Admission Procedures

Applicants for admission to the Insurance Law LL.M. program must hold a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school or a law degree from a faculty outside the U.S., or an advanced degree in a related field. The admissions committee considers the applicant's academic performance, intellectual curiosity and professional and personal experience. Admission is highly selective and limited to no more than 20 full-time LL.M. candidates (or part-time equivalents). Candidates from outside the U.S. are encouraged to apply, provided they can demonstrate fluency in reading and writing English.

J.D. students wishing to apply to the advanced standing program should submit an application in their third year of law school if they are in the University of Connecticut School of Law, or in their second year, if they are a law student at another institution.  Lawyers from other countries are encouraged to apply provided they can demonstrate fluency in reading and writing English by achieving a TOEFL score of at least 585 on the paper-based exam , 240 on the computer based exam or 90 - 100 points on the internet based exam.  They will join our 20 international students here for a year-long program in U.S. legal studies.

Application forms may be downloaded online at:  www.law.uconn.edu/insurance-law-center/application-instructions.  All international student applications should be received by April 15th for fall enrollment or November 15th for spring enrollment. Applications received before these dates will be given priority consideration. Applicants will be notified by May 15th or December 15th of the Admission's Committee decision. Applications for students not requiring a VISA will be accepted through July 1 for fall enrollment, and December 1 for spring enrollment.