The Legal English Certificate Program (LECP) is a two-semester, 25-credit program primarily designed for international professionals鈥攍awyers and non-lawyers alike鈥攚ho need to improve their general English proficiency and legal English communication skills. The program was jointly developed by the School of Law and the Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP), and is offered at the School of Law.
For international professionals interested in LLM studies at the School of Law, the LECP serves as the first year of BU Law鈥檚 Two-Year LLM Program, allowing them to improve their English skills prior to commencing full-time law studies. Students admitted into the Two-Year LLM Program attend LECP during their initial fall and spring semesters; they then attend BU Law鈥檚 Pre-LLM summer program (also offered at BU鈥檚 Center for English Language & Orientation Programs), and, upon completing these requirements, join the LLM program into which they have been admitted.
Foreign students who do not intend to pursue LLM studies may enroll in the two-semester Legal English Certificate Program only.
Januari 2025
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02215, United States
Applicants must have a bachelor鈥檚 degree from an accredited college or university, or the international equivalent, at the time of matriculation.
Proof of English Language Proficiency
TOEFL. If taking the TOEFL exam, you must demonstrate proficiency in English by achieving a minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) or 100 (internet-based). If you have taken the new internet-based test, your scores on the individual sections should at a minimum be 25 (reading), 25 (listening), 25 (writing) and 25 (speaking). You must arrange for an official report of your TOEFL scores to be sent electronically to LSAC from the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
IELTS. If taking the IELTS exam, you must achieve a minimum score of 7.0.
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