Summer Abroad Program

As Texas' trade relations with Mexico, Latin America, Asia and Europe continue to expand, the Law School is working to ensure our students have an opportunity to prepare themselves for legal opportunities arising from these ever-growing international business transactions. We achieve that mission by providing a variety of elective courses in the international law field, and giving students the option to work, learn and study in Mexico or France. Among other things, these programs help us to highlight the importance of knowing how to apply our laws outside of our borders and the importance of understanding international laws and institutions as well as foreign languages, cultures and societies. These programs are offered under the direction of professors from Texas Tech as well as professors, practitioners and jurists from around the globe.

Current International Programs

Summer Law Institute - Guanajuato, Mexico Approved by the Accreditation Committee of the ABA section on Legal Education.
Semester Abroad - University of Lyon, Lyon, France.

Students are also allowed to register for any Law School Summer Program offered by any ABA approved law school in the country. The list of approved international summer programs can be found at: http://www.abanet.org/legaled/studyabroad/foreign.html

More information about Study Abroad programs and considerations can be found at Texas Tech University's Study Abroad Web Site.

The American Bar Association approves foreign study programs for students enrolled in any ABA approved law schools; therefore, any student interested in our semester abroad programs must review the ABA Rules well before the time they expect to sign-up for such a program. The criteria established by the ABA for receiving credit for our semester abroad programs (defined as "Student Study in a Foreign Institution" by the ABA) can be found at the ABA Student Study Site. Among other things, the student's academic program must be approved in advance by Texas Tech.