If your first undergraduate degree was earned from an institution outside of the United States, an evaluation of your academic records must be done to determine if the degree is the equivalent of a baccalaureate (bachelor's) degree from an approved institution in the United States.

All foreign-educated applicants who have indicated they have attended a foreign institution outside the U.S. (including its territories) and/or Canada must avail themselves of the JD Credential Assembly Service (JD CAS). JD CAS provides a new way of processing all foreign transcripts. Applicants with transcripts issued by foreign institutions will be required to have their foreign institution mail their transcripts directly to LSAC to be analyzed by AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers). Registration for this foreign credential evaluation service will only be offered online. There will be no paper registration process. Additionally, foreign-educated applicants are required to participate in the LSDAS Letter of Recommendation Service. Please contact LSAC for additional information.

In cases where the Admissions Committee has concerns about an applicant's fluency in English, the applicant may be required to present a recent score from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Many applicants choose to submit a TOEFL score without being asked to provide one. Our TOEFL code number is 8483. For information on TOEFL, write to TOEFL Services, Educational Testing Service, Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 (USA).

CUNY School of Law offers a full-time, three-year J.D. degree program only. We do not offer the Master's of Law (LL.M.) degree, nor do we offer a foreign lawyer program.