LSAT - (Law School Admission Test)

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all ABA-approved law schools, most Canadian law schools, and many non-ABA-approved law schools.  It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants.  Many law schools require that the LSAT be taken by December for admission the following fall.  However, taking the test earlier—in June or October—is often advised.

The test is administered four times a year at hundreds of locations, including TAMU-Commerce.  For registration information, including test dates, fees as well as locations offered, please visit the LSAT Website.

What to expect on the day of the exam:

• Report to McDowell Business Administration Building Foyer on the date and time for which you are scheduled on your admission ticket.
• A valid photo ID is required.
• Test takers should expect the test day to cover up to seven hours.

Bring these items to the test center:

• Acceptable identification
• Sharpened soft-lead (No. 2) pencils with good erasers. (No mechanical pencils)

Items allowed in the Testing Center during Testing

• Test takers may only have tissues, ID, pencils, erasers, a pencil sharpener, highlighter, and analog (nondigital) wristwatch on their desktop during testing. 

  No electronic timing devices are permitted. This is a change from previous years.

• Test takers may bring into the test room only a clear plastic ziplock bag, maximum size one gallon (3.79 liter), which must be stored under the chair and may be accessed only during the break.
• The ziplock bag may contain only the following items:
• LSAT Admission Ticket stub
• Valid ID
• Wallet
• Keys
• Hygiene products
• #2 or HB pencils(No mechanical pencils)
• Highlighter
• Erasers
• Pencil sharpener (no mechanical pencils)
• Tissues
• Beverage in plastic container or juice box (20 oz./591 ml maximum size) and snack for break only.
• See for more information on what is allowed on Test Day.

Do NOT bring*

• cellular phones
• watch with audible alarm
• mechanical pencils
• pens
• textbooks
• foreign language dictionaries
• dictionaries
• notes or other aids
• scratch paper
• Compass, protractor, ruler, or any other aids
• pagers or beepers
• photographic devices
• CD or tape players
• reading material

*If any of the prohibited items are brought to the center they will be taken up and turned off (if necessary).  The center is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Test Prep Resources:

For additional information, including study material if available, go to http://www.lsat.org/LSAT/preparing-for-lsat.asp.