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In order to borrow Federal Loans, you must be enrolled at least half-time. If you are enrolled less than half time, your only option for summer loan funding is a private credit-based loan.
Students who have not borrowed the annual $20,500 maximum limit for Federal Stafford Loans during the current academic year may inquire about borrowing Federal Stafford Loan funds for summer sessions. Students who have exhausted these Stafford loan limits during for the current academic year may be interested in pursuing the Federal Gradate PLUS Loan for the summer, which is a leniently-credit-based Federal loan with a set interest rate of 8.5%.
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You will be admitted to the program, if space is still available, once your deposit has been received. You will receive a confirmation email from Chana Lewis, confirming your enrollment and your course selection, once you are admitted (normally the next business day). If space is no longer available in the program, your deposit will be returned to you.
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Your letter of good standing should be mailed to the following address:
Tulane Law School
International Legal Programs
6329 Freret Street, Suite 259
New Orleans, LA 70118-9923
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You will have the opportunity to change your course selection when you arrive at the program. However, due to financial aid requirements, if you change the number of credit hours you plan to take, please complete the following form: http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsabroad/abroadforms.aspx?ekfrm=16176. Be aware that if you receive financial aid for courses which you do not complete, your loan might be canceled or your loan amount might be billed back to you and returned to your lender.
Students must arrive the morning of Saturday, May 25, in order to arrive by bus in Nova Friburgo by 5 pm. For students attending the second session only, students must arrive Wednesday, June 12.
If you wish to be picked up at the airport and go with the group to Nova Friburgo for the first portion of the first session, you must arrive at the Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro between the hours of 6:00 am and 12 noon on Saturday, May 25 AND you are responsible for sending your complete flight itinerary to the U.S. Program Coordinator, Chana Lewis, by email, no later than April 29, 2013 in order to be guaranteed transit with the group to Nova Friburgo. Only written requests will be accepted. Most international flights arrive during the time frame above, but not all.
Students should not plan to depart the city of Rio de Janeiro before 6pm (in order to get a 9 pm flight) on the evening of Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (for the first session) or Friday, June 28, 2013 (for the second session). Return transportation to the airport will be the student's responsibility, although, the program will help coordinate but not pay for transportation where several students are leaving at the same time.
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How to get to Rio de Janeiro...
International flights arrive at the Tom Jobim International Airport, sometimes known by its earlier name, Galeão. The international airport identification code for this airport is “GIG”. It is located about is 13 miles or 30 minutes away from downtown Rio de Janeiro by car.
As indicated above, IF YOU ARRIVE BETWEEN the hours of 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM on the SATURDAY before the first or second session, you can arrange to be picked up from the airport. You are responsible for sending your complete flight itinerary to the U.S. Program Coordinator,Chana Lewis, by email, no later than April 29, 2013. Only written requests will be accepted. Most international flights arrive during the time frame above, but not all.
Otherwise, for students attending the first session, it will be necessary to make their way immediately from the airport to the center of Rio de Janeiro and the bus station known as Rodoviária Novo Rio. There they should get a one-way ticket with the 1001 bus line to Nova Friburgo Sul station and from the station take a cab to the Hotel Garlipp. For students arriving for the second session only outside of the above-indicated pickup hours, there are buses running from and to the airport to the city roughly every 30 minutes from 5.30am to 10pm and cost between R$ 5 and R$8 for a single journey. The trips can take from 30 minutes (Via Linha Amarela bus) to 65 minutes (Via Orla da Zona Zona bus). Taxis to the city center start at R$ 35 and can go up by R$ 10 or more if you get stuck in a traffic jam.
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More information about the Rio de Janeiro Program can be found on the other tabs like this one at the top of the website. Once you’ve read through all the information, if you still have questions, contact Chana Lewis, or by phone at 504-865-5990, or Professor Colin Crawford for more information.
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Yes, U.S. citizens and permanent residents need a visa to enter Brazil and need a valid passport in order to obtain one. Non-U.S. nationals should consult the embassies and/or consulates of their countries for entry requirements. This can take as long as six weeks. As a result, advance planning is essential. Where you apply for a visa depends on your state of residence.
Visas can be obtained either in person or, depending on the rules of the Brazilian Consulate with responsibility for your jurisdiction, by mail or by using a visa service. In order to find out your options, please contact the Brazilian Consulate in the U.S. responsible for your jurisdiction.
A list of the consulates is available at: http://www.rio.com/visa-consulates
Should you wish to apply in person, it is important to know that you need two full days. In most cases, no Brazilian consular office will accept a visa application and issue the visa on the same day. As of this writing, your visa must be used for the first time within 90 days of issuance. However, as soon as you register for the program you are advised to check the relevant Web site for application details and visa application fees.
We have asked the Consulate on repeated occasions to clarify what kind of visa students and faculty in our Program should apply for. Although students have in the past entered Brazil with tourist visas, we have been instructed by the Brazilian Embassy to ask students to apply for a student visa (VITEM-I). Please check with your regional Consulate for more information, including fees and filing requirements. We will provide you with any verification letters or documentation necessary to help you in this process with your welcome materials.
In addition, before you leave for Brazil, we MUST have a photocopy of the principal page of your passport and a photocopy of your visa.
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With your welcome information, once you are admitted to the program, you will receive details of a facebook group, in which you can meet other program students. Also, on your application, you can select to share your contact information with other participants.
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There are no required courses or prerequisites for any of the courses.
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If, after you send in your application and tuition deposit you decide to withdraw your tuition will be refunded less the deposit if we receive written notice of your withdrawal two weeks prior to the start date of your program. You must submit in writing, to the International Legal Programs Office, your intentions to withdraw. Oral notification will not be accepted. Written notification to anyone other than International Legal Programs will not suffice as a withdrawal.
You may send your written notice of withdrawal to the attention of Chana Lewis, Senior Program Coordinator for International Legal Programs to:
Tulane Law School
International Legal Programs
6329 Freret Street, Suite 259
New Orleans, LA 70118
by Fax (504) 862-8853 or e-mail (clewis1@tulane.edu)
After the deadline listed above and prior to the start of the program we will refund the tuition minus the deposit only due to extenuating circumstances. No housing fees will be refunded.
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There is no internship component to the Rio program.
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The Program Director may serve as a resource to you for questions as to whether any internships are available.
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There is no deadline to apply, applications will be accepted until the start of the program. It is recommended that students apply early, however, to ensure that there is still space in the program and to be able to apply for a visa in time for the start of the program.
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- Letters of Good Standing must be in by the start of the program.
- Tuition is due by May 31.
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Please contact Accounts Receivable, (504) 865-5368 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (504) 865-5368 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, for any information regarding tuition deadlines, or late payments, as late fees are assessed directly by their office, and not by Tulane Law School. The balance of all tuition and housing charges are due by May 31. Any outstanding payments for tuition or housing charges which are not paid by the date listed above will be subject to a finance charge assessed at 18% per annum. Failure to pay by this date, however, will not result in your being dropped from the program. *No credit for participation in the program(s) will be granted if any participant fails to pay all tuition and housing expenses in full.
Please visit our Tuition, Policies and Procedures section for more information.
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To reserve housing, select the housing type you desire on our Summer Abroad Application. Housing costs will be billed through Tulane's Accounts Receivable Office along with tuition. Dormitory accommodations will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Your housing reservation will be considered submitted once we have received your deposit and you are fully enrolled in the program.
Housing will be offered through the Edificio Jucati, an apartment rental complex. The Edifício Jucati has 55 large apartments (about 45m2). The room facilities include bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. All apartments have two bedrooms, refrigerator, stove, telephone, ceiling fan and air conditioners.
SESSION I: The cost per person, for session I, is projected to be $950 for a double room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities (two (2) double rooms - four people - share all facilities), $1050 for a double room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities (one (1) double room and one (1) single room - three people - share all facilities), and $1500 for a single room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities (two (2) single rooms - two people - share all facilities).
SESSION II: The cost per person is projected to be $1100 for a double room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities (two (2) double rooms - four people - share all facilities), $1550 for a double room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities (one (1) double room and one (1) single room - three people - share all facilities), and $2150 for a single room with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities (two (2) single rooms - two people - share all facilities).
You are welcome to find your own housing in Rio, but housing is becoming very expensive in Rio because of the increase in tourism. Please notice that finding housing on you own will be a complex task this year as the Olimpics are taking place in Rio during the second session of the program.
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Grades will not be posted prior to thirty days from the completion of the program. Once grades are received and posted at the end of the program, you will be able to access your grades via Gibson online (https://gibson.tulane.edu/) using your Tulane email address and password to log in. You may also request transcripts through Gibson. Select the Grades link to view your grades for the Summer term.
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Tuition is due by May 31. If you do not pay by that date you will not be dropped from the program, you will, however, be assessed a finance charge if your payment is not received by that time. The finance charge is assessed directly by Tulane University’s Accounts Receivable Office. Further questions regarding your tuition bill or finance charges should be directed to Accounts Receivable (504-865-5368 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 504-865-5368 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 800-798-7633 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 800-798-7633 end_of_the_skype_highlighting) or via e-mail (acctrec@tulane.edu).
You can pay your bill online at https://gibson.tulane.edu with the username and password you should have received in an email from Tulane University Tech Support (I believe the email address should be noreply@tulane.edu). If you did not receive this, you must contact Tech Support directly in order for them to reset your password, as they are the only ones that can do so.
There are three ways for an individual to obtain support:1) write an email to tulane@supportcenteronline.com, which automatically becomes a support ticket
2) access http://support.ts.tulane.edu and select ‘Submit a Ticket’ to create a Parature account (which is separate from your Tulane email account) to submit the ticket via the web
3) call the Help Desk Call Center at 1-866-276-1428 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-866-276-1428 end_of_the_skype_highlighting to have a password reset
In each of these methods, you must verify the following four things:
1) Tulane ID #
2) user's full name
3) user's date of birth
4) the alternate email address associated with your account
If you received a username, but lost your password, you can get a password hint at https://gibson.tulane.edu by selecting the Forgot Username or Password option on the login screen.
Once logged in, the most efficient and timely way to make a payment to your account is to pay online through the Netpay link on Gibson, charging your checking or savings account. Checking or savings account payments are received automatically Monday through Friday and there are no convenience fees added. Tulane does accept MasterCard, American Express and Discover card credit card payments made online through Netpay. Tulane does not accept VISA for Accounts Receivable payments. There is a convenience fee assessed for all credit card transactions. Accounts Receivable does not accept payments in the office or by phone.
Checks or money orders should be mailed to:
Tulane University
Bursar Office, Bruff Commons
31 McAlister Drive
New Orleans, LA 70118
NOTE: If you do send a check, please write your name and student ID number on the check or include it with your payment. Please do not mail cash payments. Do not send tuition payments to the Law School.
Questions regarding your tuition bill should be directed to Accounts Receivable (504-865-5368 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 504-865-5368 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 800-798-7633 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 800-798-7633 end_of_the_skype_highlighting) or via e-mail (acctrec@tulane.edu).
Please visit our Tuition, Policies and Procedures section for more information.
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You should have received two emails from Tulane University Tech Support (the email address should be noreply@tulane.edu) one containing your email address and a second containing your password. If you did not receive these, you must contact Tech Support directly in order for them to reset your password, as they are the only ones that can do so.
There are three ways for an individual to obtain support:1) write an email to tulane@supportcenteronline.com, which automatically becomes a support ticket
2) access http://support.ts.tulane.edu and select ‘Submit a Ticket’ to create a Parature account (which is separate from your Tulane email account) to submit the ticket via the web
3) call the Help Desk Call Center at 1-866-276-1428 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-866-276-1428 end_of_the_skype_highlighting to have a password reset
In each of these methods, you must verify the following four things:
1) Tulane ID #
2) user's full name
3) user's date of birth
4) the alternate email address associated with your account
If you received a username, but lost your password, you can get a password hint at https://gibson.tulane.edu by selecting the Forgot Username or Password option on the login screen.
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Transcripts are not automatically sent to your home school. You must request a transcript through the Tulane University Registrar’s Office (via the link on Gibson). You may also request your transcript from the Registrar’s Office by submitting a transcript request form located at http://www.registrar.tulane.edu, under the Transcript Request link.
NOTE: If you have any problems submitting your requests, you may contact the Registrar’s office directly at (504) 865-5231 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (504) 865-5231 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email registra@tulane.edu. They should be able to help you.
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In addition to regularly scheduled classes, there are social and educational activities organized by Tulane. Many in fact— to the Attorney General, to federal courts, to the federal public defender and, e.g., in case of specialized areas like environmental, a boat trip with a biologist to study the Bay, and a visit to the rain forest. In the urban law course, visits to shantytowns to see the urban improvements, and a visit to the single water treatment plant that serves 10 million people. You will receive a calendar of events when you arrive in Rio.
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You should bring business casual attire for court visits and other such occasions. Students in the business law courses should have one form of business dress. Students should remember that it will be winter there and while it is a tropical country, they might not always want to be wearing shorts, flip-flops etc. And to enter the building where classes are held, men must wear shirts with sleeves and long trousers and women must wear slacks or dresses. No one is allowed to enter in shorts, or very short skirts in the case of women, or sandals or flip flops. They will turn you back if so dressed.
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