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Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission, an applicant must hold either a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S. or an academic degree in law or comparable from an educational institution in a country other than the U.S. which makes the applicant eligible to become licensed to practice in that country. Documentation of all academic degrees and, where applicable, a license, is required.

Ordinarily, the academic degree of an international applicant must be comparable to a U.S. Bachelor's degree (for example, B.A., A.B., B.S.). A Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree will also qualify.

Applicants for whom English is a second language must have a paper-based TOEFL score of at least 560, a computer-based TOEFL of at least 213, an internet-based iBT TOEFL of at least 81+, or an IELTS score of at least 6.  We will also accept a score of "First Grade" on the national Japanese English Proficiency STEP Exam. Qualifying language scores must be less than two years old.

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis will also accept successful completion of Intensive English Masters Level 112 at the ELS Language Center - Indianapolis as satisfaction of the English Language qualification.

Applicants interested in applying for the LL.M. Degree should download and submit application forms with all required, supporting documents to the Graduate Studies Admission as directed on the Application page of this web site.  We are unable to accept on-line application submission at this time.

Application Deadlines

Application deadline for Spring Admission (classes begin January 9, 2012):
International Applicants - November 15 
U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents - December 1

Please contact directly Mr. Mel Yildiz, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions for more information regarding applications at cmyildiz@iupui.edu or at (317)278-4701 or Skype: iulawindyllm.

Enrollments and tuition awards are limited and applicants will be evaluated when their completed applications and supporting documents are received. Early application is advised.

FEE WAIVER* ~ Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis is currently offering an application fee waiver to all international LL.M. applicants due to increased visa expenses.  To apply for this waiver, please contact Mr. Mel Yildiz.