Chapman University

Chapman University School of Law is proud to be the first law school in the United States to offer an LL.M. in Prosecutorial Science. Very few law schools in the nation offer an LL.M. in Criminal Law or Trial Advocacy, and none specialize in an advanced degree specifically for criminal prosecutors. Candidates who are accepted into the program will receive graduate instruction from an experienced team of veteran academicians and prosecutors.

Entry into this program is generally limited to active prosecutors with three or more years of experience in the prosecution of crimes.

Because the program is limited to those in active practice, classes are primarily held during the evenings and weekends with an in-house summer residency. Approximately 75% of the coursework is interactive live distance-learning courses that are conducted via sophisticated two-way on-line audio/video classrooms. This is not just a one way webcast or videos of past class lectures. Students participate in discussions and questions on a real time basis. The program consists of advanced courses important to prosecutors, including Prosecutorial Ethics, Advanced Evidence, Handling the Homicide Case, Environmental Crimes and Procedure, Handling Media Relations, and others.

This program seats classes in the fall (with a summer residency in advance of your first fall semester). For more information about the program, see our website, http://www.chapman.edu/prosecutor