- The LL.M. Program is a full-time degree program and must be completed in person within one academic year.
- The two academic terms are fall (mid-August to mid-December) and spring (mid-January to mid-May).
- L.L.M. students begin their studies in the fall term, with a mandatory week-long orientation in mid-August and complete their LL.M. degree and graduate in May.
- L.L.M. Orientation is designed to help LL.M. students build a solid foundation for their legal studies at UT Austin.
- The University of Texas School of Law does not offer an online or hybrid (a mixture of online and on-campus learning) LL.M. Program.