International Study Application Opens

Spend your 3L fall semester, your 3L or 2L spring semester, or your entire 3L year earning CLS credit abroad!

The online application (CLS Passport) opens November 25, 2026

The application deadline is February 7, 2027

See the full list of study abroad options by visiting the International Programs website:
https://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/international-programs/international-semester-and-dual-degree-programs

Applications are NOT processed on a rolling basis. Applications are NOT first come-first served.

Important: Please follow these instructions before you begin your application on CLS Passport:

• Login to LawNet (www.law.columbia.edu/lawnet)
• Click on  “Apply via CLS Passport" under the “ My Services” tab and accept the terms of agreement.
  (This gives the Office of International Programs permission to view your transcripts.)
• You will automatically be redirected to the CLS Passport login page.
• Login with your LawNet username and password.
• Search for the program you are interested in and click on "Apply Now."
• If you are interested in applying for more than one program, you can list your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices within the application.
• After accepting the terms of agreement on LawNet the first time you login, you can return to CLS Passport anytime during the application period, until midnight on Sunday, February 8. The programs are NOT first come-first served.

To return after setting up your account, either log in to LawNet, “My Services,”  “Apply via CLS Passport” and you will be automatically redirected, OR login directly to the application site by visiting http://passport.law.columbia.edu/.

Please note:
DECEMBER 31 is the deadline for Independent Study Program applications addendum form. Students may research and propose their own single-semester programs of study at a non-partner foreign law school.  Students who have done so must submit this independent addendum form answering a number of detailed questions about the program on or before December 31.