Application Forms & Procedures
Download an Application
The 2010 JD Application Form and Instructions are now available for download. Please fill out and mail the application form to the Admissions Office by the deadline. The application deadline for the current cycle is February 1, 2010. You may also access and submit the application form electronically on the LSAC website (preferred method). If you experience issues with drop-down fields in Firefox, please use Internet Explorer or Safari to open the application.
2010 JD Application Form (First-year)
2010 JD Application Instructions
The application for Transfer and Special Status for the 2010 Fall term will be available April 1, 2010.
Transfer Students: We encourage you to use the e-app system available from Law Services to submit your application and supporting documentation to us electronically. Please note: some documents must be submitted directly to our office. Click here for details.
Special Status Students: You must submit a paper application and supporting documentation directly to our office. Click here for more information.
If you have questions, contact the Admissions Office by calling, (510) 642-2274, or by sending email to admissions@law.berkeley.edu.
Application Fee
A non-refundable $75 application fee must be paid by a check or money order drawn from a U.S. bank, or by an international money order in U.S. currency. Checks should be made payable to "UC Regents." Do not send cash. You may use a credit card if you apply electronically through Law Services.
The fee payment must accompany a completed application. We will not process your application without it. Please note that this fee cannot be used for processing applications to other law schools in the University of California system.
A limited number of application fee waivers are available to the most needy applicants. The fee waiver application is available here.
The deadline for fee waiver requests is January 15 for First Year applicants. The deadline is June 15 for Transfer and Special Status applicants . Applicants who do not receive a waiver or who do not meet the deadline must pay the application fee.
Deadlines
First Year Applicants: First Year application form and instructions for Fall 2010 will be available from September 1, 2009 until February 1, 2010. We begin accepting applications October 1, 2009. You are encouraged to submit a completed application as early as possible.
Transfer and Special Status Applicants: We are not currently accepting applications for the Fall 2010 entering class. The application will be available from April 1, 2010 until June 15, 2010. Be sure to submit your application by the deadline even if copies of your home law school transcripts will be unavailable until after the deadline. You may submit your transcripts as soon as they are available.
Applying for Financial Aid
Please see the Financial Aid section of the website for the deadlines for applying for financial aid.
