Juris Master Admission Policies and Procedures

If an applicant answers ‘Yes’ to any questions regarding academic misconduct or criminal charges (including law violations or felonies), a written explanation is required. This explanation must include a detailed description of the incident(s) and the outcome or disposition.

Omission of academic misconduct or criminal charges will result in an automatic denial or admission revocation.

• Answering ‘Yes,’ to these questions may prompt a request for additional documentation or background check. All requests will be sent via email to applicants from FSU’s Judicial Department at the Office of Graduate Admissions.   
• The Juris Master Admissions Committee cannot begin reviewing an application until it has successfully cleared the initial FSU Judicial Review.
• In addition, applications who are cleared by FSU’s Judicial Department at the Office of Graduate Admissions must also undergo a separate judicial review conducted by the College of Law. 
• Clearance from the Graduate Admissions Judicial Department does not guarantee clearance from the College of Law. 
   

Former J.M. students who completed one or more semesters in the program must go through the J.M. College of Law Readmission Application in order to reapply for admission. Please do not complete an application through the Graduate Admissions Portal.

Once admitted to a program, applicants have until the first week of their first semester to submit their official transcripts. We recommend that you have official transcripts sent to FSU electronically to graduateadmissions@fsu.edu. If this is not an option, you may submit an official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college and/or university attended directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Please note that there may be a delay in processing transcripts that are sent via mail.

Official FSU transcripts or official transcripts already on file will be obtained by the Office of Admissions and added to the application record.

Office of Graduate Admissions address for mailing Official Transcripts:
Florida State University
Office of Graduate Admissions
222 S. Copeland St.
Westcott Bldg. Room 314
Tallahassee, FL. 32306-1410
USA

Official transcripts must be sent directly from your previous institution to FSU and cannot be uploaded on this page by the applicant. Additionally, official transcripts are required from every institution attended where credit hours were earned.

• Transfer credits posted on the records of other institutions are not accepted in lieu of transcripts from the original institutions. Official transcripts for these credits must also be submitted.
• Original documents or signed, officially certified photocopies of original documents may be submitted by the student only when institutions outside the United States will not send academic records to other institutions.

Please allow a few weeks for the FSU and/or Official Transcripts to reflect as received on your Application Status Page.

Transcript and Credential Evaluation Requirements:

International applicants or degrees earned from international institutions must submit their official transcripts through the Evaluation Company pathway portal, or from another NACES approved evaluator. The Evaluation Company has created a custom application for Florida State University that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. Florida State University recommends The Evaluation Company as our preferred credential evaluation because it offers an easy way to streamline the application process.

We recommend the evaluation be done by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

English Language Proficiency Requirement:
Official English language proficiency results are required of all international applicants whose native language is not English. The following are the minimum scores required for admission to the University:

• Internet-based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80 
• Paper-based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550
• International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5 
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): 55 
• Duolingo: 120 (Summer 2022 >)
• Cambridge C1 Advanced Level: 180 (Fall 2022 >)
• Michigan Language Assessment: 55 (Fall 2022 >)    

Although official scores are required, your application can be reviewed with self-reported scores while we wait for the official scores to arrive. You can upload self-reported scores under the "Additional Documents" section of the application.

• If admitted, applicants are required to have official scores sent to FSU. These scores are considered official only when sent directly to Florida State University College of Law or LSAC from the testing agency. After two years, they are no longer valid.
• The English language proficiency requirement can be waived, at the university level, for applicants who have earned a minimum of a B.A. or higher in the U.S. or in an English-speaking country.
• Countries exempt from the English Language Proficiency Requirement: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Christmas Islands, Cocos (Keeling Island), Cook Islands, Dhekelia, Dominica, Eritrea, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Guyana, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, St. Kitts, and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga, Tuvalu, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Students may transfer up to six credit hours from another master’s in law program—e.g., Juris Master, Master of Science in Laws (MSL), Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degrees, or a J.D. program. Transfer credits will be evaluated by the associate dean for Juris Master Programs. A grade of “B” or better must have been earned in any courses reviewed for transfer credit.

The Juris Master Program encourages applicants to submit any of the following documents to enhance their application and provide information to the admissions committee. The admissions committee considers these items during the application review process if submitted.

• Academic addendum. You may include an academic addendum explaining any circumstances that you believe may have negatively affected your undergraduate GPA or performance. 
• Unofficial copies of language proficiency tests.
• Letters of recommendation.

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