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LL.M. in Human Rights & Social Justice

LL.M. in Human Rights & Social Justice

Application

Applicants are required to hold or expect to receive a degree from an ABA-approved law school or from a recognized law faculty outside the United States before matriculating in the LL.M. program at UConn School of Law and must also meet the school’s English fluency standards. 

Application Checklist:

  1. Register with the LLM Credential Assembly Service (LLM CAS) through LSAC;
  2. Complete the application;
  3. Submit a personal statement describing your educational background, reasons for enrolling in the LL.M. program, planned course of study, and career goals;
  4. Submit a writing sample in English;
  5. Submit a final law school transcript(s) to LLM CAS from your degree-granting institution. The law degree should be the equivalent of the J.D. or LL.B. degree; correspondence course degrees will not be considered for admission;
  6. Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from either present or former law professors or supervisors of your legal work, which the recommender must upload electronically to LSAC;
  7. Submit your official TOEFL/IELTS test score, if applicable (our university code is 3915), as described in our Language Proficiency Policy; and
  8. Pay the application fee in the amount of $75 USD through LSAC.

Application

Applicants are required to hold or expect to receive a degree from an ABA-approved law school or from a recognized law faculty outside the United States before matriculating in the LL.M. program at UConn School of Law and must also meet the school’s English fluency standards. 

Application Checklist:

  1. Register with the LLM Credential Assembly Service (LLM CAS) through LSAC;
  2. Complete the application;
  3. Submit a personal statement describing your educational background, reasons for enrolling in the LL.M. program, planned course of study, and career goals;
  4. Submit a writing sample in English;
  5. Submit a final law school transcript(s) to LLM CAS from your degree-granting institution. The law degree should be the equivalent of the J.D. or LL.B. degree; correspondence course degrees will not be considered for admission;
  6. Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from either present or former law professors or supervisors of your legal work, which the recommender must upload electronically to LSAC;
  7. Submit your official TOEFL/IELTS test score, if applicable (our university code is 3915), as described in our Language Proficiency Policy; and
  8. Pay the application fee in the amount of $75 USD through LSAC.

Curriculum

International students enrolled in the LL.M. program on a visa can complete the program in two or (with permission) three consecutive semesters of full-time study beginning in the fall term in late August or in the spring term in mid-January. U.S. students can enroll either full-time or part-time with the expectation that they will graduate within five years.

More information here.

Curriculum

International students enrolled in the LL.M. program on a visa can complete the program in two or (with permission) three consecutive semesters of full-time study beginning in the fall term in late August or in the spring term in mid-January. U.S. students can enroll either full-time or part-time with the expectation that they will graduate within five years.

More information here.