Overview
In our juris doctor Law program at Boston University, you’ll combine a rigorous academic curriculum with professional training in critical lawyering skills. Low faculty-to-student ratios in both classrooms and clinics ensure a highly personalized educational experience.
Outcomes
As a graduate of our JD program, you will possess substantive and procedural law and the ability to perform legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and communication in the legal context.
You will also understand proper professional and ethical responsibilities and demonstrate the skills of collaboration, counseling, and negotiation required of a member of the legal profession.
Programme Structure
Concentrations include:- Health Law Concentration
- Intellectual Property & Information Law Concentration
- International Law Concentration
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution Concentration
- Public Interest Concentration
- Risk Management & Compliance Concentration
- Transactional Practice Concentration
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Patent & Intellectual Property Law Civil & Private Law View 5 other PhDs in Patent & Intellectual Property Law in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
To apply for admission to the JD program, you must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or be enrolled in a course of study that will result in the award of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university before you commence study at BU Law
- Application Fee
- LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS): Register with the Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Applications to the JD program must be submitted through LSAC.
- Transcripts: Submit your transcripts through LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service.
- Standardized Tests: Test scores are required from either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
- Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement
- Optional Essay
- Résumé
- Additional Documents
Tuition Fee
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International
63606 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 63606 USD per year during 36 months. -
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63606 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 63606 USD per year during 36 months. -
In-State
63606 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 63606 USD per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Boston
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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