To be considered as a transfer student, you must have completed one year of study at an ABA-accredited law school and intend to complete your final years of residency at Whittier Law.

Transfer students are eligible to participate in all of the activities the Law School offers.

Transfer Application Procedure

Transfer applicants should follow the same application procedure as for regular admission. In addition, transfer applicants seeking admission should submit the following to the Office of Admissions:

• a completed and signed application form
• a $50 application fee
• a brief personal statement, including reason(s) for transfer
• a letter stating academic good standing and class rank from the Dean or Registrar at the school from which the student is withdrawing
• a current official LSDAS/LSAT report
• two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a law professor whose class you have taken
• an official transcript from the law school with all first-year grades and course descriptions

Inquiries concerning transfer status should be directed to the Office of Admissions.
Admission decisions are made in late July or early August. Transfer students assume the risk of losing credits if, in the opinion of the Law School, the course(s) are incompatible with Whittier’s required curriculum. Whittier Law School reserves the right to refuse any part of, or all, transfer credits for advanced standing. The amount of credit an accepted applicant will receive at Whittier for completed first-year work will not exceed 30 semester units (48 quarter units).

Visiting Students

Students currently enrolled in other ABA-accredited law schools may be admitted to Whittier as visiting students for a single term or an academic year.

To be considered, you must apply to the Registrar Office. Visiting students are not considered candidates for degrees from Whittier.

Visiting students are also encouraged to get involved in student life at Whittier and are eligible to join any student organization. However, visiting students cannot participate on the law journals or moot court.