Transfer and Guest Applicants
Ave Maria School of Law welcomes applications from students who have earned academic credit at another law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and are currently in good academic standing. Ave Maria will accept a maximum of 32 semester hours of credits earned at another law school and the transferability of credits is at the discretion of the Admissions Committee in consultation with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Credit will not be given for courses in which a student receives a grade of less than a "C" or its equivalent. Students who enroll on a transfer basis must complete four semesters of full-time study at Ave Maria School of Law. The Dean or Associate Dean for Academic Affairs may waive this requirement, but only for extraordinarily compelling reasons. Transfer students also must take the required courses at Ave Maria (or their equivalent at the law school from which the student transfers).
Application Requirements for Transfer Students- a completed application form
- an application fee in the amount of $50.00
- a current subscription to the Law School Credential Assembly Service
- a personal statement addressing the reason(s) for seeking transfer admission
- two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a faculty member of the applicant’s current law school
- an official transcript from the applicant’s current law school
- a letter of good standing and indication of applicant’s class rank at the current law school