What it takes to LEAD.

To qualify presumptively for the KU L.E.A.D. Program as an incoming, first-year KU undergraduate student, you must:

• Gain admission to the program before your first in-residence year or during the first semester of your first in-residence year as an undergraduate at KU;
• Enroll in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences seeking a B.A. degree;
• Earn a 3.5 or better high school GPA; and
• Complete an essay

To qualify discretionarily for the KU L.E.A.D. Program as an incoming, first-year KU undergraduate student, you must:

• Gain admission to the program before your first in-residence year or during the first semester of your first in-residence year as an undergraduate at KU;
• Enroll in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences seeking a B.A. degree; 
• Have a 3.35 or better high school GPA;
• Complete an essay; and
• Submit a statement addressing your interest in the program and/or your preparedness for the program.

To gain admission to KU Law School as part of the KU L.E.A.D. Program non-discretionarily, you must:

• Satisfy state bar-mandated character and fitness requirements;
• Take the LSAT exam and complete the KU Law application form, prior to KU Law School admission;
• Have spent 3 academic years as an undergraduate student at KU or a combination of 3 academic years as an undergraduate student at KU and a prior, post-high school, undergraduate institution, prior to KU Law School admission (For purposes of this paragraph, full-time enrollment, at least 12 credits, during a spring or fall semester shall constitute .5 academic years);
• Score a 157* on the LSAT and earn a 3.5 undergraduate GPA for KU-only credits. 

  *For students who matriculated into the undergraduate L.E.A.D. Program in 2019 or before, a 156 LSAT / 3.5 GPA standard applies.

To gain admission to the KU Law School as part of the KU LEAD Program on a discretionary, application-by-application basis, you must:

• Satisfy state bar-mandated character and fitness requirements;
• Take the LSAT exam and complete the KU Law application form, prior to KU Law School admission;
• Have spent 3 academic years as an undergraduate student at KU or a combination of 3 academic years as an undergraduate student at KU and a prior, post-high-school, undergraduate institution, prior to KU Law School admission (For purposes of this paragraph, full-time enrollment, at least 12 credits, during a spring or fall semester shall constitute .5 academic years);
• Score less than a 157* on the LSAT and/or earn less than a 3.5 undergraduate GPA for KU-only credits. 

  *For students who matriculated into the undergraduate L.E.A.D. Program in 2019 or before, a 156 LSAT / 3.5 GPA standard applies.