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Written by Nasir N. Pasha
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 00:00 |
The Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) is operated by the LSAC. The LSDAS collects application material (including test scores, undergraduate transcripts, essays, and letters of recommendation) from law school applicants. The LSAC then compiles this information into reports, which it sends directly to law schools on behalf of the applicant. Some law schools in the United States require that applicants use this paid service.
LSAC has released its transcript summarization procedures. The grade point average (GPA) which law schools view are all standardized to a uniform or UGPA. This scale is based on the common 4.0 scale. Some colleges and universities use alternative methods in GPA calculation. LSAC will not assess the value of grades between different calibur of schools but rather assign an objective value based on the school's scale as described in the chart below. In any case, a full transcript is sent with the transcript summary.
Grade Conversion Table | | LSDAS Conversion | Grades as Reported on Transcript | | 4.0 Scale | A to F | 1 to 5 | 100-0 | Four Passing Grades | Three Passing Grades | | 4.33 | A+ | 1+ | 98-100 | Highest Passing Grade (4.0) | Highest Passing Grade (4.0) | | 4.00 | A | 1 | 93-97 | | 3.67 | A- | 1- | 90-92 | | 3.50 | AB | | | | 3.33 | B+ | 2+ | 87-89 | Second Highest Passing Grade (3.0)
| Middle Passing Grade (3.0) | | 3.00 | B | 2 | 83-86 | | 2.67 | B- | 2- | 80-82 | | 2.50 | BC | | | | 2.33 | C+ | 3+ | 77-79 | Third Highest Passing Grade (2.0)
| Lowest Passing Grade (2.0) | | 2.00 | C | 3 | 73-76 | | 1.67 | C- | 3- | 70-72 | | 1.50 | CD | | | | 1.33 | D+ | 4+ | 67-69 | Lowest Passing
Grade (1.0)
| --- | | 1.00 | D | 4 | 63-66 | | 0.67 | D- | 4- | 60-62 | | 0.50 | DE or DF | | | | 0.00 | E and F | 5 | Below 60 | Failure (0.0) | Failure (0.0) |
The above information is as described by LSDAS in 2007. Please do not rely on above information. Contact LSAC for accurate information.
Certain grades will not be included in your GPA such as:
- Withdrawal, Withdrawal Pass
- Incomplete
- Remedial Indicated Courses
- Grades awarded after the first undergraduate degree was awarded
- No measure of credit assigned
- Courses with two possible grades, e.g. Pass/Fail, Credit/No Credit Courses
- Nonpunative Withdrawal grades that signify failure
- Original Grade for repeated course
- A no credit grade that does not signify failure
- Other grades as specified by LSDAS
The source of the above information may be found here from 2007: http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2007-2008/Infobooktext2007web.pdf
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