INCOMING STUDENT CHECKLIST
We can’t wait to welcome the Class of 2028 to Villanova Law! We want to make your entry into law school as smooth as possible when you come to campus.
Please read through our incoming student checklist before your Villanova Law journey begin and use the below areas as a guide to help plan ahead of your first days as a law student. Many of the items can be completed in advance; some are required, while others are encouraged.
Keep checking back as updates are made.
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Be sure to reserve your seat to secure your place in the Class of 2028.
- Check your Villanova email regularly. Important information about financial aid and summer deadlines are sent to your Villanova email over the summer. Emails become available once full deposit is paid.
- Upload a final, official undergraduate transcript to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) by the start of Orientation. You are required to submit this final official transcript denoting a degree conferral date by September 1 to be in compliance with the ABA Standard 502. The ABA has stated that our law school requires students to provide a final official transcript, or the law school will be required to administratively withdraw students.
- Join the Class of 2028 Facebook group and begin meeting your new classmates!
- Driving to campus? Register for parking beginning in mid-July.
- Upload a photo for your Villanova Student ID card (Wildcard). If you complete this process by early August, you will receive your Wildcard during Orientation. Otherwise, you will need to visit the Wildcard Office in Dougherty Hall to obtain your Wildcard.
- Sign up for Nova Alert. Nova Alert delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to any mobile device or email you choose to register. Students may also add devices for parents or family members wishing to receive Nova Alerts.
- Check your access to MyNova, where you can view your financial aid status, registration and courses (Blackboard).
- Review your overall financial aid status on MyNova.
- Enter 'Law School Financial Aid Notice' in the search bar, then log in using the access code assigned to you when you were admitted to the law school.
- Please click on the following tabs and links:
- View Law School Financial Aid Notice
- View Law School Financial Aid Offer
- 2025-26 Aid Year
- Review bursar and billing information for your account when the information becomes available.
- Complete the tuition refund and direct deposit form to allow the University to electronically send a tuition account refund directly to your bank account.
- Enroll in or opt out of health insurance coverage. Villanova automatically enrolls and bills students for coverage unless the student waives coverage online. Health insurance is mandatory for all students. This will be available in the summer.
- Check your schedule via Novasis in late July. You will be assigned a section by the Registrar. Please note, your schedule is subject to change until Orientation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Below you will find additional information on academics, orientation, campus resources, financial aid, health services housing and accommodations, which we encourage you to review before you begin Law School.
Office of Admissions
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085