Welcome to the Dual JD Incoming Class
If you have been admitted to the Online JD program or the residential US JD program, please refer to their program specific pages for information. This page is information for the Dual JD incoming class.
As an admitted student in the Dual JD program, it is important that you keep yourself aware of expectations set by Detroit Mercy Law and Windsor Law. The admitted students page for Windsor Law can be found here.
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Reserve Your Seat in the Program
Please respond to your offer of admission by April 1, unless your offer letter indicates a different date. You must provisionally or firmly accept your offer in the OLSAS portal by this date.
If you do not intend to accept your offer of admission, please notify us immediately so that we do not hold your seat in the class and can offer it to another applicant. We also ask you to fill out whichever form aligns with your decision:
Dual JD Commitment
Dual JD Withdrawal
Please note that all provisional accepts will become firm accepts in OLSAS on July 1.
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Submit Your Deposit
The total commitment deposit to reserve your seat in the Dual JD program is $500 USD paid to Detroit Mercy Law and $500 CND paid to Windsor Law.
Both schools must receive your deposit by June 1 to reserve your seat in the program. Failure to submit your deposit to one or both schools will result in the forfeiture of your seat.
If you are admitted after June 1, your deposit deadline is the same as the expiry date on your letter.
Commitment deposits, payable to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, are accepted online through Titan Pass (preferred) or via mail. Deposits submitted via mail must be received, not postmarked, by your deposit deadlines.
Online Through My Portal & Titan Pass
- Login to My Portal with your Titan Pass ID and PW.
- Select: Self-Service – Student > Student Profile > Student Account > Pay Now * (CashNet) > Make a Payment > Law Deposit
- Enter the necessary information
- Forward a copy of the receipt confirmation to lawadmissions@udmercy.edu
Mail
Please mail checks to the address below. Deposits submitted via mail must be received, not postmarked, by your deposit deadlines.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
ATTN: Admissions
651 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226Deposits submitted via mail must be received, not postmarked, by your deposit deadlines.
You can review the process of how to submit your Windsor Law deposit here.
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Submit Your Final Official Transcripts
Your offer of admission is contingent on the receipt of your final official undergraduate degree transcript. Both the Detroit Mercy Law Admissions Office and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) need to receive by July 1 your final official transcript directly from your undergraduate degree-granting institution that includes the date your degree was granted.
Even though you applied through OLSAS, you still must submit your transcripts to LSAC—this is a reporting requirement the American Bar Association, the accrediting body of Detroit Mercy Law.
Directions for submitting transcripts to LSAC are available here.
If you are provided with an extension, your transcript must be provided to Detroit Mercy Law and LSAC by or before September 5.
Detroit Mercy Law accepts transcripts at lawadmissions@udmercy.edu (preferred) or Detroit Mercy Law, Admissions, 651 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48226.
Transcripts should not be sent to yourself and then sent to Detroit Mercy Law. They should be sent directly from your undergraduate degree school. Many schools use transcript processing services, like Parchment or MyCreds—these are acceptable third-party servicers to send your transcript through.
If you applied to the Dual JD program via the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), please review this information. If you applied to the program via the Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS), please review the information here.
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Respond to Your Offer of Admission
Please respond to your offer of admission by April 1, unless your offer letter indicates a different date, which includes submitting your deposit to Detroit Mercy Law. If you do not intend to accept your offer of admission, please notify us immediately so that we do not hold your seat in the class and can offer it to another applicant.
Dual JD Commitment
Dual JD Withdrawal
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Submit Your Deposit
The total commitment deposit to reserve your seat in the Dual JD program is $500 USD paid to Detroit Mercy Law and $500 CND paid to Windsor Law. It is non-refundable and will be applied to your tuition and fees.
The first Detroit Mercy Law deposit of $250 USD is due by or before April 1, and the second Detroit Mercy Law deposit of $250 USD is due by or before June 1, unless your offer letter indicates different dates.
The Windsor Law deposit of $500 CND is due by or before June 1.
Your seat cannot be guaranteed if you do not submit your deposit by these dates. You may submit the full $500 USD Detroit Mercy Law deposit by or before your first deadline, if you prefer.
If you are admitted after June 1, you will owe the entirety of both deposits by the date indicated in your offer letter.
Commitment deposits, payable to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, are accepted online through Titan Pass (preferred) or via mail. Deposits submitted via mail must be received, not postmarked, by your deposit deadlines.
Online Through My Portal & Titan Pass
- Login to My Portal with your Titan Pass ID and PW.
- Select: Self-Service – Student > Student Profile > Student Account > Pay Now * (CashNet) > Make a Payment > Law Deposit
- Enter the necessary information
- Forward a copy of the receipt confirmation to lawadmissions@udmercy.edu
Mail
Please mail checks to the address below. Deposits submitted via mail must be received, not postmarked, by your deposit deadlines.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
ATTN: Admissions
651 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226Deposits submitted via mail must be received, not postmarked, by your deposit deadlines.
You can review the process of how to submit your Windsor Law deposit here.
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Submit Your Final Official Transcripts
Your offer of admission is contingent on the receipt of your final official undergraduate degree transcript. Both the Detroit Mercy Law Admissions Office and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) need to receive by July 1 your final official transcript directly from your undergraduate degree-granting institution that includes the date your degree was granted.
If you graduated from your undergraduate studies before applying to law school, you still must submit a copy of your transcripts to Detroit Mercy Law.
After Detroit Mercy Law receives your final official transcript, we will register you for your first-year courses. If you are provided with an extension, your transcript must be provided to Detroit Mercy Law by or before September 5.
Detroit Mercy Law accepts transcripts at lawadmissions@udmercy.edu (preferred) or Detroit Mercy Law, Admissions, 651 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48226.
Transcripts should not be sent to yourself and then sent to Detroit Mercy Law. They should be sent directly from your undergraduate degree school. Many schools use transcript processing services, like Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse—these are acceptable third-party servicers to send your transcript through.
Directions for submitting transcripts to LSAC are available here.
Important Dates
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April 1: Respond to your offer
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June 1: Submit Your Deposit
Whether you applied via OLSAS or LSAC, you have a deposit due to Detroit Mercy Law and Windsor Law on June 1.
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July 1: Submit Your Final Transcripts
If you applied via OLSAS, you still must submit your transcripts to Detroit Mercy Law.
If you applied to Detroit Mercy Law after you graduated with your undergraduate degree, you still must submit a final official transcript directly to Detroit Mercy Law.
Your offer of admission is contingent on the receipt of your final official undergraduate degree transcript. Both the Detroit Mercy Law Admissions Office and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) need to receive by July 1 your final official transcript from your undergraduate degree-granting institution that includes the date your degree was granted.
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Mid-August: Border Crossing Day
International students are required to participate in a border crossing day.
If you are a Canadian citizen who requires an F-1 student visa, your attendance on our border crossing days (Tuesday, August 11 & Wednesday, August 12) is mandatory.
On border crossing days, we provide you with your immigration paperwork, and we check over your documents. After this takes place, you will proceed to the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to process your F-1 student visa. We notify the US-Canada border of our students' arrival on these dates, so they know to expect us. We also have our immigration counsel joining us on these dates to assist.
Please ensure you can be in Windsor throughout the month of August. You will receive a detailed email containing information about the day you will be crossing, where you need to go, and the documents you need to bring with you.
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Mid-August: Detroit Mercy Law Orientation (MANDATORY ALL WEEK)
You will be required to attend orientation the week before classes start. Orientation will take place all day, all week, and is mandatory for all in-person students to attend. More details will be communicated over the summer.
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Late-August: First Day of Detroit Mercy Law Classes
Classes will begin on a Monday in late August. The exact date will be released in the Spring.
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Early September: Windsor Law Orientation
You will be required to attend orientation at Windsor Law as well. Your class(es) at Detroit Mercy Law will work with the Windsor Law orientation schedule.
International Students
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I-20 Information Session: TBA
An information session all about the I-20 application process will take place in early-June.
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Mid-July: I-20 Applications Due
All international students, excluding Dual US/ Canadian citizen, are required to submit their I-20 Application with supporting documents by mid-July. An information session about the visa process will be held in June--details to come. The exact date will be released in the Spring.
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Mid-August: Border Crossing Day
International students are required to participate in a border crossing day.
If you are a Canadian citizen who requires an F-1 student visa, your attendance on our border crossing days (Tuesday, August 11 & Wednesday, August 12) is mandatory.
On border crossing days, we provide you with your immigration paperwork, and we check over your documents. After this takes place, you will proceed to the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to process your F-1 student visa. We notify the US-Canada border of our students' arrival on these dates, so they know to expect us. We also have our immigration counsel joining us on these dates to assist.
Please ensure you can be in Windsor throughout the month of August. You will receive a detailed email containing information about the day you will be crossing, where you need to go, and the documents you need to bring with you.
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I-20 Application Documents
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I-20 Expected Fees
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Experience Detroit Mercy Law
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Join us at an Admitted Students Day
Information to come.
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Schedule a Tour
The admissions team at Detroit Mercy Law gives tours of the building by appointment only.
You can also schedule a tour of Windsor Law here.
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Visit a Class
To schedule a class visit, reach out to lawadmissions@udmercy.edu. Please include the times and days of the week that you are available to potentially visit a class and our admissions team will do our best to pair you with a class. Class visits will only be scheduled during business hours, Monday to Thursday, until mid-April 2027.
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Connect with Classmates
Information on Dual JD group chat coming soon.
Fall Books
Books will be posted sometime in late July or early August. You will receive an email with information when books are available.