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CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
3775 ELIZABETH STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92506-2508
INSTRUCTIONS (Please Read Carefully)
1. This application must be typed or written legibly in ink, signed by applicant and filed with or mailed to the Dean of California Southern Law School, 3775 Elizabeth Street, Riverside, California 92506-2508.
2. All questions must be answered: if answer is "no" or "none," or if the question is "not applicable," please so state. Failure to complete this form fully and to furnish supporting transcripts will delay action on the application.
3. Please note all requirements and procedures set forth in the catalog and specific instructions on some questions.
4. Applicants must request one transcript from each college attended or, if applicant holds a degree, request one copy from the institution conferring the degree. It is the applicant's responsibility to make all arrangements for transcripts. Transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing school addressed to the Dean, California Southern Law School, 3775 Elizabeth Street, Riverside, California 92506-2508. Transcripts delivered by an applicant in person will not be accepted, except as a basis for provisional admission.
5. A $20.00 application fee must be paid with this application unless applicant was previously admitted to California Southern Law School.
I am applying to California Southern Law School commencing: FALL ( ) SPRING ( ) YEAR _________
1. GENDER Female____ Male____
2. Name (LAST)_____________________________ (FIRST)_______________________ (MIDDLE)_____________
3. Date of Birth _________________________________ Place of Birth _____________________________________
4. Marital Status: Single________ Married_________ Social Security No. ___________________________________
5. Residence Address______________________________________________________________________________
City and State________________________________________________________ Zip Code__________________
Mailing Address________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address__________________________________________________________________________________
6. Telephone No. ( )____________________________ Cell Phone No. ( )_____________________________
7. Name of Spouse ( ) or Parent ( )______________________________________________________________
I am applying as a: REGULAR STUDENT ( ) SPECIAL (CLEP) STUDENT ( )
ADVANCED STUDENT ( ) AUDITOR (NON-J.D. DEGREE CANDIDATE) ( )
8. List all colleges (not law schools) attended and degrees conferred, including graduate work. If you do not have a degree, state total number of semester or quarter units completed at each college (in Degree column).
COLLEGE |
DATES ATTENDED |
MAJOR |
DEGREE |
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9. Do you now hold a bachelor or associate degree?__________. If answer is "no," but you expect to receive such a degree prior to registering in law school, state when you expect that degree will be conferred. (MM/YR)______/_____.
10. Have you ever attended another law school?__________ (If answer is "yes," transcripts for all prior law studies must be requested).
11. If so, are you eligible to return?_________.
| NAME OF SCHOOL | DATES ATTENDED | UNITS COMPLETED |
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12. Citizenship status: Born USA?_______ Naturalized?_______ Foreign?________ (Note: U.S. citizenship is not a requirement for the practice of law in California.)
13. Have you ever been dismissed or disqualified at any school or college?_________. If answer is "yes", attach statement giving details.
14. Employment: Present occupation_________________________________________________________________
Name of Employer________________________________________________________________________________
Address of Employer_____________________________________________________ Phone ( )_______________
May we contact you at your place of employment? Yes ( ) or No ( )
15. Please initial that you have been advised that graduation from California Southern Law School entitles you to sit for the California General Bar Examination, but may not entitle you to sit for the exam in other states__________.
16. Moral Character -- It is the policy of The State Bar of California that persons who have been convicted of violent felonies, felonies involving moral turpitude and crimes involving a breach of fiduciary duty are presumed not to be of good moral character in the absence of a pardon or a showing of overwhelming reform and rehabilitation.
Drug and alcohol abuse and dependencies are considered major problems in today's society and are of particular concern to the State Bar. An applicant's record is reviewed as a whole to see if there appears to be a problem.
Do you know of any matter, past and/or pending, that might affect your eligibility for admission to the bar?__________. If answer is "yes," attach a detailed statement thereof.
17. Have you previously filed a Registration Application with the State Bar of California? If answer is "yes," give student file number.__________________
18. Are you applying as a SPECIAL (CLEP) STUDENT?__________. If answer is "yes," you must request that official score reports be sent by CLEP to California Southern Law School.
19. Are you a veteran eligible for veteran's benefits?____________________________
I certify that the above application is correct in all respects according to my best knowledge and belief. I acknowledge having read the Required Disclosure Statement below. I understand that if admitted to California Southern Law School, I must abide by the rules and regulations of the school and that I must register with the Committee of Bar Examiners as soon as possible after I commence the study of law.
Date:______________________________ Signature of Applicant: ___________________________________________
Required Disclosure Statement
The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program is principally in physical classroom facilities.
Students enrolled in the J.D. degree program at this law school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First-Year Law Students' Examination required by Business and Professions Code Section 6060(h). As required by Division 2, Section 2.3(D) of the Guidelines for Unaccredited Law Schools Rules as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination, a student who passes the First-Year Law Students' Examination (FYLSX) within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed. A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from the law school's J.D. program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for reenrollment in this law school's J.D. degree program, but will receive credit for only one year of legal study.
Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law.
How did you learn of California Southern Law School?
Newspaper ad: Press Enterprise_______ San Bernardino County Sun_______ Inland Valley Daily Bulletin_______
Verizon Yellow Pages:_______ AT&T Yellow Pages:_______
Internet: PE.com_______ SuperPages.com_______ Internet law school search_______
Other: please specify (friend, family, coworker, etc.): ______________________________________________
01/2012