Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208
518.445.2326
Adm. fax: 518.445.2369
E-mail: admissions@albanylaw.edu
WWW: http://www.albanylaw.edu
Offers only Graduate (advanced) degrees
Degrees Offered:
Master's (LL.M., M.S.), First Professional (J.D.)
Fall 2005 Enrollment Undergraduate Total:
None
Fall 2005 Enrollment Graduate/First
Professional Total:
763 (Full-time: 709; Part-time: 54)
2006-2007 Tuition & Fees:
$50,300
Application Deadlines:
March 15
Application Requirements:
Applicants for the admission to the J.D. program must hold, or
have completed the requirements for a baccalaureate or higher
degree granted by a regionally accredited institution,
containing at least 45 semester hours in liberal arts and
sciences. Applicants without a bachelor's degree are admitted
only with exceptional academic credentials and must have
successfully completed 90 credits toward a bachelor's degree at
a regionally accredited institution. For more details on
application requirements and procedures, visit our Web site at
www.albanylaw.edu.
Campus Description:
The only law school in the capital of New York State, Albany Law
School is the oldest private, independent law school in North
America. Our location in the center of state government provides
unprecedented opportunities for internships, field placements,
clinical experience and career opportunities upon graduation.
Our world-class faculty is dedicated and accessible. Albany Law
School is positioned to provide you with a comprehensive,
practical legal education in a small and supportive environment.
Albany Law offers students the opportunity to concentrate
their legal studies in 14 different legal disciplines, including
health law, environmental law, intellectual property,
international law, and elder law. Albany Law School’s facilities
embrace a 154-year history, while supporting a twenty-first
century legal education. Our groundbreaking legal centers and
award-winning clinical programs provide the valuable hands-on
experience that employers find highly desirable. You work
alongside committed clinical faculty and practicing attorneys to
assist low-income clients with real legal issues relating to
health law, HIV/AIDS, disabilities, domestic violence, disputes
with the Internal Revenue Service, and securities arbitration
matters. You will also work with prosecutors, judges and
experienced attorneys through our field placement program.
Because of our unique location, you interact with the leaders in
New York state government and visionaries building New York’s
high-technology base through the programs at the Government Law
Center (GLC) and Science and Technology Law Center (STLC).
Albany Law is the only law school in the country which offers
the Master of Science in Legal Studies in the area of technology
transfer. We also offer the advanced LL.M. degree for both
domestic and international law school graduates. The Albany Law
School community of approximately 700 students, 55 full-time
faculty and 54 part-time faculty is intimate, respectful and
supportive. We welcome students and faculty with diverse
backgrounds and talents, and provide an outstanding environment
for the pursuit of scholarship, teaching and public service.
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