Overview

Features

Assist the public through work with a Pitt Law clinic (health law, elder law, the environment and immigration, among others). Serve as a full-time extern on Capitol Hill or throughout Washington, D.C., as part of the Semester in D.C. Program. Intern with a federal agency, nonprofit or corporation. Participate in a national or international moot court competition.

You can also pursue a JD and a second master’s degree at another Pitt school—in an area such as bioethics, business, public health, and social work—or at nearby Carnegie Mellon University in less time than it would normally take to complete two consecutive degrees. This program is offered at the University of Pittsburgh.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contracts
Criminal Law
Legal Analysis & Writing
Legislation and Regulation
Torts
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Property

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Legal Studies View 57 other PhDs in Legal Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

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Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must submit a $65 application fee
Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States before the first day of law school.
Applicants are required to register with the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) through LSAC and must take the LSAT.
A required personal statement gives the committee a view into the non-academic world of the applicant and serves as the interview.
Letters of recommendation play an equally important role in this process. We recommend three letters, although none are required.
We encourage applicants to submit a Resume.
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction.
A matriculated student is required to submit an official trancscript verifying all academic credits undertaken and degree(s) conferred by the first day of class in the 1L year.

Student insurance

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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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Tuition Fee

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International

49404 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 49404 USD per year during 36 months.
National

49404 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 49404 USD per year during 36 months.
In-State

38388 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 38388 USD per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Pittsburgh

1148 - 1944 USD /month

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