Overview

Graduate and Professional Programs / Graduate and Professional Programs is located in Los Angeles, CA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Juris Doctor (JD)	Civil lit & advocacy, crim law & advocacy, entertainment & media law, labor employment law, public interest law, tech & entrepreneursh
Master of Laws (LL M)	General
Master of Laws (LL M)	Entertainment & media law

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	299

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam J.D. from an ABA accredited U.S. institution or foreign equivalent; personal statement; two letters of recommendation 24 units, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam LSAT and LSAT Writing Sample 87 units, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33
Other Advanced Degrees	24 units, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,855

Applied

934

Accepted

339

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	J.D. from an ABA accredited U.S. institution or foreign equivalent; personal statement; two letters of recommendation
Master's Degree Requirements	Juris doctor from ABA accredited U.S. institution or foreign equivalent; personal statement; 2 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT and LSAT Writing Sample
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree and transcripts from accredited U.S. institution or foreign equivalent with transcript evaluation; personal statement; LSAC Credential Assembly Service Registration (CAS); 1 to 3 letters of recommendation

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	June 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

952

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	26.89%
Black or African American	5.57%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.03%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.32%
Two or more races	5.46%
Unknown	1.68%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

153

Total faculty

Full-time - 60

Part-time - 93

Male (77)

Female (76)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law, Commercial & Business Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Law & Inequality
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA  90010
United States

Contact Darby Dickerson
President and Dean
Phone: 213-738-6710
Fax: 213-383-1688

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