Admissions

Information for Transfer Applicants

Transfer applicants can apply online through the LSAC or download the application from our website. The deadline to submit a transfer application is July 15, 2013.  For a complete list of application requirements, please click here. For a list of Transfer and Advanced Standing Rules, please click here.

Transfer applicants must currently attend an ABA-accredited law school. To be considered competitive, transfer applicants should finish in the top 10-15% of their first year class.

Pepperdine University School of Law will accept a maximum number of 30 transfer units. There is no set minimum; however, in order to transfer, the applicant needs to have completed the majority (if not all) of Pepperdine's first year required courses. They are:

• Civil Procedure
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Introduction to Ethical Lawyering
• Legal Research & Writing I & II
• Property
• Torts

Transfer applicants must submit the following items:

• Completed, signed (or electronically-certified), and dated application
• $60 non-refundable application fee
• Resume
• Response to Pepperdine's mission statement
• Personal statement
• Dean's letter of good standing from current law school
• Official transcript from current law school
• Official class rank from current law school

Please note that letters of recommendation are not required for transfer applicants.

If you need additional information, please contact the Office of Admissions at (310) 506-4631.