Faculdade de Direito de Notre Dame LLM em Estudos Jurídicos dos EUA Página 1 de 12 Instruções de inscrição O programa de Estudos LL.M. da Faculdade de Direito de Notre Dame dos EUA emprega uma filosofia de avaliação do indivíduo como um todo, para criar uma classe a partir de um grande número de candidatos altamente qualificados. Buscamos matricular estudantes multidimensionais ao redor do mundo com uma ampla gama de talentos, origens, experiências, realizações e pontos de vista. A habilidade acadêmica, conforme refletido no desempenho acadêmico na faculdade é importante. No entanto, a Faculdade de Direito considera uma ampla gama de elementos, além das medidas quantitativas. Aqueles envolvidos no processo de admissão estão conscientes do objetivo da faculdade de formar advogados que sejam competentes, compassivos e empenhados em servir seus clientes com integridade. Requisitos gerais • Um diploma de Doutor ou Bacharel em Direito de uma faculdade ou universidade credenciada • Formulário de inscrição • Declaração pessoal, abordando seu interesse específico no programa LL.M. de Estudos Jurídicos nos EUA da Faculdade de Direito de Notre Dame • Currículo • Duas cartas de recomendação Os candidatos são solicitados a se inscreverem por meio do sistema de inscrição on-line LSAC. Taxa de inscrição Uma taxa de inscrição de USD 75,00 é necessária. Você poderá enviar a taxa de inscrição juntamente com seu formulário on-line por meio do sistema LSAC. Prazo de inscrição O prazo de inscrição para o programa de Estudos Jurídicos LL.M. nos EUA é 01/04/2014. Entrevistas e eventos do campus Estudantes selecionados poderão ser convidados para entrevistas por telefone. No entanto, entrevistas não são uma parte necessária do processo de admissão. Sua inscrição e documentos comprovativos devem fornecer ao Comitê de Admissão o tipo de informações que você forneceria em uma entrevista. Se você participou de uma entrevista informativa ou de um evento do campus da Notre Dame em sua faculdade ou universidade, antes do envio do seu formulário de inscrição, poderá especificá-lo nas seções apropriadas do formulário. Requisito de proficiência em inglês Os candidatos cuja língua materna não seja o inglês são solicitados a fornecer notas oficiais de um dos seguintes testes: TOEFL A pontuação mínima exigida é de 100 para o teste via internet ou 600 para o teste escrito. IELTS A pontuação mínima exigida é de 7 em uma escala de 9 pontos dos Módulos Acadêmicos do IELTS. Notre Dame Law School LLM in US Legal Studies Page 2 of 12 Biographical Prefix Date of birth First name Place of birth: City Middle name Place of birth: Country Last name Place of birth: State/Province Suffix Gender Previous (other) name Preferred first name Demographics Citizenship Citizenship ____ Non-US Citizen ____ US Citizen Country of citizenship Visa type Visa/SEVIS number Permanent resident number Permanent city Permanent state/province Permanent country Native language Ethnicity Are you Hispanic or Latino ____ Yes ____ No LSAC account number Notre Dame Law School LLM in US Legal Studies Page 3 of 12 Demographics continued What is your race? Select one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian ____Aboriginal/Torres Strait Isl. 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