Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICSNo separate corporations should be organized within the Law Center structures.(RM, 3-24-70, edited, pp. 10260-63; 11-16-72, pp. 11825-26; 3-29-00, p. 26909; 1-27-2004, p.28924)COLLEGE OF LAW ADMISSION PROCEDUREAPPLICATION DATESAny person who desires to apply for admission to first-year standing in the regular entering fall classor the summer Early Admission Program (EAP) in the College of Law must apply no later than March 15of the year in which admission is sought. To be eligible for admission to the College of Law withadvanced standing, applicants must submit completed applications by June 1 for the fall semester and byNovember 1 for the spring semester. Priority consideration will be given by the Admissions Committeeto those applicants filing completed applications on or before the prescribed deadlines; however, theCommittee has the discretion to consider for admission any files received after those dates.ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COLLEGE OF LAWThe Admissions Committee of the College of Law shall consist of three tenured or tenure-trackmembers of the faculty of the College of Law. The members of the Admissions Committee shall beappointed each year by the President upon the recommendation of the Dean of the College of Law.MAXIMUM NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TO BE ADMITTEDNo later than October 1 of each year, the Dean of the College of Law, after consultation withmembers of Committee A and the Admissions Committee, shall determine the maximum number ofapplicants to be admitted to the College of Law for the subsequent year and shall forward the same to thePresident for approval. The President may, within 60 days from the receipt thereof, modify or amend theDean’s determination as to the maximum number of applicants to be admitted.REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIONTo be eligible for admission, applicants must have graduated from an accredited college or universitywith a baccalaureate degree prior to matriculation at the College of Law. All applicants must take theLaw School Admissions Test (LSAT). To be eligible for admission to the College of Law with advancedstanding, applicants must have satisfactorily completed at least one full semester or equivalent of work atan American Bar Association accredited law school.The Admissions Committee shall exercise its best professional judgment to select persons foradmission to the regular fall class and the EAP who have the aptitude and intellectual capacity to excel inthe study of law. To achieve the highest standards of academic excellence, the Admissions Committeeshall place significant emphasis on the applicant’s academic achievement, as demonstrated principally byundergraduate GPA and the applicant’s aptitude for the study of law as shown by the scores on the LSAT.The Committee may also consider additional factors in its evaluation process which may include, but arenot limited to, extracurricular activities, work experience, demonstrated leadership potential, a history ofovercoming hardship or disadvantage, maturity, military service, exceptional talents or skills, trends orimprovement in academic performance, success in a challenging academic environment, graduate schoolperformance, and other factors which may be identified at the discretion of the Admissions Committee.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 137