LL.M. Application Process

Applicants for the LL.M. program must have earned a first degree in law from an educational institutional which is accredited by the government of the country in which the law school is located or by a recognized regional or national agency.

A complete LLM application file must include the following:

• A completed application form (see below).
• A non-refundable application fee of $45 (https://secure.loyno.edu/bursar/application-fee.php).
• A TOEFL score (see requirements below) or other evidence of English proficiency.
• Transcripts of first law degree translated and evaluated through LSAC or other evaluation service.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Two letters of recommendations.
• A personal statement.
• A signed certification for electronic applications.

Application

• Submit Online Application: Application for admission is encrypted using Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) technology on our secure server.
• Download Application: Applications downloaded and mailed to the admissions office cannot be processed as quickly as those submitted electronically.  Payment of the application fee may be made on this site by clicking here. 

Admission Decisions

Completed applications for admission for enrollment in the fall semester will be considered by the admissions committee in mid-March and applications will be notified of the committee decisions as they are made. Applicants who need to have a visa are required to submit their application no later than May 1st, but preferably earlier. Applicants who are not required to have a visa will be considered after May 1st but only a space available basis.

Academic transcripts

• Academic Transcripts from all colleges, universities and law schools attended. International applicants to the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law’s LL.M. degree programs are encouraged to register with the LSAC’s LL.M. Credential Assembly Service (www.LLM.LSAC.org). This service will save you time and money, especially if you intend to apply to a number of U.S. or Canadian graduate law degree programs. You will only need to obtain your transcripts and other required credentials one time in order to make them available for all of your law school applications. For a registration fee of $185 (US), LSAC will collect, authenticate, and distribute your university records [and TOEFL score(s)-if required]. You will be able to use this credential-processing service to apply to participating U.S. and Canadian law schools for a period of five years. Five reports to law schools are included in the registration fee. For additional information about this service, go to www.LLM.LSAC.org. Please note that you must still complete the Loyola application and submit all required application fees to Loyola University College of Law. The LSAC service serves only to authenticate non-U.S. or Canadian credentials that are needed in addition to a completed admissions application. If you choose not to register with LSAC’s LL.M. Credential Assembly Service, you will need to send us one set of original transcripts printed in the school’s country’s language and one set printed in English and evaluated by a credential evaluation service such as World Education Services.
• Complete the application form and include the application fee of $40. This may be paid by check or money order made payable to the Loyola College of Law. This amount is not applied to tuition or other expenses or fees. Checks must be drawn from U.S. bank accounts or from banks that have branches in the United States. No money orders in non-U.S. currency will be accepted. You can also pay by credit card using the application form.

TOEFL

• Students whose first language is not English must take the TOEFL and attain a score of 230 on the computerized version of the TOEFL or a score of at least 570 on the paper based version and minimum of TWE score of not less than 5.5 with the understanding that higher score on the TWE could off-set the less than minimum score on the TOEFL. For the internet based version of TOEFL, the following scores will be required: writing 25, speaking 24, listening 20, and reading 20. In lieu of the TOEFL students may provide other satisfactory of English proficiency, such as an undergraduate transcript from a university where classes were conducted in English or extended residence in an English speaking country. The TOEFL code for the Loyola University College of Law is 6374.
• You must have two letters of recommendation and submit a current curriculum vitae.