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APPLYING FOR & FINANCING YOUR LLM

MASTER OF LAWS

International students who need to apply for a student visa (F1)

Students who don’t need a visa (include US Citizens, Permanent Residents, or others already living in the United States)

FALL APPLICATION DEADLINE May 1 June 1

SPRING APPLICATION DEADLINE November 1 December 1

LLM APPLICATION DEADLINES

ALL APPLICANTS• Application & Application Fee – apply

electronically via LLM.LSAC.ORG, and pay

non-refundable application fee of $75

• Official Transcripts: all undergraduate and

graduate level degrees

• Official Law School or Equivalent Transcripts

• For non-lawyer IP professionals: proof of

minimum of four years professional experience

in an IP-related field

• 500-Word Statement of Purpose

• Resume

• Letters of Recommendation (2 required)

• Interview with Director of LLM program in

person, by phone, or Skype

• Virginia In-State Tuition Form (if applicable)

• US-trained lawyers: if you graduated from a

U.S. law school, please submit your Credential

Assembly Service Law School Report (can be

obtained from the law school you attended)

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited

law school or an equivalent degree (a Bachelor of Laws

or LL.B.) from a law school outside the United States.

• For non-lawyers interested in the LLM in Intellectual

Property (IP) Law: a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s

degree in another field, accompanied by a minimum

of four years work experience in IP may be accepted in

lieu of a law degree. IP trainees and Patent Examiners

(including Bengoshi) with four or more years of

experience in IP are welcome to apply.

• All applicants for admission must have demonstrated

high academic standing and professional achievements

or positions indicating the applicant’s capacity for

performing master’s-level work.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the LLM program is highly

competitive. To be admitted to the program,

applicants must possess the following:

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

For applications to be considered, they must include the following:

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS • Applicants with Foreign Credentials - For

applicants whose native language is not

English and who do not posses a degree from

a college or university whose primary language

of instruction is English, current TOEFL or IELTS

scores showing sufficient proficiency in the

English language is required. The George Mason

University Scalia Law School Institution code

is 5827.

• TOEFL: Minimum of 90 in the iBT test

(100 or above highly preferred) OR

• IELTS: Minimum of 6.5 (7.5 or above

highly preferred)

• International Student Certificate of Financial

Responsibility Form: required for students

accepted to the LLM program who will need

to apply for a student (F1) visa (to be completed

after admission to the LLM at George Mason

University)

STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

FINANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION

Scalia Law School offers an outstanding legal

education that invokes curiosity and passion in

its students (Learn), trains students to critically

evaluate prevailing orthodoxy and pursue new

ideas (Challenge), and, ultimately, prepares

graduates to distinguish themselves in their

chosen fields (Lead).

OUR SCHOOL CAN BE DEFINED BY THREE WORDS: LEARN.CHALLENGE.LEAD.

Scalia Law School offers LLM students the opportunity to

develop specialized expertise in one of three possible areas

of law: Law & Economics; Global Antitrust Law & Economics;

or Intellectual Property Law. Alternatively, for those LLM

students who completed their legal education abroad and

desire a strong foundation in the U.S. Legal system, Scalia

Law offers a comprehensive U.S. Law program.

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

TUITION AND ESTIMATED COSTS FOR 2017-18

FINANCIAL AIDGeorge Mason University’s Office of Student Financial Aid, located at the Fairfax

Campus on the first floor of SUB 1, provides a variety of services to assist students

in financing their education. The financial aid office schedules visits to the Arlington

Campus during the first four weeks of each semester.

George Mason University participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program. Students

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

financial aid available include Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Federal

Direct Graduate PLUS Loans, and Federal Work-Study. Mason’s Title IV school

code is 003749.

MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPSA limited number of scholarships are available for outstanding LLM applicants. In

order to be considered for a scholarship, an applicant must have:

• 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

(iBT) TOEFL.

Students do not need to file any separate documentation to apply for a scholarship,

but the personal statement must request scholarship consideration and the basis

upon which merit based scholarship is deserved.

“My experience as an LLM student at Antonin Scalia

Law School has been positive all around. Starting with

summer orientation for LLMs, which equipped me with

clear understanding of what one could expect while

studying here, and allowed me to make new friends

among other LLMs. My positive experience developed

into acquiring new knowledge of US laws with the help

of the best law professors in the United States.”

“Being a law student at George Mason is an exciting,

unparalleled experience. From the first day, everybody

welcomes you with a smile and willingness to help. At first

I was afraid of a new school, a different language, a whole

new experience, but soon I discovered that there is nothing

to be afraid of, and that there is always someone to guide you

through difficult times. Coming to George Mason has been the

best decision of my life. I have never felt more at home.”

DIANA GLOGOWER-ABADI From Colombia Class of ‘17

MARINA RAKOVA From Russian FederationClass of ‘17