Law

Options of this Major:
Advanced Standing
Three Year
Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy
International Trade and Business Law
Policy
Programs under this Major:
Doctor of Juridical Science Program (SJD)

Major Description

The College of Law offers course work leading to the Master of Laws in International Trade (L.L.M.), as well as a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) and Juris Doctor (J.D.), and participates in several joint degree programs. Courses leading to these degrees are numbered at the 600-level. For a description of College... Show Full Description

Department: Law

Phone:
(520) 621-1373
Fax:
(520) 621-9836
Mailing Address:
1201 E. Speedway Blvd.
Website:
http://www.law.arizona.edu/jdastracks

Majors:
Advanced Standing (option of Law), Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (option of Law), International Trade and Business Law (option of Law), International Trade Law, Law, Law Exchange (option of Law NDS), Law Visitor (option of Law NDS), Policy (option of Law)

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Doctor of Juridical Science Program (SJD)

Application Information

NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Application Website

https://apply.grad.arizona.edu/

Contact Information

Application Questions

Carolyn S. Coolidge
(520) 621-9475
itlpadmissions@law.arizona.edu

Advising Questions

Prof. David A. Gantz
(520) 621-1801
gantz@law.arizona.edu

Financial Aid

  • Financial aid is available in a similar manner as the LLM program (see http://www.law.arizona.edu/Tradelaw/, Click on "costs"). Scholarships are available, addressing the out-of-state portion of the fees. Additional monetary awards are considered on a case-by-case basis. A scholarship request form must be submitted to be considered for award. (http://www.law.arizona.edu/tradelaw/Scholarship_application_non-form.pdf)

Application Requirements

Minimum GPA
0.00
Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) Score
100
Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) Score
600
Minimum IELTS (overall band score)
8.5

Standardized Test Requirements

Please see other requirements below.

Other Application Requirements

  • FOR THE S.J.D. APPLICANT:
  • LL.B./JD, and LL.M. acquired before application
  • 24 units (1 year) in residence
  • Dissertation (proposal, written dissertation & defense)
  • TOEFL (100 iBT, 600 paper-based, 250 computer-based)
  • or IELTS (8.5 overall, with no subsection less than 7.5)
  • * * * * * * * *
  • This is typically a three-year degree program, with the first year requiring full-time in-residence coursework at the University of Arizona (24 units), followed by up to two years to complete and defend the dissertation (usually registered at 3 units per term, thus reducing the tuition cost significantly).

Application Deadline(s)

Domestic Applicants

No Deadline specified.
International Applicants

No Deadline specified.

Program Codes

GRE Institution Code (University of Arizona)
4832

Program Requirements

Other Requirements for Successful Completion of the Program

Committee Chair member of Law Faculty
completed Dissertation
successful Defense
written Committee Approval of defense and completion