and LSACD on the web are available at www.LSAC.org.

Foreign Degree Applicants

Applicants with degrees from foreign institutions are not required to register with LSDAS, although the LSAT must still be taken. In lieu of the LSDAS evaluation, applicants with foreign degrees must obtain a certified foreign credential evaluation from a recognized service. This evaluation must state that the applicant possesses the equivalent of a bachelor's degree and must also state the cumulative grade point average of that degree. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is not required of foreign applicants. The TOEFL cannot be substituted for the required foreign credential evaluation. Any student who is not a U.S. citizen and holds a temporary visa (FI-JI) is classified as an international student. In addition to meeting standard admission requirements, these applicants must submit:
-A copy of immigration documentation when submitting application
-Letter of Financial Backing (U.S. citizens and permanent residents are exempt).

Application Evaluation

An admission decision cannot be made until an applicants file is complete. A complete application file (received by February 25 for fall and October 1 for spring) consists of the following items:

Applicants are encouraged to complete their files before the applicable deadline date to avoid any unforeseen problems. However, the majority of decisions are made following the application deadline. Many students are admitted primarily on the basis of their LSAT score and their cumulative undergraduate grade point average. A significant percentage of each class, however, is chosen on the basis of other factors, such as exceptional personal or academic achievement (not necessarily demonstrated in academic testing assessments); letters of recommendation; work, community service, or life experiences; leadership potential; a history of overcoming adversity and hardship; and a talent for communicating effectively. Every attempt is made to evaluate the applicant as an individual, a prospective student, and a future professional.

Transfer Applicants

To be admitted with advanced standing, a transfer applicant must have earned credit for at least 24 semester hours at an ABA-accredited law school. The college will not award credit for more than 30 semester hours earned at another law school. Transfer applicants are required to submit the following: a completed and signed application for admission; the application fee; a copy of the applicant's most recent LSDAS evaluation report; an official letter of good standing from the law school from which the applicant is attempting to transfer; personal statement; resume; two letters of recommendation; and preferably, an official transcript reflecting all law grades earned. If you are waiting for your final grades, we ask that you send your application and supporting documentation before the June 15 deadline and an official transcript as soon as that is available. Decisions on transfer files cannot be made, however, until all the above items are received.

Visiting Applicants

A student from another ABA- accredited law school may apply to South Texas as a visiting student, subject to availability of space. Visiting students must submit an application for admission, an application fee, and a letter of good standing from their law school indicating that transfer credit will be accepted towards the student's degree program. Visiting students will be required to pay registration fees and tuition in full at the time of registration. Visiting students are prohibited from applying as a transfer student once they have visited at South Texas.

Notices of Critical Importance

South Texas College of Law admits students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, age, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or disability, or in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan program, and other school-administered programs.

South Texas College of Law does not represent, warrant, or claim that by attending or graduating from the law school an accepted applicant will pass the bar exam or be accepted to the bar in any state. In addition, South Texas College of Law does not represent, warrant, or claim that by attending or graduating from the law school or by subsequently being admitted to the bar of any state, an accepted applicant to the law school will become employed in a legal position or will receive a higher average starting salary than such applicant might otherwise be in a position to receive.

While every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, South Texas College of Law reserves the right to change, without notice, statements in the Admissions Bulletin concerning rules, policies, fees, curricula, or other matters. Publications of South Texas College of Law are not contractual. The faculty and administration may make changes at any time and may make them applicable to students enrolled before and/or after the changes are made.