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Financial aid for students admitted into one of ÎÞÂëרÇø’s JD/LLM International Studies Programs is offered according to the following guidelines:

1. Payments due to ÎÞÂëרÇø Law. Students enrolled in the JD/LLM program will pay ÎÞÂëרÇø’s tuition but will not pay any fees (e.g., SBA fee) normally due to ÎÞÂëרÇø;
   
2. Federal loans and Private loans. For the year abroad, students are eligible to borrow federal loan funding or Private loan funding;
   
3. Scholarships. Please note that if you are the recipient of certain scholarships, you may not be able to use some or all of your scholarship toward the third year of law study because the funds from these scholarships cannot be applied toward payments to schools other than ÎÞÂëרÇø.
   
   1. For example, if you receive a Dean’s Merit Scholarship of $42,000 annually, the following would be in effect if you spend the year at ÎÞÂëרÇø: Assume that tuition (without fees) for the academic year at ÎÞÂëרÇø is $47,915. You receive the full $42,000 and may apply it 100% toward your ÎÞÂëרÇø tuition. You would be responsible for paying the remaining $5,915 due to ÎÞÂëרÇø.
   2. However, if you spend your third year abroad in a JD/LLM program at a host school abroad where the tuition is the equivalent of $35,000, this will leave a balance due to ÎÞÂëרÇø of $12,915. You may use $12,915 of your $42,000 scholarship to offset the balance due to ÎÞÂëרÇø; however, you may not use the remaining $29,085 of the scholarship toward payments due to your host school. Therefore, you will remain responsible for paying the $35,000 balance due. In other words, your scholarship funds may only be used to offset any balance due to ÎÞÂëרÇø. Students who expect to need financial aid during the year abroad should contact the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible to discuss what kinds of funding may be available. It is never too early to plan ahead if you would like to be able to participate in this unique experience.

All full-time JD students must be covered by health insurance. You must either enroll in the school-sponsored plan or show proof of other comparable coverage and waive out of the ÎÞÂëרÇø sponsored plan. If you are unable to waive out of the school-sponsored plan, you may contact the Office of Financial Aid to request additional loan funding. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If your request is approved, we will increase your budget to cover the estimated 12-month premium for the ÎÞÂëרÇø-sponsored insurance plan. PleaseÌýclick hereÌýfor more information.

The Bursar’s Office handles all billing and payments. Fall semester bills are typically available for viewing in July and Spring semester bills are usually available in November. Paper bills will not be mailed.ÌýYou can access your bill through yourÌýÌýaccount in the Student Tab under Bursar Links.

Students will receive an email alert each time a new V-bill is available.Ìý New students should note that V-bills are available only after the registration and billing process is completed.Ìý All tuition and fee charges must be paid no later than the first day of classes or a late fee may be assessed by the Bursar’s Office.

Tuition reversal policies and schedules can be reviewed in full viaÌýThe ÎÞÂëרÇø Bursar’s Office.

Drop / Add / Withdrawal

Course Drop / Add
A student may drop and/or add courses during the first five (5) class days of a semester without incurring academic penalty or affecting the student's official transcript.

Course Withdrawal
A student may withdraw from a course any time until the officialÌýdeadline date. There is no academic penalty for a withdrawal, but the student will receive a grade of WX for that course on his or her official transcript. A student seeking course withdrawal after this time must petition the dean of his or her college. Unauthorized withdrawals lead to a grade of Y, which is counted as an F in the Grade Point Average.

University Withdrawal
Official withdrawal from the University must be authorized by the dean of the student's college.