A complete application includes the following:

• Advanced JD Application Form(link is external) submitted through LSAC's website (account registration required), which is the preferred method. 
   
• Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Registration(link is external) – AJD applicants must have an active CAS registration using the Law School Admissions Council website (www.lsac.org/llm(link is external)).
  
  
• Personal Statement - Write about your experience and qualifications, your reasons for seeking an AJD degree, and the course of study you wish to pursue. The statement that you submit must be written by you alone and should not exceed 800 words (about three typed pages).

• Letters of Recommendation - You must provide two letters of recommendation to LSAC to be included in your CAS report. We prefer that one of the letters be from a former or current law professor, if possible. If a recommendation letter is not written in English, then an English translation must accompany the original recommendation letter.

• Transcripts - Request that official transcripts from all institutions (graduate and undergraduate) where you have studied be sent directly to LSAC to be included in your CAS report.

• English Test Requirement - Your application must include a TOEFL or IELTS examination score report with a minimum 600 TOEFL score or 7 IELTS score, unless you meet the exemption criteria listed above.

• Application Fee - A $60 application fee made payable to the “University of Hawai’i”.

• Writing Sample - Submit a document written by you at work or school in English on any topic, up to three pages, as a sample of your English writing ability. The writing sample does not need to be a complete document. You may black out any confidential information.

• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae (optional).

• Interview by Skype or in-person - Once your application is complete, the Admissions Committee may contact you with instructions for scheduling an interview. In most instances, the interview will be conducted electronically via Skype.

A complete application includes the following:

• Advanced JD Application Form(link is external) submitted through LSAC's website (account registration required), which is the preferred method. 
   
• Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Registration(link is external) – AJD applicants must have an active CAS registration using the Law School Admissions Council website (www.lsac.org/llm(link is external)).
  
  
• Personal Statement - Write about your experience and qualifications, your reasons for seeking an AJD degree, and the course of study you wish to pursue. The statement that you submit must be written by you alone and should not exceed 800 words (about three typed pages).

• Letters of Recommendation - You must provide two letters of recommendation to LSAC to be included in your CAS report. We prefer that one of the letters be from a former or current law professor, if possible. If a recommendation letter is not written in English, then an English translation must accompany the original recommendation letter.

• Transcripts - Request that official transcripts from all institutions (graduate and undergraduate) where you have studied be sent directly to LSAC to be included in your CAS report.

• English Test Requirement - Your application must include a TOEFL or IELTS examination score report with a minimum 600 TOEFL score or 7 IELTS score, unless you meet the exemption criteria listed above.

• Application Fee - A $60 application fee made payable to the “University of Hawai’i”.

• Writing Sample - Submit a document written by you at work or school in English on any topic, up to three pages, as a sample of your English writing ability. The writing sample does not need to be a complete document. You may black out any confidential information.

• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae (optional).

• Interview by Skype or in-person - Once your application is complete, the Admissions Committee may contact you with instructions for scheduling an interview. In most instances, the interview will be conducted electronically via Skype.

Under this program, qualified foreign law graduates may be admitted with advanced standing and awarded up to 29 credits for their previous law study. The decision on the number of credits to be granted will be made when your application is considered, and successful applicants will be notified at the time of admission how many credits they will receive for their foreign study.

Most students admitted to this program will complete the first-year required JD curriculum in their first year of study, then take their choice of elective courses in the second year of study.  We work with all students to design an individual program suited to their background and interests, including participation in our programs in environmental, international and business law.

Our two-year JD program provides foreign law graduates with the best preparation for bar admission and for the successful practice of law.  Advanced JD students are full members of our Law School community.  Students admitted to the accelerated JD program receive the same degree as other JD students and are eligible to take the bar examination in all U.S. jurisdictions, if they meet the other requirements for admission.

Please click here for further information about the curriculum.

Under this program, qualified foreign law graduates may be admitted with advanced standing and awarded up to 29 credits for their previous law study. The decision on the number of credits to be granted will be made when your application is considered, and successful applicants will be notified at the time of admission how many credits they will receive for their foreign study.

Most students admitted to this program will complete the first-year required JD curriculum in their first year of study, then take their choice of elective courses in the second year of study.  We work with all students to design an individual program suited to their background and interests, including participation in our programs in environmental, international and business law.

Our two-year JD program provides foreign law graduates with the best preparation for bar admission and for the successful practice of law.  Advanced JD students are full members of our Law School community.  Students admitted to the accelerated JD program receive the same degree as other JD students and are eligible to take the bar examination in all U.S. jurisdictions, if they meet the other requirements for admission.

Please click here for further information about the curriculum.