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ASU Law requires that applicants use LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service. You must submit international transcripts directly from the issuing institution to LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service Authentication and Evaluation (CAS A&E). The CAS C&E is required when:
- you completed your bachelor’s degree from an institution outside of the United States, its territories/associated states, or Canada or
- you were directly enrolled at one or more institutions outside the U.S., its territories/associated states, or Canada and the total amount of work you completed at all of these institutions combined is the equivalent of more than one year of undergraduate study in the U.S., its territories/associated states, or Canada.
The cost of this service is included in the CAS subscription fee. A foreign credential evaluation will be completed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), which will be incorporated into your CAS law school report.
Questions can be directed to LSAC at 215-968-1001, or [email protected].
Exception
If your bachelor’s degree is from a U.S., U.S. territory/associated state or Canadian school and your work was completed through an overseas study program that was clearly sponsored by a U.S., U.S. territory/associated state or Canadian school, the transcript must be sent by the sponsoring school. The transcript from the international institution should not be provided.
English Proficiency
All applicants must meet the requirements of the Graduate College as well as those at ASU Law. If English is not your native language, and you have not completed a bachelor’s degree or higher at a regionally accredited institution in the United States, applicants are generally required to demonstrate proof of English proficiency through an English language test. We only accept the TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson Test of English, and Duolingo for English language tests.
Most competitive applicants should have:
- TOEFL score of at or near 90 (iBT) for exams taken before January 21, 2026, or 4.5 for exams taken on or after January 21, 2026
- IELTS score of at or near 7.0
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of at least 65
- Duolingo test score at or near 115
Exceptional candidates with relevant experience and background who have scores slightly below the thresholds above will also be considered.
ASU's institutional code is 4007. LSAC's TOEFL code for the Credential Assembly Service is 8395. Your score will be included in the Foreign Credential Evaluation document that will be included in your CAS law school report.
Potential exemptions to the English language testing requirement are listed below.
Automatic Exemptions for English proficiency
- Applicants who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
- A citizen of a country or territory on the ASU English Speaking Country and Territory List
Other ways to demonstrate English proficiency:
- Applicants who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.
- Applicants who have listed a future conferral date from an ASU bachelor’s degree program on their application for admission and will complete their ASU undergraduate degree before starting their graduate program.
- Applicants who have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree or higher from an international institution that is officially recognized by that country, and the country is on the ASU English Speaking Country and Territory List.
- Applicants who have completed at least nine semester hours of graduate coursework with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher at a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S or from an international institution that is officially recognized in that country and is on the ASU English Speaking Country and Territory List.
- Applicants who have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree or higher from an international institution that is officially recognized by that country, and the official and sole medium of instruction for the program was in English.
- Applicants who have completed at least 90 semester hours of undergraduate coursework with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher at a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.
- Four years of high school in the U.S. with four years of English.
- You must provide a letter on official letterhead from the institution confirming English as the official and sole language of instruction.
Financial resources
International applicants must verify that they have the financial resources to cover their expenses during graduate study at ASU, as required by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Graduate Admissions Office provides the Financial Guarantee form to international applicants, who then must see that the form is completed, verified by a bank or sponsoring organization, and returned to the Graduate Admissions Office. The I-20 or IAP66 (documents needed to obtain a student visa) are issued only after the completed, properly verified guarantee form has arrived.