Transferring from the UW Law School

Students do not need approval from University of Wisconsin Law School to transfer to another law school. Instead, they must meet the criteria for transfer specified by the school to which they are applying. Students may be asked to provide any of the following as part of the application process:

• official UW transcripts requested following these instructions 
• a letter stating the applicant is in good academic and disciplinary standing; request this letter from the Registrar 
• a form verifying the applicant is in good academic and disciplinary standing; send this form to the Registrar for completion

Upon accepting admission to another law school, students should notify the Dean of Students, drop any courses they enrolled in for the upcoming semester, and clean out their lockers.

Leaves of Absence and Medical Withdrawal 

Students interested in a leave of absence for financial, health or other personal reasons should contact the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs for information about requesting a leave. Like part-time students, students granted a leave of absence must complete the full sequence of First Year courses within two years of matriculation, must complete the 90 credits for the J.D. within six years of matriculation and must meet the same requirements as other students for earning Diploma Privilege. Students who take a leave of absence become “inactive” in the UW campus registration records. Therefore, the student must file “re-entry” forms before returning. These forms are available through our registrar. A student who has not complied with the re-entry requirement will not be able to register for a subsequent semester at UWLS until completing the re-entry process.

Medical Withdrawals may be granted to students who experience a serious or unexpected physical or behavioral health condition; who may need to provide care to an immediate family member who is experiencing a serious or unexpected physical or behavioral health condition; or who have experienced the death of an immediate family member. Approval will be granted on a case-by-case basis by the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. Like other withdrawals, medical withdrawal results in the drop of all enrolled classes for the given term.