Application Process and Requirements

To apply to Southwestern, all first-year applicants must:

• Meet the requirements for undergraduate pre-legal education
• Register with the Law School Admissions Council and subscribe to the Credential Assembly Service
• Register for and take the Law School Admissions Test
• Complete a Law School Admissions Test Writing Sample
• Provide a complete application file
• Pay the application fee
• Meet any and all additional requirements related to the applicant’s desired program
• Complete personal interviews as requested by the Admissions Office

Note: If you are considering applying to our Online J.D. Program, please review these lists of states/jurisdictions to determine if the state in which you plan to reside during the program has approved our Online J.D. (a separate process than ABA accreditation, which all our programs have received). Approval is pending in a number of states/jurisdictions, while others will not be pursued for the Fall 2025 application cycle.