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Application requirements
Your personal statement is your opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee your significant personal, social or academic experiences that demonstrate why you are interested in attending law school and what qualities you will bring to our campus. Please attach a 2-3 page double spaced statement reflecting your interest in seeking a J.D. and in joining our community.
In a separate attachment, please share with us your life experiences or personal characteristics that are concretely tied to a quality of character or unique ability that speak to your potential for future academic or professional success. This statement may include your experiences overcoming discrimination, hardship or any other lived experience that shaped you as a person.
The University of Kansas School of Law seeks to attract students from all fifty states and every nation. In a separate attachment, please briefly share with us any personal interest or connection to Kansas, the University of Kansas, or the University of Kansas School of Law.
If you wish to address any additional qualifications or concerns not covered in the application, personal statement, or résumé, please attach your additional addendums here. This is entirely optional.
Please attach a résumé to your application that includes all your relevant education, work experience, volunteer activities, honors, scholarships, awards and other activities that reflect your background and experience. You must list all post-secondary (after high school) institutions where you enrolled. Please include the start and end date for each institution.
If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, please provide a thorough explanation on a separate sheet or electronic attachment submitted with your application. Include the date, nature of the event or proceeding, name and location of the court or tribunal, disposition of the matter, and any other relevant information to fully explain the situation.
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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Have you ever been subject to any sanction, probation, or disciplinary actions for any reason in any of the secondary schools, colleges, or universities you have attended (include records that have been sealed or destroyed under a school's file management policy, include actions related to university or college residential living)?
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Have you ever had a protective or restraining order entered against you?
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Have you ever been arrested for, issued a citation for, noticed to appear or summoned, charged with, taken into custody, indicted or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or infraction other than a minor traffic infraction (include diversions, sealed or expunged records, and juvenile offenses)?
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Have you ever been subject to proceedings at an academic institution related to accusations of personal or academic dishonesty (include records that have been expunged, canceled or annulled)?
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Have you ever had your driver's license suspended or revoked, or have you ever been arrested for, charged with, summoned, taken into custody, indicted or convicted of a traffic violation involving alcohol or a controlled substance? (include diversions, sealed or expunged records, and juvenile offenses)
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Have you ever been charged with a military offense (include diversions and sealed or expunged records)?
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Have you ever been investigated in connection with a professional certificate or license, or had a professional certificate or license denied, revoked or suspended?
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Have you ever been a party to bankruptcy proceedings, had a tax lien filed against you, or been a party to any other civil or criminal proceeding related to unpaid financial obligations?
Application Instructions 2025-2026
Thank you for applying to The University of Kansas School of Law. Please review the following before submitting your application.
The University of Kansas School of Law only accepts applications from applicants who will have completed a bachelor?s degree prior to the term start date, or who are participants in the LEAD program.
- The scholarship priority deadline is February 20, 2026. Candidates will continue to be considered for scholarship, but only to the extent that remaining funds are available.
- The priority deadline to apply is February 20, 2026. Candidates may still submit their application after this date, but they will be reviewed only if there are seats available in the incoming class.
- If you are a transfer student, the priority deadline to apply is June 1, 2026. For visiting students, please apply thirty days prior to the start of the semester you intend to enroll.
If you have any questions about the admissions process, please visit our website at www.law.ku.edu or contact the Office of Admissions at admitlaw@ku.edu.