transfer & visiting
Candidates for the JD degree may apply for admission with advanced standing, awarded for work completed at another ABA-approved law school.

Such applicants must be academically eligible to continue as regular, full-time students in the school last attended.

Because only a few vacancies occur each year and many applications for transfer are received, the applicant must be within the top third of his or her law school class and have a compelling reason for transferring.

Students who have completed their first year of law study at another law school may be considered for transfer.

Students with more than one year of law study may be permitted to attend the Law School only as visiting students.

These visiting students transfer credits earned at the J. Reuben Clark Law School back to their other law schools for application toward graduation requirements there.

Specific information regarding transfer or visiting status may be obtained by contacting the Law School Admissions Office, 340 JRCB, Provo, UT 84602-8000, admissions@lawgate.byu.edu.