Transfer and Visiting Students

Transfer Students

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law will accept transfer students after those students have successfully completed the first year of academic study at another law school. Applicants must complete the law school application and submit the following:

• application fee
• official LSDAS report
• letter of good standing from the current law school dean
• certified law school transcript
• letter of recommendation from a current law school professor 
• final official undergraduate transcript.
• The deadline for submitting an application is June 1st of every year.  Decisions made on transfer students depends on the number of seats available at Pitt Law, the QPA from the current law school and the competitiveness of the current law school.

Visiting Students

A student may apply to visit at Pitt Law if he/she has completed two years of law study at another law school and has the permission of the dean of their current school. Applicants must complete the law school application and submit the following:

• application fee
• copy of your LSDAS report
• letter from the dean stating the third year at Pitt Law will count toward a degree from the previous school
• certified law school transcript. 

The deadline for submitting an application is June 1st of every year.   Decisions made on visiting students depends on the number of seats available at Pitt Law, the QPA from the current law school and the competitiveness of the current law school.