Master of Laws

APPLYING FOR & FINANCING YOUR LLM MASTER OF LAWS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICATION CHECKLIST Admission to the LLM program is highly For applications to be considered, they must include the following: competitive. To be admitted to the program, ALL APPLICANTS INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS applicants must possess the following: • Application & Application Fee – apply • Applicants with Foreign Credentials - For electronically via LLM.LSAC.ORG, and pay applicants whose native language is not • A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited non-refundable application fee of $75 English and who do not posses a degree from law school or an equivalent degree (a Bachelor of Laws • Official Transcripts: all undergraduate and a college or university whose primary language or LL.B.) from a law school outside the United States. graduate level degrees of instruction is English, current TOEFL or IELTS • Official Law School or Equivalent Transcripts scores showing sufficient proficiency in the • For non-lawyers interested in the LLM in Intellectual • For non-lawyer IP professionals: proof of English language is required. The George Mason Property (IP) Law: a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s minimum of four years professional experience University Scalia Law School Institution code degree in another field, accompanied by a minimum in an IP-related field is 5827. of four years work experience in IP may be accepted in • 500-Word Statement of Purpose • TOEFL: Minimum of 90 in the iBT test lieu of a law degree. IP trainees and Patent Examiners • Resume (100 or above highly preferred) OR (including Bengoshi) with four or more years of • Letters of Recommendation (2 required) • IELTS: Minimum of 6.5 (7.5 or above experience in IP are welcome to apply. • Interview with Director of LLM program in highly preferred) • All applicants for admission must have demonstrated person, by phone, or Skype • International Student Certificate of Financial high academic standing and professional achievements • Virginia In-State Tuition Form (if applicable) Responsibility Form: required for students or positions indicating the applicant’s capacity for • US-trained lawyers: if you graduated from a accepted to the LLM program who will need performing master’s-level work. U.S. law school, please submit your Credential to apply for a student (F1) visa (to be completed Assembly Service Law School Report (can be after admission to the LLM at George Mason obtained from the law school you attended) University) LLM APPLICATION DEADLINES International students who need to Students who don’t need a visa (include US Citizens, Permanent apply for a student visa (F1) Residents, or others already living in the United States) FALL APPLICATION DEADLINE May 1 June 1 SPRING APPLICATION DEADLINE November 1 December 1 LLM.GMU.EDU | 703.993.8010 | [email protected] | George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School | 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 FINANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION TUITION AND ESTIMATED COSTS FOR 2017-18 TUITION (FULL-TIME) IN-STATE $25,351 OUT-OF-STATE $40,737 TUITION (PART-TIME) $898.25/CREDIT HR $1,447.75/CREDIT HR ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COSTS (COST OF ATTENDANCE)* $23,868 $23,868 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST (FULL-TIME) $49,219 $64,605 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST** (PART-TIME)*** $44,528 $57,166 *Includes room and board, transportation, personal expenses, loan fees, and books. **All students are charged an Educational Resource Fee each semester based on registered credits as follows: 7 or more credit hours - $100; fewer than 7 credits - $60. ***Based on 23 credit hours taken FINANCIAL AID MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS George Mason University’s Office of Student Financial Aid, located at the Fairfax A limited number of scholarships are available for outstanding LLM applicants. In Campus on the first floor of SUB 1, provides a variety of services to assist students order to be considered for a scholarship, an applicant must have: in financing their education. The financial aid office schedules visits to the Arlington Campus during the first four weeks of each semester. • Graduated in the top 15% of the JD, LL.B., or most recent degree class • For non-native English speakers: a minimum score of 100 on the internet-based George Mason University participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program. Students (iBT) TOEFL. must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. The FAFSA must be received by the federal processor on or before March 1. Types of Students do not need to file any separate documentation to apply for a scholarship, financial aid available include Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Federal but the personal statement must request scholarship consideration and the basis Direct Graduate PLUS Loans, and Federal Work-Study. Mason’s Title IV school upon which merit based scholarship is deserved. code is 003749. STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS “Being a law student at George Mason is an exciting, “My experience as an LLM student at Antonin Scalia unparalleled experience. From the first day, everybody Law School has been positive all around. Starting with welcomes you with a smile and willingness to help. At first summer orientation for LLMs, which equipped me with I was afraid of a new school, a different language, a whole clear understanding of what one could expect while DIANA new experience, but soon I discovered that there is nothing MARINA studying here, and allowed me to make new friends GLOGOWER- to be afraid of, and that there is always someone to guide you RAKOVA among other LLMs. My positive experience developed ABADI From Russian through difficult times. Coming to George Mason has been the into acquiring new knowledge of US laws with the help From Colombia Federation Class of ‘17 best decision of my life. I have never felt more at home.” Class of ‘17 of the best law professors in the United States.” OUR SCHOOL CAN BE DEFINED BY THREE WORDS: LEARN.CHALLENGE.LEAD. Scalia Law School offers an outstanding legal Scalia Law School offers LLM students the opportunity to education that invokes curiosity and passion in develop specialized expertise in one of three possible areas its students (Learn), trains students to critically of law: Law & Economics; Global Antitrust Law & Economics; evaluate prevailing orthodoxy and pursue new or Intellectual Property Law. Alternatively, for those LLM ideas (Challenge), and, ultimately, prepares students who completed their legal education abroad and graduates to distinguish themselves in their desire a strong foundation in the U.S. Legal system, Scalia chosen fields (Lead). Law offers a comprehensive U.S. Law program..

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