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Credential Assembly Service (CAS) | Transcripts | Opening Applications | Completing Applications | Application Attachments | Printing and Saving Applications | Submitting Applications

Credential Assembly Service (CAS)

Do I need to sign up for the Credential Assembly Service (CAS)?

What is a CAS Report?

Do I need to register for the LSAT and CAS at the same time?

How does CAS work with electronic applications?

Are law school application fees included in the CAS subscription fee or the CAS Report fee?

Can I use this service if I’m a transfer student?

My cumulative GPA is different on my transcripts than on the LSAC Academic Summary Report. Why?

Can my CAS Report be sent if all transcripts have not been received?

Can I use a letter of recommendation for an admission year other than the one it was written for?

Transcripts

How do I confirm the institutions I have attended?

Which transcripts are required?

How do I order a domestic transcript?

How do I order an international transcript?

Which academic records are required for internationally educated applicants?

Opening Applications

How do I add schools to My School List?

Can I reorder the schools in My School List?

How do I open an application?

What are the differences between the various application methods?

Completing Applications

Is there a spell checker?

Some of the application fields are too short. What should I do if I cannot fit my answer into the space provided?

What if there isn’t enough space for my undergraduate school or major on the law school applications?

What is an electronic signature?

How do I complete the certification letter?

How do I generate letters of recommendation (LORs)?

How do I assign LORs to law schools?

Application Attachments

How do I create and upload attachments?

How do I view my attachments?

How do I edit or delete my attachments?

Printing and Saving Applications

How do I print my application?

I saved or completed an application, and now there is a notice that the school has updated the application. What do I do?

How do I find a list of the applications I’ve saved?

Can I change information on an application that I have already saved but not yet sent?

When can I preview my application?

How can I track my completion progress on an application?

How do I delete a saved application?

How do I remove an application from my shopping cart?

Submitting Applications

How can I be sure my applications are transmitted by LSAC to the law schools in time to meet their deadlines?

Why hasn’t my application been transmitted?

I did not receive a confirmation email for my transmitted law school application.

How will I know if the law schools received my applications?

Why hasn’t the law school received my transmitted application?

What is the deadline for transmitting applications?

How early do I need to send my applications?

I have added a lot of applications to my Shopping Cart, and now I am getting an error message when I try to check out. What should I do?

I sent an application, then noticed an error or need to make a change. Can I edit and resend the application?

Can I transmit my law school application even though all my letters of recommendation or transcripts have not been received by LSAC?

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