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Transfer, Visiting and Exchange Admissions

Vermont Law School welcomes applicants from other ABA approved law schools. Transfer, visiting and exchange students from other law schools are eligible to participate in Vermont's Semester in Practice (SiP) program. Visit our SiP pages for complete program information, including the application form. After reviewing the following information, please feel free to contact the Admissions Office if you have questions.

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Phone: (802)831-1239
E-mail:admiss@vermontlaw.edu
 

Transfer Information

Transfer applicants may enroll any semester; fall, spring or summer. There is no application deadline; files are reviewed when complete. Typically, transfer applicants must be in the top half of the first year class in order to be admitted to VLS.

Credits received at other law schools transfer at the discretion of the VLS Registrar.Additional information about the joint and dual degree programs is on the JD Admissions page.

Transfer Applicants may submit an application either through the LSAC online application process or by printing out the Transfer Application (.pdf) form. The application file is considered to be complete when the following items have been received in the Admissions Office.

  • Completed application form
  • $ 60 application fee
  • Professional resume or curriculum vitae
  • Essays as described in the application
  • Current LSDAS report from LSAC
  • Two letters of recommendation – one must be from a law school professor
  • Law school letter of good standing
  • Law school transcript with fall and spring semester grades
  • Law school class rank for the first year

Visiting / Exchange Student Information

There is no application deadline for visiting and exchange student applications. The Visiting / Exchange Application (.pdf) may be submitted at any time during the academic year and will be reviewed when the file is complete. The following items are required to complete the application file.

  • Completed application form
  • $ 60 application fee (not required for exchange applicants)
  • Professional resume or curriculum vitae
  • Short essay indicating why you are interested in VLS
  • Letter of good standing from the home law school, including permission to attend Vermont Law School

Summer Term Visitors

Students from other law schools who wish to attend VLS for the summer term only, must complete the Summer Registration Form and apply through the Environmental Law Center’s Summer Program rather than through Admissions.

Exchange Candidates

Students enrolled at other law schools that participate in the Law School Exchange Program should contact their home law school Admissions Office for application instructions. The contact person for U.S. schools at Vermont Law School is Clara Gimenez, Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs: cgimenez@vermontlaw.edu . The contact office for the international schools is the Office of International and Comparative Programs, international@vermontlaw.edu .


Exchange Programs Include:
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT
Universita Degli Studi di Trento (University of Trento), Trento, Italy
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH
University of California - Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA
Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C.
McGill University Faculty of Law, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
New York Law School, New York City, NY
University of Paris 13, Paris, France
University of Cergy Pontoise, France