Examination

 

Office of the LL.M. Program will review the applicant's basic qualifications. After passing the review, the application materials will be forwarded to the Admission Committee for the academic review. The Admission Committee will organize professional expert panels to review the applicants' academic dossiers. All the submitted application materials will be reviewed to assess the applicant's overall ability. A shortlist of applicants will be drawn up for the next step of examination.

 

The second examination round will be held in March or April 2025. The examination list, form, requirements and time schedule will be notified by the Office of the LL.M. Program. Please pay close attention to the Law School website, application email and WeChat.

 

The admissions expert panel will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the candidates' research capacity, language proficiency, innovation capacity and comprehensive quality in the second examination round and evaluate the candidates' ranking separately.

 

Admission Decisions

 

1. On the basis of the Law School examination results, the School Admission Office will review and approve the preliminary admission list.

 

2. The preliminary admission list will be posted out before the end of May. Applicants should pay close attention to the latest related notice of Law School.

 

3. The pre-admitted candidates should download and print the application form and, together with other required original application documents (except for degree diploma and recommendation letters), deliver or mail the materials to Law School of Peking University.

 

Deadline: May 31, 2025

Address: Office of the LL.M. Program in Chinese Law

Room107, Peking University Law School

Beijing, 100871

People’s Republic of China

 

Please make notes on the envelope: "PKU LL.M. Program student application materials-Name-Application Number".

 

4. In late June 2025, the International Student Division will issue an admission notice, Confirmation Form for Study in China (JW201/JW202) and other documents to the admitted students.

 

Official admission letters will be sent out after June 2025 by the Office of the LL.M. Program.

 

Enrollment

 

Admitted students will complete the registration procedures and enroll at Peking University in early September 2025. The specific time will be announced in the admission notice.

 

Admitted students must register at Peking University with their valid passport, valid visa and admission letter at the designated time. All students should present their original degree certificates as required upon registration for the enrollment qualification review. Students with degree diplomas awarded by overseas universities should, in addition, submit the authentication report issued by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange. Students who do not pass the enrollment qualification review will be disqualified from enrollment at Peking University.