{"id":24793,"date":"2022-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/?page_id=24330"},"modified":"2023-09-01T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:33:24","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/application\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Instructions &#8211; Master of Comparative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24793\" class=\"elementor elementor-24793\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2745855 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2745855\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c017cc\" data-id=\"6c017cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609ea25 page-hero elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"609ea25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H1&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/resources\/images\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/application\/header.jpg\" class=\"page-hero-background\" alt=\"Hero Background Image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-before-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H1 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Application Instructions - Master of Comparative Law (MCL)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUSC Gould School of Law\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78a5143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78a5143\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0bcf39\" data-id=\"b0bcf39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c649a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-auto-breadcrumbs elh-el auto-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"c649a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"auto-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"auto-breadcrumb-wrap  hide-in-mobile \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mobile-breadcrump\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-left\"><\/i> Master of Comparative Law (MCL) Degree<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> <svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/\">Academics<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/\">Degrees<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/\">Master of Comparative Law (MCL) Degree<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/application\/\">Application Instructions &#8211; Master of Comparative<\/a><svg width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.61893 9.44422L3.96744 9.84869L8 5.16751L3.96744 0.486329L3.61893 0.890804L7.05407 4.87848L-7.38225e-07 4.87848L-8.35361e-07 5.4564L7.05407 5.4564L3.61893 9.44422Z\" \/><\/svg><\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-113f69c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"113f69c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7ed3c5 m-sidebar-wrapper\" data-id=\"d7ed3c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7eb9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"e7eb9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5>In this Section<\/h5><div class=\"menu-sidebar-academics-degrees-mcl-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-academics-degrees-mcl\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-68497\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68497\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/tuition\/types\/\">Master of Comparative Law (MCL) Degree<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68506\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68506\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/application\/\">Application Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68498\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-68498\"><a href=\"\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/career\/\">Career and Bar<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68499\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68499\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-69585\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69585\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/housing\/\">Campus Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68501\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-68501\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/tuition\/\">Tuition &#038; Financial Aid<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-69595\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-69595\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/tuition\/cost\/\">Cost of Attendance<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-68500\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68500\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/tuition\/types\/\">Types of Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-68502\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68502\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/mcl\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80705f6 m-content-wrapper\" data-id=\"80705f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c77a4 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"d6c77a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Eligibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To qualify for MCL admission, applicants must have earned their first law degree (LLB or the equivalent) outside of the United States and must have earned a Master of Laws (LLM) degree or the equivalent in the U.S.<\/p><p>If your degree was issued by an institution located outside the United States, you must have your transcripts authenticated and evaluated by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). If you hold a degree from a university within the United States, USC Graduate Admissions requires that it must be a regionally accredited institution.<\/p><p>We do not require work experience or an LSAT score to be considered for admission to any of our graduate degrees. If you are applying for the MCL as USC Gould LLM student, you must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the fall semester of your LLM studies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687151c background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"687151c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Application Process<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To apply for admission, complete an online application through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). After you create your LSAC account, follow the instructions for applying to USC Gould using our LLM Application.<\/p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/llm.lsac.org\/login\/access.aspx?appl=4852L1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gould.usc.edu\/assets\/images\/how\/gip\/click_here_to_apply.gif\" alt=\"Click here to apply online through LSAC.\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/><br \/><\/center><p>Please refer to the\u00a0<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lsac.org\/llm\/application-process\/checklist-for-the-llm-application-process\/\">LSAC Checklist<\/a>\u00a0for instructions on the LLM application process. If you experience technical issues with your application, contact LSAC for assistance at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+1-215-968-1315\">215-968-1315<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:llminfo@lsac.org\">llminfo@lsac.org<\/a>.<\/p><p>We highly recommend that you only submit one application to the degree of most interest to you. We would be happy to consider you for one of our other degrees. Once you have submitted your application to your first-choice program, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gipadmissions@law.usc.edu\">gipadmissions@law.usc.edu<\/a>\u00a0to let us know you have applied and to indicate any additional degree for which you would like to be considered.<\/p><p>Among the required information and documents you will submit through LSAC are:<\/p><ul><li>transcripts and degree verification<\/li><li>a two- to three-page statement that describes your personal, academic and professional background, and your reasons for applying<\/li><li>a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 or curriculum vitae<\/li><li>TOEFL or IELTS report (no minimum score is required)<ul><li>Have your official test scores sent to LSAC if you submit your application through LSAC. LSAC's institutional code is 8395.<\/li><li>Test scores are valid for two years from the date taken.<\/li><li>TOEFL or IELTS waivers may be granted in exceptional circumstances; if you feel you should be allowed to waive this requirement, please submit your waiver request as an attachment to your application.<\/li><li>USC does NOT accept MyBest TOEFL scores of applicants as valid proof of language proficiency. We will consider the single best total TOEFL or IELTS score you submit along with the sub-scores from that test.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Letters of recommendation are not required, but we will accept up to two letters of recommendation at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gipadmissions@law.usc.edu\">gipadmissions@law.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p><p>For your convenience and to streamline the application process, USC Gould requires prospective students to use LSAC's\u00a0<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lsac.org\/llm-other-law-program-applicants\/application-process-llm-other-law-programs\/llm-credential-assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Document Assembly Service and International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service<\/a>, which allows you to apply to multiple law schools while submitting only one set of materials. Credential evaluation takes 2-3 weeks to complete once LSAC has received all of your documents; there may be further delay during LSAC's peak processing periods or if LSAC determines that additional information is required to complete its review. We therefore suggest that you apply as early as possible so that there is no consequential delay in LSAC transmitting its evaluation report to us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b6ed1 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"23b6ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Financial Statement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are admitted, you will be required to provide a financial statement that certifies that you have sufficient funds available to meet your living (housing, meals, etc.) and tuition expenses while at USC (unless you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or have been granted political asylum). At that time, you also must submit a copy of the photo page of your passport (and passport copies of any dependent(s) traveling with you).<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5915c background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"4e5915c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Application Fee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>USC Gould requires a $75 application fee, which will be waived if you apply by the priority deadline.<\/p><p>Fees charged by LSAC for utilizing its services are payable to LSAC. Please visit\u00a0<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lsac.org\/llm-other-law-program-applicants\/application-process-llm-other-law-programs\/llm-credential-assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSAC's website<\/a>\u00a0for more information about fees charged by LSAC, including its refund policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f938a98 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"f938a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Application Deadlines<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the 2023 calendar year, USC Gould School of Law is offering two starts in spring and fall. Below are the start dates and application deadlines:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Program Start Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Priority Deadline<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Final Application Deadline<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spring 2023: January 9, 2023<\/td><td>September 1, 2022<\/td><td>November 1, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fall 2023: August 21, 2023<\/td><td>March 1, 2023<\/td><td>June 1, 2023<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>We highly encourage you to apply by our priority application deadline in order to provide sufficient time to process any required documents, including I-20 documentation for student visas, and to allow you the option to apply for USC campus housing. Students who apply by our priority application deadline will receive priority consideration and will receive a $75 application fee waiver.<\/p><p>If you are planning to take the TOEFL or IELTS exam after our priority application deadline, we highly recommend that you go ahead and submit your application (and any other completed materials) prior to taking the exam and we will accept your test scores after you receive your official results. The Admissions Committee will make a final admissions decision upon receipt of your complete application file.<\/p><p>Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis only as space is available until our final application deadlines listed above. Our Admissions Committee will provide admissions decisions within 2-3 weeks upon receipt of complete applications.<\/p><p>All applicants will be automatically considered for a scholarship award and do not need to submit any further documents to request an award.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6590688 background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"6590688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Application Status Check<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>After you submit your application through LSAC, we will send you a confirmation email that provides you with a username and password for the\u00a0<a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https:\/\/aces2.lsac.org\/YourStatus\/membership\/AppStatIdMe.aspx?guid=hWrwvDrG9zg%3D\">LSAC Online Status Check<\/a>\u00a0system. Then you may log in and create a new, personalized password, and periodically check your application status.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370b7eb background-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-content_block elh-el content_block\" data-id=\"370b7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;,&quot;slidein_title_tag&quot;:&quot;H2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"content_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"block-content-wrapper \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-wrap mb-25\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<H2 class=\"title \">\t\t\t\t\t<span>Admission Decisions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/H2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrapper  mt-20 mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Admissions decisions are made upon receipt of complete application files. 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We will contact you if the Admissions Committee feels that a telephone or an in-person interview is necessary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a092cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a092cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c6de90 m-sidebar-wrapper\" data-id=\"6c6de90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a98858b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"a98858b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5>In this Section<\/h5><div class=\"menu-sidebar-academics-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-academics\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-72425\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72425\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/degrees\/\">Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72426\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72426\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/admissions\/\">Certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72427\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/concentrations\/\">Areas of Concentration<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72432\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72432\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/experiential\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72447\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72447\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72439\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72439\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/corporate\/\">Corporate and Custom Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72440\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/other\/\">Non-Degree Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72422\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72422\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/calendar\/\">Academic Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72441\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/courses\/\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-72442\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goulddev.usc.edu\/academics\/bar-admissions\/\">Bar Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c83957 m-content-wrapper\" data-id=\"7c83957\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Instructions &#8211; 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