International applicants on student or work visas must comply with all regular admissions requirements. Applicants are required to take the LSAT exam, subscribe to Law Services Data Assembly Services (LSDAS), and submit a completed 2009 application along with the $65 U.S. application fee. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is not required.   

Applicants who completed post-secondary work outside the U.S. or Canada must submit their credentials for evaluation through the LSAC JD Credential Assembly Service (JD CAS). This does not apply to credits earned through a study abroad, consortium, or exchange program sponsored by a U.S. or Canadian institution and the work is clearly indicated as such on the home campus transcript. A Foreign Credential Evaluation will be completed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), which will be incorporated into your LSDAS report. If you have a special circumstance, please contact the law school Admissions Office.

Letters of recommendation must be submitted through LSAC as part of the LSDAS service.

Admitted applicants who are foreign nationals and intend to enroll are expected to present evidence of adequate financial resources for support during their time at Rutgers School of Law–Newark before an I-20 will be issued. Applicants coming from another U.S. educational institution must submit a copy of their I-94 card and have an authorized official of their present institution complete and return the International Student's Advisor's Report. Permanent residents must include a photocopy of their green card with the admissions application.

The Foreign Lawyer Program allows persons who have earned a law degree from another country the opportunity to receive up to 28 credits for previous law studies and earn a J.D. degree upon the completion of 56 credits at Rutgers School of Law–Newark. Please follow the instructions for International Applicants.