From Erie to Eire
In partnership with the University College Cork and with support from the Irish American Law Society of Cleveland, the Cleveland State University College of Law offers an exchange program between CSU|LAW and the University College Cork School of Law. Beginning in Fall 2027, students from each school have an opportunity to attend the other.
Exchanges may last one semester or one year. Course credit taken during the exchange will be transferable to students’ home institution.
LLM Pathway
This exchange also holds the possibility of earning credit towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at CSU or UCC. Students would need to apply separately for the LLM program. Interested students should email law.exchangesnull@csuohio.nulledu or Faculty Director Kyle Shen at k.n.shennull@csuohio.nulledu
UCC Students: Learn More About CSU|LAW
- About CSU|LAW
- Living in Cleveland
- Application to study at CSU|LAW:
- See below for application requirements and instructions for UCC students
- Fall application deadline: March 15
- Spring application deadline: TBD
CSU Students: Study in Ireland at University College Cork (UCC)
- About UCC
- Application Form (coming soon)
- Fall application Deadline: TBD
- Spring Application Deadline: TBD
Questions about the exchange program? Email law.exchangenull@csuohio.nulledu
Studying at CSU|LAW
CSU|LAW is located in the heart of downtown Cleveland, with access to Cleveland’s downtown core and its diverse array of entertainment, professional sports, and cultural attractions. Cleveland also boasts one of the largest legal markets in the country, with many law firms and courthouses within walking distance of the law school.
As an exchange student, you would take a semester or one year of courses at a graduate level in the law school, including opportunities for experiential learning with local partnerships among the legal community and with our extensive in-house legal clinics. You also would have opportunity to take courses at many of the other colleges at Cleveland State, including in Business, Public Policy, and Communications.
Deadlines and Relevant Dates
All applications must be submitted by March 15 for fall semester consideration. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Requirements
- A copy of your unofficial transcripts of your law degree thus far
- Resume or CV
- Personal statement that includes the following:
- Reason for interest in the exchange program
- Reason for interest to study at CSU College of Law in Cleveland, OH
- Motivation to attend law school
- Complete the Required CSU/UCC Exchange Program Application Cover form and include it with the rest of your documents:
For more information about the CSU/UCC Exchange Program, please contact law.exchangenull@csuohio.nulledu
Course Offerings
As a part of this program, you will be able to take courses from our law school curriculum as well as law-related courses in other Colleges at Cleveland State. These are just some of the courses that you will be able to take:
You also may see the schedule for these and other courses over the next two years here:
- Multi-jurisdictional Tax Issues
- Administrative Law
- AI and the Law
- Animal Law
- Business Law and Ethics
- Civil Procedure
- Comparative Constitutionalism
- Constitutional Law: Structures and Powers
- Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights
- Contracts
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure I
- Criminal Procedure II
- Cybercrime
- Disability Law
- Election Law
- Evidence
- Federal Courts
- First Amendment Law
- International Financial Management
- Health Law
- International Law
- Introduction to American Law
- Legislation and Regulation
- Marijuana Law
- International Business
- Space law
- The Concept of Freedom
- Torts
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Cleveland State University has a number of on-campus legal clinics and externship opportunities available for credit. The law school’s location in downtown Cleveland affords easy access to many of the legal employers in the heart of the city. As a part of your exchange, you would have an opportunity to take advantage of these experiences as a part of the classes you take during your semester in Cleveland.
Space in on-campus clinics can be limited. If you are interested in an experiential learning opportunity, please reach out as early as possible to law.exchangesnull@csuohio.nulledu or to Faculty Director Kyle Shen at k.n.shennull@csuohio.nulledu
Financial Support:
We offer financial support up to $2,000 USD for students visiting CSU|LAW.
For CSU Students: Studying at University College Cork
2L and 3L Students from CSU|LAW can study at UCC School of Law in Cork, Ireland for one semester or a full year. The primary language of instruction at UCC is English. Coursework at UCC will be transferable to credit requirements at CSU.
- Learn more about UCC:
- Apply here to study at UCC. Applications due March 15
- Note: this application is internal to CSU|LAW which will decided whom to nominate to the UCC exchange. Once approved, your application will be sent to UCC’s School of Law which will make the final decision about your exchange.
- Application (coming soon)
