Law Studies Abroad
International Exchange Programs
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Second- and third-year students may participate in five international exchange programs: the University of Auckland in New Zealand; Bucerius
Law School in Hamburg, Germany; the University of Melbourne in Australia; the University
of Nottingham in England; and Tel Aviv University Law School in Israel.
Students who participate in these exchange programs will be abroad either in the fall semester of their third year (Auckland, Bucerius, Melbourne, and Nottingham) or in the spring semester of their second year (Tel Aviv). Students who attend Bucerius earn 13 transfer credits and one residency semester. Students who attend Auckland, Melbourne, Nottingham or Tel Aviv earn 12 transfer credits and one residency semester. Students who wish to earn additional credits may concurrently enroll in independent research projects at Virginia while on exchange. Interested students should contact Professor David Martin for further information.
In addition, the Law School offers rising third-year students the opportunity
to obtain a combined degree from University Paris 1 Pantheon - Sorbonne
Law School and Sciences Po/Paris. The student who successfully
completes this program earns 27 transfer credits, two residency semesters, a French law degree (entitling them to sit for the French bar exam), and a J.D. degree from Virginia. Interested students should contact the Sciences
Po/Paris Web site and Professor David Martin for further information.
Transfer students awarded two residency semesters at entrance are not eligible to participate in these international exchange programs.
Student-Initiated Study Abroad
Under the student-initiated study abroad program a student may
spend one semester away from the Law School studying law in a foreign
university law school or law department, for which
the student will receive up to 15
credits (up to 12 transfer credits for coursework completed at
the foreign law school and three graded credits for a research
paper to be written as part of the study abroad experience) and
one semester of residence credit toward the J.D. degree. Program
requirements and application procedures are available in Academic Policies.
External Studies Projects
Under the external studies program, students may spend one semester abroad in a supervised setting combining academic legal research and work experience, for which students receive 12 credits. Past host organizations include the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Association for Water and Rural Development in South Africa, National Public Radio, the Center for Implementing Public Policies on Equity and Growth in Buenos Aires, and the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Program
requirements and application procedures
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Student Records Office
434-924-7347
lawsro@virginia.edu
See also: Academic Policies