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General LLM
The LL.M. curriculum is primarily elective in nature. Students should meet with the Director of
Graduate Law Programs to select courses to best fulfill their career objectives. International
students are required to enroll in the seminar entitled
Introduction to US Law, Legal
Reasoning and Writing
in their first semester. The Legal English Institute is recommended for
LLM students whose primary language is not English.
Twenty four (24) credits are required to complete the Master of Laws degree. All LLM students
must also satisfy the LLM Legal Writing Requirement prior to graduation by completing a
substantial legal research and writing paper in connection with a course, a Directed Study or an
LLM thesis. Students must file the LLM
Legal Writing Requirement form ,signed by the
supervising faculty member, with the Office of Academic Services as soon as possible.
No more than 5 credits from any ungraded activities may be counted toward the LL.M. degree.
Ungraded activities include an LL.M. Externship, Directed Study, Research Assistantship, and
participation on the
Journal of High Technology Law
.
Click
HERE for a list of all LL.M. rules and regulations.