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PROGRAMSPECIFICSThetworequiredcoursesIntroductiontotheU.S.LegalSystem3creditsandtheLL.M.Tutorial2creditsareofferedon14Sundays.Twotwo-creditsurveycoursesaregenerallyofferedonTuesdayorThursdayevenings.Eachcreditisequivalenttoonehourofclassperweekina14-weeksemester.Studentsareexpectedtostudyuptothreehoursforeachhourofclass.Theminimumnumberofcreditspersemesterforpart-timestudentsisseven.Thismeansthatpart-timestudentscanbegintheirstudieswiththetworequiredcoursesonSundaysplusoneofthesurveycoursesonaTuesdayorThursdayevening.Thepart-timeprogrammayextendthroughfoursemesters.Studentsattendingfulltimecancompletetheprograminasfewastwosemesters.InternationalstudentsthoseonF-1studentvisasarerequiredtotakeafull-timecourseload.StudentswhoarepermanentresidentsorU.S.citizensareeligibleforFederalloans.TIMETABLEFORAPPLICANTSEachyearanewclassisadmittedinthefall.ApplicationandsupportingdocumentsmustbereceivedbyMay31.Applicationsreceivedafterthisdatewillbeconsidereddependingonspaceavailability.Thefallenteringclassisexpectedtoattendafreetwo-weekacademicorientationMondaythroughThursdayeveningsbeforethestartoftheregularfallsemester.Registrationforfallcoursestakesplaceduringtheacademicorientation.Anewclassissometimesadmittedinthespring.StudentsinterestedinspringadmissionshouldinquireaboutthisinearlyNovemberandshouldcompletetheiradmissionprocessbytheendofNovember.OfalltheprogramsintheNewYorkmetroareaIchoseTourobecauseitbestsuitedmyneedsasaforeignlawgraduate.-RAMBABUDHAKAL09FormerdelegateofNepaltotheUnitedNationsGenevaandNewYork