How does the Committee view graduate work and/or professional experience?
Applicants who have earned advanced degrees or have significant work experience are certainly considered positively in the review process and such achievements may enhance their candidacy for admission. The School of the Arts does not require that applicants possess an advanced degree or professional work experience and when considering applications, the faculty considers your professional promise, talent, background, and depth of commitment to your field based on your submitted creative materials.
Applicants who have earned advanced degrees or have significant work experience are certainly considered positively in the review process and such achievements may enhance their candidacy for admission. Typically, about two-thirds of the entering class each year has either completed graduate work or has been employed full-time prior to entering Columbia Law School. The J.D. program does not require that applicants possess an advanced degree or professional work experience.
