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Admissions

The admissions process is highly selective, and successful candidates typically have high academic credentials or promise. Accepted first-year students matriculate only in the fall term to begin a program leading to the juris doctor degree.

Character and Fitness to Practice Law

Law school graduates must become admitted to the bar of a state or territory in order to practice law there. All jurisdictions have standards of character and fitness that candidates are required to meet in order to become admitted to the bar. Applicants therefore should consult the websites of the bar examiners of the jurisdictions in which they wish to become admitted - see http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/offices/ for bar examiners' contact information and links to bar examiners' websites - and should also try to consult with an official of the bar if necessary to discover whether any past conduct could keep them from becoming admitted to the bar upon graduation from law school. (Please be aware, however, that the bar examiners of some jurisdictions, such as New Jersey, refuse to discuss these matters with prospective or current law students or to give "advisory opinions".)

The application form of Rutgers School of Law - Camden requests detailed information relevant to certification to a state bar. Applicants are required to disclose fairly and completely on the application any information that may in any way reflect on character and fitness to practice law. The bar examiners in every state require law schools to provide them with an assessment of the student's character and fitness for the practice of law. This requirement typically includes information provided by the student on the student's application, including criminal proceedings or other disciplinary actions, whether in the past or ongoing. Please note that failure of applicants to disclose all relevant information on the law school application can result in the offer of admission being revoked prospectively or retroactively, separation from the law school after matriculation, as well as other disciplinary action.

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Phone: 856-225-6102 or 800-466-7561

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