Expand Your Career with Legal Expertise
Earn Your Master of Legal Studies (MLS) in Two Years
At Oklahoma City University, our part-time, accelerated and online MLS program makes it possible to level up your legal skills and your earning potential—without becoming a licensed attorney.
In this program, you’ll study the contractual, compliance, and regulatory issues that affect modern businesses and gain essential knowledge and skills to help you advance in an evolving and lucrative career.
Start on the path now. Our next cohort begins soon.
What can I do with a Master of Legal Studies (MLS)?
As businesses navigate increasingly complex legal territory, they are looking for internal experts who can confidently represent their legal interests and work with partnering attorneys on a regular basis.
An MLS degree offers the skill development you need for advanced positions and increased earning potential in a wide range of settings.
Career opportunities:
Contract Writer
Compliance Officer
Procurement Specialist
Project Manager
Loan Officer
Banking Officer
Engineer
Why earn your MLS at OCU School of Law?
Online, Convenient
and Quick
In-Demand Professional Concentrations
Quality Curriculum Taught by Experts
Online, Convenient
and Quick
Earn your master’s in two years while taking one class at a time — online and in accelerated, 9-week terms.
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In-Demand Professional Concentrations
We design our curriculum around workforce demand so you graduate with skills that directly relate to your field.
2 Tracks available:
Aerospace and Aviation
Corporate Compliance
Quality Curriculum Taught by Experts
As part of OCU’s law school, this program allows you to learn from practicing attorneys and distinguished faculty who bring the real world of law into the classroom.
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Earn your Master of Legal Studies at Oklahoma City University.
Program Details
We keep admissions criteria simple at Oklahoma City University, welcoming students of all professional backgrounds. When we review your application, we’ll just need to see the following:
• Basic personal information (name, contact information, military status, etc.)
• Official undergraduate transcripts
• Professional resume
• Cover letter (500 words or less)
• 1 letter of recommendation
• Note: There is no GRE or LSAT required for admission to the MLS program
Once you submit, we’ll review and get back to you quickly with an admissions decision.
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At the conclusion of the program:
- An MLS graduate will understand sources of legal authority and how to interpret and apply them in their work
- An MLS graduate will have an in-depth knowledge of relevant regulatory and
- statutory frameworks
- An MLS graduate will have professional research and communication skills
Government Contracts
- An MLS graduate with a Government Contracts Concentration will have knowledge of the legal and regulatory considerations when negotiating, executing and managing government contracts.
- An MLS graduate with a Government Contracts Concentration will possess the skills to help develop and execute government contracts and leases.
Corporate Compliance (Banking and Finance Emphasis) Concentration
- An MLS graduate with a Corporate Compliance Concentration will have knowledge of the legal and regulatory issues that impact the banking and financial industries.
- An MLS graduate with a Corporate Compliance concentration will possess the skills to research, analyze, and apply complex financial and banking regulations to their work.
Core Curriculum 15 hours (all students complete)
American Legal System and Legal Analysis 5403 (+)
Statutory and Regulatory Law and Research 5413 (+)
Writing and Professional Communication 5423 (+)
Contracts 5503 (+)
Employment Law 5613 (+)
No Concentration (+)
Government Contracts Concentration
Negotiation 5513 (+)
Federal, State, and Local Contracts and Leases 5523 (+)
Federal, State, and Local Appropriations 5533 (+)
Conflicts of Law in Government Contracts 5543 (+)
Capstone Project 5593 (+)
Corporate Compliance in Banking and Finance
Business Law 5713 (+)
Banking Law 5723 (+)
Ethics and Compliance 5733 (+)
Banking and Finance Regulatory and Compliance Systems 5743 (+)
Capstone Project 5793 (+)
As a graduate student, you have more options for degree financing than you may think. Through Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, you can get up to $20,500 per year. And that’s just the start.
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Our team of admissions and financial aid counselors can help you establish a degree financing plan that works for you.