University of Houston Law Center - Admitted Students

Congratulations on your acceptance to the University of Houston Law Center! These pages will provide you with useful information on important dates, visitation opportunities, housing, and much more. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Admissions at lawadmissions@uh.edu or 713-743-2280.

Visit the UH Law Center

If you haven’t already visited the law school, we invite you to come learn more about the opportunities that await you here. For more information on individual class visits, tours, parking, and directions to campus, please click here.

Admitted Students’ Facebook Page

Need a roommate? Want to meet some of your classmates over the Summer? Have questions for current UHLC students? All Fall 2014 admitted students are eligible to join the 2015 Admitted Students Facebook page.  Please request to be added to the Facebook page and a member of the Admissions staff will approve your request.

Important Dates

• Admitted Students Preview Day- Friday, March 6, 2015
• To watch videos from the April 2014 Preview Day, please click on the following link: http://uh.mediasite.com/mediasite/Play/
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• Admitted Student Dinners with Professors – dates and times listed below.  Please click here in order to RSVP, or email lawadmissions@uh.edu.  One dinner per admitted student, and dinners will be limited to nine (9) students.

Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 pm at Benjy’s in Rice Village (2424 Dunstan, Houston, 77005) with Professor Whitney Heard (this is the evening before our March 6th Admitted Students Preview Day for those attending that event)

Wednesday, March 11th at 6:30 pm at Underbelly (1100 Westheimer, Houston, 77006) with Professor Jessica Roberts

Thursday, March 26th at 6:45 pm at Union Kitchen in Bellaire (4057 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire, 77025) with Professor Jessica Mantel

Wednesday, April 1st at 6:00 pm at Michelangelo’s Restaurant (307 Westheimer, Houston, 77006) with Professor Darren Bush

Wednesday, April 8th at 6:30 pm at Heights General Store (350 W. 19th Street, Houston, 77008) with Professor Zachary Bray

• Admitted Students Preview Day- Saturday, April 11, 2015
• Enrollment Fee due - April 15, 2015 (unless your acceptance letter lists a later date). Click here to secure your seat in the class.
• Registration Commitment Form due- June 1, 2015 (unless your acceptance letter lists a later date).   Form will be sent via email in mid-May.
• Bacterial Meningitis Immunization Form due (for students younger than 22 years old)- July 1, 2015 (or as soon as possible after your acceptance for those who are accepted after July 1).  You cannot be registered for classes until the form has been processed.  Click here for information.
• Admitted Students Preview Day - Thursday, July 23, 2015
• New Student Orientation (mandatory for all incoming students) – TBD
• Classes begin – August 24, 2015
• Declaration of Intent due for students who plan to practice law in Texas- October 1, 2015  Information will be sent mid-summer.  Ble.state.tx.us

First Year Classes

To see brief descriptions of the first-year courses taken by all 1Ls, please click here.