The Appalachian School of Law accepts candidates who will benefit from a challenging curriculum in a collegial environment.
ASL is waiving its $60 application fee for all prospective students for the remainder of the Fall 2012 admissions cycle. For more information, please contact an admissions counselor at admissions@asl.edu or call 800-895-7411. You can also find detailed information about applying to ASL here.
NEW: ASL is offering application fee waivers for transfer students in good academic standing from Lincoln Memorial's Duncan School of Law. Contact an admissions counselor to get your fee waiver today at admissions@asl.edu or (276) 935-4349. Applicants from Duncan can expect a quick decision and can potentially transfer up to 30 Duncan credit hours earned with a 2.0 or higher GPA in the last four years.
Transfer students from Duncan must also submit a a letter of good academic standing. Providing an unofficial transcript will help ASL more quickly evaluate transfer credits; an official transcript will later be required.
For more information and other requirements, please visit Transfer to ASL.
Visit the ASL E-App, on the Law School Admissions Council website. This allows us to review your application efficiently and return a decision to you quickly.
Admission decisions are not based on a single criterion. Each item is considered in relation to the applicant's total qualifications. The Law School requires the following:
Other, optional considerations include an applicant's graduate work, character, work history, professional promise, personal commitment, recommendations, life experience, connection to the Appalachian region, and non-academic achievements. We are happy to discuss our admissions process and criteria with potential applicants at any time. If you have any questions, contact us or chat with an admissions counselor on Facebook.
All documents received by Appalachian School of Law in connection with such applications for admission become the property of the law school. Under no circumstance will they be duplicated, returned to the applicant, or forwarded to any agency or other college or university.
Submit applications online through the Law School Admissions Council website. This allows us to review your application efficiently and return a decision to you quickly.
LSAC's Credential Assembly Service simplifies the admission process for law school applicants. Ensure that your entire undergraduate, graduate, professional, and law school transcripts; letters of recommendation; and evaluations are sent to LSAC. The LSAC summarizes and combines the material with your LSAT score and writing sample in a report that they send to the law schools to which you apply. Most applicants use the electronic applications included as part of CAS to apply to law schools. (Individual law school application fees are not included as part of CAS.) When law schools receive your completed application, the school will request your law school report from LSAC.
American Bar Association law schools require the use of CAS for JD applicants. If you are a JD applicant who has studied for more than one academic year outside the United States or Canada, you can use CAS for transcript evaluation and authentication if required by the law schools to which you are applying. The JD CAS service is included in the CAS subscription fee.
The Appalachian School of Law does not discriminate in admissions decisions on the basis of age, color, handicap, disability, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The Law School is committed to providing full opportunities for the study of law and entry into the legal profession by qualified members of groups that have been victims of discrimination in various forms. To this end, the potential of applicants from these groups is of special concern in individual admissions decisions. ASL encourages qualified women and minorities, people with disabilities, and people who have overcome significant disadvantages to apply for admission. Applicants are free to disclose in the application or their personal statements information concerning their gender, race, disability, or past disadvantages if they want the Admissions Committee to consider these factors.
