ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS All LLM applicants must hold a JD or equivalent law degree earned with high rank from a law school that is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), or is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), or is a recognized non-U.S. institution. Non-U.S. law school graduates also may need to meet the minimum language test requirement. All SJD applicants also must hold an LLM degree with high rank from an AALS- or ABA-approved law school. Students whose initial law degree was earned from a non-U.S. law school where English is not the language of instruction are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit an offcial score report. Minimum required score is 100 IBT or 600-point range on the paper-based test. IELTS scores of 7.0 or higher are accepted in lieu of the TOEFL. HOW TO APPLY Applications can be submitted electronically through the Law School Admission Council at www.lsac.org. Prospective students also may print application forms and/or request that printed application materials be mailed to them from our website at www.law.gwu.edu. More detailed information on GW Law’s academic programs, as well as entrance and degree requirements for LLM and SJD programs, is available at www.law.gwu.edu/llm-admissions. CONTACT US Graduate and International Programs The George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20052 202.994.7242 Fax: 202.994.2831 llmadmissions@law.gwu.edu
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