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International Business Transactions

Admission

All materials must submitted online through LSAC Credential Assembly Service . LLM applicants educated outside of the US must also register for International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service.


  • Online Application Form
  • $65 Non-refundable Application Fee (please note additional fees for Document Assembly Service and International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service)
  • Final and official transcripts from all post-secondary programs attended (law and undergraduate), transcripts with course work in progress will not be considered final.
  • Personal statement of interest and purpose (which, among other others, should address future goals and proposed use of the degree)
  • Two letters of recommendation evaluating your analytical skills, writing ability, and/or personal integrity (up to three letters will be accepted)
  • Resume (optional)
  • Scholarship Application (optional): those applicants who wish to be considered for available merit-based scholarships must submit a separate written statement included in the application
  • English Language Proficiency Requirements: minimum English Proficiency requirements for the IBT LLM: 85 internet-based/567 paper-based TOEFL, or 6.5 IELTS

Please click here for further information about the application process.

Application

All materials must submitted online through LSAC Credential Assembly Service . LLM applicants educated outside of the US must also register for International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service.


  • Online Application Form
  • $65 Non-refundable Application Fee (please note additional fees for Document Assembly Service and International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service)
  • Final and official transcripts from all post-secondary programs attended (law and undergraduate), transcripts with course work in progress will not be considered final.
  • Personal statement of interest and purpose (which, among other others, should address future goals and proposed use of the degree)
  • Two letters of recommendation evaluating your analytical skills, writing ability, and/or personal integrity (up to three letters will be accepted)
  • Resume (optional)
  • Scholarship Application (optional): those applicants who wish to be considered for available merit-based scholarships must submit a separate written statement included in the application
  • English Language Proficiency Requirements: minimum English Proficiency requirements for the IBT LLM: 85 internet-based/567 paper-based TOEFL, or 6.5 IELTS

Please click here for further information about the application process.

Program

A full-time student is expected to earn the degree in one academic year (or over two consecutive semesters); a part-time student can earn the degree in 2 years. Generally, the time limit for completing the program is 3 years from the time of matriculation.

All international students on student entry visas should plan to complete the program as full time students in one academic year, beginning in the fall semester and graduating at the end of the spring semester (exceptions may be permitted with certain visa types; please contact Graduate Legal Studies at [email protected] with further questions).

1. All students in the IBT LLM must complete a minimum of twenty-four (24)/ maximum of twenty-eight (28) semester credits in the IBT LLM curriculum. The twenty-four semester credits of coursework must include:

a. International Business Transactions; and
b. At least one of (i) Contracts Drafting, (ii) Corporate Drafting Seminar or (iii) Negotiation and Drafting in an International Business Transactions Context or (iv) another course focused on drafting and negotiation skills approved by the Director of the IBT LLM.

2. All students who obtained a JD or JD equivalent outside the United States must also take American Legal System: Research, Writing and Analysis OR Advanced Legal Writing. One of these classes counts towards the required twenty-four semester credits.

3. All students in the IBT LLM must comply with College of Law’s Academic Good Standing and Scholarship Retention Policies.

Please click here for a list of approved elective courses. More information about the curriculum is available here.

Career Paths

A full-time student is expected to earn the degree in one academic year (or over two consecutive semesters); a part-time student can earn the degree in 2 years. Generally, the time limit for completing the program is 3 years from the time of matriculation.

All international students on student entry visas should plan to complete the program as full time students in one academic year, beginning in the fall semester and graduating at the end of the spring semester (exceptions may be permitted with certain visa types; please contact Graduate Legal Studies at [email protected] with further questions).

1. All students in the IBT LLM must complete a minimum of twenty-four (24)/ maximum of twenty-eight (28) semester credits in the IBT LLM curriculum. The twenty-four semester credits of coursework must include:

a. International Business Transactions; and
b. At least one of (i) Contracts Drafting, (ii) Corporate Drafting Seminar or (iii) Negotiation and Drafting in an International Business Transactions Context or (iv) another course focused on drafting and negotiation skills approved by the Director of the IBT LLM.

2. All students who obtained a JD or JD equivalent outside the United States must also take American Legal System: Research, Writing and Analysis OR Advanced Legal Writing. One of these classes counts towards the required twenty-four semester credits.

3. All students in the IBT LLM must comply with College of Law’s Academic Good Standing and Scholarship Retention Policies.

Please click here for a list of approved elective courses. More information about the curriculum is available here.