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Study Abroad Programs

The legal job market is rapidly internationalizing, with a growing need for legal professionals skilled in areas such as commercial and corporate law, intellectual property law, international commercial arbitration, international human rights law, and global compliance. Most attorneys will encounter international issues even in their domestic practices, including immigration, international sales, and foreign property issues.

Students who study abroad gain firsthand experience in how law is practiced overseas. Studying abroad also teaches students new forms of legal reasoning, increases their intercultural competence, and, where applicable, strengthens their professional foreign language ability.

Temple Law is the only US law school with study abroad programs on our own campuses in Rome and Tokyo, taught by main campus Temple Law faculty and well-recognized local adjuncts who have taught in these programs for many years.

Our Rome and Tokyo programs are also open to other US law school students and international students, and our Rome program is open to students from our international partner schools as well.

Outbound Exchange Programs (for Temple J.D. students)

In addition to the Summer Program in Rome and the Semester Abroad Program in Tokyo, the law school offers Temple J.D. students semester-long study abroad opportunities with our partner universities, including:

Insper
Language(s) of Instruction: English, Portuguese
Fall Semester: Early-August to early December
Spring Semester: Early February to mid-June

*Students must pay all tuition required to maintain their registered student status at Temple and Tuition for the host institution. The host school, in its sole discretion, may award scholarships to Temple students in any semester. The average tuition cost for many of our paid tuition host schools typically ranges from $1,500 to $2,500 per semester. For more information, please contact our office.

Language(s) of Instruction: Chinese, English
Fall Semester: Early September
Spring Semester: Late February
*ECUPL may charge tuition, but students may be eligible for scholarships and travel support from the China Scholarship Council.

Del Rosario University
Language(s) of Instruction: Spanish, English
Fall semester: Late July to early December
Spring Semester: Late January to early June

Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration
Language of Instruction: English
Fall Semester: Early September to early December
Spring Semester: Early February to early May

*Students must pay all tuition required to maintain their registered student status at Temple and Tuition for the host institution. The host school, in its sole discretion, may award scholarships to Temple students in any semester. The average tuition cost for many of our paid tuition host schools typically ranges from $1,500 to $2,500 per semester. For more information, please contact our office.

Jindal Global Law School
Language(s) of Instruction: English
Fall semester: Early August to early December
Spring semester: Early February to early June

Bocconi University
Language(s) of Instruction: Italian, English
Fall semester: Late August/early September to late December
Spring Semester: unavailable

Grades earned for a full semester or year’s work at another law school as a visiting student will not be calculated into the student’s GPA at Temple. If you are a J.D. student at a law school other than Temple, please confirm with your home institution if grades earned in our Rome and Tokyo programs will be calculated into your GPA.

Study abroad information sessions will be offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Details about upcoming information sessions will be posted on the Law School Event Calendar.

If you have additional questions about study abroad, please contact Sabriya McWilliams or schedule a Zoom meeting.

Dates to Remember
Apr
15
Fall Application Deadline
Oct
01
Spring Application Deadline

John Smagula

Assistant Dean

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