LLM Tribal Policy, Law and Government at Arizona State University

Programme overview

This Master of Laws program is designed for you, as a lawyer or law school graduate who plans to work on issues related to tribal law and federal Indian law at the professional and academic levels. The LLM program in tribal policy, law and government can be focused in one of three areas: Indian gaming; tribal self-governance; or tribal policy, law and government. Core curricular offerings focus on domestic tribal law, federal Indian law and American institutions of law and government.

Faculty: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Department: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

The program is administered by the Indian Legal Program and is oriented toward students who seek practical experience in tribal law and federal Indian law. It provides intensive instruction to students who graduated from a law school that had few or no courses in Indian law and who now seek to practice in these areas at a professional level.

Career pathways

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of lawyers is projected to grow 4% between 2024 and 2034. Career examples: chief executive officer, chief legal officer, court justice, election director for Native communities, judge, law firm administrator, law firm partner, law school professor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill both the Graduate College and the College of Law English proficiency requirements. Admission to the program is competitive. To be admitted, an applicant must have completed a Juris Doctor degree or law degree at a foreign institution that would qualify the applicant to practice law or pursue license to practice in that country, and have submitted a complete application to the program. Selection is based on academic background and potential, career experience and ambitions, diversity of experience and background, space and resource limitations in the law school, the applicant's strength of experience related to the program sought, and other factors. Applicants are encouraged to apply electronically through the Law School Admission Council website: https://www.lsac.org .

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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