Please find a copy of the Fall Orientation Schedule along with the 

2025-2026 Academic Calendar, here:

Foundations of Legal Analysis will be held on 

Monday, August 18th at 10:00am, and 

Tuesday, August 19th at 10:00am.  **TIME CHANGED**

Sections A and D (Dean Melanie Leslie)

Sections B and E (Director of Academic Success Stephen Iannacone)

Sections C and F (Professor Leslie Newman)

Your first assignments and materials are posted below

Please find a copy of the Fall 2025 Full-Time 1L Block Schedule for Sections A-F

First day of 1L classes: Wednesday, August 20th, 2025.

Professors will also post assignments in Canvas.

Submit Required Forms

All students need to submit the following 3 documents as soon as possible:  

1. Proof of Immunization

 Please download and complete the required MMR and Meningitis immunization form. 

2. Dean's Certification

We require ALL incoming students to provide a completed Dean’s Certification form from each undergraduate and graduate school attended, full-time, for at least one academic year.  The attached form can be completed by any administrator with access to your file. If you are unsure who should complete this form on your behalf, please check with your school’s prelaw advisor or student affairs office. The administrator completing the form does not need to know you personally. Please request that your college/university return the Dean’s Certification directly to us before the start of classes.

3. Final Undergraduate Transcript

We require a copy of your final, official transcript, indicating receipt of your undergraduate degree. If you have submitted your final transcript to LSAC with your application, there is nothing more you need to do.

If you completed your degree after you submitted your application, please request that your undergraduate institution send your official transcript directly to us. 

If you are in the process of completing your undergraduate degree, please do not request a transcript until you are certain that your undergraduate degree has been posted to your transcript. Keep in mind that this may not occur until several weeks after your graduation date. Transcripts for all 2025 graduates must be submitted by Wednesday, October 1 and should be emailed to cardozoadmit@yu.edu. 

If your undergraduate institution uses a third-party transcript service like Parchment, please be sure to select the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law as the recipient, not Yeshiva University. If that is not an option, please use cardozoadmit@yu.edu as the recipient email address.

Submitting your required documents

Our preferred method to receive documents is via email. Completed Dean’s Certification forms, proof of immunization and e-transcripts may be sent to us at cardozoadmit@yu.edu. Note that not all undergraduate institutions use e-transcripts.

If you or your school cannot email a document to us, we will accept it via regular or Express Mail. Please note, there may be delays for documents received by mail. Please allow ample time for us to obtain and process documents. 

All documents submitted via regular mail should include the FULL address as it appears below. It is important to include our office and room number:

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Office of Admissions
55 Fifth Avenue, Room 1168
New York, NY 10003

Professionalism Day

It has become Cardozo tradition to mark the end of the first day of Orientation as Professionalism Day. On Thursday, August 14th, in recognition of the profession you are joining and the oath you will take that day as new members of the legal community, we ask you to please dress in professional attire if you are able.

Laptop Requirements 

Most Cardozo Law exams are completed on Examplify. To ensure your laptop is compatible, please review the minimum system requirements.

Contact Information Changes

Please email us at cardozoadmit@yu.edu if your contact information has changed, so that we may update our records.