Admission Requirements

Admission Decisions
Questions and Assistance

Prerequisite Law School Courses
There are no prerequisite courses for the LL.M. program; however, candidates are encouraged to be familiar with business associations (company law), commercial law, and basic principles of income taxation.

Application Procedures

In order to apply to the program, complete your application form online and submit it over the Internet. There is no application fee.

After you have submitted your application online, please also forward the following by regular mail to the appropriate address shown below:
1.	Enclose:
	a.	Your signature form
	b.	Curriculum vitae (résumé)
	c.	Evidence of law degree or its anticipated receipt before start of program. To submit in languages other than English, a certified translation must be provided.
	d.	Personal statement, in English, of your special interest in the Collaborative LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice.
	e.	Four passport photos
	f.	A sample of legal writing. To submit in languages other than English, a certified translation must be provided.
2.	Arrange to have forwarded directly to the Graduate Admissions Office:
	a.	Official transcripts from all colleges, universities, and graduate or professional schools attended. To submit in languages other than English, a certified translation must be provided.
	b.	Two reference letters
	c.	For nonnative speakers of English, evidence of proficiency in the English language sufficient to cope with a rigorous academic program. In general, this may include receipt of an undergraduate or graduate degree from an English language institution; multi-year employment in a position in which English is the primary language of communication; or a minimum test score of 83 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The burden of demonstrating proficiency in English by other methods is upon the applicant.

Applicants may send supporting material to either of the following offices.

For Spring Semester:

University of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law
Centers of Distinction
Office of International Programs
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
USA

or

For Fall Semester:

University of Salzburg
Law Faculty
Office of the Dean
Churfürstrasse 1
A-5020 Salzburg
Austria

Applications can not be considered for final action until all supporting materials have been received.

McGeorge School of Law does not discriminate in the admission process on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, disability, color or religious belief.
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Admission Decisions

A variety of factors influence admission decisions: law school work, including course and extracurricular activities in transnational as well as business and taxation areas and nature and duration of legal experience.

Applications for admission for enrollment in the fall semester on the University of Salzburg campus should be submitted by May 15 in order to receive timely consideration by the Admissions Committee. Applications completed after May 15 will be considered on a space-available basis.

Applications for enrollment to begin with the spring semester on the McGeorge campus in Sacramento should be submitted by November 15 in order to receive timely consideration by the Admissions Committee. Applications received after November 15 will be considered on a space-available basis.
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Questions and Assistance

To get help completing the application, E-mail The Pacific McGeorge International Programs, or call the Graduate Admissions Office at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (916) 739-7019 or 1-800-843-4562, or write to us!

(If you are writing, please write to the same campus to which the application is directed. See addresses above.)