Entering Students with the Potential for Success
To be considered for admission to the MSU Law, applicants need to hold a bachelor’s degree from an institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score and undergraduate grades are considered to be the most reliable measures available, in most cases, for predicting probable success or failure in the study of law. Thus, most students are admitted based on undergraduate grades and LSAT scores in approximate equal measure. However, all admission decisions are discretionary and are more complex than a mere rank ordering of applicants based on a numerical formula. Accordingly, some students who have outstanding performance records and exceptional aptitude for the study and practice of law, not reflected by their undergraduate grades and LSAT scores, are admitted at the discretion of the Faculty Admissions Committee.
The Law College is committed to a broad inquiry into the role and function of law in society and seeks a diverse student body as an integral part of its educational program. The Law College will consider many variables in addition to the applicant’s undergraduate grade point average and LSAT score.