Emory Law School is listed as the 22nd best law school in the county in U.S. News and World Report's 2010 rankings. Each year, this Atlanta school receives more than 4,500 applications for a first-year class of about 235 students. The school only admits full-time students who begin in the fall term to its juris doctor program, according to the school website.
Admission Requirements
Interested applicants must complete the application form; take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and submit a Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) report to the school. Two letters of recommendation are required for admission and students should not send more than two. Students must send the letters through the LSDAS, which sends a report directly to the law school. LSDAS reports include student background information; copies of transcripts from schools attended; letters of recommendation; LSAT scores and a personal statement. Emory requires personal statements to determine writing skills and to learn what in an applicant's experience will make him a successful lawyer. Students also must submit a nonrefundable application fee of $70. To receive full consideration for admission, students are advised to take the LSAT no later than the December test date. Before beginning school, students must also submit a recent medical history report to the Emory University Student Health Service. Students cannot register for classes until this report is on file, according to the school website.
Emory School of Law
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6816
law.emory.edu
Degree Requirements
To graduate, students must complete 90 credit hours. Students also must complete first-year and specific upper-level courses. Upper-level courses include Evidence, Business Association and Trial Techniques. A student a must remain in good standing to receive his or her degree. To be in good standing, a student has to have a cumulative GPA of 2.25 after the completion of her second term, or the term in which 25 semester hours have been completed. If a student does meet this minimum GPA, she is ineligible to continue. This student can petition the law faculty through the Academic Standings Committee for readmission on probation. During probation, a student must take at least 10 credit hours and earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.25. Students who do not fulfill these requirements will not be granted a degree, according to the school website. Degree requirements must be completed within seven years of entrance into the school.
Residence Requirements
Students must enroll for six semesters with at least 10 residence hours each semester. To receive full-time status, students must enroll for at least 12 credits each semester. Trial Techniques and Clinics, which are graded as pass/fail, count towards the semester's residence requirements. Graded courses also count toward the residence requirement. However, Audit Hours; Ungraded Journals and Moot Court do not, according to the school website.
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