ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Grade 12 grades (at least first semester if the applicant is currently enrolled) duly certified/signed by the School Registrar/Principal

2. School ID (A Certificate of Eligibility is required should there be no available school ID, see downloadable form)

3. 1 copy 2x2 colored photo with white background

4. Diploma in Senior High School (if by the time of application, the applicant graduated already in Grade 12, duly signed and authenticated by the School Registrar/Principal, a Declaration Form as a New Student should be signed and submitted).

A. For Non-USC Graduates 

To be uploaded in the Admission Portal (click the link here)

1. Certificate of Transfer Credentials (Honorable Dismissal) 

2. Informative Copy of the Transcript of Records (TOR) with remarks of graduation 

3. 1 copy of 2x2 colored photo with white background 

4.  Original PSA/NSO certified Birth Certificate 

5. Concept Paper and a Declaration of Originality (click here for the template) To be emailed directly by the person recommending to admission-apply@usc.edu.ph

6.  Two (2) Recommendation Letters for Master’s Program and three (3) recommendation letters for Doctorate Program. The recommendation letter should be coming from a faculty member of the previous school or previous/current direct supervisors/managers in the workplace (please download the form here). 

B. For USC Graduates 

To be uploaded in the Admission Portal (click the link here) 

1.  Copy of the Transcript of Records (TOR) with remarks of graduation 

2.  Concept Paper and a Declaration of Originality (click here for the template) To be emailed directly by the person recommending to admission-apply@usc.edu.ph 

3.  Two (2) Recommendation Letters for Master’s Program and three (3) recommendation letters for Doctorate Program. The recommendation letter should be coming from a faculty member of the previous school or previous/current direct supervisors/managers in the workplace (please download the form here). 

1. Certificate of Transfer Credentials/Honorable Dismissal

2. Transcript of Records (Informative Copy)

3. 1 copy 2x2 colored photo with white background

4. Certificate of Good Moral Character (from the previous school attended)

5. Clearance from the Office of Student Formation and Activities (OSFA) of the University of San Carlos Downtown Campus.

1. Transcript of Records (TOR) with remarks of graduation

2. Certificate of Transfer Credentials/Honorable Dismissal (for Non-USC graduates)

3. Certificate of Good Moral Character (for Non-USC graduates)

4. Personal Statement in not more than 1,000 words that will enable the Dean’s Office to get to know the applicant and assess his or her readiness to enroll in the law program. The Personal Statement shall be submitted in Microsoft Word format and shall indicate the applicant’s desired law program [ie., whether Juris Doctor with Thesis (JDWT) or Juris Doctor Non-Thesis (JDNT)]. It shall likewise be accompanied with a Statement of Originality and Sole Authorship (not to be included in the word count). The Statement of Originality and Sole Authorship is applicant’s solemn attestation to the Dean’s Office that the Personal Statement is his or her own work and may be added after the Personal Statement (See downloadable form).

5. Optional Submission: In addition to the Personal Statement, the applicant may submit any of the following to enable the Dean to get to know the applicant more: academic essay of not more than 1,000 words on how he or she responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, or, a 90-second video on any topic the applicant may wish to expound on.