If you have not already done so, there are three matters that you must take care of before the beginning of the Fall semester:

1. Official transcript(s) from your degree-granting institution.  The American Bar Association requires law schools to have certified documentation as to degree status “before an admitted student registers, or within a reasonable time thereafter.”  Note:  Official transcripts sent to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) as part of the application process are not sufficient for your permanent file.

2. Proof of immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella.  (See Student Immunization Record)  New York State Public Health Law §2165 requires post-secondary students to show that they have received vaccinations against measles, mumps, and rubella (separately) or for the M.M.R. (combined).  Students unable to provide proof of either must undergo and submit the results of a titer test.  Note:  Persons born prior to January 1, 1957 are exempt from this requirement, but must provide proof of age.

3. Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination Response Form.  New York State Public Health Law §2167 requires post-secondary students to be made aware of the existence of a vaccination against meningococcal meningitis (also called meningococcal disease).  Note:  You are not required to have the vaccination, but you must acknowledge receipt of the information concerning its availability.