ONLINE MASTERS OF JURISPRUDENCE IN GLOBAL FOOD LAW (M.J.) PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

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1 ONLINE MASTERS OF JURISPRUDENCE IN GLOBAL FOOD LAW (M.J.) PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION Please see ur web site, fr admissin requirements. After yur applicatin is cmplete and the dcuments have been reviewed, MSU Law staff may request a skype, persnal r telephne interview with yu. 1. Please indicate the semester fr which yu are applying: Spring 2014 (January) December 15, 2013 applicatin deadline Summer 2014 (May) April 15, 2014 applicatin deadline Fall 2014 (August) August 1, 2014 applicatin deadline Other: 2. Are yu seeking t transfer credits frm the Michigan State University Cllege f Law Internatinal Fd Laws and Regulatins Certificate prgram (up t 12 may transfer)? Yes N If yes, please list the curses yu wish t transfer, and attach a transcript which includes these curses. If yu wish t transfer credits frm curses yu are currently taking, please list thse curses here and send a final transcript upn cmpletin. 3. Are yu registered fr the Law Schl Admissins Cuncil LL.M. Credential Assembly Service (LLM-CAS)? This credential assembly service is recmmended fr freign applicants. Fr mre infrmatin, please cntact us at fdlaw@law.msu.edu. Yes LSAC ID # N 1 P a g e

2 Please write legibly s that ur infrmatin abut yu is accurate. 4. Name (please write yur name as listed n yur passprt): Family Name (s) Given Name(s) 5. Date f birth (please use the fllwing frmat: mnth/date/year): Gender: Male Female 6. Scial Security Number (if applicable): 7. Current Address (fr mailing purpses please ntify us if yur address changes): 8. Permanent Nn-U.S. Address (internatinal students nly): 9. Address (this will be ur primary methd f cntacting yu): 10. Phne number (hme): Phne number (cell): 11. May we use the Viber r What sapp mbile applicatins t text yu? If s, which d yu have/prefer? Viber. Number What sapp. Number Either. Number 12. If yu have FaceTime n yur phne, laptp r ipad, may we use it t cntact yu? Yes. Phne: Yes. address/id: N/I dn t have it 13. SKYPE ID: 14. Cuntry/Cuntries f Citizenship: 15. Native Language(s): 16. Educatinal institutin frm which yu received r will receive yur first degree (B.A./B.S.) : Name f university/law schl/city/cuntry/year f graduatin 17. Educatinal institutin frm which yu received r frm which yu will receive any ther degree: Name f university/law schl/city/cuntry/year f graduatin 2 P a g e

3 18. Have yu ever applied t r attended the MSU Cllege f Law r Michigan State University befre? This includes English language study at the Michigan State University English Language Center r any ther nn-degree prgram. Yes N If yes, t which prgram did yu apply? If yes, what year(s) did yu apply? MSU PID if knwn If yes, did yu apply under yur current name? Yes N If n, under what name did yu apply previusly? 19. English Prficiency (please indicate yur scres fr all English tests taken) Official test scres must be submitted by yur testing institutin t MSU Law, institutin cde 1168). MSU Law requires a 90 n the TOEFL fr regular admissin, and a 7.0 n the IELTS. Students wh are nt native English speakers must submit an English prficiency test scre r request a waiver f this requirement. TOEFL IBT TOEFL PBT IELTS OTHER (please nte which test) 20. If yu have nt yet taken an English prficiency test, r have recently taken a test, please list the date(s) f that test: TOEFL IBT TOEFL PBT IELTS OTHER (please nte which test) 21. Have yu ever been suspended, expelled r disciplined in any ther way by an educatinal institutin fr fraud, immrality, r ther dishnrable r imprper cnduct? Are there currently any such prceedings pending against yu? If yes, please list the dates and details here. Attach additinal sheets if necessary. 22. Have yu ever been charged with, arrested fr, r cnvicted f a criminal ffense in the United States r in any ther cuntry? If yes, please list the dates and details here. Attach additinal sheets if necessary. 23. If yu feel that yur academic perfrmance in yur first degree des nt adequately shw yur academic abilities, please attach explaining this. This statement shuld be n mre than ne page, duble-spaced, 12-pint fnt. 24. Hw did yu learn abut ur M.J. prgram? 25. Please submit separately a persnal statement that describes: 1) Why yu wish t attend MSU Law s M.J. prgram; 2) What benefits yu believe yu persnally can bring t MSU Law and t the M.J. prgram; and 3) Hw MSU Law s M.J. will help yu meet yur prfessinal gals. The persnal statement shuld be n mre than 2 pages, 12-pint fnt, duble-spaced. The statement MUST be written by the applicant. If it is discvered that the applicant did nt write the persnal statement submitted with 3 P a g e

4 their applicatin, any admissin ffer will be retracted. Please refer t the applicatin checklist fr a mre detailed descriptin f the Statement f Purpse. In cmpliance with federal mandates and Michigan State University practices, the Cllege f Law seeks t identify the ethnic/racial backgrund f all law schl applicants. Self-identificatin is entirely vluntary. Failure t respnd t ptinal questins will nt prejudice cnsideratin f yur applicatin. 26. Are yu Hispanic r Latin/a? Yes N 27. Please select ne r mre chices frm the list belw that best represent yur racial/ethnic identity. American Indian r Alaskan Native Tribe r Natin (please list Tribal ID r Rle # ) Asian Native Hawaiian r Pacific Islander Black/African-American White Other (please list: ) 4 P a g e

5 Certificatin I certify t that the infrmatin herein is cmplete and accurate. I understand that enrllment in an M.J. prgram requires that I have submitted, by the established deadlines, the required supprting dcumentatin and tuitin payment. I further certify that, t the best f my knwledge and belief, the infrmatin prvided in my applicatin is cmplete and accurate and that I will ntify the Law Cllege f subsequent changes t my matriculatin. I agree that, if admitted, I will abide by the rules and regulatins f MSU Cllege f Law. I als understand that, if my admissin is cnditined upn me attaining the English language prficiency required by Michigan State University Cllege f Law fr matriculatin int the M.J. prgram, I will nt be allwed t start the M.J. prgram until I have attained that prficiency, as evidenced n the TOEFL, IELTS r MSU English Language Test. Signature f Applicant/Date THIS APPLICATION IS ONLY VALID WHEN SIGNED PERSONALLY BY THE APPLICANT. Michigan State University and the Michigan State University Cllege f Law d nt discriminate n the basis f gender, disability, race, religin, sexual rientatin, age, r natinal r ethnic rigin in its prgrams. This plicy is enfrced by federal law under Title IX f the Educatin Amendments f 1972, Title VI f the Civil Rights Act f 1964, Sectin 23 f the Age Discriminatin in Emplyment Act, and Sectin 504 f the Rehabilitatin Act f PLEASE MAIL YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Office f Graduate and Internatinal Prgrams OR t fdlaw@law.msu.edu 364 Law Cllege Building (all dcuments must als be mailed) Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA Yur applicatin fee f $100 may be paid nline at Yu may als send a check r mney rder, payable in U.S. funds at a U.S. bank, with yur applicatin. 5 P a g e