updated:  01-Jun-08

Tuition:

$3,600
(price subject to change without prior notice)

Application Fee:

$150

Books/Materials:

Up to $250

English:

Low Advanced and Advanced Levels Only

Duration:

10 weeks - 25 hrs per week

Dates:

2008
Jan 7 – Mar 21
Mar 31 – Jun 13
Jun 30 – Sep 12
Sep 22 – Dec 5

2009
Jan 5 – Mar 20

Housing :

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Location:

The UCSD La Jolla campus is located approximately 30 minutes from downtown San Diego

Who Should Take This Course:

Students and professionals with a low-advanced or better level of English who are interested in improving their English language proficiency while receiving an introduction to or review of the US legal system.

Participants generally include law students and practicing attorneys as well as reporters, or business professionals. However, the program welcomes any advanced non-native speaker interested both in improving English skills and in gaining a better understanding of American law.

This course is open to Core 108 and higher level students.

However, students must have 4-6 months of previous legal studies or law-related work experience to be admitted into this program.

What this course includes:

This twenty-five-hour-per-week program features the following two courses for Legal English students only. These classes are taught by highly skilled and experienced English instructors with a Master’s in Linguistics or TESL. The instructor, who has a keen interest in law, will also coordinate field trips and expert guest lecturers.