Located in the capital of California, the world’s sixth largest economy, Pacific McGeorge offers a curriculum with the largest selection of international law courses of any American law school. The school’s Center for Global Business and Development annually hosts symposia and participates in projects around the world to promote the rule of law and the development of legal infrastructure. Pacific McGeorge has a distinguished international faculty, including the world’s leading expert on international water law and one of the world’s most published authors on international banking.
Programmes offered
offered In addition to the Juris Doctor degree, the law school offers a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Transnational Business Practice and both LL.M. and Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) degrees in International Water Resources
Programme director
Eric McElwain, Interim Director of International Programs and Lecturer in Law
Faculty size
35 fulltime tenured faculty and many parttime adjunct faculty
Annual student intake
350 in Juris Doctor program, approximately 50 in LL.M. and J.S.D. programs
Programme location(s)
Sacramento, California
Language of instruction
English
Length
For graduate international programs, one academic year
Application fee
N/A
Registration fee
N/A
Tuition fee
US$23,800/year
Other fees
N/A
Scholarships, assistantships, funding
On a case by case basis
Starting dates
mid-August or early January
Admission requirements
For graduate international programs, completion of the first law degree at an accredited law school or law faculty in one’s home country and a score of at least 550 (213 computer-based) on the TOEFL.
