This section is optional.

Explanatory addenda are accepted but not required. If you would like to include any optional essays, including Diversity Statements, please upload them here.

We encourage you to consult with the admissions team before including any non-required LSAT or GPA addenda.

Resume: A one-page resume is preferred. Resumes should not exceed two pages. Please include an education section and experience section. In the education section, you may list any awards, scholarships, publications, and activities.  In the experience section, you may include both paid and unpaid experiences. Be sure to include information about time periods not reflected in academic transcripts. You may also include other sections, for example, languages, memberships, and interests.  Do not include an objective or references section.

If you are unsure how to format your resume, please consult the templates created by the Detroit Mercy Law Career Services Office.

1. In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every US jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.  You may review the State Bar of Michigan's rules and guidelines at http://www.michbar.org/.

• State bar examiners may require bar applicants to submit their law school applications as part of the review for requisite character and fitness. As such, it is in a law school applicant's best interest to provide complete, accurate, and not misleading information when completing the law school application for admission, including the questions within this section. Discrepancies between your bar application and law school application for admission could result in the rejection of your application to a state bar.

• Should the responses to questions within this application cease to be true, it is the applicant's responsibility to update their application for admission. Applicants must make updates in writing to the Detroit Mercy Law Admissions Office at lawadmissions@udmercy.edu. Failure to disclose, provide forthright answers, or update the application may subject the offender to revocation of admission, reporting of the offense to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), or other disciplinary action. Please contact the Detroit Mercy Law Admissions Office with questions regarding this section.

• Initial below to acknowledge that you have read the above statements.

2. Have you ever been dismissed, expelled, placed on probation or otherwise disciplined for academic or other reasons by any trade institutions, colleges, universities, or graduate or professional schools, regardless of the outcome and extent of disciplinary action? Disciplinary actions include, but are not limited to, warnings, reprimands, grade sanctions, or requests to resign. If Yes, applicants are required to submit an addendum that provides a complete explanation of each incident, including the specific dates, causes, circumstances, and outcome of the incidents.

3. Have you ever been disciplined by any employer, discharged, or asked to resign? If Yes, applicants are required to submit an addendum that provides a complete explanation of each instance, including the specific dates, causes, circumstances, and outcome.

• For the questions below, your entire criminal history is relevant, including matters in which courts have labeled "non-public."

• Applicants who respond "yes" to questions 4-11, must submit an addendum for each disclosure with a complete explanation of the incident that includes the specific dates, causes, circumstances, and outcome of the incident and may include the register of action and court order. If a register of action and court order are not provided, the Admissions Committee may require them upon further review.

4. Are there any criminal charges against you which are currently pending?

5. Are there any criminal charges against you for which you are currently on supervised or unsupervised probation?

6. Are there any criminal charges against you in which sentencing has been delayed or not disposed of?

7. Are there any criminal charges against you in which a pretrial diversion program has not been completed?

8. Are there any criminal charges against you in which there is any other nonfinal status?

9. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor offense?

• Include any conviction resulting from an appearance in court in which a judge or jury made a finding of guilt, or in which a guilty plea or nolo contendere plea was accepted by the court. Exclude driving convictions that do not require a court appearance, and which are or would be presently treated as civil infractions under the provision of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, or under similar provisions in other states. Disclose all convictions stemming from originally charged driving offenses that retain criminal status, such as all alcohol or drug-related offenses and reckless or felonious driving, or convictions for driving while privileges are suspended or revoked.

10. Have you ever entered a guilty plea or a no contest plea to a criminal offense which was taken under advisement, taken in connection with a pretrial diversion program, or otherwise did not result in a conviction?

11. Have you ever had a criminal record expunged or set aside?

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

EDUCATING THE COMPLETE LAWYER

law.udmercy.edu

Contact the Admissions Team

313.596.0264 | lawadmissions@udmercy.edu

Application Requirements

Applications for admission are reviewed for decisions only after an application is complete. You can review all application requirements on our website: law.udmercy.edu/admissions/admission-requirements/apply-now

Please note: Detroit Mercy Law requires a valid LSAT score from all applicants. Detroit Mercy Law does not accept or consider JD-Next or GRE scores.

First-Year New Student Applications Priority Deadline: February 15

Detroit Mercy Law welcomes applications from new students to the US JD-residential program, US JD-online program, and Canadian and American Dual JD Program. Applicants are encouraged to apply for admission as early as possible in the academic year preceding entry into law school. Entering first-year students begin studies in the fall term.

Transfer Applications

Detroit Mercy Law accepts transfer applicants for the fall and winter terms. Transfer applications are not accepted for the online JD program or Dual JD program. You must have completed 24-30 credits to transfer to Detroit Mercy Law and have a cumulative law school GPA of 3.0 or better. Transfer applications will not be considered until transcripts are received that show the completion of 24-30 credits, which tends to be in June.

Scholarships

law.udmercy.edu/admissions/financial-aid

Admitted students are automatically considered for Dean's Scholarships and Fellowships. Applicants are considered for scholarships based on their demonstrated exceptional potential to advance our mission through academic excellence, leadership, professionalism, and a strong commitment to service and justice.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible for maximum scholarship consideration.

Equal Opportunity

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender including gender identity and gender expression, height, weight, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, creed, military service or veteran status, or political belief.

Statement of Interest: This is an opportunity for the Admissions Committee to learn more about your qualifications and how you will contribute to the classroom and the profession. Please share information about what inspired you to pursue a legal education, your professional goals, and your interests.

We encourage you to limit your statement to two pages, and the committee will not read more than three pages. Statements should be double spaced, in a 12-point font, with normal margins. The statement also serves as a writing sample and should adhere to conventional rules of writing.

This section is optional.

Dual JD Supplemental Form: This is only required of applicants to the Transnational Canadian and American Dual JD Program. Please see the Supplemental Form section to download the form.