LL.M. Thesis Course   [Archived Catalog]
2015-2016 School of Law Academic Catalog
   

LAW 995 - LL.M. Thesis Course

Credits, 0 sem. hrs.
Prerequisite(s):  1) This course is restricted to foreign LL.M. students.
2) A foreign LL.M. student wishing to enroll in this course must have completed the minimum 2-credit writing requirement as part of a seminar or special project.
3) The faculty member who supervises the student’s writing requirement must determine that the paper is of high enough quality that it can be revised into a thesis.
4) The Director of the LL.M. Program must approve the student’s enrollment in this course.




Foreign LL.M. students may enroll in this course to revise their completed writing requirement into a thesis. As a prerequisite for this course, the professor who supervises the student’s writing requirement must have determined that the paper is of high enough quality to be revised into a thesis. In addition, the Director of the LL.M. Program must approve the student’s enrollment in this course.

The Director or the LL.M. Program is responsible for supervising revision of the writing requirement, but both the Director and the original faculty member who supervised the student’s writing requirement must approve the final document being labeled as a thesis. The title of the thesis will be listed on the student’s transcript. The law school will retain a copy of each document that is successfully designated an LL.M. Thesis.