Refer to the SLS Student Handbook for details about the LLM graduation requirements.

Overview of Degree Requirements

The general requirements for the degree of Master of Laws are:

Successful completion of at least 35 approved quarter units, including specific course requirements
Three quarters of residency
Timely filing of an application for graduation
Each LLM program has further specific course requirements outlined below

Unit Requirement

To obtain an LLM degree, students must complete at least 35 but no more than 45 approved quarter units of coursework. At least 26 of these units must be in Law School courses; however, see the SLS Student Handbook for the policies and limitations on enrolling in courses from elsewhere in the university, and see the section on the California or New York bar exam for special unit requirements for students expecting to sit for the Bar Exam in California or New York.

LLM in Corporate Governance and Practice

Course Requirements

Units

Required Courses 14

Complete the following:

LAW 8021 Introduction to American Law 3

LAW 8022 Professional Responsibility 3

LAW 8001 Corporate Governance and Practice Seminar 2

LAW 8001 Corporate Governance and Practice Seminar 2

LAW 1013 Corporations 4

Electives 12-21

Complete at least 4 of the following:

LAW 7802 Accounting

LAW 7815 Advanced Legal Writing: Business Transactions

(We would list all the courses.)

Non-SLS Courses

May take for Law School credit no more than nine (9) quarter units worth of courses elsewhere in the university and may not take any foreign or English language courses for Law School credit. 1

Total Units 35

1 SLS Approved Non-Law Courses

Residency Requirements

To graduate, an LLM candidate must be “in residence” as a law student for at least three quarters. For purposes of the LLM degree, the term “in residence” means that a student:

Takes at least nine quarter units of credit that can be counted toward the degree each quarter.
By the date all grades for the quarter are due, pass at least eight units each quarter.
Pays full tuition to the law school
Does not work more than 20 hours per week during the term. (See section entitled ‘Limitations on Working’ for more information.)

A student must be in residence during the quarter in which the final degree is conferred or in the quarter immediately preceding degree conferral.

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