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General Information

Beginning October 15, 2009, Carolina Law will begin accepting applications for our fall 2010 entering class. Applicants may apply electronically by using the e-application process provided by the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) or may print an application from using Adobe Acrobat and submit it by mail. Regardless of the method, applications and all required materials must be received before the March 1, 2010, deadline. Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) materials do not need to be received by the law school by March 1, 2010.

To be most competitive for merit-based scholarships, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by December 31, 2009. Consideration for scholarships is automatic; there is no additional application for scholarships, and recipients will be notified in the spring.

Please note that before your application can be considered, the Office of Admissions must have received:

  • Your official signature. If you are applying with the paper version, please be sure to sign the application. If you apply using the LSAC electronic application, you will be prompted to print a signature page after submitting your electronic application. Sign this page and send it in along with your payment.
  • A check or money order in the amount of $70 (payable to and mailed to UNC School of Law) for the non-refundable application fee. We do not accept credit card payments at this time. The School of Law honors LSAC fee waivers; please submit a copy in lieu of a check or money order.
  • Scores from every Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) taken before or after submission of the application and reported through the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS).
  • Transcripts of grades from all colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools attended, as reported and processed through LSDAS.
  • Two (2) letters of recommendation, as processed through LSDAS. A third letter of recommendation is optional.
  • A copy of your personal statementand resume.
  • North Carolina Residency Application Form. Submit this form if you are claiming residency for tuition and admission purposes. Electronic applicants will have the opportunity to download the application -- it should be submitted with the signed certification letter and payment.

Completed applications and required materials should be sent to:

UNC School of Law
Office of Admissions
Campus Box 3380
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380

If you have questions about the application process, contact the Office of Admissions at (919) 962-5109, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST or send an e-mail with your questions to law_admissions@unc.edu.

Apply Electronically Through LSAC

Apply to the UNC School of Law Using the LSAC E-Application

The electronic application option* is being provided in partnership with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Once you have completed the electronic application, you will need to print out, sign and mail the signature page with the nonrefundable $70 application fee before March 1, 2010, to the address above.

If you apply to the UNC School of Law using the LSAC electronic application, LSAC will:

  • Provide you with an online version of the school's current application form.
  • Provide you with the ability to write, store and send additional required materials, such as your resume, personal statement and extended/supplementary answers to questions.
  • Provide the school with an electronic version of your application once you have completed and submitted it. LSAC will also print and send a paper copy of your application to the School of Law by the next business day following your completion and submission of the application.
  • Provide you with information about the status of the LSAC process (but not the School of Law's admission process) using LSAC's online status service.

NOTE: You are responsible for printing out, signing and submitting the signature page of the electronic application.

*LSAC's online application process is not currently available for the Mac operating system. It is also optimized for Internet Explorer 6.0 with 800x600 screen resolution. LSAC cannot guarantee that it will work with any other browser or versions other than the ones listed above.

Print an Application

Application (PDF)

Fall 2009 Transfer Application

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free at http://get.adobe.com/reader/.

Please note that the UNC School of Law does not provide paper copies of the application.

Complete the application, sign it and mail it with the $70 nonrefundable application fee before March 1 to the address above.

Fee Waiver

An application fee waiver is available only in cases of extreme financial need. Fee waiver applicants will be contacted by e-mail once a determination regarding the fee waiver has been made. If the fee waiver request is denied, an application is incomplete until the fee is received.

Applicants who have received LSAT/LSDAS fee waivers from the Law School Admissions Council for the 2009-2010 application cycle will automatically receive a fee waiver from UNC upon submitting a copy of the granted fee waiver with their applications.

NOTE: Applications for fee waiver must be submitted with an application for admission or they will not be processed.

Application for Fee Waiver

Non-Discrimination Policy

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is committed to equality of educational opportunity. The University does not discriminate in offering access to its educational programs and activities on the basis of age, gender, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or sexual orientation. The dean of students (01 Steele Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5100 or 919.966.4042) has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the University's non-discrimination policies.