Please prepare an essay (no more than three typed pages in length) that addresses the following questions:

1. How have your life experiences and background shaped you into an individual who will enrich the Florida A&M University College of Law?
2. How have your life experiences and background demonstrated a commitment to public service?
3. Why do you want to pursue a legal education at Florida A&M University, and how do you envision using your legal education?

This section is optional.

If you answered "yes" to attending any law school, please list the name of the law school(s), the dates of attendance, and the reason for leaving. In addition, you must provide an official law school transcript and a letter from each school regarding your status. Include any law school ever attended, even if you did not receive grades. Include any provisional or conditional program(s) ever attended.

This section is optional.

If you answered “yes” to the Character and Fitness question number 1, please attach a statement providing detailed information regarding the nature of the offense and its disposition, including all relevant material, dates and facts.

You are required to disclose any violation, other than a traffic violation that resulted in a fine of less than $200, regardless of whether the charges were dismissed, you were acquitted, or your record has been closed or expunged.

Failure to truthfully disclose academic misconduct or violations of the law may lead to disciplinary action or revocation of an offer of admission from the College of Law. If you are unsure whether to report an offense, you are strongly advised to answer "yes" and fully explain the incident.

This section is optional.

If you answered "yes" to the Character and Fitness question number 2, please attach a statement providing detailed information regarding the nature of the academic action and its disposition, including all relevant material, dates and facts.

Failure to truthfully disclose academic misconduct or violations of the law may lead to disciplinary action or revocation of an offer of admission from the College of Law. If you are unsure whether to report an offense, you are strongly advised to answer "yes" and fully explain the incident.

This section is optional.

If you answered “yes” to the Character and Fitness question number 3, please attach a statement providing detailed information regarding the nature of the proceeding and its disposition, including all relevant material, dates and facts.

Failure to truthfully disclose professional disciplinary proceedings, misconduct or violations of the law may lead to disciplinary action or revocation of an offer of admission from the College of Law. If you are unsure whether to report an offense, you are strongly advised to answer "yes" and fully explain the incident.

Please include a résumé summarizing activities, honors, work experience, accomplishments, etc.

Failure to truthfully respond to and/or disclose the requested information in response to the following questions may lead to disciplinary action, including but not necessarily limited to, the denial or revocation of admission, dismissal, the invalidation of credits, or revocation of the law degree from Florida A&M University College of Law.  As stated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, "Failure to disclose information often yields a more serious outcome than the matter itself would have produced had it been revealed by the applicant."

In addition to a Bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. 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: http://www.ncbex.org/ .

If you are unsure whether to report an offense, you are strongly advised to answer "yes" and fully explain the incident.

1. In your entire life, have you been arrested, detained, restrained, taken into custody or accused, formally or informally, of violating a law or ordinance? Please include all matters, including juvenile and traffic violations resulting in a fine of $200 or more, regardless of final disposition (dismissal, acquittal, expungement, sealed or other resolutions).

If you answer "yes", please attach a statement providing detailed information regarding the nature of the offense and its disposition, including all relevant material, dates and facts as a Character and Fitness attachment.  In addition, official documents pertaining to the incident(s) are required. Official documents include, but are not limited to, court documents, copies of the citation, letter of good standing from the university, letter from the university regarding academic or disciplinary sanctions and the completion of sanctions, etc. Official documentation must include the final disposition of the incident to be valid.

2. Have you ever been disciplined, warned, placed on academic or disciplinary probation, sanctioned, expelled, accused of an honor code or student conduct code violation or advised or required to withdraw by any college, university, graduate or professional school?
   If "yes," you are required to explain each incident in detail as a Character and Fitness attachment.

3. Have you ever been the subject of disciplinary proceedings with respect to a professional or occupational license?
   If "yes," please explain in detail within a Character and Fitness attachment. Additionally, include any official documentation.

4. Each state bar reviews an individual’s application for certain conduct that may result in further inquiry, including any neglect of financial responsibilities or professional obligations. In many instances, having debt is not the concern, but being irresponsible about managing and repaying that debt is what is more troubling. Therefore, if you have filed for bankruptcy, defaulted on financial obligations (including student loans), or experienced other instances of financial setback, it is crucial that you both explain those instances and provide evidence of renewed financial responsibility.

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, been delinquent or in default of any financial obligations, including student loans?

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

CANDOR IN THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS: Florida A&M University College of Law seeks to admit individuals who demonstrate integrity, honesty and moral fitness to practice law. Failure to respond to application questions accurately and completely may result in disciplinary action, including the denial or revocation of admission, dismissal from school, the invalidation of credits, or revocation of the law degree.

Please note that most states have character, fitness and other qualifications for admission to the Bar and we encourage that, prior to matriculation, you determine what those requirements are in the state(s) in which you intend to practice. Bar Examiners may require additional information that is not requested on this application.

APPLICATION CYCLE & DEADLINE

The application cycle begins on October 1st and concludes on April 30th. For consideration, the application must be complete by May 15th. Incomplete applications will be withdrawn and denied from consideration.

APPLICATION FEES

Application fees are currently waived for the 2026-2027 application cycle.

Register with the Law School Admission Council for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and for the LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Transcripts must be submitted directly to LSAC. LSAT scores must be from test administrations within 5 years of the year of enrollment. For more information, contact the Law School Admission Council at 215.968.1001 or at LSAC.org.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Request two (2) letters of recommendation and submit them through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service. Letters of recommendation will only be accepted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service. Applicants may submit an optional third letter of recommendation. For more information on the letter of recommendation service, please visit LSAC.org.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Foreign attorneys and international students are required to use the Law School Admission Council's Credential Assembly Service. TOEFL scores are required for non-English speaking countries.

Many international students will need a certificate of eligibility (I-20 or DS-2019) to obtain a non-immigrant visa or to transfer to Florida A&M University from another U.S. university. The Office of International Education and Development issues I-20s and DS-2019s to admitted international students. You are required to complete the Certification of Financial Responsibility Form along with your application for admission.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

An application file cannot be reviewed by the Admissions Committee until the file is considered complete. A complete application file consists of the following required elements:

• A completed and electronically certified application for admission.
• A complete personal statement responsive to all parts of the prompt
• Responses and explanatory statements, if applicable to all "Character and Fitness" questions
• A minimum of two (2) letters of recommendation submitted via your Credential Assembly Service report
• An official Credential Assembly Service report containing your LSAT score(s) and an evaluation of your transcript(s)
• A résumé summarizing activities, honors, work experience, accomplishments, etc.
• Applicants also have the option to submit a third letter of recommendation.

It is the applicant?s responsibility to ensure that the file is complete.

To help facilitate this process, we require that you disclose your e-mail address and an alternate e-mail address within your application. If any of your contact information changes, it is also your responsibility to notify the Office of Admissions and Recruitment.

APPLICANT SIGNATURE

For online applications, we will accept an electronic signature. When you provide a response to a question on a separate page, please type or print your name and LSAC account number at the top of each page.