Overview

The Legal Studies program here at Loyola Marymount University includes required courses that prepare you to succeed in rigorous JD classes, and teach you practical legal skills to put your growing knowledge of the law to work in any field.

Key Features

Students will graduate from the MLS program upon satisfactory completion of at least 24 units of coursework, including 8-9 units of required courses in the first two semesters.
With over 325 electives, MLS students have many courses to choose from as well as six specializations to guide their course of study.
Students may choose from myriad electives to achieve an understanding of a breadth of areas of the law. With the guidance of your faculty advisor, you can select the courses that can best meet the need for a broad understanding of several legal areas.

Programme Structure

Required Courses:

In your first semester, and depending on your specialization, we assign you to a first-year JD class.
Law & Process: Privacy Torts. It teaches legal analysis, examination and practice skills in the context of the study of a specific substantive area of law.

Since it's a Self-Designed MLS program, students ultimately seeking management positions may wish to learn some business law, employment law, data privacy law, and law related to the specific industry in which they work. A student interested in health care policy, similarly, might select courses in health law and policy, as well as administrative law and anti-discrimination

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

24 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, 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

In order to apply for admission to the MLS program, you must have completed at least 90-semester units from an accredited undergraduate institution and expect to graduate and receive a bachelor's degree before the start of Orientation.
Final transcripts confirming the conferral of all undergraduate degrees and advanced degrees must be submitted prior to the beginning of classes in the fall.
Personal Statement.
Résumé.
Letters of Recommendation.
The application form requires disclosure of any charge or conviction of any felony or misdemeanor or other offense, with the sole exception of a minor traffic offense.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36960 USD / year

≈ 36960 USD / year
Out-of-State

36960 USD / year

≈ 36960 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

36960 USD / year

≈ 36960 USD / year

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

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