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OCU LAW seeks serious, motivated students with the requisite intellectual and academic skills to successfully manage the coursework of a professional level curriculum. In reviewing applications, the School seeks students who value education, who possess clear reasons for pursuing an advanced degree, who demonstrate a well-developed work ethic, who have a record of service and leadership within their community, and who demonstrate a clear commitment to the values and ethics of the legal profession.
application options
We prefer that you submit your application online. Paper applications are no longer available. However, if you are unable to apply online, please contact us and we will send you an application by email.
For technical assistance while accessing the online application,
please call the LSAC Help Desk at 215-968-1339.
application tips & counseling
Don't hesitate to contact our admissions professionals for assistance and advice about the admissions process. Schedule an office or phone appointment directly with the Assistant Dean for Admissions by calling 405.208.5354 or 866.529.6281.
application deadline information
Fall 2008: Applications for Fall 2008 will be available online September 15, 2007.
Applications are accepted from September 15–August 1. However, we strongly advise applying no later than April 1, 2008. Applicants who have a complete application, including a complete LSDAS report on file by February 1 will be given priority consideration for admission and scholarships. Review of applications will begin in early November but will not occur a complete LSDAS report is forwarded to OCU LAW by the Law School Admission Council. To check the status of your LSDAS report, visit the LSAC Web site.
When you apply to OCU LAW, you will automatically be considered for merit scholarships based upon your undergraduate record and your performance on the LSAT. To receive priority consideration, your application and complete LSDAS must be received by February 1. To be considered for the Hatton W. Sumners Scholarship, a Sumners Scholarship application must also be received by February 1.
optional values statement
The faculty at Oklahoma City University School of Law has adopted Academic Excellence, Service, Personal Attention, Practical Skills, Diversity, and Professional Ethics as our core values. We seek students who share these values. You are invited to submit an optional Values Statement with your application. Just choose one of the OCU LAW core values and tell us why that value is something you seek in the law school you hope to attend, or tell us about how you have incorporated that value in your own life.
Before your application can be forwarded to the Admissions Committee, we will verify that all application questions are answered and that the following items are included with your application:
> a personal statement,
> a resume,
> any required addendums,
> any optional items (Values Statement; Supplemental Addendums)
We will then request your LSDAS report. Your LSDAS report will be released to OCU LAW when:
> your LSAT score(s) post to the LSDAS report;
> the LSDAS receives official transcripts from all colleges you have attended; and
> the LSDAS receives a minimum of two letters of recommendation.
Upon receipt of your LSDAS report, Your application will be forwarded to the Admissions Committee for review. While some applicants receive decision letters almost immediately, other files require more extensive review and may be held for several weeks in order to compare them against other applications. Decisions can therefore take anywhere from 2-6 weeks.
If you are waitlisted, your final decision may not be made until mid-July. All applicants are notified by U.S. Mail.
If you are being considered as a candidate for the Alternate Summer Admission Program, invitations are not extended until late March. Decisions may not be released by telephone or email.
alternate summer admission program (ASAP)
The Alternate Summer Admission Program (ASAP) is designed to identify and evaluate those candidates for admission whose quantitative credentials, either LSAT or GPA, do not meet the requirements for direct admission to the law school, but whose personal statement, and letters of recommendation reveal characteristics that meet the non-academic standards sought by the admissions committee. Especially valued in this process, is evidence of important academic skills (analytical reasoning, writing, research, oral communication, logic, critical thinking and problem solving) that suggest strong potential of success in law school.
The admissions committee extends offers to enroll in the ASAP to a limited and select group of applicants. Spaces are limited and candidates must be available to attend the 8-week program from mid-May through the end of July.
The program itself constitutes the only method of entry into the law school apart from the ordinary admissions process. While regularly admitted students matriculate in the fall, candidates admitted into the ASAP take two specially designed courses and may gain admission into the regular program through their performance in the summer.
No separate application is required for consideration. All applicants not admitted directly to the fall program are considered candidates for ASAP.
state bar registration
Before you accept a seat in law school, read this information to learn more about about State Bar Admission requirements.
Oklahoma City University Policy of Nondiscrimination
Oklahoma City University pledges to recruit, select and promote diversity by providing equality of opportunity in higher education for all persons, including faculty and employees with respect to hiring, continuation, promotion and tenure, applicants for admission, enrolled students, and graduates, without discrimination or segregation on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
The Vice President for Student Affairs, located in Room 205 of the Clara E. Jones Administration Building, telephone 405-208-5831, coordinates the university’s compliance with titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
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