Admissions

The Catholic University's International Business and Trade Summer Law Program in Krakow will enroll up to 25 U.S. law students. Students will come predominantly from ABA-accredited law schools, although admission is open to students from Canada and the European Union. U.S. law students from non-ABA accredited law schools are also eligible to apply if their home law school has been granted the power to confer the J.D. degree by the appropriate governmental authority in the unapproved law school’s jurisdiction, or if graduates of the non-ABA approved law school are permitted to sit for the bar examination in the jurisdiction in which the school is located. The Program also includes LL.M. students enrolled in Catholic Law’s American Law Program and admits up to 30 international students from various universities in the European Union.

Applicants must be in good standing and anticipate having completed one year of full- or part-time law school by Friday, May 9, 2025, to be eligible to apply. Good standing for CUA law students applying for admission to the program will be verified internally. Non-CUA students must submit a letter from the Registrar or Academic Dean of their home school stating that the student is in good standing and eligible to participate, and unconditionally eligible to return to the home law school. In considering whether to apply, prospective applicants should keep in mind that the program is academically intense and the workload is demanding. If you have any academic questions, please discuss them with the Program Director in advance.

Students from foreign schools must have completed the equivalent of one full year of study to apply and be fluent in written and spoken English. As part of the application process, EU students should submit scans of the most recent transcript of grades from their school (or diploma in case of graduates), full curriculum vitae (CV) and a 600-word essay demonstrating why they want to participate in the IBTSLP.

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with a preferred application submission date of March 15, 2025, or until the program reaches capacity. Completed applications will be processed promptly, and admissions decisions will be communicated to students within two weeks of receipt of the completed application.

This program has been approved by the American Bar Association. However, each applicant's law school still has the discretion as to whether to accept the transfer of summer credits. Thus, it is each applicant's responsibility to obtain this information from his or her home law school. Acceptance of any credit or grade for any course taken in the program is subject to determination by the student's home school.

Applicants who are interested in using the summer credit to accelerate graduation should check with their law school's Registrar's Office or Academic Dean’s office to determine whether this summer program meets residency requirements. It is unlikely that the credits in a foreign summer program can be used to accelerate graduation.

Applicants from the European Union

All students from the European Union interested in applying for admission to the International Business & Trade Summer Law Program should contact the coordinator listed below for further information on the recruitment procedure. Deadlines for EU applicants:

March 15, 2025, is the early-bird deadline for application.

May 15, 2025, is the final deadline for application.

Completed applications will be processed on a rolling basis. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance on a rolling basis, so early-bird application is encouraged.

Fee requirements regarding tuition do not apply to EU students. However, a $300 administrative fee will be due upon admittance.

EU students are responsible for their airfare, room and board. More information about possible places of accommodation will be distributed by the IBTSLP Coordinator, Ms. Jagoda Szpak, upon admission.

As part of the application process, EU students should submit scans of the most recent transcript of grades from their school (or diploma and transcript in case of graduates), full curriculum vitae (CV) and a 600-word essay demonstrating why they want to participate in the IBTSLP.

To apply, EU applicants should submit their application via this form.

EU applicants should contact Ms. Jagoda Szpak with any questions.

Ms. Jagoda Szpak
IBTSLP Coordinator
e-mail: szpak@cua.edu