The University of St. Thomas School of Law accepts applications for the Tommie Law Early Admission program from UST undergraduate students in the summer before their senior year who have earned at least 96 credits of which at least 32 credits were earned at UST. Applicants to the 2013 Tommie Law Early Admission Program would begin their law studies with the fall 2014 entering class so would need to have completed all of the requirements of the undergraduate degree from UST prior to their fall 2014 law school matriculation.

The Tommie Law Early Admission program is designed to allow University of St. Thomas undergraduate students the opportunity to apply for admission to the School of Law one year prior to receiving their undergraduate degree. Applicants to the Tommie Law Early Admission Program are exempted from taking the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Competitive applicants will be invited to participate in an interview process.

Application Requirements

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the Office of Admissions at the School of Law has received all documents needed to complete the application for admission. To complete the application, the Office of Admissions must receive:

• A completed TLEAP Application
• A personal statement
• Two letters of recommendation from UST Faculty sent directly from the faculty members to the School of Law Office of Admissions

Please make sure each addendum or attachment has your name in the top right-hand corner.

By submitting a certified application for admission, the applicant authorizes our access to the ACT and/or SAT scores submitted as part of the undergraduate admissions process. It is understood that the score(s) will be used to evaluate the applicant for admission through the Tommie Law Early Admission Program. The applicant also authorizes the law school admissions office to review all academic records through the University information system.

Application Timeline

Experimental Character of the TLEAP Program

The TLEAP program is an experimental admissions program that has been granted a five-year variance by the American Bar Association (ABA). Each year, the School of Law will report to the ABA various data concerning the program including the number of UST students who have applied for admission to the program, the number of those students admitted, and the number admitted who choose to matriculate. Upon completion of the five-year period, the ABA will review the results of the TLEAP application process to determine if it complies with applicable ABA standards.

Due to the experimental nature of this admissions process, applicants should be aware that it may be necessary for them to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) if they wish to apply to another law school as either a first-year or transfer student.