To reserve your place in the Fall 2023 Entering Class, we do require that you submit a non-refundable deposit to secure your seat. Deposits will be applied toward your Fall 2023 tuition and various fees. If you want to change your assigned campus location, please contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@law.rutgers.edu before submitting your deposit or Deposit Waiver Agreeement.

After you remitting your full deposit or Deposit Waiver Agreement, you will need to activate your NetID in order to gain access to several essential services, such as your email account. To do so, you will need to provide your Social Security Number or RUID, which was provided to you following the submission of your full deposit or Agreement. (If you recently attended Rutgers, your RUID, NetID, email address, and password will remain the same.)

Activate Your NetID

In order to access many of the electronic services available to you at Rutgers, you need to activate your Rutgers NetID. Your assigned NetID will appear on the activation screen.

What does NetID and Services Activation do?
 

• Sets your authentication password
  This is the password you will use for most electronic services.
• Allows you to setup your security questions and answers
  You can choose to select three questions and answers that will help you reset your password.
• Establishes your Rutgers email address
  This is the email address to which Rutgers University will send official communications and notices.

Rutgers University has mandated that all students must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before they are allowed to be on campus or live in on-campus housing.

If you need to apply for an exemption for health, religious, or other reasons, there are instructions on the website as to the procedure to follow. Each case will be considered individually by the University.

Submit Immunization Records

To enter your vaccination and immunization information, click the button above. This is especially critical if you plan to live in on-campus housing. (Recent Rutgers Graduates: the University already has your records in the system. You do not have to resubmit your immunization records, but you should check with them to be sure.)

In order to receive your ID card at the time of Orientation, you must submit a photo online by August 1. Otherwise, you will need to visit an ID Card Service Center on campus to obtain your ID card. Your Rutgers ID card will grant you access into the Law School and various buildings across campus.

Submit Your Photo

Rutgers University Alumni: If you have a Rutgers ID card issued on or after 2019, you do not need a new ID card. However, if you no longer have it, you will need to visit an ID Card Service Center to acquire a new one.

The housing portal is now available for Camden and Newark! Housing is a 12-month contract only. Please contact the Office of Admissions if you are experiencing issues accessing the portal once it is open.

Apply for Housing

Registration for parking permits becomes available in late July. Incoming students will be emailed once registration is open. Details regarding costs and lot locations can be found here.

Upload a final, official undergraduate transcript to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) by Orientation. You are required to submit this final official transcript denoting a degree conferral date by September 1 to be in compliance with the ABA Standard 502. The ABA has stated that students must provide a final official transcript or the law school will be required to administratively withdraw students.

If you graduated and submitted your final transcript at the time of applying to Rutgers Law School, you will have satisfied this requirement.

Rutgers Graduates: The University will send us a transcript free of charge. To take advantage of this, email a request to the University Registrar in New Brunswick at trnscrpt@registrar.rutgers.edu. Include your name, RUID number, and the address of the Office of Admissions in Camden or Newark. Or, you can order a transcript here.

Enroll in or opt out of health insurance coverage. Rutgers Law School automatically enrolls and bills full-time students for coverage unless the student waives coverage online. Health insurance is mandatory for all full-time students. Part-time students are not required to maintain active health insurance coverage, but they are eligible to purchase the Student Health Insurance Plan.

For more information about Rutgers' medical, dental and vision insurance, please click here.

View Financial Aid Award

Term bills are not generated until credits have been entered into the University Registration System, which takes place over the summer. Once pre-registration is completed, you will receive an email with information about how to access your term bill.

Complete the tuition refund and direct deposit form to all the University to electronically send a tuition account refund directly to your bank account. Mailed checks can often be delayed.

The award letter from the University Financial Aid Office will contain the loans you qualify for - you do not have to accept more than what you need. If you did not file a FAFSA, you may not have an award.

To see the estimated costs of attendance for the Law School, visit the University website and click on the drop-down for the law school. The Board of Governors votes on the official 2023-24 tuition and fees at their last meeting in late June/early July.

If you have questions about financial aid, please contact:

Newark: Tai Gedeon

Camden: Cassandra Hunter

Entering first-year law students do not register for fall classes. The class registration is automatic and done by the Registrar’s Office. You will receive an email in late July with information on how to view your class schedule.

You will be in a set schedule of core classes that include Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research; Torts; Civil Procedure; and Contracts* (*part-time and Summer Jump Start students do not take Contracts in the fall).

You will be provided a booklist and be able to purchase books once you have been assigned to a track and given your class schedule. Both Camden and Newark have on-campus bookstores located within a short walk from the Law Schools. The Department Number for the Law School in Newark is 600 and the Department Number for Camden is 601.

Camden Bookstore

Newark Bookstore

Sarah Regina (Newark) and Louis Thompson (Camden), the Law School's Associate Deans of Student Affairs, work with students who may require accommodations and help guide them through the process of applying for accommodations through the University's Office of Disability Services (ODS). Rutgers values the diverse experiences that students with disabilities bring to the Law School community. 

Students who may require accommodations are encouraged to contact the appropriate Rutgers Law Associate Dean of Student Affairs or the Office of Disability Services in Newark or Camden as soon as possible to ensure that those accommodations are approved in a timely fashion. Students may begin the process of requesting services or accommodation by registering with ODS. Requests for accommodations must be accompanied by documentation specified by the Office of Disability Services.

Incoming Camden Students: Email ois@camden.rutgers.edu to begin the I-20 process.

Incoming Newark Students:

How to Request Your I-20: Rutgers Global Portal

For the I-20 documents that are required (see sections below), we ask that you please submit these on the Rutgers Global Portal.

After you have accepted your offer of admission and paid your full $800 seat deposit or submitted the Deposit Waiver Agreement, please be sure to activate your NetID if you haven't already. You will need to use your RUID to activate your NetID after confirming your enrollment. (Please contact admissions@law.rutgers.edu if you cannot find your RUID.)

Within 2–3 business days, you will be able to log in to the Rutgers Global Portal using your Rutgers NetID and password. Once you log into the Rutgers Global Portal with Full Client Services, select Pre-Arrival, then select Law School Programs Initial I-20 Request for New Students.
 

Required E-Forms & Additional Documents

Affidavit of Support Statement
The affidavit of support statement should be completed and uploaded within the Financial Information E-Form on the Rutgers Global Portal. Please make sure to complete this form in its entirety according to the written directions. Both you and your sponsor should include a hand-written signature on this form.

Bank Letter
Bank letters should be uploaded directly within the Financial Information E-Form on the Rutgers Global Portal. The name on the bank letter/statement must match the name and signature on your affidavit of support statement. The amount shown on the statement must be greater than or equal to the amount required and the bank letter must be issued on or after February 1, 2023 for students enrolling in the fall term.

Passport Picture Page
A copy of your passport picture page should be uploaded directly in the Personal Information E-Form on the Rutgers Global Portal

SEVIS Transfer Information
If you are currently studying in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa, please select "YES" in the SEVIS Transfer Information section of the Rutgers Global Portal. We cannot issue an I-20 before the release date indicated by your current international adviser. If you are not currently studying in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa, please select "NO."
 

Important I-20 Shipment Update

All I-20s are currently being sent via email, digitally signed by a Designated School Official (DSO) at Rutgers. Please see this official message from SEVP on the issuance of electronic I-20 documents during this time.

When you receive your I-20 via email, you will be able to schedule your visa appointment using the SEVIS ID Number on this I-20. You should print out this document yourself, sign it, and bring it with you to your visa appointment along with your bank statements and ISFS form.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

When will I receive my I-20 after I have submitted all of my documents?
You should receive your I-20 within 2–3 weeks after all your forms have been approved. Please contact us at admissions@law.rutgers.edu or oiss@newark.rutgers.edu if you have not received your I-20 after this time period.

Where can I see the status of my I-20?
You can check your status via the Rutgers Global Portal next to your submitted documents. Here is where you can see if your forms have been reviewed and accepted, rejected, or still waiting for review.

Where will the I-20 get sent to?
Once your I-20 is issued, it will be sent to you electronically to the email address on your application.

Does my bank statement have to be in USD?
The bank statement you submit does not have to be converted into USD. However, if the letter shows assets in a currency other than USD, the statement must clearly specify, in English, what currency is being used.
 

Part of the Orientation program includes a shared reading experience, which we hope will provide an opportunity for you to have some terrific conversations during orientation and beyond with your classmates, faculty, administrators, and others. During orientation, faculty will facilitate discussion in small groups. This year's selection is Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Please grab a copy of the book from your favorite retailer and come to Orientation prepared to share your thoughts. If you are having trouble securing a copy of the book for any reason, let us know and we’ll figure out how to get you a copy. This should not be a high-stress assignment! We promise that there will be no pop quizzes—just good conversation.

Summer Jump Start Students
Summer Jump Start students, please note that in addition to the shared reading experience, you are also expected to participate in other portions of the program. Plan on attending the Pledge Ceremony and luncheon on Wednesday, August 16. We will let you know which other parts of the August Orientation program you have to attend shortly.

Law and Inequality is a one credit academic offering. While each section of the course has a unique emphasis, the common theme is that American law, from its origins to the present, has created and reinforced racial and other inequalities. By introducing this material in the first-year curriculum, we hope to hone your critical thinking skills and invite you to bring this mindset to all of your legal studies.

The law school offers this course in the fall and spring semesters. Students may earn one non-course credit by completing the course. Non-course credits are graded on a pass/fail basis and may be counted toward graduation. Section descriptions are included in this email for your reference.

General Course Description
Understanding pervasive structural inequality and persistent racism, and the law’s role in creating, perpetuating, and maintaining these conditions, is essential to lawyer competency. Each small section of this course is taught by a faculty member who has selected a particular topic that will be used as the lens through which to think and learn about the law and inequality. Topics may include property law, the criminal legal system, family law, reproductive justice, education law, citizenship and immigration law, international law, or technology and Artificial Intelligence. Faculty employ a variety of educational modalities, including readings from law and other disciplines, podcasts and other forms of media, short writing projects, in-class and online discussion, visits to historical sites, guest lectures and other activities that help to illuminate the course topic. Among other topics, assigned materials will invite students to reflect on issues of racial justice, structural or systemic inequality in the law, how the law shapes identity, and the ways in which cultural context and cultural competency are critical to understanding the law’s impact on various communities. Class assignments, discussion, and activities will encourage the development of critical perspectives on legal doctrine, procedural rules and the shape of our justice system.

This optional class offers one non-course credit. Non-course credits may be counted toward graduation and are graded on a Pass/D+/D/F basis.

Fall 2023 Newark Sections

Law and Inequality: The Legal History of Inequality
Section 1 – Prof. Marjorie Crawford
Weekend Intensive Dates: Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3
9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 2:00 -5:00 pm
This course will examine persistent inequality based on class, race and gender in the United States. We will explore laws written, enacted, and interpreted by the power hierarchies in ways that maintain racial inequality. This course will introduce federal and state legislative history research as well.

Effective legal professionals must be able to understand the context in which a law was enacted; understand the policy goals and legislative intent; determine meaning when the language is ambiguous; and track developments in a law. This course will focus primarily on the idea of equity and its relation to justice. We will “live the law” and visit the Archives of the New Jersey Historical Society.

Law And Inequality: Mass Incarceration, Race, And Rights
Section 2 – Prof. Laura Cohen
Tuesdays 3:55 - 5:50 pm (every other week) (7 weeks total)
This course will focus on the adult and youth incarceration systems and the ways in which racial bias and inequality permeate and shape legal doctrine and decision-making. Possible topics include the Fourth Amendment, substantive criminal law issues (e.g., vagrancy/loitering laws, self-defense, disparities in sentencing, the death penalty), policing and police accountability, the cradle to prison pipeline, waiver of youth to adult court, and wrongful convictions, and abolition, among others. We will be joined by occasional guest speakers who are experts in the issues we are exploring and/or have personal experience in the carceral state. Through book excerpts, articles, various media, and classroom dialogue, students will confront the system as it is and collectively consider whether it should continue to exist and, if so, what it should be.

Law and Inequality: Affirmative Action
Section 3 – Prof. Brandon Paradise
Weekend Intensive Dates: Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15
9:00 am - 12:15 pm and 2:00 - 5:00 pm
This course will examine the origins and history of affirmative action. It will give special attention to the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down race-conscious admissions in higher education. The course will also explore race-neutral alternatives to assembling a diverse student body.

Register for L&I Course