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Applicants to the Juris Doctor program are required to pay an application fee of $65. Applicants may pay by credit card via the LSAC online application or by check or money order, made payable to Notre Dame Law School. Our application fee waiver policies and procedures are noted below.
Need-Based Fee Waiver Policy and Procedures
Merit-Based Fee Waiver Policy and Procedures
Alliance for Catholic Education
Teach for America
Need-Based Fee Waiver Policy and Procedures
Applicants to Notre Dame whose financial resources are severely limited may request a fee waiver from the Law School Admissions Council. LSAC, in addition to granting fee waivers to applicants who are determined to be financially needy, also grants select candidates waivers for the Credential Assembly Service and for test preparation materials offered by LSAC. Notre Dame will grant a fee waiver to any candidate who has been granted a fee waiver by LSAC.
An applicant for admission to the Notre Dame Law School who does not obtain a fee waiver from LSAC may request a need-based fee waiver directly from the Law School. To request a need-based fee waiver, simply download, complete and submit the Application Fee Waiver Request Form at the earliest possible date.
The statement requesting a fee waiver may be forwarded to the Office of Admissions via U.S. Mail, fax, or email and must include your LSAC account number, mailing address and email address. A decision regarding the fee waiver typically is made within ten business days of the request being received by the Admissions Office.
Melissa Fruscione
Director of Admissions
University of Notre Dame Law School
Admissions Office
1329 Biolchini Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574/631-6626
Fax: 574/631-5474
E-Mail: fruscione.2@nd.edu
Merit-Based Fee Waiver Request
We utilize the LSAC Candidate Referral Service (CRS) to grant our merit-based waivers. If your information in the CRS system meets our criteria, you will receive an e-mail indicating that your application fee has been waived. To be eligible to receive a waiver, you must participate in CRS, indicate with LSAC that you intend to enroll for Fall 2012, have at least one LSAT on file, have transcripts on file, and must be applying for the Fall 2012 term. Our CRS searches are updated on a monthly basis.
Alliance for Catholic Education
Notre Dame Law School actively encourages applications from men and women who have served as teachers for the Alliance for Catholic Education program. The application fee of $65 will be waived for current or former ACE teachers.
In addition, the possibility of receiving a deferral on admission will be considered from admits who begin their participation in ACE in the year in which they are scheduled to begin law school.
To receive the application fee waiver, submit your online application as if you are paying by check or money order. When you complete the certification letter, check the fee waived for ACE/Teach for America. Mail your certification letter and proof of participation in ACE to the Admissions Office. Note: if one of your recommendation letters is from the ACE program, you do not need to submit additional proof of participation in ACE with your certification letter.
Teach for America
Notre Dame Law School also actively supports the Teach for America program and waives the application fee of $65 for current or former Teach for America teachers.
In addition, the possibility of receiving a deferral on admission will be considered from admits who begin their participation in Teach for America in the year in which they are scheduled to begin law school.
To receive the application fee waiver, submit your online application as if you are paying by check or money order. When you complete the certification letter, check the fee waived for ACE/Teach for America. Mail your certification letter and proof of participation in Teach for America to the Admissions Office. Note: if one of your recommendation letters is from the Teach for America program, you do not need to submit additional proof of participation in Teach for America with your certification letter.
