Please upload your Personal Statement here. Be sure your name and the title of the essay are included at the top. Tell us who you are, what matters to you, and why you want to attend law school. Please keep it to two (2) double-spaced pages or less, and in a font we can read.

Please upload your Why UF Law Statement here. Be sure your name and the title of the essay are included at the top. We would like to know why you have chosen to apply specifically to UF Law. Most candidates can share these interests in one or two short paragraphs. You may also include connections to UF or UF Law through alumni, professors, or other ways.

If you wish to upload another Addendum or Explanation, you may do so here. Be sure your name is included at the top.

Please upload your Resume/CV here. Please submit a current and complete resume or curriculum vitae (CV), which should include specific factual information about education, honors and awards, extracurricular or community activities, publications, work history, military service and/or foreign language proficiencies. We strongly recommend time frames be clearly defined and descriptions be detailed. Please see our website for more information and suggestions.

UF Law requires that all applicants respond fully and accurately to the C&F questions on the application, irrespective of any expunging/sealing of the information from any record or anything purporting to authorize any person to deny the existence of such matters. Receipt of advice from any source, including legal counsel, that such information need not be disclosed does not relieve the applicant?s duty to disclose or justify a failure to disclose. Applicants must also disclose pending matters or charges expected to be brought against them. In general, if an applicant is unsure whether to disclose an incident, UF Law advises applicants to err on the side of disclosure. A ?Yes? answer to C&F questions will not automatically disqualify you from consideration for admission.

Applicants with an affirmative answer to any of the C&F questions must submit a description of the incident(s) that include the date, location, detailed explanation, and the resolution of the incident. Applicants must also submit a copy of corresponding official documentation from the applicable college/university, court, or agency regarding the final disposition of each incident. For academic probations, the official transcript is usually sufficient documentation. Official documents must clearly identify the entity that is providing the disposition of the incident. Official documents obtained from an online source must include a web link. UF Law strongly prefers that the C&F explanation and official documents be combined in one attachment to the application. The C&F attachment may be uploaded via the online application under the Attachments tab, then select C&F Addendum.

After submitting the application, candidates must immediately notify UF Law of any new C&F incidents or C&F updates that occur prior to a decision being rendered or matriculation to the law school and provide related explanations and documentation about those incident(s).

If your records have been expunged pursuant to applicable law, you are not required to answer Yes to question 3, 4, or 5 with respect to that particular charge. You should be aware that a state Board of Bar Examiners investigation into your fitness to practice law can extend beyond the scope of these questions (as well as questions 1 and 2), and you might be required to disclose expunged records as well as any convictions or charges that you are required to disclose in answering these questions.

More information about C&F/Need for Full Disclosure is found here. For states' bar admission requirements, see the National Conference of Bar Examiners website. Also, see University of Florida an

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.

1. Have you ever been charged with or subject to disciplinary action (of any type such as, but not limited to warning, reprimand, suspension, or dismissal related to code of conduct) at any institution of higher education? If Yes, please attach your explanation and supporting documentation to this application.
2. Have you ever been subject to academic probation(s), including warnings, suspension(s), and/or dismissal related to poor academic performance at any institution of higher education? If Yes, please attach your explanation and supporting documentation to this application.
3. Have you ever been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of, or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime or traffic violation (other than a traffic violation resulting in a fine of $200 or less that did not result in revocation or suspension of your driver's license)? If Yes, please attach your explanation and supporting documentation to this application.
4. Are there any criminal charges pending against you? If Yes, please attach your explanation and supporting documentation to this application.
5. Are you currently on probation or parole, in a deferred prosecution program, required to perform community service obligations, or required to pay restitution or a fine in any criminal matter? If Yes, please attach your explanation and supporting documentation to this application.

Application Instructions - JD

Please find our application instructions below. More information about our admissions process, standards, and eligibility may be found here. The Office of Admissions is available to answer your questions. Please email us at admissions@law.ufl.edu or call us at (352) 273-0890. Hard-copy materials may be sent to University of Florida Levin College of Law, Office of Admissions, 182 Holland Hall, Spessard L. Holland Law Center, P.O. Box 117622, Gainesville, FL, 32608.

JD APPLICATION OPTIONS

Regular Decision

Application opens at LSAC.org: September 1

Priority application deadline: January 15

*Application deadline for applicants who will require an I-20: April 1

Last LSAT accepted for admission: June

Application deadline: July 15*

We strongly encourage applicants to complete their applications by our priority deadline of January 15, 2027, so that applicants are better positioned for admission and scholarship consideration. To apply via Regular Decision, please select Regular Decision in the Certification section of the application.

Binding Decision

Application opens at LSAC.org: September 1

Application deadline: February 15

Please carefully review the obligations and requirements of the Binding Decision option here. This option is designed for applicants who are certain that UF Law is their top choice regardless of financial considerations. Binding Decision applicants must graduate from their undergraduate institution by May 2027 and must submit a final transcript through LSAC showing conferral of degree as soon as it is available. If an applicant is uncertain that UF Law is their first-choice law school, they should apply via Regular Decision. To apply via Binding Decision, please select UF Law Binding Decision in the Certification section of the application.

Gator Scholars

Without LSAT and/or GRE

Application opens at LSAC.org: August 15

Application deadline: September 1

Decision notification: September 15

Complete admission requirements: September 22

With LSAT and/or GRE

Application opens at LSAC.org: August 15

Application deadline: October 1 (Sept. LSAT will be accepted)

Decision notification: October 15

Complete admission requirements: October 22

This early, binding decision option is designed only for undergraduates at the University of Florida who will receive an undergraduate degree from UF between September 2026 and May 2027. Gator Scholars applicants must meet specific SAT or ACT and LSAC GPA requirements. To apply via Gator Scholars, please select the Gator Scholars option in the Certification section of the application.

JD APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Applicants are expected to submit the following materials in support of their application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all application materials are submitted in a timely manner. The Admissions Office may contact applicants in writing regarding missing materials; however, applicants should not assume that multiple reminders will be provided. If application materials remain outstanding after notice to the applicant, the Admissions Committee reserves the right to review and render a decision based on the materials contained in the application file.

Application for admission

LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Report

Standardized test score(s) with the exception of Gator Scholars applicants

Personal statement

Resume

Letter(s) of recommendation

Character and fitness (C&F) addendum and documentation, if applicable

TOEFL/IELTS scores, if applicable

Why UF Law Statement

Addenda

Application for Admission

This application for admission must be submitted through LSAC.org after selecting the appropriate application option.

LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Report

All UF Law applicants must register with the LSAC?s CAS. LSAC?s CAS creates a CAS Report, a compilation of an applicant?s undergraduate (including dual enrollment), graduate, and professional school records; LSAT scores; LSAT writing sample; letters of recommendation; and other materials. UF Law must receive transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended, even if one undergraduate transcript shows the grades earned at another institution. Upon an applicant?s submission of the application for admission to UF Law, UF Law will request a CAS Report, and the LSAC will send the report to UF Law. UF Law?s CAS school code is 5812.

Transcripts for any work undertaken after an applicant has fulfilled the requirements of a complete CAS Report, such as the transcripts for the final term(s) of undergraduate work, should be submitted via LSAC?s CAS as soon as possible upon completion, even if a decision has been rendered on the application. If there is a decline in the academic record after admission, the Admissions Committee may, at its discretion, rescind an offer of admission and/or amend its scholarship offer once made.

Applicants to the JD program must have or be on track to earn a bachelor?s degree from a four-year, accredited, US institution or international equivalent in any field conferred prior to the first day of law classes of the application cycle.

More information about the CAS Report may be found here.

Standardized Test Score(s)

With the exception of those applying through the Gator Scholars Program opting to apply without an LSAT or GRE, all applicants must submit a valid score from the LSAT, GRE General Test, or both exams. Scores for the LSAT are valid for 5 testing cycles, as defined by LSAC. Scores for the GRE are valid for 5 years after the testing date. If you elect to submit an LSAT score and a GRE score, UF Law will choose which of the scores will be used in considering the application for admission. Your application will become eligible for review as soon as UF Law has one valid standardized test score. If you have multiple valid LSAT scores, your highest score will be given the most weight. If you have multiple valid GRE scores, the highest percentile scores from each section will be given the most weight. If you would like your application to be withheld from review until a future standardized test score is received, you must email admissions@law.ufl.edu to make this request.

Valid LSAT test scores are included as a part of the LSAC CAS Report and cannot be waived from your application. However, if you take the GRE, you may choose not to submit your GRE score(s) to UF Law. If you elect to apply with a GRE score, you must request that your score(s) received within the last five years be sent by ETS to UF Law. The UF Law GRE school code is 3945.

Gator Scholars applicants may opt to apply without an LSAT or GRE score. However, all Gator Scholars applicants must provide a copy of their official ACT or SAT score that was used to apply to their undergraduate institution. The ACT composite score or SAT mathematics and critical reading total scores must be at or above the 85th percentile for the administration of the exam taken. Please upload your ACT or SAT results via the online application under the Attachments tab, then select ACT or SAT score.

Personal Statement

Personal statements must explain why an applicant wishes to attend law school. This statement should be a maximum of two, double-spaced pages using a 12-point font such as Times New Roman or Arial. The personal statement should be written by the applicant alone, though review by others is acceptable. Please upload the Personal Statement via the LSAC online application website under the Attachments tab, then select Personal Statement.

Resume

Resumes should include specific, factual information about education, honors and awards, leadership roles in extracurricular or community activities, publications, work experience, military service, and/or foreign language proficiency. We strongly recommend that applicants include clearly defined, month and year time frames of positions held, hours per week devoted to each activity, and detailed descriptions. The résumé may be uploaded via the online application under the Attachments tab, then select Resume.

Letter(s) of Recommendation

Applicants may submit up to four letters of recommendation. Recommenders should provide a detailed evaluation of the candidate?s academic or professional work.

UF Law strongly recommends that recommendation letters be submitted via the LSAC Evaluation Service. This service is included in the LSAC CAS registration fee. Recommendation letters will be sent electronically to UF Law as part of the CAS Report. Letters received by LSAC after the initial report has been generated will be forwarded to UF Law as they are received at LSAC.

Character and Fitness (C&F) addendum and documentation, if applicable

Applicants must respond fully and accurately to the C&F questions on the application, irrespective of any expunging/sealing of the information from any record or anything purporting to authorize any person to deny the existence of such matters. Receipt of advice from any source, including legal counsel, that such information need not be disclosed does not relieve the applicant?s duty to disclose or justify a failure to disclose. Applicants must also disclose pending matters or charges expected to be brought against them. In general, if an applicant is unsure whether to disclose an incident, UF Law advises applicants to err on the side of disclosure.

Applicants with an affirmative answer to any of the C&F questions must submit a description of the incident(s) that include the date, location, detailed explanation, and the resolution of the incident. A copy of corresponding official documentation from the applicable college/university, court, or agency regarding the final disposition of each incident should be submitted. Official documents must clearly identify the entity that is providing the disposition of the incident. Official documents obtained from an online source must include a web link. UF Law strongly prefers that the C&F explanation and official documents be combined in one attachment to the application. The C&F attachment may be uploaded via the online application under the Attachments tab, then select C&F Addendum.

After submitting the application, candidates have a continuing duty to immediately notify UF Law of any new C&F incidents or C&F updates that occur prior to a decision being rendered or matriculation to the law school and provide related explanations and documentation about those incident(s).

If your records have been expunged pursuant to applicable law, you are not required to answer Yes to question 3, 4, or 5 with respect to that particular charge. You should be aware that a state Board of Bar Examiners investigation into your fitness to practice law can extend beyond the scope of these questions (as well as questions 1 and 2).

More information about C&F and the Need for Full Disclosure may be found here. 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, prior to matriculation, 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.

Members of the UF Law community are expected to review and abide by the law and the regulations of the University of Florida and the Levin College of Law, including the Honor Code and Student Handbook.

TOEFL/IELTS Scores, if applicable

Applicants whose native language is not English and who select option 4 or 5 under the English Proficiency Requirement section of the application should submit, via LSAC, an official TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency score. Competitive applicants generally possess at least a 5.0 of 6.0 (100 of 120) TOEFL, or 7.0 of 9.0 IELTS score.

Why UF Law Statement

Applicants may submit a statement explaining specific reasons why the applicant has chosen to apply to UF Law. The applicant should include any direct connection to UF or UF Law through alumni, professors, or other means, if applicable. Most applicants can communicate these interests in one or two short paragraphs. Please upload this optional statement via the online application website under the Attachments tab, then select Why UF Law.

Addenda

Applicants may upload addenda on topics that might include, but need not be limited to, information about unique life experiences or challenges, grade progression, standardized test scores, linguistic barriers, disability, or a personal or family history of educational or socioeconomic disadvantage. The addenda may be uploaded via the online application under the Attachments tab, then select the appropriate addendum title.

The following should not be included with your application: additional writing samples, newspaper/magazine articles, photographs, or links to external sites.

Application Fee

In an effort to make the application process more accessible to all, there is no fee to apply to UF Law.

OTHER INFORMATION

Confirmation Email

UF Law will send the applicant an email confirming receipt of the application within two business days of the receipt of the application. This email will include the link to LSAC's Applicant Status Online (ASO) where applicants may review their application status and document checklist.

Eligibility for In-State Tuition Privileges

All students, including students who are not claiming Florida residency, must complete the online Residency Declaration for tuition purposes. The Residency Declaration is accessible on and will be submitted via your MyAdmissions portal. Within 10 days after applying, the applicant will receive an email from the university admissions office with instructions to set up a MyAdmissions account. Applicants claiming Florida residency will provide supporting documents via the secure document upload on the MyAdmissions portal.

If an applicant claims Florida residency on their LSAC application but does not submit the Residency Declaration and/or supporting documentation required for UF Graduate Admissions to make a residency determination, the tuition charge will be the non-Florida resident rate.

The law school does not have jurisdiction over residency matters. All residency decisions are made by the university's Graduate Admissions Office in accordance with Florida Statute 1009.21. A request for further information related to residency is not uncommon. Graduate Admissions will communicate through the MyAdmissions portal and/or email reminders if additional information is needed to determine your residency. Documentation may be submitted through the MyAdmissions portal. If you have questions regarding residency or need assistance, please email UF Graduate Admissions, or phone (352) 392-1365.

Students with Disabilities

UF Law celebrates disability identity as a valued aspect of diversity. We champion a universally accessible community that supports the holistic advancement of students with disabilities. Prospective students who wish to provide information about their disabilities may do so in their personal statement or addendum. Prospective students who have questions about accommodations for disabilities (physical, learning, or otherwise) should contact the Disability Resource Center at DRCTesting@ufsa.ufl.edu or 352-392-8565.

Information Regarding Social Security Number (SSN)

The Federal Privacy Act of 1974 and Section 119.071(5)(a)2, 5(a)3 and 5(a)4 of Florida Statutes authorize the university to require the disclosure of SSNs by applicants and students for the purpose of identification and verification of student records, including registration, financial aid, and academic records and for verification of identity in the provision of university services. The University does not use SSNs for student identification. The SSN is used only to assign a UF student identification number. Please verify that the SSN is correct on the application for admission. An incorrect SSN can significantly delay the matching of transcripts, test scores, and financial aid information to your academic record.

Evaluative Interview

The Admissions Committee may, at its discretion, invite candidates to interview. Interviews are by invitation only; candidates may not request an interview.

Needed only if applying through the Gator Scholars option. Attach a copy of your official ACT or SAT results here. Your ACT composite score or SAT mathematics and critical reading total score must be at or above the 85th percentile for the administration of the exam that you took.