Foreign Attorney/Educated Applicants

All applications must be completed by April 1.

Foreign Attorneys and Foreign Educated Applicants are required to begin in the Fall semester only. Graduates of foreign law schools seeking a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an American law school are invited to apply to the Law Center. For Foreign Attorneys the maximum number of credits that will transfer over is one full year. Therefore, Foreign Attorneys must enroll at the Law Center for at least four semesters (2 years).

Foreign Attorney applicants are required to submit the following:

• Application – Do not submit more than one application for the JD program for a specific semester. Applicants are responsible to pay for each application submitted.
• $50 Non-Refundable Application Fee - Please mail a check or money order made payable to Nova Southeastern University, please include the applicants full name on the check. You could also call the Admissions office and pay by credit card over the phone (we accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express).
• Personal Statement – Briefly describe any distinctive cultural point of view or life, socioeconomic, educations or personal experiences you would bring to the NSU Law Center. This statement will be used by the Law Center in evaluating your application.
• Resume –
• List all scholastic or academic honors you have received, including scholarships, fellowships, prizes, honor societies, etc.
• List three extracurricular or community activities that have been important to you. Briefly describe each activity and your contribution to that activity.
• List all employment experience that is relevant to your admissions to the Law Center.
• Signature Page – If an electronic application was submitted a signature page is also required.
• LSAT Score(s) – ALL applicants to the law center are required to take the LSAT exam.
• “Course-by-Course” Evaluation of Foreign Credentials – you have three choices for this. Please see below for more information.
• TOEFL Score(s) – Required for all applicants that are applying to the NSU Law Center whose native language is not English. The minimum score required is 100 (internet based), 250 (computer based) or 600 (paper based).

Foreign Credential Evaluation and Translation

You have three options to have your foreign credentials evaluated:

1. Josef Silny: http://www.jsilny.com/
2. World Education Services (WES): http://www.wes.org/nova.asp
3. Law School Admission Council (LSAC) - JD CAS: http://www.lsac.org/Applying/lsdas-jdcas-educated-outside.asp

If you choose option 1 or 2 (Josef Silny or WES), when you register for the LSAT exam, you do not need to register for the LSDAS unless you have also completed coursework at an institution in the United States. If you have not completed coursework in the US, then you should register for the LSAT only. If you choose option 3, then you will be required to register for the LSDAS.

Office or Student Financial Services and Registration

• International Students and Scholars