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Master of Laws: Individualized
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Outstanding applicants who wish to pursue a program of study specifically tailored to their individual interests are encouraged to develop a proposal for an individualized Master of Laws degree. Georgetown's faculty and curriculum strengths in such fields as environmental law, constitutional law and government regulation, make it possible for the Law Center to accept a few highly qualified graduate students each year for individualized study. It is also possible to combine course work from two or more of the graduate specializations (tax, securities, and international law) for a tailored program of study. The individualized LL.M. option is available only to applicants who have completed a J.D. in the U.S. All International Students interested in a flexible program of study should apply to the LL.M. (general studies) program. Please note that all admissions criteria for this LL.M. are contained in the admissions materials that can be accessed on the Graduate Programs Admissions Information webpage. The LL.M. Individualized Proposal Applicants to the program must submit a detailed study proposal along with the standard LL.M application. The proposal should clearly state the applicant's academic objectives and include a detailed list of JD or LL.M courses that the candidate would like to take at the Law Center in order to meet those objectives. The list of desired courses should comprise a program of study of 24 credits. In addition, this list should include several alternate courses. Students applying for the Individualized LL.M. may also apply to receive a certificate in International Human Rights Law, National Security Law or IIEL WTO Studies in combination with the LL.M. degree. Applicants with relevant interests and backgrounds for any particular certificate program should include a discussion of them in their personal statement for Admissions. Applicants to the program also are eligible to take one (1) Graduate Independent Research (GIR) during their academic program. A GIR is two (2) academic credits and requires a 25 page paper. If you plan to register for a GIR, you should submit a proposal with a tentative paper topic. The Law Center will not approve more than one project as part of a single LL.M degree. In addition, please keep in mind that LL.M. students are limited to 13 credit hours per semester. Waivers to exceed the 13 credit hour limit are only granted in extraordinary circumstances. The Graduate Admissions Committee will consider the study proposal as an integral part of the application for admission. If an applicant is determined to be highly qualified for admission, the committee will consider whether the proposal presents a coherent, focused plan of advanced study and whether the Law Center will be able to provide the program requested. Proposals combining related courses from the specialized graduate degree programs are usually approved. Where a proposal includes a significant number of JD Courses, however, the committee will consider past enrollment experience in determining the chances that a graduate student will be able to enroll in the courses. JD students have priority for all JD courses, and LL.M students may enroll only after all JD students have been accommodated. This is the policy of the Law Center even where an approved individual LL.M plan of study has included a specific JD course or seminar. Past experience has shown that most eventually open up to LL.M enrollment, but that LL.M students desiring JD courses must be both patient and flexible during the registration process. For this reason, admission may be denied where it appears that the proposed plan of study will be too difficult to achieve. Refer to the listed courses under each cluster for a full listing of courses offered by the Law Center. **Note: A few seats are reserved for LL.M. students in a number of JD classes. However, the seat availability in most JD classes is extremely limited and LL.M. students only receive seats (if available) once JD students have registered. Please take this into account as you develop your course schedule. In addition, while Georgetown strives to fulfill each student’s academic goals to the greatest extent possible, it is our experience that there are certain very popular courses for which waiting lists are common. While you are welcome to register for these classes and may be successful in enrolling, the Office of Graduate Programs cannot guarantee you a space in any particular course or with any particular professor. Occasionally students find that they cannot have their first choice courses, usually due to restrictions in class size or the faculty member’s requirement of prior specialized course work in the subject. In those cases, suitable alternative courses are usually available. Office of Graduate Programs Revised October 2, 2007 (MBJ) |
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