This page seeks to guide you through the application process to ensure you do not find it a daunting, overwhelming task. It assists a great deal to read brochures of programmes of interest thoroughly. A personalised admission process makes a great start for your stay at Strathmore University.

Prospective Students

Strathmore Law School’s academic and administrative team are dedicated to provide every student with outstanding legal education to cultivate excellent professional competence. SLS is guided by a commitment to pursue justice and aims to inspire students to be change agents. SLS is the ideal place for the new generation of law students. The SLS student will be exposed to an intensive curriculum, excellent academic staff and guest lecturers, a variety of research centres and a vibrant student life.
The SLS commitment:

  • Outstanding quality: Top scholars and qualified practitioners, modern U-shape classrooms with e-facilities, access to the best e-journals, and adequate class sizes (a maximum of 75 students per class) ensure optimised learning and maximum attention for each student.
  • Practical learning: Practical training by SLS legal research centres and prestigious law firms collaborating with SLS ensure LLB students are prepared for practice.
  • Visiting professors: Top scholars drawn from the most prestigious law schools in the world will impart their knowledge to students.
  • Laptop policy: Every LLB student will be given a new laptop upon registration to ensure optimal access to all e-resources and to hone the new e-legal generation.
  • Academic trip: SLS will organise and take every LLB student on a guided academic trip to a prestigious university abroad. This academic trip will enhance personal exposure and help develop in each student the universal outlook required from the modern lawyer.
  • International language: As part of its LLB curriculum, SLS requires of every student to take a foreign language. Students can choose to study French, German, Japanese, Spanish, or Chinese.
  • Numerous elective subjects: A wide array of elective subjects in the LLB curriculum enables specialization and thorough in-depth training.

Undergraduate

SLS equips its students with an interdisciplinary approach to learning. Apart from the core law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education, SLS ensures that each student receives an intensive education of not only substantive legal subjects, but also highly needed practical experience, as well as non-legal subjects essential for the cultivation of well-rounded, multi-skilled dynamic modern lawyers who can thrive in their own practice.

Required entrance qualifications and grades: KCSE:
  • An aggregate of B, with a B in English or Swahili.
  • PWD: C+, with a B in English or Swahili.
UK/IGCSE/GCSE:
  • O level - 6 Bs, with 1 B in English (not English Literature);
  • A level  - 3 Bs.
  • At A level, BBC might exceptionally be considered.
  • O and A level results are a requirement
IB Diploma Programme
  • IB Diploma with 34 points out of 45 with 6 points in English
Ugandan Students:
  • A Level – 14 points with 3 principal passes and 2 subsidiary passes
  • O Level – 8 to 32 points (Division 1 or 2) with 1 or 2 in English.
International Students: equivalent entry requirements will be applied based on KNQA advice. Proof of the above-mentioned qualifications and grades should be sent in the form of scanned copies of the certificates. If a prospective student complies with the required entrance qualifications and grades, such students will be required to write an entrance exam. There is a non-refundable entrance examination fee of KES 2000 payable on the day of the exam.
All candidates shall be required to sit and pass a special entrance examination set by SLS and an oral interview. On the day of the Entrance Examination applicants should:
  1. Arrive at the University by 8:00 a.m.
  2. Bring three (3) recent passport-size photographs
  3. Present the original and a copy of their secondary school examination results and leaving certificate (e.g., KCSE, IGCSE, IB, or equivalent)
  4. Bring a copy of their Birth Certificate, National ID card or Passport
  5. Submit any other relevant academic or professional certificates
  6. Pay a non-refundable entrance examination fee of Kshs 2,000
ENTRANCE EXAMS The Law entrance exams will be administered as follows: Venue: Strathmore Law School (Strathmore University, Madaraka Campus) Dates: Every Wednesday until the required number is attained Time: 7.30am. The entrance exam starts punctually. INTERVIEWS The interviews will be conducted in alphabetic order immediately after the candidate has sat for the entrance exam.
BACHELOR OF LAWS We aim to train excellent lawyers. Critical thinkers with a deep understanding of justice.
Our curriculum integrates core subjects in legal theory and practice with courses in ethics and the humanities, shaping students into agents of change for East Africa and beyond. We are committed to achieving legal excellence in the pursuit of justice. Download your Prospectus Here

Scholarships

In line with our mission to provide inclusive and transformative education, Strathmore University offers the Strathmore Loan, a merit-based loan scheme designed to support bright and financially needy students pursuing undergraduate studies.

This scheme is awarded based on:

  • Strong academic performance

  • Verified financial need

If you are a prospective or current student at Strathmore Law School and require financial assistance, we encourage you to explore this opportunity.

Apply for financial aid here
For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at: financialaid@strathmore.edu