You Belong
Your application stood out among thousands and we are thrilled to welcome you to our community. You belong because you demonstrated extraordinary academic accomplishments for which you should be proud. You belong because we believe in your leadership potential and promise to thrive. You belong because we believe you will create a culture of inclusion at UC Irvine and the legal profession that will inspire innovation. But above all, you showed us you have the grit and sunshine necessary to succeed at UC Irvine Law. By joining our community, you will be part of a select group of diverse, talented, and highly ambitious individuals who are uniquely poised to make meaningful contributions to the legal profession, our communities, and the world.
Submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR)
Please be sure to pay the required SIR Deposit by the deadline(s) indicated in your “How to SIR” email that you received shortly after your admission to UC Irvine Law. The SIR Deposit allows the law school to prepare administratively for your arrival and opens other items, such as the housing application, for you to complete. Please be aware that you should submit the SIR Deposit by the deadline provided to you, or if your deadline is after April 15, at least 48 hours before the housing deadline to allow time for Housing to receive your SIR record.
Character & Fitness - Continuing Duty to Report
Incoming students have an ongoing duty to report all character and fitness issues that may have arisen
since submitting your application. If you can answer yes to any of the three character and fitness related
questions that were on your application (see questions below), you must submit a statement to the
Office of Admissions & Student Financial Services Office describing the situation.
If you need to amend an answer to your application to any of the questions below, even if the situation
occurred prior to your application submission, you must send a statement to our office describing the
situation and why it was not included in your admissions application at the time you applied.
All Character & Fitness Statements prior to your matriculation should be sent as a PDF to
admissions@law.uci.edu.
Throughout the course of enrollment at UC Irvine School of Law, students have a continuing duty to
report to the Assistant Dean for Student Services any legal actions taken by or against the student, or
charges brought by University disciplinary offices. Such actions include arrests, lawsuits, civil actions,
and administrative proceedings. At the time students apply for Bar admission, the Bar authorities in
each jurisdiction will seek to determine that the information in the Bar application is congruent with the
UC Irvine Law student file. Students must make any such matters known to the Assistant Dean for
Student Services immediately upon occurrence.
Qualifications for Admission to the Bar
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
UC Irvine Law Fall Semester '26 Plans
Some instruction for part of the Academic Year may be delivered remotely. Tuition and fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year. Figures for tuition and fees represent currently approved or proposed amounts and may not be final. Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California as determined to be necessary or appropriate. Final approved tuition and fee levels may differ from the amounts presented.