Law (JSD)
Cornell University · Ithaca, United States
About this programme
The doctor of science of law degree is intended for students who want to become legal scholars and to pursue original investigations into the function, administration, history, and progress of law.
- Level
- Doctoral
- Field
- Law
- English
- IELTS 7
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Entry requirements
All applicants should state, in as much detail as possible, why they want to do advanced graduate work and the particular fields of study they want to pursue. The J.S.D. program has extremely limited enrollment; approximately one to three students are admitted each year, most following completion of the LL.M. degree at Cornell Law School. Students who wish to continue their studies after the LL.M. degree from Cornell Law School must generally have all honors grades. Students who meet the requirements for admission but who do not want to become candidates for a degree may, at the discretion of the faculty, be admitted as nondegree students. Further information on the J.S.D. degree may be obtained from the Law School’s website . Admissions
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (3)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Cornell Graduate School FellowshipsFully funded · Varies by program
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October