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Graduate Programs at the Law School A quiet day on the Terrace, behind Memorial Union (student union), on the University of Wisconsin campus.

Information for Graduate Program Students:

General information for current Grad Programs students

Quick updates for current Grad Programs students, including "How to register" directions

For current and prospective students:

UW Registrar's website - tuition information; deadlines for tuition payments; order transcripts online; much more!

Campus Information and Visitor Center

Office of International Student Services

Madison Friends of International Students

Our Graduate Programs in Law:

The Law School's Graduate Programs offers degree programs for those who already have a first law degree (J.D. or comparable degree from a university outside the United States) and also has two fellowship programs. The Graduate Programs office provides services for current students in all of these programs.

Master of Laws (LL.M.) - Legal Institutions (9-12 month program with law classes: "course-based program")

Master of Laws (LL.M.) (research-based program)

Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) (research-based program)

Tuition and Living Expenses

Our fellowship programs:

William H. Hastie Fellowship Program, an LL.M. degree program that provides an opportunity for lawyers of color to prepare for a career in law teaching

Law and Society Post-doctoral Fellowship. For scholars who are in the early (pre-tenure) stage of their career. Eligibility is limited to humanities or social science scholars who work in the "law and society" tradition and plan to compete for a University teaching position in the U.S. market.

Information in Thai: Alumnus Nisit Intamano has written a letter for potential Thai applicants (in Thai).

Information in German: Alumnus Kai Purnhagen has provided information about the Law School's LLM-Legal Institutions (referred to as "MLI," the program's previous name) and LLM programs, in German. Kai is currently doing research in the law department of the European University Institute in Florence (Firenze), Italy.

For questions not answered by the information posted on our websites, please contact grad@law.wisc.edu and Program Associate, Ms. Arntsen, will help you.

The Graduate Programs (Graduate Admissions) Office, Room 4312, Law School; Ms. A. Arntsen, Program Associate, Graduate Admissions