Admissions decisions are rendered on a rolling basis, and applicants are admitted until the class is full. We encourage you to apply early in the cycle for the greatest consideration for admission as well as scholarship and grant awards. Students not immediately admitted may be placed on a waiting list.
Here’s how you apply:
1. Complete or be currently working to finish your bachelor’s degree.
2. Register with LSAC and take the LSAT. Learn more.
LSAC costs:
3. For Fall and Summer applicants, submit your GRE scores to Educational Testing Service (ETS). If applying with the GRE exam, rather than the LSAT use school code 0929.
4. Request letters of recommendation (up to 3) from professors, employers or mentors who can speak to your academic achievements and overall readiness for law school. Note: One letter of of recommendation is required for Fall and Summer applicants. Two letters of recommendation are required for Online applicants.
5. Register with the Credential Assembly Services (CAS). They will compile all LSAT scores, transcripts and letters of recommendation and send to ONU Law.
6. Prepare a personal statement detailing your interest in ONU Law and select a prompt of your choice as directed on the application. Upload directly to ONU Law’s online application.
7. Polish your résumé and make sure all activities, work experience and leadership roles are up to date. Upload directly to ONU Law’s online application.
8. Include the required character and fitness addendum (if applicable).
9. Complete and submit ONU Law’s free online application.
In order to transfer to ONU Law, you must be in good standing at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Here’s how you apply:
1. Complete and submit ONU Law’s free online application.
2. Submit Credential Assembly Services (CAS) report, including all undergraduate work and LSAT score(s).
3. Obtain a letter from the dean or appropriate law school official stating that you are in good standing and eligible to return to your current school.
4. Provide an official transcript of all law school work.
5. Provide your class rank in law school.
Note: Generally, ONU Law will transfer credits earned in any course taken at another accredited law school in which a student earned a grade of “C” or better. However, credit will not be granted for work undertaken at an unaccredited law school and accepted students from unaccredited law schools will be classified as entering first year students.
Applicants who are neither United States citizens nor resident aliens must submit all listed admission requirements for fall and summer admissions, along with the following additional information:
1. Official TOEFL or IELTS score report.
2. Transcripts from each undergraduate institution attended. The transcripts must indicate that the applicant has received at least a bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent). If the institution(s) are located outside the United States and are not eligible to use CAS, the transcripts must be analyzed and the grades converted to a standard 4.0 grading scale. International students can obtain this analysis and conversion from: World Education Service (WES), P.O. Box 745, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY, 10113-0745 USA, phone (212)966-6311 or (800)977-8263, email INFO@WES.ORG.
3. International students are not eligible to participate in the United States Government student loan programs but may qualify for the award of an institutional scholarship. Consequently, international students must submit documentation of their ability to fund their legal education, including legal expenses. Please complete the Affidavit of Financial Support, which must be completed before you can be enrolled. We will send this form out in your acceptance packet after you are admitted. If you have any questions about the form, please call the Office of Law Admissions at 419-772-2211 or email lawadmissions@onu.edu.
4. Copy of your passport.
Complete and submit ONU Law’s online application!
Would you like to reduce your student debt and become an attorney faster? ONU offers a 3+3 Law School Admissions program that enables you to complete your juris doctorate degree in just six years instead of seven. You not only save on tuition costs; you enter the workforce earlier. The program is offered with the following undergraduate institutions:
The 3 + 3 program was a major factor in my decision to attend ONU Law. This opportunity will allow me to complete my undergraduate and legal education in six years instead of seven, and give me a jump start on my legal career while saving money at the same time.Emily Schumacher, law student
Sept. 16, 2024 - Free online application is available online. Office of Law Admissions begins review of applications. Admittance decisions sent on a rolling basis. Invitations for the Summer Starter Program sent on a rolling basis.
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - Summer Starter Interview Day 2
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - Summer Starter Interview Day 3
Saturday, March 15, 2025 - Summer Starter Interview Day 4
Friday, April 18, 2025 - Summer Starter Interview Day 5
Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Accepted Students Day
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Summer Starter Orientation
