Welcome to the UW School of Law!

Congratulations on your admission to the UW School of Law! This website is intended to be a central location for you to access resources and information as you prepare for the autumn. Please review all information carefully, and we look forward to seeing you at orientation!

5/24, 6pm: UW School of Law Graduate Programs Virtual Information Session Update

4/26, 6pm: UW School of Law Graduate Programs Virtual Information Session about Academic Year 2021-22 Recording:

https://lor.instructure.com/resources/c7f17efdf6994adca8ed0f8e0b08178f?shared

Checklist

☐ Review all materials provided in this website.

☐ How to accept your offer of admission.

☐ Review and bookmark the Graduate Student Resource Center.
You will be expected to review this website throughout the school year.

☐ Review the International Student Pre-Arrival Checklist. (international students only)

☐ More important information for international students is available here.

☐ Upload the required UW Immunity Verification Form and any additional documents needed to meet the UW Immunization Requirement.

☐ Submit your mini bio.

☐ Update your “MyUW” with your UW email address.
Instructions are available here.

☐ Review the transcript verification process.

Important Dates

UW Immunization Requirement
Please complete ASAP to avoid a registration hold in future quarters. This enrollment step is required for all first-time UW students. Please review the process and FAQs provided on the Immunization Requirement web page. If you have questions, you can email immunity@uw.edu or click the chat icon on the UW Immunization Requirement web page.

Orientation
Mandatory events for orientation will take place September 20-24, with details TBA. Students must attend all of these days.

Autumn Quarter Begins
Monday, September 27, 2021
Please note that this date differs from the main UW campus start date, which will appear differently in your MyUW account.

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Summer Programs

The Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice for foreign-trained graduate students and all MJ students, from September 7-17, 2021.

Constitutional Law I (3 credits) and Professional Responsibility (4 credits) for foreign-trained LL.M. students,

The Graduate Preparation Program provides opportunities to explore your academic interests through lectures by UW professors, student presentations, academic projects and readings, as well as to meet and build your own new network of academic and professional peers. Incoming graduate students who are required to take ENGL 102 and/or 104 now have the option of participating in the Graduate Preparation Program to fulfill the UW Graduate School’s English language proficiency requirements. If you would like more information, contact grdprep@uw.edu. The summer 2021 session will be from early August - Sept., with exact dates TBA.

CASRIP Summer Institute Mid-July 2021, with exact dates TBA.

Introduction to Income Taxation for Taxation LL.M. students who have not previously taken a U.S. federal income taxation course. This is is a three-week intensive course that starts prior to autumn quarter.

Bar Prep for foreign-trained LL.M. students: More information regarding details about state bar examinations may be found here.

For General Law LLM Students: Videos on Program Curriculum (24min) and on Course selection and registration (19min)

Resources

Guide to UW Law

Life at UW

Visiting and Moving to Seattle

International Student Resources and Visa Information

Contact

Graduate Program Staff

More questions? Contact gradlaw@uw.edu.

Graduate Law Programs Admitted Students Information 2021