During the academic year, the Boyd School of Law will consider applicants who are law students at other institutions for admission as transfer students or visiting students. A very limited number of transfer or visiting student applicants, depending on space availability, will be offered admission.

The admissions committee will consider for admission students who wish to attend the William S. Boyd School of Law as visiting students after having completed a minimum of one year of legal study at an ABA-accredited law school (or an accredited Canadian law school), for no more than two semesters to earn credit for transfer to their home institution:

1. a completed application form



2. a $50 non-refundable application fee



3. a personal statement no longer than three typewritten pages, which should include some discussion of the applicant's need to relocate temporarily to the Las Vegas area (although applicants for summer visiting student status need not submit a personal statement)



4. a resume



5. an LSDAS report (or copy thereof sent directly to the Boyd School of Law by the applicant's home institution, containing a transcript summary and a record of LSAT scores)



6. a letter of good standing from the applicant's home institution, and



7. an official law school transcript.

The admissions committee will assess visiting student applicants using the same criteria as those used in assessing first-year applicants, as well as the applicant's performance in law school courses and the quality of the law school at which the applicant has studied. Visiting status cannot be converted to transfer status under any circumstances. Visiting student application deadlines are July 1 for the fall semester, December 1 for the spring semester, and May 1 for the summer semester.