International Students Coming to Miami Law

Semester Dates

  • Fall – early August through mid-December
  • Spring – early January through mid-May

In person Orientation takes place prior to the start of classes each semester. Exchange students should wait to make travel arrangements until the dates for Orientation are confirmed and their student visa has been issued (if necessary).

Application Process

Students will first need to be nominated for an exchange semester at Miami Law by their home institution, which must be one of Miami Law’s partner exchange universities:

University Partnerships Around the World

Accordion Group

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  • Argentina

    • University of San Andres (Buenos Aires)

  • Belgium

    • Ghent University

  • Brazil

    • Fundacão Getulio Vargas School of Law (Rio de Janeiro)
    • University of São Paulo Law School

  • China

    • Fundan University Law School (Shanghai)
    • Peking University School of Transnational Law (Shenzhen)

  • Colombia

    • University of Los Andes School of Law (Bogota)
    • Pontifica Universidad Javeriana (Cali)

  • France

    • CY Cergy Paris University (Cergy-Pontoise)

  • Germany

    • Free University Berlin
    • Bucerius Law School (Hamburg)

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  • Hong Kong

    • The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

  • Ireland

    • University College Dublin

  • Israel

    • Haifa University

  • Italy

    • University of Florence

  • Spain

    • ESADE Law School (Barcelona)
    • Instituto Empresa (IE) (Madrid or Segovia)
    • Comillas Pontifical University (Madrid)

  • Switzerland

    • University of Zurich

If the nomination is accepted by Miami Law, which usually occurs shortly after the nomination deadline date, the student will receive a Miami Law application to complete. The application instructions will include a list of required documents, as well as the items needed for issuance of the I-20 form, necessary for obtaining the F-1 student visa.

  • Fall Semester:  March 1st
  • Spring Semester: October 1st  

  • Fall semester: April 1st
  • Spring Semester: November 1st

Application Requirements

For exchange students whose native language is not English, the TOEFL or Academic IELTS English proficiency test is required.

Cards

TOEFL

Minimum Score: 92 internet-based test (iBT)

IELTS

Minimum Score: 7.0

Tuition & Fees

(including Health Insurance Requirements)

Exchange students will pay tuition to their home institutions, if applicable. They will not pay Miami Law tuition or mandatory fees, except for the Health Insurance fee and Counseling Center fee. For more information on tuition & fees, read our fact sheet.


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