Admission

LL.M. Application Checklist :

•  Complete the application in its entirety. Use ink. Print clearly using block letters or type. If any items require detailed explanation, please attach a separate sheet of paper for each item. Do not staple pages together. 
• A non-refundable application processing fee of $75 paid by check or money order.
• Official Transcripts from all colleges, graduate schools, and professional schools you have attended or are attending. If your transcript is not in English, you must have the transcript translated to English and you must submit both an official and validated translated transcript, in addition to the official and validated untranslated transcript. We strongly recommend that you register for the LSAC, LL.M. Credential Assembly Service.
• Personal Statement, written by you, that discusses your personal background, experience, education, as well as your educational and professional goals. This statement should explain why you desire to pursue this LL.M. program and how this program will help you in your future professional and/or academic pursuits.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae. 
• Letters of Recommendation (strongly recommended, not required): Support letters received in a timely fashion will be considered by the admissions committee. No more than two support letter should be submitted. Letters should be mailed by the person making the recommendation directly to the address below. Support letters may be attached to the application for admission if they are in sealed envelopes and have not been handled by the applicant outside of the envelope. Emailed recommendations will be accepted.
• TOEFL score (reported by ETS). If you are not a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident, you must take the test of the National Council on the Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). This test must have been taken within two years of the date of the application. Your certified score must be submitted to Santa Clara Law. The Santa Clara Law TOEFL code is 4851. If English is your native language or your use English for the majority of professional and/or academic life, please attach a short statement to the application titled “Request for Waiver of the TOEFL Requirement” noting your experience with the English language. The curriculum at Santa Clara Law is conducted entirely in English and your applicant must reflect that you are proficient in English. 

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Application

LL.M. Application Checklist :

•  Complete the application in its entirety. Use ink. Print clearly using block letters or type. If any items require detailed explanation, please attach a separate sheet of paper for each item. Do not staple pages together. 
• A non-refundable application processing fee of $75 paid by check or money order.
• Official Transcripts from all colleges, graduate schools, and professional schools you have attended or are attending. If your transcript is not in English, you must have the transcript translated to English and you must submit both an official and validated translated transcript, in addition to the official and validated untranslated transcript. We strongly recommend that you register for the LSAC, LL.M. Credential Assembly Service.
• Personal Statement, written by you, that discusses your personal background, experience, education, as well as your educational and professional goals. This statement should explain why you desire to pursue this LL.M. program and how this program will help you in your future professional and/or academic pursuits.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae. 
• Letters of Recommendation (strongly recommended, not required): Support letters received in a timely fashion will be considered by the admissions committee. No more than two support letter should be submitted. Letters should be mailed by the person making the recommendation directly to the address below. Support letters may be attached to the application for admission if they are in sealed envelopes and have not been handled by the applicant outside of the envelope. Emailed recommendations will be accepted.
• TOEFL score (reported by ETS). If you are not a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident, you must take the test of the National Council on the Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). This test must have been taken within two years of the date of the application. Your certified score must be submitted to Santa Clara Law. The Santa Clara Law TOEFL code is 4851. If English is your native language or your use English for the majority of professional and/or academic life, please attach a short statement to the application titled “Request for Waiver of the TOEFL Requirement” noting your experience with the English language. The curriculum at Santa Clara Law is conducted entirely in English and your applicant must reflect that you are proficient in English. 

Please click here for further information about the application procedure.

Program

Participants seeking the LL.M. degree must complete 24 semester hours of credit. These units must include :

• Successful completion of the academic portion of at least one Santa Clara University School of Law summer study abroad program; OR enroll as a full-time law student for one semester at a law school with which the School of Law has a cooperative agreement. These classes will satisfy part of the 24 units required for the degree, and satisfy one or more of the area of study requirements outlined in II below.

• To achieve a well balanced background in international and comparative law, students should take at least one course from each of the following categories of classes: (i) public international law; (ii) private international law; and (iii) comparative law. The specific list of approved courses may be found on the International Law Certificate website under the heading “Current List of Approved International Law Certificate Courses.” The student’s overall course of study must be approved by the Director of Graduate Legal Programs. Courses outside this list, unless taken on one of our study abroad programs, must also be approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Legal Studies.
  

• Students must complete a written research paper either in conjunction with a class approved by the Director of Graduate Legal Programs or as Independent Research (course # 298) under the supervision of a faculty member.

• Elective Courses: Most upper-division courses are open to enrollment by LL.M. candidates. The program assumes as a minimum one academic year plus one summer in residence. The requirements for the degree must be completed within two academic years from matriculation.

Program

Participants seeking the LL.M. degree must complete 24 semester hours of credit. These units must include :

• Successful completion of the academic portion of at least one Santa Clara University School of Law summer study abroad program; OR enroll as a full-time law student for one semester at a law school with which the School of Law has a cooperative agreement. These classes will satisfy part of the 24 units required for the degree, and satisfy one or more of the area of study requirements outlined in II below.

• To achieve a well balanced background in international and comparative law, students should take at least one course from each of the following categories of classes: (i) public international law; (ii) private international law; and (iii) comparative law. The specific list of approved courses may be found on the International Law Certificate website under the heading “Current List of Approved International Law Certificate Courses.” The student’s overall course of study must be approved by the Director of Graduate Legal Programs. Courses outside this list, unless taken on one of our study abroad programs, must also be approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Legal Studies.
  

• Students must complete a written research paper either in conjunction with a class approved by the Director of Graduate Legal Programs or as Independent Research (course # 298) under the supervision of a faculty member.

• Elective Courses: Most upper-division courses are open to enrollment by LL.M. candidates. The program assumes as a minimum one academic year plus one summer in residence. The requirements for the degree must be completed within two academic years from matriculation.