Dean’s Certification Letters

Almost a third of the law schools will require a Dean’s letter, that is a verification that the applicant is/was a student in good standing at the institution that s/he is attending or graduated from. UM students and alumni/ae should contact the academic offices at their respective school or college for appropriate policies on completing a Dean’s letter. For example, LSA students need to go to 1255 Angell Hall to obtain a standard Dean’s Certification Form that is accepted by most law schools. Forms may be picked up at the 1255 Angell Hall front desk or downloaded online.

Students must include stamped, addressed envelopes to the law schools or, if the information must be sent to law schools as one complete packet, envelopes can be addressed directly back to the student to include with his or her application materials. Processing usually takes about two weeks, but plan for up to four weeks for processing during peak application times (October through February). Remember that if you have the Dean’s Letter sent to you to include with your other application materials it must remain unopened.