LLM with English for Law Two-Year Program

The LLM Pathway

Successful applicants are admitted first to the LLM Pathway program, a year-long program similar to conditional admission. In the Pathway, students will learn about the US legal system and master legal English while earning 12 English for law credits and four credits toward the LLM degree. Much like conditional admission, upon satisfactory completion* of the Pathway year, students then continue to the LLM degree program, where they will select courses to complete the remaining 20 credit hours needed to earn the degree. Two-year LLM students also have the option to specialize in one of six areas of the law.

Admission requirements

• First degree in law (graduate degree in law or extensive practice experience may suffice in some cases)
• TOEFL iBT 74+ or IELTS 6+
• Completed application 
• Supporting documents including:
  • Transcripts
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement
  • Résumé

Estimated tuition†

• 12-credit Pathway program: $23,340
• 24-credit LLM degree program: $46,680
• Approximate total for two-year LLM with English for law: $70,020. Generous scholarships of up to $27,000 are available to successful applicants in the second year of the two-year LLM with English for law program.

Curriculum overview

*Satisfactory completion of the Pathway year is determined by maintaining a 3.0 GPA throughout the two semesters, obtaining the recommendation of the Pathway instructors, and making significant improvement on the TOEFL test, required at the end of the second semester.

†As of spring 2021.