Accommodations That May Be Available on the LSAT

Candidates are encouraged to review the Specifications of the LSAT and LSAT Argumentative Writing^SM to determine their accommodation needs as applicable to the specific format and delivery of each part of the test.

Personal Items Allowed for All Test Takers (No Accommodation Request Required)

Test takers are highly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the list of personal items that are permitted during LSAT and LSAT Argumentative Writing administrations without prior approval from LSAC.

Items Allowed for the LSAT Without Prior Approval

The list of items permitted during the LSAT without prior approval from LSAC can be found in the LSAC Candidate Agreement. Section 18a covers items that are permitted at test centers, while Section 18b covers items that are permitted while testing remotely.

You are also permitted to bring any of the Preapproved Items listed on the Prometric website.

Items Allowed for LSAT Argumentative Writing Without Prior Approval

• Soft foam earplugs (non-electronic, non-corded/banded, and generic foam earplugs)
• Beverage in a clear or transparent container. All labels must be removed from the container.
• Medication/medical supplies (including non-tinted eyeglasses)
• Diabetic testing or treatment supplies including glucose tablets, insulin pens, and Bluetooth attached medical devices (e.g. insulin pump, Continuous Glucose Monitor-including test strips and packaging) are permitted without prior approval.  If you are medically unable to disable Bluetooth on your cell phone or test without your cell phone to monitor your medical condition, an accommodation approval is required for your device(s).
• Tissues 

Testing Accommodations That May Be Available Upon Request

The following is a non-exhaustive list of testing accommodations that may be available on the LSAT or LSAT Argumentative Writing. The inclusion of a particular accommodation in the list below does not guarantee that you will receive this accommodation if requested. Each request is reviewed, and a decision whether to grant any testing accommodations is made, on a case-by-case basis in accordance with LSAC’s stated policies.

• Assistive Technology (JAWS screen reader, ZoomText magnification, and Dragon voice recognition software are available in Prometric test centers)
• Extended testing time

• Additional breaks between multiple-choice test sections

  Note: For the LSAT multiple-choice sections, the combination of testing time and breaks may not exceed eight (8) hours in one test day. In the event that the approved combination of test section time and break time would be greater than eight (8) hours, testing over two (2) days will be administratively approved and communicated prior to the test date.

• Stop/start breaks (up to 60 minutes per 8-hour appointment)*
• Use of braille writer, Braille Note, or braille display.
• Tactile manipulatives (e.g., rubber graph board and tactile letters or pictures; magnetic board with magnetic letters or objects).
• Use of a human reader
• Use of an amanuensis/scribe

*Please Note: 

1. For the multiple-choice LSAT, the combination of testing time and breaks, including the use of stop/start breaks, may not exceed 8 hours in one test day.
2. Beginning with the August 2025 LSAT and LSAT Argumentative Writing, stop/start breaks provide up to sixty (60) minutes of break time in any single test day. Test takers who have previously received stop/start breaks, prior to August 2025, will be automatically approved for stop/start breaks up to 60 minutes per test session on any future test for which they register.  
3. The use of stop/start breaks does not extend actual testing time. The test is paused and restarted, without a loss of, or gain of, testing time. Stop/start breaks may be used for use of the restroom, accessing food away from your workstation, to sit/stand or walk/stretch, etc.

Alternative Testing Formats

Alternative formats that may be available as accommodations for test takers within the United States (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and Canada include:

• Unified English Braille (UEB) books
• Multiple-choice paper-and-pencil format, regular print (9.5-point font)
• Multiple-choice paper-and-pencil format, large print (18-point font by default, or higher upon request)
• LSAT Argumentative Writing paper-and-pencil format, regular print (12-point font)
• LSAT Argumentative Writing paper-and-pencil format, large print (18-point font by default, or higher upon request)

The following accommodations are only associated with a paper-based administration of the LSAT and are not applicable to the computer-based LSAT or LSAT Argumentative Writing:

• Alternate non-Scantron answer sheet (multiple-choice sections of LSAT only)
• Marking answer choices in the test book (multiple-choice sections of LSAT only)

Beginning with the August 2025 LSAT administration, paper-and-pencil format tests (excluding braille) are considered a Category 3 accommodation. Therefore, any test taker who is seeking a paper-and-pencil format test (excluding braille) for the LSAT or LSAT Argumentative Writing, and who was not approved for this accommodation on or after the August 2025 LSAT, including those who were previously approved for a paper-and-pencil format on any LSAT prior to the August 2025 administration, must submit a new request in accordance with LSAC’s policies. If approved, the accommodation will thereafter automatically apply to subsequent LSAT administrations, unless approved due to a temporary condition.