Welcome to CapLaw!

All students who enroll at Capital Law must provide a final, official transcript from your undergraduate degree-granting college or university prior to the start of class.

Transcripts must be sent directly from your undergraduate institution to the LSAC.

If you had already graduated and sent a final official transcript to LSAC when you applied, you do not need to resend it.

If you were still enrolled in classes when you applied and sent your transcript to LSAC, you will need to send a final official copy once you graduate.

If you need any clarity about whether or not we need your final, official transcript from your undergraduate degree-granting college or university please reach out to admissions@law.capital.edu 

Your law school career does not begin on the first day of class; before classes begin in Fall 2025, your attendance is required at Scoop Up Days, Orientation, and PREP. These events and programming are designed to help you transition into learning the law and becoming a member of our law school community as successfully as possible. If you believe you have a conflict for any of these events, please communicate this conflict to the Admissions Team as soon as possible at admissions@law.capital.edu. Programing, details, and dates are as follows: 

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL INCOMING STUDENTS.

SCOOP UP MATERIALS DAYS
Admitted Students will be able to choose a timeslot to visit the Law School prior to Orientation and PREP. This casual, drop-in event will give you an opportunity to pick up your ID, parking permit, and schedule. IT will be available to connect your laptop/phone/tablet to the internet and printing system; we recommend you bring your electronic devices with you so you can connect before the first day of Orientation. Financial Aid will be available to answer questions, and the Student Bar Association will have lockers available to rent. While you scoop up your materials, we'll scoop you some ice cream! 

Registration to select a time to pick up materials will be available June 2025. All Part-Time Evening students must attend a timeslot on Thursday, July 31st.

DATES: Thursday, July 31, 2025 & Thursday, August 7, 2025

ORIENTATION AND PREP
Orientation and PREP are required sessions, designed to make the start of your law school career as successful as possible. Daily sessions will focus on case reading, briefing, note-taking, legal analysis, exam preparation, exam-taking skills, resources & policies, mental health & wellness, professionalism & ethics, diversity, equity, & inclusion. PREP will also include a writing diagnostic, which all students will need to complete virtually before the first day of class. Please note that a schedule of Orientation and PREP will not be provided prior to the sessions; you will receive it upon attendance. 

Full-Time & Part-Time Combination Students
Friday, August 8 – Thursday, August 14, 2025
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
There are no sessions held during the weekend.

Part-Time Evening Students
Monday, August 4 – Thursday, August 14, 2025
Sessions will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
There are no sessions held during the weekend.

WELCOME ASSEMBLY
Join members of the Capital University Law School community for a welcome featuring remarks from Capital University and Law School leadership.

All Students
Thursday, August 7, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ohio Statehouse
1 Capitol Square
Columbus, OH 43215

Our primary means of communication with admitted students is via email. Add Capital University Law School to your "safe" list to ensure our emails are not picked up by spam. If your email address changes at any time throughout the admission process, please notify the Office of Admission immediately.

Your Capital University Law School email account will be created shortly after the second seat deposit deadline. When your account has been created, an email from our IT Department will be sent to your personal email address with detailed instructions on how to set-up your Capital Law account.

Please note: If you are admitted after the second seat deposit deadline, your email account will be created within 1 -2 weeks after the payment of your second seat deposit.

Beginning with the Fall 2024, all entering scholarships are guaranteed. So long as a student maintains good financial standing and is not otherwise dismissed, that student will keep their scholarship for three years of full-time study, or four years of part-time study.

We are proud to provide secure scholarships that our students can rely upon throughout law school. We find that these scholarships provide a greater sense of financial security and help foster and promote an increased sense of community.

See the Renewal Criteria

If you had educational accommodations as an undergraduate or think you may need them in law school, please contact the Office of Accessibility Services at your earliest opportunity.

To help you plan and manage your finances, we wanted to let you know that laptops are required for law school examinations and are taken on a software system called Examplify. IT has crafted a helpful list of what is and isn’t compatible (get ready – lots of computer information ahead!) to make sure that your laptop will support it. The policy and information is shared below:

Policy:

i. In-class examinations must be taken on the student’s laptop using the law school’s approved exam-taking software unless 1. an accommodation has been granted or 2. the instructor’s syllabus expressly provides otherwise. If a student’s laptop malfunctions during an in-class examination, the student may complete the examination by any method approved by the instructor or other exam proctor, including handwriting the examination answer.

ii. For any other examination, the method of taking the examination will be specified by the instructor in their syllabus.

iii. Student laptops must comply with the law school’s posted specifications. 

Not compatible with Examplify and our campus wireless and printing system:

1. Google Chromebooks (not compatible with Examplify, internet or student printing)
2. Google pixel tablets (not compatible with Examplify, internet or student printing)
3. Linux laptops (not compatible with Examplify, internet or student printing)
4. iPad (not compatible with Examplify or student printing)
5. Generic non-windows or non-mac laptop or tablet devices (not compatible with Examplify, internet or student printing)
6. Virtual operating systems

Below are the Minimum specifications for laptops (Windows and Mac) using Examplify that are compatible with connecting to our wireless network for campus Internet access and student printing. 

Windows (Chromebook, Virtual operating systems, iPad tablets ARE NOT supported):

1. Operating System: 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Genuine versions only)
• The versions of Windows certified for use are Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 22H2, and Windows 11 23H2
2. CPU Processor: Intel, AMD-based processor
3. Hard drive: 8GB or higher of available space
4. RAM: 8GB or higher
5. Built-in video graphics with a Screen resolution of at least 1280 x 768
6. Built-in Wireless Card for Internet connectivity for exam download, registration, exam download, upload, and extra exam features
7. USB or USB-C ports

Mac:

1. Operating System: Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma
• Only genuine versions of Mac operating systems are supported. The server version of Mac OS X is not supported.
2. CPU Processor: Intel, M1, or M2 processor. Devices using Apple’s M1 and M2 processors and Apple Rosetta 2 are supported.
• Rosetta is only required for M series processors on Examplify version 3.3.2 and lower
3. Hard Drive: 4GB or higher available space.
4. RAM: 4GB or higher.
5. Built-in video graphics card with a Screen resolution of at least 1280 x 768. Scaling should be set to 100%.
6. A Built-in wireless card for Internet connectivity is required for exam download, registration, exam download upload, and extra exam features
7. USB or USB-C ports

If you have any questions, please contact our IT help desk at 614-236-6432 or 614-236-6508.