Transfer Students

Information for Fall 2025 Transfer Students

Transfer of Credit

A student may transfer a maximum of 31 credits from a previous law school. There are no exceptions to this rule. A grade of C- or better (under the previous school’s grading system) must have been earned in a course to transfer the credit hours to our law school. To receive credit for coursework where a non-letter grade (e.g., Pass "P") is recorded, the incoming student is responsible for demonstrating that the non-letter grade meets the C- or better standard. All transferred hours will be reflected as grades of Transfer Credit (“TR”) on the GW Law Transcript. Transferred credits will have no effect on a student's GW Law grade point average.

The GW Law JD program allows up to 15 credits of online education (OE) coursework. If a transferring JD student has earned distance education credits at a prior institution, those credits will count toward the 15-credit OE limit for graduation. If the student transfers more than 15 distance education credits, all credits will apply toward graduation, but the student cannot earn additional OE credits at GW. Incoming transfer students must disclose any online coursework from prior institutions, even if not indicated on transcripts, so that these credits are properly accounted for in the OE credit total.

Once you have submitted your deposit, you may contact the Dean of Students Office at deanofstudentslaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu. After a review of an official transcript, a determination will be made regarding the number of credits the law school will accept for coursework completed at your prior institution. Before registration, the Dean of Students Office will send a Transfer Credit Memo (TCM) indicating the GW Law courses satisfied, any required course enrollments, remaining graduation requirements, and online education credits. The Dean of Students Office will notify you about orientation, opportunities for academic advising, and course registration.

Recognizing that transfer students may have pending credit due to summer coursework at their original institution, the deadline for submitting a complete, final official transcript is October 15, 2025. A complete, final official transcript must be submitted in order to finalize your admissions file and to ensure all qualifying credits transfer. Please have your transcript sent to the Admissions Office (inatGWlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu). Once received, the Admissions Office will share your final transcript with the Dean of Students Office to review and make any revisions to your TCM as appropriate.

Securing Your Seat in the Fall 2025 Class

Option 1: Submit a Commitment Form

You may choose to reserve your seat at GW Law by submitting a binding commitment form (which requires no payment). The Commitment Form was attached to your admission notification. If you have questions, please email the Admissions Office at inatGWlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu.

Option 2: Pay a Seat Deposit

You may choose to reserve your seat at GW Law by submitting a non-refundable, non-binding seat deposit in the amount of $1,000. The deposit payment deadline was provided in your admission notification. You may pay your deposit online via the GWeb Information System. GWeb is the University system that you will use throughout your time at GW to register for courses, view your grades, and access your student account. GWeb will allow you to pay your deposit either through credit card or electronic bank transfer.

Please follow these instructions to log into GWeb:

Create your GW Applicant Account
- The personal email address that you enter must match the primary email address we have on file for you. If you'd like to update the email on file before creating your account, please submit your request to: inatGWlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (inatGW[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
- Your GWID must include the "G." You received your GWID in your acceptance e-mail.
After creating your applicant account, go to GWeb, and select “Log in to GWeb.”
Enter the email address you used to create your GW Applicant account and click Next.
At the time of GW account creation:
- If you had to enter a password, then enter the same password.
- If you received a verification code, then check your email for the latest code.
  - Note: If you do not receive the Account verification code email, wait a few minutes and then click “try again” to have it resent.
From the Main Menu page, select Admissions. On the Admissions page, select Pay Tuition Deposit.
You will then be routed to Touch Net, the payment gateway. Select Deposits from the menu at the top of the page.
From the dropdown menu on the subsequent screen, select Fall 2025 as your enrollment term.
- Note: Selecting a term other than your admission term will result in delays in processing your deposit.
In the next dropdown menu, select the deposit detail that corresponds to the school to which you have been admitted (i.e. Law School Admission). Enter the required payment amount and select Make Deposit Payment.
Choose either Credit Card or Electronic Check as your payment method.

Credit Card Payment

If you have chosen Credit Card as your payment method, the system will prompt you to enter your credit card information. The following credit cards are accepted for payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. The system will confirm your payment once you have entered the required information. Keep a copy of the Payment Confirmation page for your records. You will also receive an automatic e-mail confirming your payment.

Electronic Check Payments

If you have a U.S. bank account and wish to pay your deposit via electronic check, please follow these instructions:

Choose Electronic Check (checking/savings) as your payment method.
Enter your bank account information:
- Select the Account Type from the drop-down menu (checking or savings) and enter the ABA Routing Number.
- Enter the Account Number.
- Confirm the Account Number.
- Enter the Name on the Account.
- To save this payment method for future use, check the box and create a name for this payment method.
- Click Continue.
Review and agree to the terms of the authorization statement. Click Submit.
Keep a copy of the Payment Confirmation page for your records. You will also receive an automatic e-mail confirming the payment.

Registration Information

Please review the Fall 2025 course selection information (including a schedule of classes, exam schedule, and list of closed classes) on the Records Office webpage. Registration will open on August 13, 2025.

In order to register for the courses you select, you must:

Submit either the commitment form or deposit by the due date as outlined in your admission email. Your student record and student account, which allow you to register for classes, will be created once the deposit/signed commitment form has been received.
Select your courses for the Fall semester. Please see the Dean of Students Academic Advising webpage for an overview of graduation requirements. If you would like additional guidance regarding course selection, please contact our Dean of Students Office at (202) 994-8320 or deanofstudentslaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (deanofstudents[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
The GWeb online registration system will be opened on August 13. Please note that if you register prior to obtaining your Transfer Credit Memo (TCM), you may be required to modify your schedule to include any required first-year courses. First-year classes for the Fall 2025 term will begin on Monday, August 18. Upper-level classes for the Fall 2025 term begin on Monday, August 25. The Add/Drop period will be open from August 22 - September 2, 2025.
Instructions for registering for classes using GWeb:
- Your User ID for GWeb registration is your GWid. Your GWid is the uppercase letter “G” followed by an 8-digit number. To retrieve your GWid, you can do so via the GWid Retrieval Request Form and select the “SSN + Date of Birth” retrieval method.
- To register, go to the MyGW Portal and select “gweb info system.”
- Contact the Records Office (open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., (202) 994-6261 or e-mail at reclaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rec[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)) if you have any problems completing online registration.

When planning your class schedule, take heed of the exam schedule on the web. The Law School has a strict policy regarding final exams. Final exams cannot be rescheduled and students are not permitted to take two classes with final exams at the same time. Therefore, you should select classes with the exam schedule in mind. Students can have two exams in one day, although this is not advisable. Exams on successive days are not uncommon. There are no pre-scheduled “make-up days” for exams. Please note that due to the high number of ungraded courses that will already be reflected on your transcript, you will be permitted a maximum of eight (8) total ungraded credits beyond the number of credit hours transferred to GW Law from your prior institution.

Ungraded credits, GW Law’s version of pass/fail, are referred to as Credit/No Credit (CR/NC). Courses evaluated with Honors/Pass/Low Pass/No Credit are also considered ungraded courses. You may take any number of CR/NC courses including, but not limited to clinics, field placements, or moot court competitions, up to the 8 CR/NC limit. You may not, however, convert a regularly graded course to CR/NC given the high number of ungraded courses that will have transferred to your GW Law transcript—regardless of the number. Transfer students typically enter with 24 or more ungraded credits, well beyond the 17 CR/NCs permitted for law students matriculating as 1Ls. Given this limitation, you should be judicious about which CR/NC courses you choose.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition and fees for the 2025-2026 academic year are $75,420.00 per year ($37,710 per semester) for full-time study or $2,650.00 per credit hour for part-time study (up to a maximum of 11 credits per semester).

Transfer students are eligible for financial aid through GW Law in the form of loans only. You may contact the Law Financial Aid Office at finaidlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu or (202) 994-6592.

Tuition Insurance

A law student’s success depends on their physical and mental health. At GW, we have systems in place to support a student’s well-being, including our CARE Network and Student Health Center’s various services. On occasion, however, a student may need to leave the law school before the semester is complete. To mitigate the financial impact of such an occurrence, the University offers a tuition refund plan, administered by GradGuard, for your consideration. This plan is offered to protect your educational investment in the event of a medical or mental health withdrawal. The plan significantly extends and enhances GW’s published refund policy as stated in the Law Bulletin. The deadline for purchasing tuition insurance is COB August 17, 2025. We strongly encourage you to protect your educational investment. For more information, please visit GW's tuition insurance website.

Tuition insurance is available for purchase via Student eBill or directly from GradGuard via their website or by calling 877-794-6603. Tuition insurance must be purchased before the start of each fall and spring semester to cover tuition and other covered expenses for the corresponding term.

Orientation

Orientation for students transferring into the law school is mandatory and will be held on August 13. Information about orientation and opportunities for academic advising during orientation will be forthcoming.

Laptop Computer Requirement

All students are expected to have a personal laptop computer that meets the specifications for Exam4, the exam software used to administer exams. Please note that Chromebooks and iPad Pros will not suffice. Computer specifications can be found on the Exam4 site. If you determine that you need to purchase a new laptop computer, please note that you may be able to obtain an increase in your financial aid budget for this purpose.

Honors Information

Transfer students are eligible for all academic honors and awards conferred by GW Law.

Journal Participation

Membership on a journal at the law school from which you are transferring does not guarantee you a place on one of the journals at GW Law. Transfer students are eligible to write onto one of our journals in accordance with each journal’s policy regarding transfer students. The transfer writing competition will be held from August 14 at 9:00 AM to August 18 at 9:00 AM. The law school will provide further information regarding the Transfer Journal Competition once it becomes available.

Field Placement Program

Transfer students are encouraged to participate in the Field Placement Program. In the Field Placement Program, students earn academic credit for externships with government, judicial, or nonprofit organizations.

The Program provides students with the opportunity to gain experience in different substantive areas of law and legal processes; to provide students with the opportunity to gain experience in different substantive areas of law and legal process and reflect upon their professional development; to develop legal research, writing, interviewing, counseling and investigative skills and engage in reflective lawyering; to deal with issues of professional responsibility in a practice setting and give thought to an attorney’s ethical and moral choices and obligations; and to consider cross-cultural competency within the context of client representation and an attorney's role in creating a legal system providing equal access and eliminating bias, discrimination, and racism in the law.

Registration for the Fall 2025 Field Placement Program opens on Friday, June 27, 2025, and the priority registration deadline is Friday, August 1, 2025. We encourage students to apply as soon as possible to ensure a spot; however, we will admit students into the Program as space allows until September 2, 2025.

To participate in Field Placement, students must do the following:

Secure a qualifying externship - We encourage students to work closely with the Career Development Office to identify externship opportunities that align with their professional goals.
Submit the registration application - Once an externship is secured, students must complete the registration application. This is done by creating a “New Experience” in the Experiential Learning section of CORE. Additionally, once the New Experience has been submitted, students must complete the COVID-19 Assumption of Risk, Release, and Waiver of Liability and their placement supervisors must complete the Student Extern Supervision Agreement, both found in the “Documents and Forms” tab of the Experience. Complete instructions for the registration process can be found on the Field Placement page of MyLaw. The Fall 2025 semester will be activated on Friday, June 27, 2025.
Attend a required orientation session - All first‐time Field Placement participants must attend an orientation session. The orientation will last 90 minutes, and multiple sessions are offered during the first week of class. Specific dates and times will be listed on the Field Placement registration application on CORE.

If you have any questions, please contact the Field Placement team at fieldplacementlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (fieldplacement[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Disclosure Information

It is critically important for you to have a complete and accurate law school application, including the disclosure of any legal violations, college disciplinary matters, or similar issues.

State boards of bar examiners will note any issue you disclose on your bar application that occurred before you enrolled at GW Law (or any law school), and specifically ask us at the Law School whether we knew about that issue when you enrolled. If an inconsistency exists between your bar application/information obtained by the bar examiners and your law school admission application, it could potentially impact your admission to the bar of that state.

Please err on the side of disclosure.

Transfer Resume Form

Please submit the Transfer Resume Form by July 15 (the form will be posted here in June). In lieu of your resume, this form is designed to capture all the notable and fun facts about our incoming students. This is your opportunity to share both accomplishments and interesting tidbits. We love learning more about our incoming students, and we encourage you to share and shine!

Law and Undergraduate Transcripts

If you elect to enroll at GW Law and have not already done so, please have your current law school send a final official law transcript that includes all Spring 2025 law grades (and Summer 2025 grades, if applicable). In addition, we require an undergraduate transcript (with bachelor’s degree notation).

Official law transcripts can be submitted electronically to inatGWlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu via a transcript electronic service (recommended).

If an electronic option is not available, official transcripts can be mailed directly to the Admissions Office:

The George Washington University Law School
JD Admissions Office
700 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052

Recognizing that transfer students may have pending credit for coursework at their original institution due to summer courses, the deadline for submitting a complete, final official transcript from your prior institution, is October 15, 2025. A complete, final official transcript must be submitted in order to finalize your Admissions file and to ensure all qualifying credits transfer. If your official transcripts are not received, a registration hold will be placed on your account.

Immunization and Health Insurance Requirements

Immunization - The District of Columbia Immunization Law requires that all students under age 26 provide proof of immunizations prior to registration or they will incur a registration hold on their student account. If you will be under the age of 26 as of July 1, 2025, you must submit immunization records directly to the Student Health Center through the student health portal. The deadline is June 15, 2025. Should you have any questions, please email Student Health Services at immunreqgwu [dot] edu (immunreq[at]gwu[dot]edu) or call 202-994-5300 option #3.

Health Insurance - All undergraduate, graduate, law, medical, and doctoral students, who are matriculated in a degree-granting on-campus program, and all international students on a J1 or F1 Visa are required to have health insurance while they study at GW. This includes students on the Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon, VSTC, and Corcoran campuses. These students will be automatically charged and enrolled in the GW SHIP and must submit a waiver form if they have another insurance plan that meets the required waiver criteria. For information on health insurance offered through the University, students should visit the Student Health Center.

The Student Health Center is located in the University Student Center at:

800 21st Street, NW
Ground Floor
Washington, DC 20052

Phone: (202) 994-5300
Fax: (202) 912-8488
https://healthcenter.gwu.edu/

Your student account will incur a registration hold if complete immunization records are not received by Student Health Services.

Housing

Washington, DC, has been called the most livable city on the East Coast. Museums -- mostly free! -- pepper the city, and all are accessible by foot or Metro from the Law School. With the National Mall and the vast Rock Creek Park near campus, students may take advantage of abundant green space for running, biking, strolling, or sports such as softball and volleyball. The city is busy and energetic, but also easy to get around and replete with opportunities for socializing and relaxation.

Housing options vary throughout neighborhoods in DC, Virginia, and Maryland. By survey responses to VeryApt, students have created a housing guide that may be a great resource for you. The guide describes neighborhoods and specific buildings throughout the DC area: 2025 GW Law Off-Campus Housing Guide.

You may also access the GW Law Housing Portal where admitted students can ask housing questions, find roommates, and interact with the housing guide. All you need is an email address to create an account.

Students with Disabilities

Any student seeking information about campus accessibility or accommodation on the basis of a disability should direct inquiries to The George Washington University’s Disability Support Services (DSS) office at 202‐994‐8250 (voice or TDD). The University and the Law School have a system to address a law student’s requests for accommodation. For additional information on accommodations at the Law School, please refer to the Law School Dean of Students website. After submitting a registration form and supporting documentation to DSS, we ask any entering law student requesting an accommodation to notify the Law School Dean of Students Office (dss_supportlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu) as soon as possible in order to coordinate support services to meet the student’s needs.

DSS accepts and reviews registrations, requests for accommodation, and supporting documentation at any time of the year. However, to ensure that sufficient time is provided for DSS to complete its review process and for the Law School to implement the approved accommodations, students should submit requests and supporting documentation for accommodations to DSS, at least three (3) weeks before they need the accommodation to be implemented and at least four (4) weeks for exam-related accommodations.

The University will make every effort to complete its review of requests for accommodations that are submitted outside of these time frames. However, if the request and supporting documentation are submitted outside these time frames, it cannot guarantee that the review will be completed or that the approved accommodation can be implemented in time for class or an upcoming exam. Students should plan accordingly and submit their requests and documentation as early as possible.

Professional Development and Career Strategy

With one of the largest legal career counseling teams in the country, the Career Development Office (CDO) collectively represents more than 80 years of experience in the legal and counseling professions. Our counselors have expertise in many areas of employment in the private and public sectors, including law firms of all sizes, international and domestic corporations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and judicial clerkships in federal and state courts. The CDO also offers counseling services for current JD students and JD alumni from the most recent graduating class.

While we offer a substantial schedule of formal recruiting (OCI) between May and September, because large private law firms are increasingly relying on early direct applications for their summer associate hiring, if you are interested in these roles, we recommend you begin your job application process through their direct applications when they open in the late winter or early spring of your 1L year.

Admitted transfer students are strongly encouraged to pay the deposit/submit the commitment form as soon as possible if they plan to participate in GW Law's Formal Interview Programs, Resume Collects, or wish to work with the Career Development Office’s career counselors. Once the deposit/commitment form is received, students will gain access to the Career Development Office’s online recruiting platform and counseling services. Students are responsible for regularly checking their email to ensure they receive all communications from the Career Development Office. Information about the 2025 Interview Program and Bidding deadlines was sent to you via email.

All emails from the Career Development Office will be sent to your GW Law email account so be sure to check your GW Law email for all recruiting‐related information.

Transfer Students

Information for Fall 2025 Transfer Students

Transfer of Credit

Securing Your Seat in the Fall 2025 Class

Option 1: Submit a Commitment Form

Option 2: Pay a Seat Deposit

Credit Card Payment

Electronic Check Payments

Registration Information

Tuition & Fees

Tuition Insurance

Orientation

Laptop Computer Requirement

Honors Information

Journal Participation

Field Placement Program

Disclosure Information

Transfer Resume Form

Law and Undergraduate Transcripts

Immunization and Health Insurance Requirements

Housing

Students with Disabilities

Professional Development and Career Strategy

Directory

Admissions Office

Career Development Office

Dean of Students Office

Disability Support Services

Financial Aid Office

GW IT

Housing

Parking & Transportation

Records Office

Student Health Center