Overview

Virtually all of the courses taught at the Willamette University College of Law are open to MLS students, including: Business Organizations, Employment Law, Labor Law, Healthcare Law & Policy, Corporate Finance, Federal Income Taxation, Business Entities Tax, Business Planning, Legislation, and State & Local Government Law, among others.

Learning outcomes

The Legal Studies program at Willamette University is not intended to prepare students for the JD program. In compliance with rules of the American Bar Association, no credit may be given toward the JD for any courses taken in the MLS program.

The degree requires 26 credit hours, which works out to approximately eight or nine classes. Those credits may be satisfied by any combination of eligible law school courses, including one required first-year course. MLS students are required to take one of the following: Contracts, Civil Procedure, Property, Torts, Criminal Law or Constitutional Law I. In addition, MLS students must write a research paper and sit for finals with the regular JD final schedule.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

First-Year Legal Research and Writing

Clinics

Externships

Moot Court Competitions

Law Journals

Contracts

Civil Procedure

Property

Torts

Criminal Law

Constitutional Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Language

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Credits

26 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oregon, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

A personal statement
A resume
At least one letter of recommendation
Official certified undergraduate transcript

Tuition Fees

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56600 USD / year

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56600 USD / year

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56600 USD / year

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Living costs

Oregon

United States

1031 - 1701 USD / month

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