Discover How to Spend an Entire Semester “Down Under”
Note: Current Cooley students please visit our site on the portal for application information.
An Experience of a Lifetime!
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School is proud to announce that its 12th Annual Study Abroad “Down Under” program continues as a full semester. This exciting program allows law students to live and study in Melbourne, Australia, for seven weeks beginning the first week of January, 2010. The program then moves to Christchurch, New Zealand, for the remainder of the semester. Cooley’s study abroad program is in cooperation with Monash University Law School and the University of Canterbury School of Law. Courses will be taught by faculty of law members at Monash and Canterbury, and one course will be taught by a Cooley Law School faculty member.
Top Ten Reasons To Study Abroad "Down Under"?
Listed in random order:
1. Explore Australia and New Zealand during their spectacular summer/fall season.
2. Learn from many top Australia/New Zealand legal scholars.
3. Network and form friendships with students from law schools
around the country.
4. Experience group explorations to local legal institutions.
5. Enjoy an extended stay in two exciting and diverse cultures.
6. Earn up to 15 credits. (12 recommended)
7. Complement your resume with an international legal education experience.
8. Gain exposure to the world outside the U.S.
9. Choose from among 10 exciting international and comparative law courses.
10. Gain a full semester of residency while on a foreign study experience.
How To Apply
We are now accepting applications for the 2010 program. You will find the 2010 brochure and application materials available for download on this page. The deposit for the Australia/New Zealand program is $500. Please complete the application and professionalism form in their entirety. Mail these materials to the address below along with a deposit check, made payable to Thomas M. Cooley Law School. If you decide to withdraw from the program on or before the October 15, 2009 application deadline, you will receive a $250 refund of deposit paid. Space is limited. Apply today.
Send Application Materials to:
William Weiner
Associate Dean for International Programs
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
300 South Capitol Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
Live - Learn - Explore
Imagine this……
 We have an exciting opportunity to offer current law students across the United States. Imagine this. Waking up across the Pacific Ocean in a land far away called OZ. That is a nickname for Australia for those that did not know. There is no Dorothy and Toto here but still plenty of places to explore. After waking up and getting ready for an exciting day you head out the door greeting a few of your fellow program participants from law schools around the United States. You head to the Glennferrie Train Station right near your housing to ride to class. You arrive in bustling downtown Melbourne where class is held at the Monash University Law Chambers. You left a little early today so you would have some time to grab a quick  bite to eat for breakfast or brekkie as some locals call it. Stopping at your favorite café on Queen Street you pick up a small breakfast sandwich. Nothing too big as you are meeting some new friends for lunch. They are local Australians you met last week at Bells Beach. A few of the new friends you made from the program will also be joining you. Time to head to class.
Today your Australian professor gives a great lecture with plenty of good class interactions. The “Down Under” program has offered you an all around authentic foreign study experience. It is not just interaction with a foreign culture in the local cafes but also in the classroom with many top in-country professors.
 You finish up your second and final class for the day, check your email in the computer lab and head to lunch. When you arrive some of your group is already at the table planning what to do for the weekend. You already have seen a lot. The Great Ocean Road trip was awesome last week. The New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney just before the program started is something you will never forget. You pause a moment to take it all in. You would never be doing this back at home during a regular semester at law school. What an opportunity! You only have a few weeks left in Australia but you still have the next segment of adventure in New Zealand ahead. You think what a great decision you made to come. Spending 7 weeks in amazing Melbourne and 8 weeks in breathtaking Christchurch, New Zealand. “When will I ever have this opportunity again”? You begin to feel a little sorry for those left back at home just when your Australian friend taps you on the shoulder and says, “You’re daydreaming mate”. He is right. You rejoin the conversation of planning your next adventure. However, in the back of your mind you are still patting yourself on the back for not missing this opportunity of a lifetime.
Quite different from the normal class week at your home campus isn’t it? Are you ready to take advantage of this opportunity? If so, we are accepting applications right now. You can download the brochure, application and professionalism form from this page. Space is limited so apply today.
Eligibility
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School will consider applications from law students who are enrolled in good standing at an ABA-approved or state accredited law school and have completed at least one year of law study by January 2010. Students from other ABA-approved or state accredited law schools must ask their school to send an official transcript and letter of good standing to Cooley Law School verifying their eligibility.
Forty-one students participated in the “Down Under” Program this year (21 from Cooley Law School and 20 from other schools). We expect an enrollment of 40 in 2010. Applications received after October 15, 2009, will be considered only if space is available. Prior to October 15, 2009, guest students will be accepted on a first come, first accepted basis. Space is limited. We encourage students to apply well before the deadline.
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It you are at all interested in the “Down Under” program for this year or a future year, we encourage you to join our email list. Those on our email list are the first to know when we begin pre-registration for the 2011 program. They also receive very special program opportunities for current and future programs. Don’t miss your chance to be up in the loop the latest “Down Under” program information. Add yourself today by clicking the link below
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