ในการสมัครเข้าศึกษาต่อระดับปริญญาโททางกฎหมายในประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา นักศึกษาควรศึกษาเว็บไซต์ของมหาวิทยาลัยที่นักศึกษาสนใจจะส่งสมัครว่ามี
1. วิชา major หรือ concentration ที่ต้องการเรียน
2. เกณฑ์การรับเข้าเรียน เช่น เกรดเฉลี่ยที่ศึกษาจบปริญญาตรีมา, คะแนนสอบภาษาอังกฤษ เช่น TOEFL หรือ IELTS
3. มหาวิทยาลัยส่วนใหญ่เปิดรับเข้าเรียนปีละครั้งเดียวคือ เเทอม Fall นักศึกษาต้องส่งเอกสารสมัครถึงมหาวิทยาลัยก่อนหน้าวันปิดรับการส่งเอกสารสมัคร
4. ค่าใช้จ่ายของมหาวิทยาลัย ประกอบด้วยค่าเล่าเรียนและค่าใช้จ่ายส่วนตัวอยู่ในเกณฑ์ที่ผู้ปกครองสามารถส่งให้ศึกษาต่อได้
5. การส่งเอกสารสมัครเข้าเรียนจะใช้วิธีการสมัครผ่านเว็บไซต์ LSAC https://llm.lsac.org/login/access.aspx?appl=1830L1
6. กรณีเตรียมตัวไม่ทันที่จะเข้าเรียนเทอม Fall จะมีบางมหาวิทยาลัยที่สามารถรับนักศึกษาเข้าศึกษาต่อในเทอม Spring หรือ เทอม Summer ได้
รายชื่อมหาวิทยาลัยที่เปิดรับนักศึกษาเข้าเรียนเทอม Spring หรือมหาวิทยาลัยที่มีเปิดภาคเรียนเดือนมกราคม มีดังต่อไปนี้คือ
Arizona
Arizona State University TOEFL 100
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 1 ; Spring Admission – November 1
California
1. California Western School of Law TOEFL 90-91 , IELTS 6.5
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 15 ; Spring Admission – November 1
URL: http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=mcl.asp&body=mcl/requirements.asp
2. Golden Gate University TOEFL 92 , IELTS 6.5
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – July 1 ; Spring Admission – November 1 ; Summer – April 1
URL: http://law.ggu.edu/admissions/apply
3. Loyola Marymount University TOEFL 100
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 30 ; Spring Admission – November 1 ; Summer – March 31
URL: http://www.lls.edu/academics/jdandllmdegrees/llmintax/admissions/
4. Pepperdine University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall, Spring and Summer Admissions – Rolling Basis or at least 4 months prior to the attended start date
URL: http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/content/straus-application.pdf
5. Santa Clara University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – May 1 ; Spring Admission – December 1
URL : 1. http://law.scu.edu/wp-content/uploads/graduate/LL_M_%20Application%20Rev%20120109.pdf
2. http://law.scu.edu/graduate/llm-application-requirements/
6. Southern California Institute of Law TOEFL no information
Application Deadlines : Fall, Spring and Summer – 45 day deadline from the date of registration
URL : http://www.lawdegree.com/content/admission/application.asp
7. Thomas Jefferson School of Law TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 1 ; Spring Admission – November 1
URL : http://www.tjsl.edu/admissions/llm-admissions
8. University of San Diego TOEFL 98 , IELTS 7.5
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 1 ; Spring Admission – November 1
Connecticut
University of Connecticut TOEFL 90 IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 15 ; Spring Admission – November 15
URL: 1. http://www.law.uconn.edu/llm-program-us-legal-studies/faqs
2. http://www.law.uconn.edu/llm-program-us-legal-studies/applying-admission
District of Columbia
American University TOEFL100, IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – May 1 ; Spring Admission – October 1
URL: http://www.wcl.american.edu/llmlawandgov/admissions.cfm
Georgia
Emory University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – May 31 ; Spring Admission – October 31
URL: http://www.law.emory.edu/academics/llm-program/how-to-apply.html
Illinois
1. Depaul University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – July 1 ; Spring Admission – November 1 : Summer – April 1
URL: http://www.law.depaul.edu/admission/llm/apply.asp
2.Illinois Institute of Technology TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : only LLM in Family Law and LLM in Taxastion , Fall Admission – Early July ; Spring Admission – Mid-November
URL: http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/prospective-students/llm-program-admissions/llm-in-family-law
3. John Marshall University TOEFL 90 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – August 1 ; Spring Admission – December 1 ; Summer – May 1
URL : http://www.jmls.edu/admission/graduate/
4. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines for LLM only: Fall Admission – May 1 ; Spring Admission – October 1 ; Summer – March 1
URL : http://www.law.siu.edu/Prospective%20Students/pdf/SIU%20Law%20LL.M.%20FAQs.pdf
Indiana
1. Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis TOEFL 81 , IELTS 6.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – Rolling Admissions ; Spring Admission – November 15
URL: 1. http://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/admissions/llm/prepare-application/index.html
2. http://www.iupui.edu/~bulletin/iupui/2012-2014/schools/law-indy/admission/llm.shtml
Maryland
University of Baltimore TOEFL 100
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 1 ; Spring Admission – November 1 ; Summer – March 1
URL: http://law.ubalt.edu/academics/post_jd_graduate_programs/gradtax/llmtax/llmtaxadmissions.cfm
Massachusetts
1. Boston University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – May 31 ; Spring Admissions – October 31
URL: http://www.bu.edu/law/prospective/apply/llm/american/application/index.html#deadlines
2. Suffolk University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – May 15 ; Spring Admission – October 1
URL : http://www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/llm/admiss.cfm
3. Tufts University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : For MA in Law and Diplomacy Fall Admission – January 10 ; Spring Admission – October 15
URL: http://fletcher.tufts.edu/MALD/Applying-for-the-MALD/Requirements-and-Deadlines
Remark: There is no January enrollment for the MIB, LLM, MA or Ph.D. http://www.fletcher.tufts.edu/Admissions/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Admissions
Michigan
The Thomas M. Cooley Law school TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall (Michaelmas) Admission – July 1 ; Spring (Hilary) Admission – November 1; Summer (Trinity) Admission – March 1
URL : http://www.cooley.edu/gradprograms/admissions.html#deadline
Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City TOEFL 80 , IELTS 6.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – March 1 ; Summer Admission – space is limited
URL: 1. http://law.umkc.edu/academics/l-l-m-international.asp
2. http://law.umkc.edu/prospective-students/admissions-faq.asp
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire TOEFL 80 , IELTS 6.0
Application Deadlines : Fall and Spring Admissions – Rolling Admission
Priority International Grants Fall Term – April 1 ; Spring term – September 1
URL : http://law.unh.edu/prospective-students/llm-masters-diploma-admissions/faqs
New Jersey
Seton Hall University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 1 ; Spring Admission – October 1
URL : http://law.shu.edu/ProgramsCenters/HealthTechIP/HealthCenter/upload/llm-brochure-spring2011.pdf
New York
1. Fordham University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission – October 1
URL: http://law.fordham.edu/llm-program/apply.htm
2. New York University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines (For Part-time LLM) Fall Admission – June 3 ; Spring Admission – November 1
3. St John’s University TOEFL 100
Application Deadlines : Fall and Spring Admission – Rolling Admission
4. Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center TOEFL 95
Application Deadlines : (For General LLM) Fall, Spring and Summer Admission – Rolling Admissions
URL : http://www.tourolaw.edu/Admissions/?pageid=177
5. Yeshiva University TOEFL 100, IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – June 15 ; Spring Admission – December 1
URL: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/admissions/llm-admissions/llm-application-guidelines#Deadlines
Ohio
1. Cleveland State University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission – October 1
URL: https://www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/curriculum/llmprogram/applicationrequirements
2. University of Akron TOEFL 110
Application Deadlines : Fall admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission – September 1
URL: http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/llm/criteria.dot
Oregon
1. Lewis & Clark University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : (for LLM in Animal Law) Fall Admission – February 15 ; Spring Admission – Rolling basis
URL: http://law.lclark.edu/centers/animal_law_studies/curriculum/LLM/
2. University of Oregon TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – April 15 ; Spring Admission – November 15
URL : http://llm.uoregon.edu/assets/llm/apply/llmapplication12.pdf
3. Willamette University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.5 , PTE 6.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission – October 1
URL : http://www.willamette.edu/wucl/admission/pdf_admission/LLM%20Application%20L1.pdf
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University TOEFL 88 , IELTS 6.5
Application Deadlines : Fall and Spring Admissions : Ongoing Admission
URL: 1. http://law.psu.edu/llm/apply
2. http://law.psu.edu/_file/academics/LLM_Viewbook.pdf
Texas
1. Southern Methodist University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – April 15 ; Spring Admission – October 1
2. University of Houston TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission (only US Educated Lawyers) – October 1
URL: http://www.law.uh.edu/llm/application-deadlines.asp
Virginia
1. George Mason University TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines : Fall Admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission – December 15
URL : http://www.law.gmu.edu/admissions/faq_llm
2. Regent University TOEFl 91 , IELTS 7.0 , PTE 61
Application Deadines : Fall Admission – February 1 ; Spring Admissions – June 15
URL: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/programs/llm/apply.cfm
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison TOEFL 100 , IELTS 7.0
Application Deadlines: Fall Admission – March 1 ; Spring Admission – October 15
URL : 1. http://law.wisc.edu/grad/prospective/llm-li/apply.htm
2. http://www.law.wisc.edu/grad/prospective/llm-li/faqs.htm#deadline
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