Congratulations
Congratulations on your decision to pursue a legal education! It’s the path to a profession that allows you to serve others in ways that are deeply meaningful.
What should you do next?
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Section Preference
Deferring enrollment
You may request to defer your enrollment at Mitchell Hamline for one year. Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and deferral approvals are not guaranteed. Please review the deferral policy for more information and the request form.
Transferring Students
Transfer students from ABA-accredited law schools must satisfactorily complete at least 43 credits of instruction at Mitchell Hamline. Transfer students from non-ABA-accredited law schools must satisfactorily complete at least 58 credits of instruction at Mitchell Hamline. Incoming transfer students will be required to meet graduation requirements based on their level of standing at the time of matriculation at Mitchell Hamline. Students may earn up to 43 credits through distance education and courses transfer to Mitchell Hamline in the same modality in which they were completed at your previous institution.
Students transferring into the blended enrollment option must register for the part-time course load that is listed on their transfer plan for their first semester at Mitchell Hamline. Students wishing to diverge from the typical course load must first get permission from the Dean of Students and from the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs.
To receive credits for previous coursework, an applicant must have received a grade of C or higher. Transfer applicants may be admitted to Mitchell Hamline with advanced standing if they meet the school’s admissions requirements and have satisfactorily completed at least one full year of study at a law school.
Submit law school transcripts
Official copies of your transcripts from all law schools you have previously attended or are currently attending sent to Mitchell Hamline’s Office of Admissions directly from the law school(s). You may also submit the official transcript through the LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS), in which case the transcript should be sent directly from your law school to the Credential Assembly Service (see LSAC Transcript information).
Provide distance learning credit information
According to the ABA, students may now earn up to 50 percent of the credits required for graduation through distance education, at Mitchell Hamline, this equals 43 credits. Courses transfer to Mitchell Hamline in the same modality in which they were completed at your previous institution. To ensure we track them correctly, we’ll need a letter from your prior school indicating the courses you took at that institution that were considered distance education. Distance education courses are defined as those in which the student and professor are not physically in the same location and instruction occurs either remotely and synchronously or asynchronously. You may also submit the letter directly to Mitchell Hamline or along with your official law school transcript through the LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS), in which case the letter should be sent directly from your law school to the Credential Assembly Service (see LSAC Transcript information).