Master of Arts in Legal Studies

Program URL: http://www.uis.edu/legalstudies/curriculum/mastersonline.html

Campus: Springfield

Number of Required Campus Visits: 0

Program Type: Master's Degree

Award Conferred: Master of Arts

Admission Deadline: For Fall 2007 admission, March 15th

Description:
The graduate program in legal studies presents a course of study in public law, emphasizing law as a social phenomenon as well as a technical body of rules. The program emphasizes analytical and conceptual thinking, legal research and writing, substantive areas of the law, concerns of ethical and public interest, public advocacy skills, and the role of law in society.

Admission Requirement(s): To be considered for admission into the program, you must have:

1. earned a bachelor's degree;
2. achieved cummulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0;
3. completed both program and university admission application forms and processes; and
4. submitted a writing sample to the LES Program office.

Full admission will not be granted to graduate students with less than a 2.5 average, however conditional admission would be considered.

The program cannot make a decision on your admission until your file is completed. If you have any questions regarding admission to the LES Program, please contact the program office at 217-206-6535, in room PAC 340.

Program Cost(s):
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Program Contact(s):

Legal Studies Department
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, PAC 340
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 206-7985
E-mail: jfred1@uis.edu
URL: http://www.uis.edu/legalstudies/masters.htm