Course variations

Course summary

The program is a select program open only to graduates of the LL.M. program at Yale Law School. Successful candidates for Yale Law School’s J.S.D. program have achieved high standing in taking the LL.M. degree at Yale Law School and demonstrate strong aptitude for performing advanced scholarly research.

Program modules

Applicant must submit a completed J.S.D. application form from Yale Law School, plus a letter of application;a dissertation proposal, including a proposed time frame for the completion of the dissertation;a statement of the contingent approval of a member of the Yale Law School faculty who is willing to supervise the candidate and of two Yale Law School faculty readers;any writings that indicate competence in research;letters of recommendation from two members of the Yale Law School faculty;an original copy of all college and law school transcripts in English (if applicant does not hold a Yale LL.M. degree);TOEFL report (if English is not the candidate's primary language).Pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50.

Entry requirement for international students

Admission is open only to LL.M. graduates of the Yale Law School. Applicants should have achieved high standing in taking the LL.M. degree at Yale Law School and demonstrate strong aptitude for performing advanced scholarly research. Admission to candidacy is highly selective rests entirely on the graduate committee's independent judgment of the applicant's qualifications. Admission to candidacy requires the endorsement of the graduate committee. The Yale LL.M. must have been awarded within the five years preceding the student's application. Similarly, if the dissertation has not been completed in five years from the date of J.S.D. admission, the candidate will be withdrawn. Only under extraordinary circumstances will an extension be granted.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

Yale University

Department name

Yale Law School