Seat Deposit

• To secure your seat in the entering class, you are required to pay one non-refundable seat deposit of $500 by the date noted on your admission letter. You may pay your seat deposits by personal check, cashier’s check, or money order payable to the Board of Regents, or through the electronic Eventbrite link provided in your admission decision for U.S. students or international applicants are able to pay their seat deposit via UNLV Law's Flywire Account. Your seat deposits will be credited toward your incoming tuition bill.

• Those wishing to pay via check may mail your deposit to (you must address your envelope as follows):
   

  UNLV, Boyd School of Law
  Office of Admissions
  4505 South Maryland Parkway
  Box 451003
  Las Vegas, NV 89154-1003

Financial Aid and Administrative Information

• Learn more about financial aid.
• Access the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
  • The UNLV financial aid school code is 002569.

Required Forms 

1. Immunizations (Submit using Self-Service - must have NSHE and ACE ID to submit; NSHE and ACE ID will be emailed to you in late April/early May)
   • One dose of tetanus/diphtheria (TD) within the last 10 years; and
   • Two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMRs). The first dose must be on or after your first birthday.
      
2. Residency, if applicable  - download form here
   • If you are unable to establish residency for your first year of law school, there will be informational meetings on how to gain residency for the following years.

Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) ID Numbers

As we get closer to enrollment, the Admissions Office will issue each student an NSHE ID number (your university ID number), which you will receive by email. Your ID number is used for several university services such obtaining a parking permit, accessing Portal (the law school’s student information system) and MyUNLV (the university's student information system), requesting on campus housing, and using the university student recreation and wellness center. Please be sure to check your email and inform us if your email address changes.

Course Registration

• LLM students do not register themselves for their coursework. They are administratively registered by the Registrar. Director of Graduate Programs, Sarah Gonzales, will reach out to all admitted students for individual advising appointments to plan out your coursework. You will get access to the Boyd Law Portal where you will be able to look up class schedules, descriptions, syllabus and more.

International Students (students who need a visa to study at UNLV Law)

• Learn more about obtaining a student visa.

Important Dates

• LLM Orientation: Friday, August 22, 2025 (your attendance is mandatory)
• First day of classes: Monday, August 25, 2025 for Fall 2025, and January 20, 2026 for Spring 2026

Student Health Insurance

UNLV partners with Academic Health Plans (AHP) to provide graduate and professional student health coverage for the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time students will be automatically pre-enrolled, but will have the option to waive out by using another health insurance option, and part-time students will have the option to purchase health insurance through the plan. Learn more about the plan and deadlines for enrollment and waivers.  Visit the UNLV's student health insurance page and click through to the AHP website to either enroll or fill out the waiver. If you have any questions, contact Ellen Bolt at insurancewaiver.grads@unlv.edu or (702) 895-3370.

For those wanting to waive the AHP plan, after the health insurance fee appears on a student account, students will have to wait three business days before they are able to submit their health insurance fee waiver. This is the amount of time it takes for their information to be sent to our health insurance enrollment company, AHP; once they have it, students will be recognized in their system as a UNLV student impacted by the mandatory health insurance policy, and thereby be able to submit a waiver. If students attempt to submit a waiver before the three full business day timeline, they will not be recognized by the AHP system and their waiver will not process.

Housing Resources

Living off campus 

Las Vegas is a dynamic community with much to offer its residents and we believe the following communities will best suit your needs as incoming students at Boyd.

• Green Valley, a master planned community, is located in the southeast part of the valley and is a suburb of Henderson. Green Valley is in close proximity to the 215 beltway and 95 freeway and approximately 10 miles from the law school. The area has much to offer boasting amenities such as shopping and dining as well as the Green Valley Ranch Resort and the mixed use metropolitan community at The District at Green Valley Ranch.
• Southwest Las Vegas is an up and coming community located in the southwest region of Las Vegas in the town of Enterprise. Mountain’s Edge is a master planned community within the southwest, offering hiking trails and other recreational activities. Southwest Las Vegas is in close proximity to the 215 beltway and is approximately 11 miles from the law school.
• Summerlin, a suburb of Las Vegas, is known for its miles of walking trails and vast array of amenities. In close proximity to Red Rock Canyon, the neighborhood offers a vast array of dining, shopping, community parks and trails. Summerlin is also home to the Red Rock Resort and Downtown Summerlin Shopping Center. This Las Vegas community is approximately 15 miles from the law school and is in close proximity to the 215 beltway and 95 freeway.

Boyd Law students have suggested the following apartments/condominiums to rent:

• Near campus
  • The Degree
  • Las Vegas Grand
  • Vegas Towers
  • Echo 1055
• Henderson/Green Valley
  • The Passage
  • The Bristol at Sunset
  • Cyan at Green Valley
  • Mesa Ridge
  • Fairways on Green Valley
  • Elysian at the District
  • Chateau Calais
  • The Crossing at Green Valley
  • Bay Breeze Apartments
• Southwest
  • Chandler Apartments
  • Everett Apartments
  • The Gallery
  • The Covington at Coronado Ranch
  • Cantera at Coronado Ranch
• Summerlin
  • Constellation
  • Tuscany Apartments
• The Strip
  • Park Avenue (South Strip)
• Westside
  • Torreyana Apartments

Living on campus

While a majority of our students decide to live off campus, the university does offer on-campus housing. To apply for on-campus housing, you will need your NSHE ID, which will be emailed to you in late spring/early summer.

Fun Places to Eat and Socialize

These places and their descriptions have been provided by current and former UNLV Law students.

Near campus

• Yardhouse, Americana
• Big Chicken, Shaquille O'Neal's personal chicken joint
• Sakana Sushi, inexpensive and good variety of sushi
• The Garage, gay bar
• Mint, Indian bistro
• Lotus of Siam, award-winning Thai cuisine
• Tacos and Beer, casual/hip taqueria with amazing tacos
• Naked City Pizza, hole-in-the-wall, fantastic pizzas
• Double Down Saloon, punk rock bar
• Bahama Breeze, laid back, tropical vibe; great drinks/fresh seafood
• Firefly, fun vibe and good Spanish food/great sangria and tapas
• Pancho's Vegan Tacos, hole-in-the wall vegan taco joint

Arts District

• Tacos Huevos, great, modern taqueria with a nice outdoor space
• Bastille on 3rd, low-key, cheap bar
• Cornish Pasty Co., handheld pockets of goodness

Downtown

• Downtown Cocktail Room, hip/cool bar
• Capitol Grille, fine oaken paneling and leather-bound books, also steaks
• Evil Pie, casual dining with amazing pizza
• Vegenation, vegan street food, including vegan meat, cheese, and ice cream

Green Valley

• Me Gusta Tacos, quick, casual taqueria
• Lucille's, down-home BBQ
• Pizza Rock, pizza with rock music
• Baby Stacks Cafe, Filipino-infused fusion breakfast with pancakes galore
• Truffles 'n Bacon Cafe, honestly, what do you want me to write about this one?
• Prosecco, homemade pasta...and maybe some prosecco
• Borracha Mexican Cantina, "tequila for the soul, tacos for the heart"
• Mothership Coffee Roasters, hip/trendy coffee joint with delicious brews

Henderson

• Kitchen Table, casual, sit-down dining with yummy food
• Bad Beat, local brewery with Thursday night trivia
• Black Mountain Grill, intimate American dining with fireside board games
• Bad Owl, Harry Potter coffee shop; decent place to study
• Shakespeare's Grill and Pub, the best fried food this side of Brexit
• Thailicious, vegan Thai

Southeast

• Taco y Taco, casual, cafeteria-style ordering with amazing food
• Brew Tea, best tea shop in Las Vegas
• Poke Poku, super casual, low-key, and inexpensive poke joint
• The Hostile Grape, buffet of wine concoctions with live music at the M Resort

Southwest

• The Black Sheep, American-Vietnamese
• Bad Owl, like the one in Henderson, but on the Southwest side
• Mi Casa, Mexican restaurant in the Silverton Hotel/Casino
• BF Sushi, all-you-can-eat sushi and more
• Zen Curry House Express, family-run Thai
• Born and Raised, sports bar for the Vegas and non-Vegas natives alike

Summerlin, including Summerlin South

• Hearthstone, rustic
• Public School 702, gastropub
• Cafe Lola, cute, pink-everything coffee shop
• Skinny Fats, healthy and/or delicious options
• Leon Cafe, adorable coffee shop in Tivoli Village

The Strip, including the South Strip

• Nine Fine Irishmen, exactly what you'd expect from the name
• Tacos and Tequila, also exactly what you'd expect from the name
• Brio, Tuscan dining at Town Square
• Carnegie Deli, New York style lunch dining in Las Vegas
• Momofuku, Japanese-inspired fusion at the Cosmpolitan
• Cleopatra's Barge, Caesar Palace's pride, also the highest-grossing restaurant in the world
• Bellagio Patisserie, home of the world's largest chocolate fountain

Westside

• Gäbi Coffee, hip, cool coffee shop with a little greenhouse
• Hong Kong Garden, dim sum joint in Chinatown
• Coffee Pub, great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or obviously coffee
• KoMex Fusion Express, Asian-fusion: tacos, burritos & other dishes made with Korean & Mexican ingredients