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To help achieve diversity in the classroom, the University of Memphis School of Law operates the Tennessee Institute for Pre-Law (TIP) summer program. The TIP program is an "admission by performance" program for Tennessee residents and Border County residents who are not admitted through the regular admissions process, but who show potential for academic success in the study of law and bring diversity to the class. TIP seeks to matriculate students from diverse backgrounds and circumstances who are capable of successfully participating in law school curricular and co-curricular programs.

The TIP program is a five week program of classroom instruction that simulates the first-year law school curriculum. The program is held at the University of Memphis School of Law beginning in mid-June and ending in late July.

Applicants who are admitted into TIP and successfully complete the summer program will be eligible for Fall admission to the University of Memphis School of Law.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Applicant must be:

• A Tennessee or Border County Resident (Crittenden County in Arkansas and De Soto, Marshall, Tate & Tunica Counties in Mississippi)
• A graduating college senior or applicant who will have obtained a baccalaureate degree prior to program commencement and
• Able to demonstrate diversity

Interested Applicants must submit the following by March 1:

• University of Memphis School of Law Application for Admission,
• The TIP portion of the Application for Admission, and
• The required TIP supplemental statement

The TIP portion of the application requests whether an applicant is:

• A first-generation college graduate;
• Foreign-born, or a first-generation U.S. citizen;
• A graduate of a historically minority undergraduate institution;
• Economically disadvantaged or
• Has a disability

The required TIP Supplemental Statement asks the student to describe the circumstances that qualify the student for participation in the program and the way in which the student might contribute to diversity in the law school.

Application to TIP is optional, and admission to TIP is competitive. Only a limited number of seats are available.

Notification of the TIP decision will be given in mid to late May. Please contact the Coordinator of Law School Diversity, Jacqueline M. O’Bryant, at (901) 678-2528 or email if you have any questions.