Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Applicants

All students who participate in the program spend a minimum of two full academic years in residence at Texas Law. Students who begin their studies in Mexico spend their first four years of study in Mexico and then spend the following two years of study at Texas Law.

Students who begin their studies at Texas Law spend their first two years in Austin and then spend their third year at ITAM as an exchange/study abroad student; those students graduate from Texas Law at the end of their third year, and then may spend a fourth year at ITAM to earn a Liecentiatura en Derecho from ITAM.

Texas Law’s J.D. program is full-time with classes offered only during the day. Because students in the program must complete their graduation requirements in a compressed period, they should not plan to engage in outside employment during their two academic years of study at Texas Law.

A student must complete a minimum of 58 credits in residence at Texas Law to earn a J.D. degree.  For more information, please see Degree Requirements and Academic Policies.

Students in the program are subject to the academic rules, policies, and regulations of their home and host universities, to all program guidelines, and to the laws of their home and host countries.

Students who begin their studies at ITAM pay a total amount of tuition equal to the credits for the program and 20% of ITAM’s units of credits accepted from Texas Law courses taken in the last two years. In addition, students pay two years of tuition at the nonresident rate to The University of Texas. During the time of enrollment at ITAM, students make tuition payments directly to ITAM. During the two years of enrollment at Texas Law, students make Texas Law tuition payments directly to the University of Texas and make the accepted credits payments directly to ITAM.

Classes at Texas Law are taught in English. Students who participate in the Texas Law-ITAM Program are expected to be fluent in both English and Spanish and must be able to express themselves orally and in writing in both languages at a graduate level. As part of the application process, students are required to sit for an interview with Texas Law professors or administrators.

ITAM students are required to obtain the F-1 visa through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Texas Law provides students with the formal acceptance document required by American consulates in the U.S. to apply for an F-1 visa. International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS), the University’s international office, is available to provide students with general information on the visa application process. However, students are ultimately responsible for obtaining the visa in a timely manner and meeting the requirements for admission. For more information, visit Texas Global.

ITAM participants will have access to Texas Law’s Career Services Office (CSO) to help students achieve their career goals, to advise them of career options, to provide job search strategies and resources, and to connect students with potential employers.

J.D. graduates are eligible to take the bar examination in any American jurisdiction once certified as having completed all J.D. requirements. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.