JD Program Deadlines & Requirements

You will need the following to complete your application:

1. A completed application form
2. Personal statement
3. Resume
4. Two (2) letters of recommendation submitted through your LSAC CAS account. (Up to three letters will be accepted)
5. Bachelor's degree
6. CAS report with letters of recommendation, all undergraduate transcripts, LSAT score and LSAC Writing Sample or GRE score (taken in the last 5 years)
7. Email address (this is the primary form of communication from the law school)

Personal Statement

The statement must be no more than three pages, double-spaced and 12 pt. font. 申请人的个人陈述是一个提供申请人认为应该考虑的信息的机会.

个人陈述提示是:告诉我们一个影响你生活的人或博彩平台网址大全排名. Please list the prompt at the top of your written statement.

If an applicant wishes to address their grades, academic disqualifications, etc. they may do so by addressing these circumstances in the Optional Essays section.

Resume

提供一份全职工作和其他活动的简历，从最近的开始. Include dates, name(s) of employer(s), and position(s) held. List the hours worked per week and academic honors received since entering college. List extracurricular activities, hobbies and community service. Describe the nature and extent of employment during college and include volunteer work. Please include summers. 解释高中毕业后的任何一段没有被之前的教育和工作经历所解释的时期. However, all high school information should be omitted.

Letters of Recommendation

In support of the application, applicants must submit two letters of recommendation directly to LSAC; we will accept a maximum of three letters. 我们强烈建议申请人联系他们的大学教授和管理人员，他们有机会评估他们的学术, time management, research and analytical skills to write on their behalf.

已经离开学校相当长一段时间的申请人可以提交雇主的推荐信, business colleagues, and mentors. Letters from family members and close personal friends are discouraged. These letters should address skills relevant to your potential success in law school.

请注意，LSAC不会向McGeorge发布申请人的CAS报告，直到他们收到至少两封推荐信. 申请将保持不完整，在申请人的文件完整之前不会被审查.

Credential Assembly Service (CAS) and LSAT or GRE

申请人必须在LSAC注册法学院入学考试(LSAT)或研究生入学考试(GRE)和LSAC的证书组装服务(CAS)。. 以前的学院和大学课程成绩单必须直接提供给LSAC. LSAT成绩必须在入学前五年内由管理部门提供. 申请文件是不完整的，直到申请人的法学院报告才会被审查, including an LSAT score or GRE score, has been received. Please note, if you have a valid LSAT score on file, the GRE score will NOT be considered for admission. (申请人的本科学位不是来自美国境内的教育机构, 其领土或加拿大必须使用LSAC的凭证组装服务进行国际文件认证和评估.) 

JD-Next可以作为申请的补充信息，但不能代替LSAT或GRE要求. 

在收到所需的所有信息之前，申请将不被考虑最终行动.

麦乔治法学院长期以来一直坚持在任何活动中不基于种族歧视的政策, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, age, color or religious belief.

Transcripts

All transcripts for college and graduate work must be submitted directly to LSAC. LSAC将评估每份成绩单，并向申请人指定的每所法学院转发一份报告.

If an applicant matriculated at another law school, a letter of good standing from that school is required. Additionally, if an applicant sat for an examination at that school, a transcript from that law school must also be submitted directly to LSAC.

请注意，如果CAS报告中最初没有提交带有学位的正式成绩单, 申请人必须在入学的第一天之前提交一份正式成绩单的副本，并将学位直接发布到McGeorge JD招生办公室 enrollment. 

Optional Essays: Diversity, Adversity Statements and Addenda

如果您认为以下信息对我们考虑您的申请有帮助，您可以选择在必要的个人陈述之外附上对以下一个或多个问题的回答，或者提交一份附录来解释您的申请中的任何差异.

1. Explain any discrepancies in your application.
2. Fully clarify and provide more information regarding any Character and Fitness questions.
3. Tell us more about your interest in McGeorge School of Law.  What makes our school a good fit for you in terms of academic interests, programmatic offerings and learning environment?
4. Discuss how your specific personal experiences, given your background (race, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQIA+ status, (经济劣势或其他)证明你性格中的一个重要品质和/或你能为法学院做出贡献的另一个独特能力.

Additional Application Requirements for Foreign Applicants

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

申请人没有完成英语学院或大学的学士学位, and for whom English is not their primary language is required to take the TOEFL. 这一要求也适用于在美国以外以英语为教学语言完成教育的新移民.

A minimum score of 600 for the paper-based test, 250 for the computer-based test, or 100 for the internet-based exam is required. 请注意，可接受的成绩必须直接来自托福，并提交给LSAC. For additional information on TOEFL, visit http://www.ets.org/toefl.

Transcripts (International)

McGeorge要求将外国成绩单直接提交给LSAC Credential Service，这包含在CAS订阅费中. 外国证书评估将由美国大学注册和招生官员协会(AACRO)最终确定，并将整合到您的CAS报告中.

Student Visa

一旦国际申请人被法学院录取并支付了第一笔座位保证金, 研究生和国际项目主任将联系学生获得I-20申请表, certification of finance, a notarized copy of their birth certificate, passport, and when applicable, marriage license. Once all of these items are received, 研究生和国际项目主任将处理学生的SEVIS I-20. An I-20 form is one part of the requirement for an applicant to obtain a student visa.

Online Status

Once an applicant submits their application, they can check the status online through the Application Status Online. 申请人在线状态的登录信息在申请提交给法学院时通过电子邮件发送给申请人. The admissions committee will review files in the order that they were completed. Our admissions committee is devoted to reviewing each file in a holistic manner. Please allow four-to-12 weeks to receive an admission decision. Offers of admission will be sent via U.S. mail. Other admission decisions will be sent via email. 更改申请人的电子邮件或邮寄地址应立即通知入学办公室.
 

Other Applicants

• Transfer Applicants
• Visiting Applicants
• Questions regarding the Undocumented/DACA Admissions Policy
• Information for Students from Canada
• Summer Session Applicants

Non-Discrimination Policy

The McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (45 CFR 86), and Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, does not discriminate in the administration of any of its educational programs, admissions, scholarships, loans, or other activities or programs on the basis of race, gender (identity and/or performance), sexual orientation or preference, national or ethnic origin, color, disability, marital status, age, or religious belief.

有关遵守这些法规和条例的查询可直接向院长办公室提出, 3200 Fifth Ave., Sacramento, California 95817, 916.739.7151, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, in San Francisco or Washington, D.C. 学生记录:询问学校是否遵守学生对教育记录的访问和隐私权, under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 可以直接到院长办公室或学生和家庭教育权利和隐私办公室, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

Questions?

JD Admissions
Phone: 916.739.7105
Fax: 916.739.7301
Email: mcgeorge@chalakseir.com

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