Study Abroad Programs


New York Law School permits students in good academic standing to take courses and earn academic credits only through American Bar Association-approved summer abroad programs. For a listing of programs, please visit the ABA study abroad homepage.

New York Law School has its own summer abroad program in London, England, and a semester abroad program in partnership with Radboud University in the Netherlands.

New York Law School summer abroad program in London

New York Law School has its own summer abroad program in London, England. For more information on tuition and schedule, click here. Unlike attending summer programs offered by other law schools, New York Law School students receive LETTER grades for participating in this program.

Students can take courses (taught mostly by New York Law School faculty) such as International Corporate and Financial Services Law, Real Estate Transactions in a Global Marketplace, Law of the European Union, International Intellectual Property, and International Commercial Arbitration.

New York Law School semester abroad program in the Netherlands

Beginning in Fall 2012, New York Law School students may study abroad for one semester at the Faculty of Law at Radboud University located in the city of Nijmegen. Every year, New York Law School will select two students from a pool of applicants to study at Radboud University in either the fall or spring semester. Preference will be given to students entering their third year of law school, though current 1L students may apply and be considered for participation during the second semester of their second year.

What are some of the benefits of studying at Radboud University?

  • Radboud is a well-regarded Dutch university with a broad array of courses which significantly complements our course offerings in the areas of international and comparative law. The small campus offers a more intimate educational experience compared to larger European universities.
  • Spending a semester at Radboud will give students access to courses unavailable at many U.S. law schools, and also permit them to take similarly titled courses (for example, International Law, International Business Transactions, or European Union Law) taught by non-Americans who may convey the subject matter from a different perspective.
  • Students will choose from courses in Radboud’s Master’s program (all taught in English) and take the standard Radboud final exam administered by a faculty member of that school.
  • NYLS credit will be awarded on a pass/fail basis for up to 14 credits of study, which will count towards the graduation requirement. (Students will NOT receive letter grades.)
  • Students will select courses in consultation with an NYLS faculty member.
  • Students pay New York Law School tuition to take courses at Radboud.
  • Students will be responsible for arranging the necessary visa and also for covering the cost of accommodations, international travel, travel in the host country, equipment, food, hospitalization, health insurance, and other incidental expenses.
  • For more information on the Faculty of Law at Radboud University, please visit: http://www.ru.nl/law/
  • For a description of courses, please visit: http://www.studiegids.science.ru.nl/2011/law/prospectus/fdrELMects/contents/?mark


Eligibility:

  • Currently-enrolled 1L and 2L students in the day division, and 3L day division students in their first semester.


Application procedure: To apply, you must submit:

  • A one-page statement on why you want to study at Radboud University, how enrolling at Radboud will advance your educational and professional interests, and which courses you would like to take.
  • An unofficial transcript.
  • A resume.


Please bring these materials (enclosed in an envelope) to Michael Rhee in SW-920 (located on the 9th floor of 40 Worth Street) by 4:00 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012:

  • Please do not e-mail the materials to him.
  • If Michael Rhee is not in his office, put your envelope into his inbox in SW-923.1. (It’s the copy room.)
  • If you dropped off your materials into his inbox, please send him an e-mail message to confirm that he received your information packet.

 

Academic logistics for study abroad

(1) The Center for International Law DOES NOT handle any logistics for study abroad.

(2) Instead, students must obtain permission from the Office of Academic Affairs (5th Floor of the "B" building) before attending a summer abroad program. All courses must also be approved in advance. Please visit the Office of Academic Affairs to fill out a permission form. That office has also posted a list of frequently asked questions (and answers) concerning study abroad.

(3) New York Law School will transfer up to six credits from a non-New York Law School summer abroad program and apply them towards the 86 credits needed for graduation, provided that the grade received was a "C" or higher. Also, students will only receive credit (and NOT letter grades) for non-New York Law School summer abroad programs. On the other hand, students will receive letter grades for New York Law School's own summer abroad program in London, England. For New York Law School's semester abroad program in the Netherlands, students will receive credit, but NOT letter grades. (See the left-hand side.)

(4) Please note that credit will be given for only one summer abroad program. Furthermore, students should be aware that, generally, residence credit will not be awarded for a summer abroad program and, therefore, students may not use such programs to accelerate their date of graduation. (Resident credit is awarded only for those programs in which the in-class component of the program is at least eight weeks long.)