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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Program @ a Glance

Updated on 2 January 2015

Backed by the prestigious reputation of the University of Illinois, the College of Law resides on the University's flagship Urbana-Champaign campus. Established in 1897, the College was a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, and was home of the founding chapter of the law honor society now known as the Order of the Coif. The College has specialized expertise in the areas of business and commercial law, employment law, environmental law, intellectual property law, international and comparative law, public interest law, and taxation law.

Program Information Partnership: School of Law City and country: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA Program type: Exchange Academic year: Fall Semester: Late Aug – Mid Dec

Spring Semester: Mid Jan – Mid May GPA Requirement: GPA 3.0 Language of Instruction: English School Information Visa Application: All international students are required to obtain a visa before entering the United

States of America. As an exchange student, you will be issued with a Notice of Admission and a DS-2019 in your admission packet. These documents will allow you to obtain a J1 visa for the duration of your stay. Before applying for your J1 visa, you will need to pay the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) fee. The fee for J1 holders is US$180 per person. The University of Illinois does NOT subsidize or pay for the SEVIS fee. Instructions for making payment are available at https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/desktop/index.jsp?view=desktop Once you have paid the SEVIS fee, you will need to schedule an appointment at the nearest designated U.S. consulate or embassy to apply for your visa. Applicants will be required to undergo an interview. For more information on applying for a visa, please consult http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1267.html. Please note that citizens from most European Union countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Singapore are required to have machine-readable passports in order to clear immigration upon arrival in the United States of America.

Health Insurance: TBA

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Program @ a Glance

Housing Options: There are 22 residence halls (both graduate and undergraduate) offering a range of options. In addition to university housing, privately owned certified housing units are available on campus. Some facilities offer full-service meal plans, while others allow students to cook their own meals. Privately owned certified housing offer individual leases and can match incoming students with roommates. Amenities vary from property to property. http://www.housing.illinois.edu/

Orientation: Mandatory Orientation for all new students Arrival Information: Illini Shuttle is a fairly new coach service providing connections between O'Hare

International Airport and Champaign. They pick you up from O'Hare and drop you off in the heart of campus. Reservations are required.

Estimated Cost per semester (refer website for updated cost):

http://admissions.illinois.edu/cost/tuition.html Health Insurance Fee USD 197 Health Service Fee USD 219 Transportation Fee USD 38 SORF USD 14 (Student Organization Resource) Fee (refundable) Krannert Fee (refundable) USD 20 New International Student Orientation Fee USD 50 Orientation accommodation USD 50 Books & supplies: USD 600 Room and board: USD 4382 Cell phone and service: USD 250 Additional personal expenses USD 1500 Estimated cost per semester: USD 7420

Course Information Recommended Credit Load:

12 graduate credits per semester (3 courses) Minimum Workload: 12 graduate credits per semester (3 courses) Maximum Workload: 20 graduate credits per semester (5 courses)

Credits per course: Ranges from 1 – 4 graduate credits or 1 – 4 JD credits

3 or 4 JD credits = 4 graduate credits 2 JD credits = 3 graduate credits 1 JD credit = 1 graduate credit

Transfer of credits: 3 JD credits (or 4 graduate credits) & above = 1 SMU credit

Less than 3 JD credits (or 4 graduate credits) = 0.5 SMU credit Courses available: Only Law courses are available.

Course Catalogue http://www.law.illinois.edu/academics/curriculum

Other academic notes: Students going to the University of Illinois through the law exchanges are registered

as Graduate Students, instead of as Undergraduate Students.

Office of Global Learning @ SMU

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Program @ a Glance

UIUC uses both the JD and Graduate credit system.

1) The number of credits which will be reported in the students’ official university transcripts will follow the guidelines for graduate credits.

2) The registration information provided by the exchange office to the incoming students will show the number of graduate credits they will receive upon completion of each course. However, the information students see on the intranet of the College of Law shows the JD credit information.

Students are strongly advised to check with the exchange coordinator at UIUC to ensure that they are using the JD credits (not graduate credits) when submitting courses via their online worksheet.

Useful Links School’s Main Website: http://illinois.edu/ Law School Website: http://www.law.illinois.edu/ International Student Website: http://ilint.illinois.edu/index.html