Three ABA-approved law schools in Puerto Rico currently require that applicants take the LSAT in English in order to apply to their programs: the Inter American University School of Law, the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. However, the primary language of instruction at these law schools is Spanish. After researching the feasibility of a Spanish LSAT, LSAC concluded that offering the test in Spanish is a viable option, and that a Spanish test could assist law schools in Puerto Rico in making informed admission decisions.
You can register for the Spanish LSAT in the same way that you register for the LSAT in English. Create an LSAC account if you don’t already have one, and go to the registration page for the February 2014 test. When you register, make sure you select the test center designated LSAT EN ESPANOL.
In February 2014, the Spanish LSAT will be offered at the same test centers in Puerto Rico at which the LSAT in English is given. If you wish to register for the Spanish LSAT at one of these test centers, look for the test centers in Puerto Rico, as usual, but make sure that you select the test center designated LSAT EN ESPANOL.
No. At this time, Spanish LSAT scores will not be reported to any school outside of Puerto Rico.
Yes. At this time, Spanish LSAT scores will not be reported to any school outside of Puerto Rico. So, if you would like to apply to any law school outside of Puerto Rico that currently requires the LSAT, you will have to take the LSAT in English.
Yes, law schools in Puerto Rico continue to accept applicants’ scores from the LSAT in English.
No, the Spanish LSAT will be offered only at test centers in Puerto Rico.
Yes, test takers from outside of Puerto Rico may register for and take the Spanish LSAT in Puerto Rico at the February 2014 administration. Before you do so, however, consider carefully whether taking the Spanish LSAT in Puerto Rico will benefit you. A score on the Spanish LSAT will be reported only to law schools in Puerto Rico.
Yes, the test centers in Puerto Rico will be administering the test in both English and Spanish in February 2014.
The registration fee for the Spanish LSAT is exactly the same as for the LSAT in English.
Because the February 2014 Spanish LSAT will be the first official administration of the test in Spanish, LSAC will evaluate the results of the February 2014 test before finalizing plans for future tests.
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