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Curriculum
The Individualized Study LL.M. Program at Loyola gives United States law graduates the opportunity to take their education even further. Students work with faculty in developing a specialized training program to fit each student’s individual interests and goals. LL.M. candidates experience all the same benefits of our renowned J.D. Program—personal attention, a rigorous curriculum and the option to earn a certificate in one of six approved tracks.
In order to attain the Certificate in Immigration and Citizenship Law and Practice, students must complete 18 hours of coursework; 8 hours of immigration and citizenship courses and 10 hours of immigration clinic.* In addition, students will need to secure 2 skills credits (of their 8 required to graduate) in immigration or naturalization skills courses. Students are encouraged to take additional related courses, but they would not be required to take the courses to earn the certificate.
Students may elect to concentrate in the area of Health Law and earn a Certificate in Health Law upon graduation. To receive the Certificate in Health Law, a candidate, who has taken the required course of Business Organizations I, must also successfully complete twelve additional hours of course work, as described below.
LAW L746 Business Organizations I (3 hrs)
The following additional courses are required to earn the certificate:
To obtain the certificate, students must complete both a doctrinal and experiential component for a minimum of 14 total credit hours. The experiential component requires that students complete the equivalent of one academic year of supervised legal work addressing the needs of the poor and marginalized. The doctrinal component focuses on the legal and policy frameworks that structure rights and access for the poor and marginalized.
a. Required Experiential Components (7-10 credit hours)
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In order to attain the Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Certificate, students need to complete 15 hours of courses work: 5 hours of business courses, 5 hours of courses that focus on technology, and 5 hours of elective course work. Within these 5 elective credit hours, students are allowed to choose courses from either of two pools: one consisting of classes that would aid a lawyer in advising entrepreneurs, the other consisting of courses that would assist a lawyers to use and understand technology in order to become an entrepreneur.
Tuition Refund
Although Loyola has no monthly payment plan of its own, students may subscribe to one of two plans offered by outside companies. TuitionPay by Higher One and Tuition Management Systems, Inc. offer families several monthly payment options to help make education expenses more affordable. The Interest-free Monthly Payment Option enables families to spread all or part of the annual tuition, fees, residence hall charges, and board plans over equal, monthly payments. There are no interest charges, only a small annual fee.
The Loyola Express Card is much more than just a student identification card. It is a safe, convenient, and economical way to make purchases all over campus without carrying cash, checks, or change. Much like a debit card, students simply deposit money into their Express Card account, and purchases are deducted from the account balance. It has proven to be an excellent method to pre-plan and monitor expenditures.
Loyola Dining Services offers several meal plan options that offer a combination of all-you-can-eat meals and the declining balance dollars, known as Wolf Bucks. The all-you-can-eat meals include breakfast, lunch, and dinners. Wolf Bucks are used for snacks and late night dining. Additional Wolf Bucks may be purchased in $100 increments.
The university’s general policy on refunds is described below. Federal statute requires an alternate calculation for recipients of federal Title IV financial assistance. More information on the alternate calculation for federal aid can be obtained from the Office of Law Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Scholarships are awarded to outstanding entering first-year students with superior academic records and LSAT scores. These scholarships are awarded as tuition waivers and are renewed automatically if the required grade point average is maintained. After the first year, students may apply to the Faculty Scholarship Selection Committee to be considered for one-year awards based on a combination of merit and need. Loyola may conclude that gift and grant aid from other sources precludes or limits a student’s eligibility for scholarships administered by the College of Law.
Loyola follows the requirements mandated by the Department of Education for the treatment of Title IV funds when a student withdraws. These requirements were added to the law by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105 – 244) and are found in section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and in the implementing final regulations published on November 1, 1999 (64 FR 59016).
Federal financial aid programs assume students will complete a full semester. Aid eligibility must be recalculated if a student totally withdraws or is dismissed from the university before 60 percent of the semester has been completed. Aid will be adjusted based on the number of days in the semester that have elapsed before the student indicated an intent to withdraw to a university official.
All enrolled students are assessed tuition, fees, residence hall charges, and board plans as applicable prior to the beginning of the semester. All payments are due no later than:
Student Life at Loyola is based on the philosophy that education occurs in the context of total human development. Development of the whole person involves not only the intellectual development of the student but also the moral, social, cultural, and physical development of the individual. Programs and services exist which provide opportunities for this total educational experience.
Students in the College of Law are governed by the Honor Code. An elected student committee acts as a fact finding committee for honor code purposes. The committee reviews complaints and conducts hearings. If a complaint is found to be substantial and if it is sustained after hearing, the student may appeal to the dean.
LCOM L800 Family Law 3 hrs.
This course surveys the law regulating marriage and other interpersonal relationships. Topics considered include marriage, alternate forms of social organization, rights concerning procreation, divorce, child custody, financial aspects of family dissolution, the legal regulation of the parent/child relationship, children’s rights and the state’s role in protecting children from neglect and abuse, and adoption.
LCIV L805 Louisiana Criminal Procedure 3 hrs.
This course involves a detailed study of the actual process of criminal prosecution from the bringing of charges to final conviction, appeal, and post-conviction remedies. The Louisiana Codes of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure are studied as models of modern systems of criminal law and procedure.