Ontario Law School Application Service 2013

170 Research Lane
Guelph ON N1G 5E2

www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/
OLSAS 2013
Ontario Law School Application Service
Important Dates
Applicants should mail documents several weeks in
advance to ensure delivery by the deadline dates.
November 1, 2012
Deadline for applications to first-year programs. Note
that transcripts and reference forms are also due at the
time of application.
April 15, 2013
Deadline for applications to the Canadian & American
Dual J.D. Program at Windsor.
May 1, 2013
Deadline for applications to upper-year programs.
June 30, 2013
Deadline for receipt of final transcripts at the OUAC.
Inquiries
General inquiries: olsas@ouac.on.ca
Technical support: olsas_support@ouac.on.ca
Applicants can obtain information about the application
process and can view details concerning their application
from the OUACs comprehensive website.
Website: www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/
Address
OLSAS
Ontario Universities Application Centre
170 Research Lane
Guelph ON N1G 5E2
Notes:
It is the applicants responsibility to ensure that
the application and the required documentation
are received by OLSAS on, or before, the deadlines
published herein.
Applicants should submit only one application.
Applications and supporting documents are used
only for the year specified. A new application is
produced annually.
Apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/
Document last revised: August 3, 2012
2 OLSAS 2013 Last revised: August 3, 2012
Read the entire instruction booklet before
completing the application.
Apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/.
Applicants should be aware that the application process
is lengthy. The amount of time required depends on
the number of schools to which the applicant wishes to
apply. Applicants should allow from five to twenty-five
hours of preparation time in advance of submitting their
application.
Each of the seven Ontario law schools has its own
admission requirements, and reserves the right to
determine whether degrees granted by postsecondary
institutions are suitable for the purpose of admission.
Applicants should be aware of these variations and
be sure that they qualify for consideration before
forwarding their applications to OLSAS. OLSAS will
process and forward applications to all requested law
schools regardless of the qualifications of the applicant or
the completeness of the application. There are no refunds.
Applicants to only the University of Ottawas French
Common Law program do not use the English application.
Applicants to the University of Ottawas French Common
Law program and to the National Program who wish to
fill out the French-language application may do so at:
http://centre.ouac.on.ca/olsas/.
For Droit civil/Civil Law, the application may be obtained
at: http://centre.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/.
Nota : Les personnes qui dsirent faire une demande
dadmission au programme de common law en franais
de lUniversit dOttawa doivent obtenir le formulaire de
demande sur http://centre.ouac.on.ca/olsas/ et le remplir
en ligne.
Notice Regarding this Publication
While every effort was made to ensure accuracy in this
publication, the OUAC and the law schools reserve the
right to amend the information presented as necessary
at any time.
The law schools and OLSAS do not endorse or support
presentations or publications other than their own.
Up-to-date information should be obtained directly
from the schools admissions offices or their websites.
About the OUAC
The Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC),
located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is a central bureau
whose function is the processing of applications for
admission to the provinces universities. The OUAC
provides a cost-effective and efficient service achieved
through innovative computer and data management
activities.
The OUAC was founded in 1971 by the Committee of
Presidents of the Universities of Ontario (now called
the Council of Ontario Universities) and the Ontario
About OLSAS
The Ontario Law School Application Service (OLSAS)
is a not-for-profit, centralized application service for
applicants to the seven Ontario law schools. OLSAS was
developed by admissions personnel of these schools and is
operated by the Ontario Universities Application Centre
(OUAC), which is a division of the Council of Ontario
Universities. Its purpose is to facilitate the process of
applying to Ontario law schools and to reduce duplication
in application processing in order to save time and
resources for the applicants and the institutions. Each
law school is completely autonomous in reaching its
own admission decisions, with OLSAS providing only the
application processing service.
The OLSAS online application can be found at:
www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/. Applicants must apply for
admission to the seven Ontario law schools on one
common application using one set of academic documents.
OLSAS processes applications for admission to Ontario law
schools only. For information about law schools outside
of Ontario, please contact the law schools directly.
Contents
About OLSAS ...............................................................2
The OUAC and Privacy ................................................3
Applicant Responsibilities ...........................................5
Personal Information ..................................................6
Address Information ...................................................6
Choices and Fees .........................................................7
Autobiographical Sketch ............................................7
Referees ...................................................................... 8
LSAT ............................................................................ 8
Institutions Attended ................................................. 9
Transcripts ................................................................... 9
Law School Requirements First Year .....................11
Law School Information
Lakehead University ................................................13
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University ..........16
University of Ottawa ................................................25
Universit dOttawa ..................................................31
Queens University ................................................... 39
University of Toronto ................................................53
Western University ...................................................63
University of Windsor .............................................. 68
Universities Council on Admissions, and its activities are
monitored by an Advisory Board. This board is appointed
by, and reports to, the Council of Ontario Universities
and is responsible for overseeing the operations
and management of the OUAC. The board includes
representation from each of its user groups and is chaired
by a university president.
The OUAC and Privacy
The OUAC takes extensive measures to ensure the safety
and security of its website.
The OUAC encrypts application data using Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, the industry standard
for protecting web communications.
Email
Messages that applicants send to the OUAC by regular
email may not be secure. The OUAC recommends that
applicants do not send any confidential information by
regular email. Applicants who choose to send confidential
information to the OUAC via regular email should be
aware that they accept the risk that a third party may
intercept this information. After applications have been
submitted and paid for, applicants will be able to access
the OLSAS Secure Applicant Messaging tool (SAM), in
order to send amendments to their application.
Declaration and Notice of Collection, Use, Disclosure
and Treatment of Your Personal Information
provided as part of your OLSAS (Ontario Law School
Application Service) Application
The Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC)
was created by the universities of Ontario through the
Council of Ontario Universities (COU). The OUAC has
been processing applications on behalf of universities
in Ontario since 1971. To apply for admission to a law
school at a university in Ontario, your application must
be processed through the OUAC. The OUAC forwards
your application information to the university(ies) of
your choice. By applying through the OUAC, you agree
that the university(ies) of your choice will obtain the
personal information you have provided to the OUAC
and the OUAC will collect, use, disclose and otherwise
manage your personal information as set out in this
Declaration and Notice.
The personal information requested in this application
is required by the OUAC and by the law schools for
the purpose of your application and must be provided
together with your application fee. Incomplete
applications will not be considered. Law schools may
require additional personal information from you to
complete your application. Law schools may use and
disclose your personal information for other purposes
in accordance with their own admission and personal
information policies and practices, including requirements
for government enrollment reporting, which you must
investigate yourself. Universities disclose personal
information to regulatory authorities, law enforcement
or other persons, when authorized or required to do so
by law.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your application
information and all supporting documentation is truthful,
complete and correct, and that your autobiographic and
personal submissions are authored solely and entirely by
you. The OUAC and the universities reserve the right to
verify any information provided as part of this application.
If any information in your application is determined to
be false or misleading, concealed or withheld, or written
by a third party, at the absolute discretion of the OUAC
and/or a university, your application may be invalidated.
This could result in its immediate rejection or in the
revocation of an offer of admission or registration at a
university. Any such information may be shared by the
OUAC or by universities and colleges with the Law School
Admission Council (LSAC), and with other universities and
colleges across Canada.
The OUAC is committed to protecting your privacy in
relation to the personal information you provide in
support of your application. If, after providing your
application, you do not register in an Ontario law school,
the OUAC will not retain any original documentation
or paper records in respect of your application.
Transcripts, autobiographic and personal submissions,
and supplementary material in support of applications
filed in a specific academic year will not be returned,
forwarded or copied to applicants, or forwarded to
third parties prior to being destroyed at the end of each
application cycle.
The OUAC does retain the current (and historical)
electronic version(s) of your demographic, academic and
choice data provided in your application in accordance
with the OUACs records retention policy and maintains
administrative, technical and physical safeguards in
an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use,
modification and disclosure of your personal information.
The OUAC will maintain the confidentiality of all
personal information it collects in connection with the
application and will disclose such personal information
only for the purposes described in this Declaration and
Notice. The OUAC stores electronic records off-site as
part of its disaster recovery procedures. You are solely
responsible for keeping your OUAC application user
identification, login information and other registration
information confidential and secure. Please notify the
OUAC immediately if you suspect any unauthorized
access, use or disclosure.
Collection of Personal Information:
The OUAC collects the personal information you
provide in your application, or in reference to your
application, to process your application to the
university(ies) of your choice.
The OUAC collects transcripts from educational
institutions as provided by you.
The OUAC collects your LSAT (Law School Admission
Test) scores directly from the Law School Admission
Council (LSAC) with the consent you provide when
you submit this application.
The OUAC collects personal information from
individuals you provide as references.
The OUAC collects payment information from you or
from whoever is paying for this application to arrange
for the processing of payment for your application.
All credit card processing is done by a third party
and no cardholder data is collected, transmitted or
stored on OUAC systems.
Use of Personal Information:
The OUAC will compile and process your application
and payment.
The OUAC uses personal information from all
law school applications to create aggregate,
non-personally identifiable information for use by
the public via the OUAC website; by the admissions
committees of the Ontario law schools; Ontario
universities; the COU; the Ontario Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities; and academic researchers
(at the discretion of the OUAC and the law schools)
for admissions, enrollment and other academic policy
development and research purposes.
If you have ordered electronic transcripts from
an Ontario university or college as part of your
application, the OUAC may use your personal
information in order to facilitate the processing of
your transcript request.
Disclosure of Personal Information:
The OUAC will disclose your application information
to the university(ies) of your choice.
The OUAC will send the individuals you list as
references an acknowledgement letter advising
them that they have been named as a reference. If
your references contact the OUAC with questions
regarding your application, the OUAC will disclose
personal information about you as necessary and
appropriate to respond to the inquiry.
If a third party who is paying for this application has
questions regarding the payment for your application,
the OUAC will disclose personal information about
you as necessary and appropriate to respond to the
inquiry.
The OUAC and/or the university(ies) may use your
personal information to validate or assign an Ontario
Education Number (OEN). The OEN Registry is
maintained by the Ministry of Education, and is used
for tracking and research purposes by the Ministry
of Education, the Ministry of Training, College and
Universities, and postsecondary institutions, as
allowed within the Education Act.
If any information connected with your application
is determined to be false or misleading, concealed or
withheld, or contains evidence of academic dishonesty
or inappropriate conduct, LSAC, and universities
and colleges across Canada will be advised, at the
absolute discretion of the OUAC and/or a university.
The OUAC discloses personal information from all
law school applications in aggregate, non-personally
identifiable form to the public via the OUAC website;
to the admissions committees of the Ontario law
schools; Ontario universities; the COU; the Ontario
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities; and
academic researchers (at the discretion of the OUAC
and the law schools) for admissions, enrollment and
other academic policy development and research
purposes.
If you have accepted an offer for admission to law
school, the law school will disclose this information
to LSAC for enrollment management purposes.
The OUAC may disclose your personal information
to regulatory authorities, law enforcement or other
persons, as authorized or required by law.
If you have ordered electronic transcripts from
an Ontario university or college as part of your
application, the OUAC may disclose your personal
information to the institution(s) from which you
have ordered your transcripts, in order to facilitate
the processing of your transcript request.
In the event that you have applied to a joint or
collaborative university/university or university/
college program, the OUAC and/or the universities
will disclose your application information to the
relevant partner Ontario college(s) or university(ies).
For more information about the collection, use, disclosure,
and treatment of your personal information at the OUAC,
review the OUACs Privacy Code at www.ouac.on.ca/
privacy/ or contact the OUAC Privacy Officer by email at
privacyofficer@ouac.on.ca, by phone at 519-823-1940,
or in writing at 170 Research Lane, Guelph, Ontario,
N1G 5E2.
Applicants Declaration:
Applicants are required to consent to the personal
information practices as set out in the Declaration and
Notice of Collection, Use, Disclosure and Treatment of
Your Personal Information Provided as Part of Your OLSAS
(Ontario Law School Application Service) Application,
and to certify the following statement:
I certify that the personal information and documents
submitted in this application, or to be submitted (all of
which constitutes the application), are true, complete
and correct in all respects, including my declarations as
to citizenship and immigration status in Canada, that my
autobiographic and personal submissions were authored
solely and entirely by me, and that all information
requested in this application has been disclosed. I
understand that it is my responsibility to keep the OUAC
and the law school(s) to which I have applied or at which
I register informed of any changes to the information in
my application materials and I agree to do so in writing
immediately after any such change occurs.
Applicant Responsibilities
Applicants are expected to become familiar with
and observe the application procedures for each law
school/program to which they are applying. Applicants
should read the entire instruction booklet and the
program-specific information provided by each law school
before completing the application.
Completed applications for admission to first-year English
programs must be received at OLSAS no later than
November 1, 2012.
Upper-year applications (including transfer, letter
of permission, advanced standing and/or National
Committee on Accreditation) must be received by OLSAS
no later than May 1, 2013.
It is the applicants responsibility to ensure that the
application, and all required supporting documentation,
is received at OLSAS by the required deadlines. Normally,
unsolicited application materials and information
will not be considered for admission purposes. Faxed
documentation will not be accepted.
Applicants are required to submit a personal profile/
statement/submission for all law schools and a
supplemental form for some schools. Applicants must
ensure that they complete these forms according to the
instructions provided.
Failure to comply with the admission requirements and
deadlines may result in the cancellation of the application.
Application fees are non-refundable.
The processing of an application may be delayed until
all required transcripts and documentation are received
as specified by the law schools to which an applicant is
applying.
Supporting documentation received after the deadline
will be forwarded to the applicable law schools; however,
OLSAS cannot guarantee that the law schools will consider
these documents.
Individuals with a criminal record, or those who have
questions about their eventual accreditation by the
various legal professional regulatory bodies in Canada,
are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate
governing body in their province prior to applying for
admission to an Ontario law school.
Submitting the Application
If an application has been successfully submitted,
applicants will receive their OUAC/OLSAS Reference
Number (2013-88xxxx) after they have completed
their payment information. They will also receive an
Acknowledgement email from OLSAS. Applicants who
have successfully submitted their applications should
contact OLSAS immediately if they do not receive the
Acknowledgement email, as this could be an indication
that the email address was entered incorrectly.
Applicant Reports
When their file is ready to be forwarded to the chosen law
school(s), applicants will receive, by mail, a Verification
Report indicating the data collected by OLSAS.
National Committee on Accreditation
(NCA) Applicants
Applicants who have completed a law degree in Quebec
or in a foreign jurisdiction who wish to be admitted to the
practice of law in Ontario must apply for an assessment
of the equivalency of their legal studies to a Canadian
common law degree program. Applications of this nature
are made to the National Committee on Accreditation
(NCA), which has been established by the Committee
of Canadian Law Deans and the Canadian Federation
of Law Societies. The NCA examines the credentials of
persons who wish to enter the legal profession and makes
a recommendation directed to both law schools and
law societies regarding the period of study required to
establish equivalency with a Canadian LL.B./J.D. degree.
The Committee, which meets three or four times per
year, considers both practical experience and the formal
academic qualifications of applicants before arriving at
its recommendations.
Applicants are advised to contact the Committee in
advance to verify application deadlines:
Federation of Law Societies of Canada
World Exchange Plaza
1810-45, rue OConnor Street
Ottawa ON K1P 1A4
Telephone: 613-236-7250, ext. 229
Email: nca@flsc.ca
Website: www.flsc.ca/en/foreignLawyers/
guidelines.asp/
OLSAS Secure Applicant Messaging Tool
The OLSAS Secure Applicant Messaging tool (SAM) allows
applicants to send personal information to OLSAS via a
secure process, ensuring that this information will be
protected. Applicants can access SAM by logging in to
their submitted application using their user ID number
and password, and then selecting the appropriate link.
Changes to any of the following must be made using
SAM:
a. Name or date of birth
b. Home or mailing address
c. Email address
d. LSAC account number or LSAT test date(s)
e. Referees name or address
f. Authorized contact
After the application has been submitted, changes to
personal submissions will not be accepted by any method.
Offers of Admission
Offers of admission can be made at any time following
receipt of the application. Applicants may hold only
one acceptance of an offer of admission to an Ontario
law school at any time. However, applicants who
provisionally accept an offer may indicate that they
wish their applications to other law schools/programs
to remain active. Responses to offers of admission must
be submitted using SAM.
Personal Information
The following is collected for statistical purposes only and
does not form part of the universitys admission decision:
gender and date of birth.
Name/Personal Information
Applicants must provide their complete legal surname,
legal given names and common name. Applicants must
ensure that the given names are in the same order as
they appear on supporting documentation. The common
name is the name that an applicant normally uses.
Applicants must record any former surname(s) so that
OLSAS and the universities can match their documents
with their application file.
First Language is the first language learned at home
as a child.
Language Proficiency is any language in which an
applicant is proficient.
Citizenship
Applicants must state their country of citizenship.
Applicants who are Canadian citizens should enter
Canada. Permanent residents must submit a copy of
the Canadian Immigration Record of Landing (IMM 100)
or the Permanent Resident Card issued by Citizenship
and Immigration Canada.
Emergency/Authorized Contact
Completion of the Yes box in the Emergency/Authorized
Contact section authorizes OLSAS and the law schools
selected to contact the person who has been designated,
should OLSAS or the law schools be unable to reach an
applicant at their other address(es). Applicants who wish
to designate a different individual to be contacted in
the event of an emergency must provide these details
in writing to OLSAS. Please note that inquiries about
applications may only be made by the applicant.
Once an application has been submitted, changes to
personal information must be submitted using SAM.
Address Information
Applicants should complete this information carefully.
Applicants whose home address is the same as their
mailing address need not complete the Home Address
section. The mailing address will be forwarded to the
universities as the home address if a home address is
not provided.
Applicants must keep OLSAS informed of any
address changes during the admissions cycle.
OLSAS will inform the law schools of address
changes.
Applicants should indicate which address to use
after May 1.
Three phone numbers may be provided: cell,
permanent and alternate. An alternate phone number
is another phone number where the applicant can
be reached (e.g., business).
Applicants must provide an email address and ensure
that they keep OLSAS informed of any email address
change.
Once an application has been submitted, changes to the
address or email must be submitted using SAM.
Choices and Fees
The OLSAS application service fee is $195 plus a law
school application service fee of $90 for each law school
selection. All fees are non-refundable. The amount
paid must correctly reflect the number of law school
selections made.
The law school application fee, collected by OLSAS but
remitted directly to the institutions, assists the law schools
in covering a portion of the costs associated with the
admission assessment. Fees are determined by the number
of institutions, not by the number of programs selected
at each law school.
For information about waiving a law schools $90 fee,
applicants should consult the individual law schools
section in this booklet or contact the school directly.
Waivers must be approved prior to submitting the
application.
Each transcript request costs $12, with some exceptions.
All payments for applications must be received by OLSAS
no later than November 8, 2012, for applications to
first-year programs or by May 8, 2013, for applications
to upper-year programs. Law school authorizations for
fee waivers must be in place before the application is
submitted.
All fees are non-refundable. Applications will not
be forwarded to the universities until full payment has
been received by the OUAC. Partial payments will not
be accepted. Fees for withdrawn university choices are
not refunded.
Payment is part of the final Submit process and is
accepted by:
Credit card (MasterCard, VISA or American Express)
Cheque or money order (Note for international
applicants: International cheques, money orders
and bank drafts must be in Canadian funds, include
the bank address, and have the bank number, transit
number and account number encoded on the bottom
to be accepted.)
Online or telephone banking through selected
Canadian banks and credit unions. All payments
must be made in Canadian funds.
Travelex bank-to-bank transfer (for international
payments only). Applicants are able to pay the
Canadian dollar fees in the currency of their choice
using a simple and secure way of initiating a payment
electronically.

For more information about payments, visit the Methods
of Payment page at: www.ouac.on.ca/payments/.
Autobiographical Sketch
List details of employment, extracurricular activities,
awards, non-academic achievements, community
involvement and professional associations. Applicants
should list these activities under the following categories:
Full-time Employment; Part-time Employment; Volunteer
Activities; Extracurricular Activities; Academic Honours
and Achievements; Research/Publications; and Other.
Applicants should use discretion in deciding which
details to report. The duration and the nature of their
involvement in these activities should be indicated. For
Employment History, applicants should specify the name
of their employer, their job title and a short description
of the nature of the work involved. Applicants should
account for all years since the completion of secondary
school. OLSAS will arrange the sketch in the order
required by the law schools.
Applicants should take care in completing the
Autobiographical Sketch. All law schools use this
information when making admissions decisions. The
Autobiographical Sketch complements any personal
statement required. Please note: OLSAS cannot advise
applicants on the content of their sketch.
In order to ensure that full information is provided in
the Autobiographical Sketch, OLSAS recommends that
applicants:
a. consider and record (separate from the application)
all activities since secondary school, and then
b. complete the application by arranging these activities
into the categories listed above.
Applicants will be required to provide a numbered list
of contact persons for verification on the Verifiers form
(see below), as appropriate. Law schools reserve the
right to verify information in this section by consulting
these individuals.
Verifiers
For each activity mentioned in the Autobiographical
Sketch, applicants are required to provide the names,
addresses and telephone numbers of contact persons
who can verify their involvement in that activity (verifiers).
To associate a verifier with an activity, cite a number (in
brackets) beside each activity, then enter the contact
information for the appropriate verifier beside the cited
number on the verifiers list. Applicants may use the same
verifier for multiple activities.
Any activities that can be substantiated by academic
transcripts do not require verifiers (e.g., scholarships,
special commendations).
The law schools reserve the right to confirm the
information provided in these sections by consulting
the individuals whom applicants listed as verifiers.
Referees
Applicants may be required to ask individuals to provide a
current reference on their behalf using the Confidential
Reference Forms (also known as Referee Forms) that are
part of the application. It is important that these forms be
used, as they are numbered with an applicants personal
IT number and are labelled R1 and R2 for matching
purposes at OLSAS. Although not normally required, an
R3 form is available should a third reference be required
for the application type. All forms are identical, with no
specific questions, and can be used by either an academic
or non-academic referee.
Applicants are expected to select referees who have
extensive personal knowledge of them and are in a
position to make statements concerning their character,
personal qualities, academic capabilities and special
circumstances, if applicable. Please note: OLSAS cannot
advise applicants in selecting referees.
Only three Confidential Reference Forms may be used
by each applicant. If OLSAS receives more than three
reference forms or additional letters of reference, the
additional forms will not be forwarded to the law schools.
Applicants should avoid making changes to their referees
once their forms have been printed and distributed to the
referees, or once their applications have been submitted.
Reference forms from different referees than those stated
on the application will cause delays in processing and
could compromise applicant data. Use of reference forms
with no barcode is discouraged and will delay processing,
as the barcode is used to match referee information from
the OLSAS application.
If referee changes are unavoidable, applicants should
inform OLSAS using SAM, and should provide their
name, OUAC/OLSAS Reference Number and details of
the required change. OLSAS will then send replacement
reference forms via email.
Applicants should review the requirements of each law
school (see the Law School Requirements chart on pages
11 and 12 of this booklet) as the number and/or type of
reference (academic/non-academic) required will vary by
law school. The Confidential Reference Forms included as
part of the application must be forwarded to applicants
referees, who should, in turn, forward the completed
forms directly to OLSAS. These forms must be completed
in confidence by the referee and should not be made
available to the applicant. Referees are asked to attach
a separate letter of reference. OLSAS requires only one
copy from each referee, as these will be copied to all the
law schools to which an applicant has applied.
OLSAS will not accept collect (COD) courier deliveries
of these forms.
Once an application has been submitted, changes to
referee information must be submitted using SAM.
LSAT
Law School Admission Test (LSAT) results are normally
required for first-year admission purposes. Some law
schools require that the LSAT test be written by specific
dates.
Applicants must enter their Law School Admission Council
(LSAC) Account Number in the box provided in order
for OLSAS to retrieve their LSAT results. This nine-digit
identification number begins with an uppercase L
followed by eight numerals, and is assigned by LSAC.
Applicants who do not have this number at the time of
application should submit this information using SAM.
Applicants should enter their most recent LSAT score
and/or the date on which they plan to write the LSAT.
Applicants should inform OLSAS, using SAM, if these
dates should change.
Registration materials may be obtained at:
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
662 Penn Street
Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA 18940
Telephone: 215-968-1001
Email: lsacinfo@LSAC.org
Website: www.lsac.org
LSAT scores will be requested from LSAC after applications
have been received by OLSAS. As LSAC will provide
LSAT reports to OLSAS only if an applicant is a current
registrant, it is essential for applicants to determine the
status of their registration with LSAC. Applicants should
refer to the LSAC website for further information.
Additional LSAT Information
The LSAT registration fee includes up to five years of
score reporting to law schools that request an applicants
report. Applicants whose files with LSAC have expired
must contact LSAC directly to arrange for the file to
be reactivated. It is not necessary that the LSAT be
written prior to applying to OLSAS. Applicants should
see the Law School Requirements chart on pages 11 and
12 of this booklet for further details.
Please note: OLSAS does not normally begin processing
applications until late October. OLSAS cannot assume
responsibility for fees payable to LSAC in the event that
an applicants registration with the service expires before
the OUAC processes the file.
Institutions Attended
Applicants should record the last secondary school they
attended. Applicants should also list all postsecondary
institutions at which they have registered. This includes
community colleges/CEGEPs, universities, junior colleges,
graduate schools, and work taken on letter of permission,
on transfer or on an exchange program. Applicants
should select the institution from the Institution
Name drop-down list in the Institutions Attended
section, where possible. Applicants should choose the
main campus name even if they (have) attend(ed) an
alternate campus location. Applicants should enter the
year followed by the month in the From and To
boxes. Applicants should complete the remaining boxes
as appropriate.
Transcripts
Official transcripts are required for each university,
college, CEGEP, junior college, graduate school or other
postsecondary institution at which applicants have been
registered. This includes transcripts for work taken
on letter of permission, for transfer credit or on an
exchange program. OLSAS does not require International
Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced Placement (AP) transcripts.
To be official, transcripts must be sent directly from
the Registrars Office to OLSAS and be printed on the
institutions official transcript paper with the school seal
and/or bear the appropriate signatures. Photocopies are
not acceptable. OLSAS cannot accept undergraduate
transcripts provided by graduate departments or sent
directly from applicants.
Applicants who have attended or are attending a
university/college that does not issue transcripts must
arrange with the Registrar to provide OLSAS with an
official statement of attendance and degree granted.
Applicants should arrange with the Registrars Office(s) of
each university, college or CEGEP that they have attended
to send complete official transcript(s) of all course work
completed to date directly to OLSAS, 170 Research Lane,
Guelph ON N1G 5E2, by November 1, 2012 (first
year) or by May 1, 2013 (upper year). Only one copy
is required. Please note: It is not possible to notify
applicants of any outstanding transcripts at the time of
the deadline.
OLSAS is prepared to receive transcripts before receiving
a candidates application, but not before August 1, 2012.
Transcripts from an Ontario University or College
Applicants who have attended, or are currently enrolled
at, an Ontario university must use the OUAC Transcript
Request Form (TRF) in the application. Applicants who
have attended, or are currently enrolled at, an Ontario
college may use the TRF. By completing the TRF and
forwarding the appropriate fees, applicants authorize
the OUAC to arrange for their official transcripts to be
sent to OLSAS; applicants need not contact the Registrars
Office directly.
Exceptions:
1. Applicants cannot use the TRF to order transcripts
from the Royal Military College of Canada.
2. Requests for transcripts from the following divisions or
programs at the University of Toronto must be made
directly to that division: Additional Qualifications
Program (AQ) at OISE; Continuing Studies; Toronto
School of Theology; and Woodsworth Pre-University
Program. If you attend/have attended one of these
departments or programs, and require assistance
with your online transcript request, please contact
OLSAS at 519-823-1063.
3. Requests for the following York University transcripts
must be made directly to that department: York
University English Language Institute (YUELI) and
Schulich Executive Education. Requests for transcripts
from either Continuing Studies or Continuing
Education must be made to the Division of Continuing
Education. Requests for Additional Qualification (AQ)
courses taken after 1993 must be made to Research
and Field Development, Faculty of Education. If you
attend/have attended one of these departments
or programs, and require assistance with your
online transcript request, please contact OLSAS at
519-823-1063.
Note: Algoma University is a former affiliate campus of
Laurentian University. If you are a Laurentian-Algoma
student or graduate, please request transcripts from
Laurentian. All students admitted during or after 2009
are Algoma University students.
Receipt of the TRF by the appropriate deadlines satisfies
the transcript deadline requirement.
Transcripts requested at the time of application will not
include the current years results.
The OUAC will not be responsible for the refusal of
any institution to provide transcripts (e.g., delinquent
accounts, incorrect identification). Should an institution
not provide the transcript, the OUAC will notify the
applicant. If applicants do not resolve such issues in a
timely manner, the law schools will not consider these
transcripts upon their release.
Assessment of International Academic Credentials
Applicants who have undertaken undergraduate studies
outside of Canada and the United States must have their
transcript assessed by World Education Services (WES) or
an equivalent service. Applicants who have undertaken
graduate studies outside of Canada and the United States
are not required to have their transcript assessed by WES
or an equivalent service, although such assessment may
be requested. Candidates from the National Committee of
Accreditation will not be required to have their transcripts
assessed by WES or an equivalent service. Credentialing
assessment means converting academic credentials
into their Ontario educational equivalents. If the WES
assessment includes a copy of the official transcript, the
applicant is not required to request this transcript from
their registrar.
Applicants should request that a course-by-course
evaluation be reported for their grades. The assessment
will not be valid without an overall GPA. However, the
admissions committees of the law schools reserve the
right to apply their own evaluation. WES evaluations
must be sent directly to OLSAS by WES, and must be
received by the application deadline, November 1, 2012.
Please note: OLSAS will continue to convert grades of
courses taken at accredited universities in the United
States and applicants do not require a WES assessment.
In addition, applicants are not required to obtain a WES
assessment for courses taken as part of an exchange
program, as long as transfer credits for these courses
appears on the home university transcript.
To contact WES by telephone, call 416-972-0070 or
toll-free 1-866-343-0070, or visit their website at:
www.wes.org/ca/.
Transcripts for Course Work for the Current
Academic Year for First-Year Applicants
First-year applicants who complete courses in December
2012 are required to send their fall 2012 marks to OLSAS
by February 1, 2013. All applicants submitting fall grades
must provide an official transcript using the methods
indicated above.
Final Transcripts
Final, official transcripts (which should include all
current-year course work and degree conferral details)
must be submitted by those who have received an
offer of admission or who have a decision pending, by
June 30, 2013.
Please note that applicants who attend an Ontario
university must use the OUAC Transcript Request
Form (TRF) Professional Division to order
transcripts. Applicants can access this form by
logging in to their submitted application using
their user ID and password, and then selecting the
appropriate link.
Upper-year Applicants
No admission decisions will be made until a final, official
transcript is received. These transcripts are required by
June 30, 2013. If a transcript is not available at that time,
applicants should advise the law schools to which they
have applied.
School Number
of
Students
Admitted
in 2011
Number of
Applicants
in 2012
Academic
Year
Part-time
Half-time
Extended-time
Minimum
Undergraduate
Academic
Requirements
LSAT Academic
Minimums
Personal
Statements
Referee Forms
(Letters of
Reference)
Programs Categories Other
Lakehead n/a n/a n/a Three years or
more.
Undergraduate
program
completion is
preferred.
Test must be taken on, or
after, June 2008.
No minimum LSAT score.
Highest score used the
weight given to the
LSAT varies depending
on the fulllment of
other elements of the
application.
Overall academic
standing of B+/75%
with an A-/80% in
the last two years
of study at the
undergraduate
level.
Required
from all
applicants.
Two letters of
reference are
required: one
academic and
one may be
non-academic.
J.D. General
Access
Aboriginal
Applicants applying under the Aboriginal category are
required to submit a letter of status from either a band
council or Aboriginal organization to support their
application under this category.
For the Access category, corroborative documents are
required to be submitted.
Osgoode
(York)
290 3,136 Extended-time J.D. three
years or more.
June 2008
Highest score.
Most successful
applicants have a
cumulative GPA of
A-.
Required
from all
applicants.
Two required
(academic and/or
non-academic).
J.D.
J.D./M.B.A.
J.D./M.E.S.
J.D./M.A. (Phil.)
J.D./Extended
J.D./BCL (2
nd
year
entry program)
General
Aboriginal
Applicants at least 26 years of age and without three years
of university studies should refer to the General Academic
Requirement section.
Required: TOEFL; separate letter requesting J.D./ Extended
J.D./M.B.A. must apply concurrently to the Schulich School
of Business
J.D./MES must apply concurrently to the Faculty of
Environmental Studies
J.D./M.A. (Phil) must apply concurrently to the York Faculty
of Graduate Studies. (For more information refer to p.g. 19,
Joint Program Options.)
All applicants who wish to be considered for scholarships and
awards must complete the online Financial Statement form.
Ottawa
(English)
300 3,100 Half-time Three years or
more.
Undergraduate
program
completion
is strongly
encouraged.
June 2007
No set minimum.
Highest score.
* See note in Other
column.
Most successful
applicants have a
cumulative GPA of
A-.
Required
from all
applicants.
Two required by all;
at least one from an
academic source.
J.D.
J.D./M.A.
J.D./M.B.A.
Canadian &
American Dual J.D.
PDC (Combined J.D./
LL.L.)
General
Special
Circumstances
Access
Mature
Aboriginal
Proof of Aboriginal status.
Mature applicants must also submit an up-to-date resum or
curriculum vitae (C.V.) along with the Personal Statement;
therefore, applicants should not use the Personal Statement
as a C.V.
* The weight given to the LSAT will vary according to the
other elements of each applicants le.
Ottawa
(Franais)
60 253 Mi-temps Au moins trois
annes.
* Voir la
colonne
Autre .
La termination
du premier
cycle est
fortement
recommand.
Non-requis Les personnes
admises ont
gnralement une
moyenne pondre
cumulative de
A- .
Requis de
tous les
candidats.
Deux requises de
tous les candidats
dont au moins
une de source
acadmique.
J.D.
J.D./M.A. (M.A. en
anglais)
J.D./M.B.A.
Le programme
de double grades
J.D. canadien et
amricain (English,
USA)
PDC (formation
conjointe J.D./LL.L.)
Gnral
Circonstances
spciales
Accs
Adulte
Autochtone
Preuve dappartenance un groupe autochtone.
Les tudiants de la catgorie adulte doivent soumettre
un resum ou curriculum vitae (C.V.) jour, ainsi que
la dclaration personnelle, ils et elles nutilisent pas la
dclaration personnelle comme leur C.V.
* Les candidatures exceptionnelles seront considres aprs
deux annes dtudes.
Queens 165 2,686 Part-time
(up to 5 spaces
available)
Three years or
more.
Completion of
undergraduate
degree is
preferred and
is required
for combined
programs.
June 2007
Highest score.
Most successful
applicants have
a cumulative
undergraduate
average of A-.
Required
from all
applicants.
General category:
Two required, at
least one must be
academic.
Aboriginal and
Access categories:
Two required, one
academic, one non-
academic.
J.D.
J.D. Parttime
J.D./M.B.A.
M.I.R./J.D.
M.P.A./J.D.
M.A. (Econ)/J.D.
General
Aboriginal
Access
(includes
disadvantaged,
disabled
and mature
applicants)
i. TOEFL required for applicants who are not uent in
English
ii. Aboriginal and Access: corroborative documentation
required for basis of claim
iii. Access Mature applicants must provide a current resum
iv. Combined program applicants must apply to OLSAS for
J.D. admission and to the relevant graduate program for
the graduate admission at http://www.queensu.ca/sgs/
forstudents/application.html.
The following chart gives an overview of the programs. Refer to each institutions requirements
for full information.
Note: Failure to submit documentation required by an individual law school will make your
application incomplete at that institution.
Law School Requirements First Year
The following chart gives an overview of the programs. Refer to each institutions requirements
for full information.
Note: Failure to submit documentation required by an individual law school will make your
application incomplete at that institution.
Law School Requirements First Year
School Number of
Students
Admitted
in 2011
Number of
Applicants
in 2012
Academic
Year
Part-time
Half-time
Extended-time
Minimum
Undergraduate
Academic
Requirements
LSAT Academic
Minimums
Personal
Statements
Referee Forms
(Letters of
Reference)
Programs Categories Other
Toronto 199 1,892 Half-time Three years. Almost
all admitted
applicants have
completed a
four-year degree.
Test must be taken
on or after June
2009.
All applicants
92
nd
percentile.
Highest score.
See the admissions
website for further
details.
A- on best
three full-time
undergraduate
years.
(Please refer
to the detailed
information on
the admissions
website.)
Required from
all applicants.
References are
not required and,
if submitted, will
not necessarily
form part of the
applicants le
at the time of
review if the le is
otherwise complete
and ready for
consideration by
the Admissions
Committee.
J.D.
J.D. Halftime
J.D./M.B.A.
J.D./M.A. (Crim)
J.D./M.A. (Eco)
J.D./Ph.D. (Eco)
J.D./M.A. (Eng)
J.D./M.I.St.
J.D./M.G.A
J.D./M.A. (European,
Russian & Eurasian)
J.D./Ph.D. (Phil)
J.D./Ph.D. (Poli Sc)
J.D./M.S.W.
J.D./Cert. Environmental
Studies
J.D./Jewish Studies
J.D./M.P.P.
J.D./Cert Aboriginal
Legal Studies
J.D./Cert Sexual
Diversity Studies
Regular
Mature
Aboriginal
Mature applicants are required to submit a
resum.
Western 165 2,642 Extended-time Three years or more
is preferred.
June 2008
General:
80
th
percentile.
Discretionary: 65
th

Percentile.
Highest score.
Most successful
applicants have a
cumulative GPA of
A-.
Required from
all applicants.
General: Two one
academic required.
Access: Two one
academic required.
Mature &
Aboriginal:
Two references
required.
J.D.
J.D./M.B.A.
J.D./Extended
General
Aboriginal
Access
Mature
TOEFL required for applicants who are not uent
in English.
Letter requesting Extended-time Program.
Access: Corroborative documents required.
Mature: Resum.
J.D./M.B.A. must apply concurrently to the Richard
Ivey School of Business: www.ivey.uwo.ca.
Windsor 160
(J.D.)
60
(J.D./J.D.)
2,251
(J.D.)
619
(J.D./J.D.)
Half-time Three years or more
is preferred. Most
successful applicants
have completed
an undergraduate
degree. Canadian &
American Dual J.D.
program requires
the completion of
an undergraduate
degree by the
beginning of August
in the year of entry.
June 2006 Please refer to our
seven criteria.
Personal Prole
is required from
every applicant.
One academic
reference form and
one non-academic
reference form.
J.D.
J.D. Halftime
Canadian & American
Dual J.D.
M.S.W./J.D.
M.B.A./J.D.
General
Aboriginal
A Supplemental Application form is required for
the Canadian & American Dual J.D. program.
The Half-time program requires an additional
application statement.
Introduction
Lakehead University welcomes its inaugural class to the
newest Faculty of Law in Ontario in over 42 years. The
Law degree program adheres to the core curriculum
requirements established by the Federation of Law
Societies of Canada, as adopted by the Law Society
of Upper Canada. Additionally, the program provides
particular curricular focus in areas that are integral to
rural, remote, and northern practice: entrepreneurship,
in preparation for sole and small firm practice; aspects
of Canadian law that produce a differential impact on
Aboriginal peoples; and natural resource law.
Offered at the Thunder Bay campus, the Juris Doctor (J.D.)
program is designed to produce skilled graduates who
are able to work both independently and as productive
members of a legal team; demonstrate excellent
communication and problem-solving abilities; are socially
responsible citizens; and are able to work effectively and
ethically within the Canadian legal system. Each cohort
of students admitted to Lakehead Universitys Faculty
of Law will be studying within an environment in which
issues affecting northern and rural life are considered
integral parts of the curriculum. The first-year class will
consist of 55 students.
Admissions Criteria
The Faculty of Laws Admissions Committee uses a
holistic approach to reviewing applications, taking
into consideration a number of factors in addition to
grades and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) results.
Applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, who
have demonstrated academic ability and good potential
for success, will be selected.
Academic Requirements
To be considered for admission, applicants must have
successfully completed a minimum of three years
of full-time undergraduate studies at a recognized
university. Preference will be given to applicants with an
undergraduate degree. Applicants may apply in the third
or final year of their undergraduate degree program.
An overall academic standing of B+/75% is required
with an A-/80% in the last two years of study at the
undergraduate level.
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
All applicants are required to take the Law School
Admission Test (LSAT). The LSAT is administered several
times throughout the year in a number of locations across
Canada and the United States. For additional information
about upcoming test dates and registration for the LSAT,
visit: www.lsac.org. It is not necessary to apply to the
Faculty of Law prior to registering for the LSAT.
Lakehead University does not set a minimum LSAT score.
The weight given to the LSAT varies depending on the
fulfillment of other elements of the application.
Applicants must take the LSAT no later than February
2013. However, in order to have the score reports
available for the first round of offers, applicants are
highly encouraged to write the LSAT no later than
December 2012. If applicants complete the LSAT more
than once, the highest test result reported by the Law
School Admission Service in the year of application is
used for admission. LSAT scores within the past five years
may be used (back to 2008).
Personal Statement
All applicants must complete the Personal Statement
with their OLSAS application. The Personal Statement
provides applicants with the opportunity to demonstrate
to the Admissions Committee their strengths, capabilities
and achievements that distinguish them as a desirable
applicant to the Faculty of Law at Lakehead University.
The Personal Statement can include information about
what led the applicant to make the decision to apply
to study law, preparedness for the study of law, future
aspirations once graduated from law, as well as the
applicants particular interest in Lakehead University
and the Faculty of Law. Applicants may wish to include
information about any anomalies with their academic
performance, highlight non-academic achievements,
and any special circumstances that have contributed to,
or adversely affected, their academic and non-academic
success.
The members of the Admissions Committee will consider
the Personal Statement in the context of the rest of the
application. It must be authored entirely by the applicant
and must not exceed 8,000 characters in length.
Lakehead University
Faculty of Law
References
All applicants must provide at least two letters of
reference: one academic and one may be non-academic;
however, two academic references are preferred.
Applicants should carefully consider the selection of
their referees. Referees should have extensive personal
knowledge of the applicant in order to make statements
concerning the applicants character, personal qualities,
academic competencies, employment performance,
volunteer contributions and other areas that may be of
interest to the Admissions Committee.
Letters of reference must be confidential and submitted
directly by the referee to OLSAS. Applicants should
arrange for their referees to use the OLSAS Confidential
Reference Forms that are provided with the application.
Transcripts
Official transcripts are required for all postsecondary
institutions attended, including transcripts from studies
as a visiting or exchange student. All transcripts are to
be ordered by the applicant and sent directly to OLSAS
from the host institution.
Language Proficiency
An excellent command of spoken and written English is
essential for success. Applicants whose native language
is not English, and who cannot verify having studied in
an English language school system for more than three
(3) full years, will be required to present proof of English
language proficiency by achieving appropriate standing
on one of the following tests:
TOEFL (internet-based)
Minimum Score: 103
Minimum Individual Scores: Writing 28, Speaking
28, Reading 24, Listening 23
IELTS
Minimum Score: 7
Minimum Individual Scores: Writing 7, Speaking 7,
Reading 6.5, Listening 6.5
Foreign and Private Universities
Applicants educated outside of Canada or the United
States, who have obtained a degree, or are working
towards the completion of an undergraduate degree
from a foreign country, must have all official transcripts
translated (if applicable) and evaluated by World
Education Services (WES) or an equivalent service. A
course-by-course evaluation specifying Canadian
degree, grade and credit hour equivalency is required.
Applicants are responsible for the costs associated with
the evaluation and any translation required.
Application Categories
There are three major categories of admission in the first
year of the J.D. program: General, Aboriginal and Access.
General Applicants
The General category is to be used by all applicants to
the first-year J.D. program, unless applicants feel that
they qualify to apply under the Access or Aboriginal
(First Nations, Mtis and Inuit) categories.
Aboriginal (First Nations, Mtis and Inuit)
Applicants
Lakehead University is committed to increasing Aboriginal
peoples access to legal education. Applications from
Aboriginal peoples are welcomed and encouraged.
Under the Aboriginal category, applicants must be
of indigenous ancestry, First Nations, Mtis or Inuit.
Aboriginal applicants may apply under the General
category if desired. Aboriginal applicants are required
to submit a letter of status from either a band council
or Aboriginal organization to support their application
under this category. Aboriginal applicants are requested
to outline in their personal statement their relationship
to their community, including how they have contributed
to, are connected to, and identify with, their community.
Access Category
Lakehead encourages applications from candidates with
diverse backgrounds or experiences. The Admissions
Committee will consider an applicant whose academic
performance has been significantly affected, delayed
or interrupted by some proven disadvantage under the
Access category. The barriers may include, but are not
limited to, cultural, financial, and physical or learning
disabilities. Applicants are required to describe how the
disadvantage has affected their academic record as part
of the Personal Profile, and must provide supporting
references and documentation. Mature applicants in the
Access category should provide a detailed resum of their
previous and current work, and other related experience.
Application Procedures
All applications must be submitted to OLSAS.
The application deadline for the J.D. program is
November 1, 2012. Applicants must ensure their
application materials and supporting documentation
are sent to OLSAS. Applications that are incomplete will
not be considered. All files must contain the following:
1. OLSAS application
2. Official transcripts for all postsecondary institutions
attended
3. Personal statement
4. Official LSAT scores
5. References
6. Supporting evidence, where necessary
Inquiries
Please direct all OLSAS-related inquiries directly to
OLSAS (i.e., submission of applications or the receipt of
documents) at:
Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC)
Telephone: 519-823-1063
Website: www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/
Information regarding the program and admission
requirements should be directed to Lakehead
University:
Telephone: 807-343-8500
Email: law@lakeheadu.ca
In Person or by Mail:
Faculty of Law
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
To learn more about Lakehead Universitys Faculty of Law,
please visit: http://law.lakeheadu.ca.
Introduction
Founded in 1889 and now one of the largest common-law
law schools in the nation, York Universitys Osgoode Hall
Law School has led the most important developments in
Canadian legal education. Our commitment to excellence,
along with our leadership role in legal education and
research, and our belief in the essential role of law in
society, make Osgoode a truly great law school.
Our internationally recognized, full-time faculty members
are the strongest in the country. Our adjunct professors,
primarily drawn from the Toronto Bar, are also gifted
teachers and practitioners. Together, we are an engaged
community with professors and students encouraging a
positive and supportive learning environment through
interaction inside and outside the classroom.
Our diverse and talented student body embodies a variety
of academic, social, cultural and work experiences that
add to the richness of our Juris Doctor (J.D.) program.
Unparalleled in Canada, our program spans the spectrum
in terms of range, coverage and diversity of perspectives.
For greater detail about our faculty, students and
programs, including our Clinical Intensive and Exchange
programs, visit: www.osgoode.yorku.ca.
We take enormous pride in the accomplishments of our
15,000 alumni who include Chief Justices, judges, cabinet
members, legal professionals and academics, as well as
business and community leaders. Our graduates personify
the spirit of service to society articulated in our motto,
Through Law to Justice.
Mission Statement
Osgoode Hall Law Schools admissions policy and
procedure stress excellence and equity. We admit an
outstanding class of students whose academic abilities,
varied experiences and sustained engagement make a
continuing social and intellectual contribution to the law
school, the legal profession and the community.
Our admissions policy identifies a diverse and exceptional
group of students with a commitment to excellence,
demonstrated through academic and other contributions
to society. Together with our renowned faculty and
dedicated staff, these students form a vibrant intellectual
community that contributes to Osgoodes international
reputation for leadership in legal education, thoughtful
and creative scholarship, and the promotion of social
justice. We encourage our students, as part of their
education, to be critically aware of, and intimately
involved in, access to justice and the advancement of
the public interest. Through diverse career paths, our
students develop into leaders in all areas of professional
and public life.
Osgoodes historical and contemporary role in diversifying
and reshaping the legal profession is second to
none. Our admissions policy recognizes, fosters and
celebrates excellence and equity. We consider academic
and LSAT results, significant achievements, and the
ways in which social inequality affects students with
a demonstrated capacity who wish to pursue a legal
education. Our admissions policy encourages students to
identify any barriers that they face in seeking to enter
the legal profession. We place a priority on opening
doors to communities that traditionally have been
under-represented in the legal profession. In creating
each class we look for those who can demonstrate not
only intellectual achievement, but also a passion for
learning and service. We welcome applications from
individuals who have demonstrated, through the length
and quality of their non-academic experience, an ability
to successfully complete the J.D. program.
First-Year Applicants
General Applicants
The General category is to be used by all applicants to
the first year J.D. program (or one of the joint programs)
unless applicants feel that they qualify to apply in the
Aboriginal category.
General Academic Requirement
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must ordinarily
have successfully completed a minimum of three full
years at a recognized university in a program leading
to a degree (90 credit hours of study).
Admission decisions are made on the basis of a holistic
assessment of the entire file (in line with the objectives
of Osgoodes Admission Policy, as stated in the Mission
Statement), successful applicants generally have an A-
average overall and an LSAT in the 80
th
percentile, or
better.
Osgoode Hall Law School of
York University
Significantly stronger results either on the LSAT or the
CGPA may compensate for a less competitive LSAT or
CGPA.
Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. As such,
we encourage applicants to take the LSAT before the
February test date. In addition, applicants should note
that decisions may be made before final transcripts are
issued.
The above requirements are for eligibility purposes only.
Meeting them does not assure admission.
Applicants With Less Than Three Years of
University
Osgoode welcomes applications from individuals who
have demonstrated, through the length and quality of
their non academic experience, an ability to successfully
complete the J.D. program.
Applicants who have not attended university or have
less than three years of university (as of June 1 of the
year of admission), and are at least 26 years of age (as
of September 1 of the year of admission), and have a
minimum of five years of non-academic experience are
eligible to apply.
Minimum age and non-academic experience must be met
as of September 1 of the year of admission.
Aboriginal Canadian Applicants
Osgoode Hall Law School is concerned that Aboriginal
people do not have substantial representation in the
legal profession and, accordingly, strongly encourage
applications from such candidates.
The Admissions Committees decision to admit a
candidate ultimately depends on its judgment of the
candidates ability to successfully complete law school.
Applicants must provide some form of documentation
that corroborates their identification with and connection
to their Aboriginal community.
Osgoode Hall Law School endorses the Program of
Legal Studies for Native People at the University of
Saskatchewan, which provides a law school preparation
program during the summer preceding the first year of
the J.D. program.
At times the Committee may determine they have
insufficient evidence to definitively decide whether
an offer of admission can be made. In such a case,
admission to Osgoode Hall Law School may be made
conditional upon successful completion of the Program
of Legal Studies for Native People. Applicants who
are offered a non-conditional acceptance are not
required by Osgoode to complete the summer program
at Saskatchewan as a condition of entry into first year.
For more information about the Program of Studies for
Native People, interested applicants are encouraged
to write to the Native Law Centre at the University of
Saskatchewan.
All applicants to first year are required to take the Law
School Admission Test (LSAT). Osgoode considers an
applicants highest result as reported by the Law School
Admission Service in the year of application. LSAT scores
for the past five years (i.e., back to, and including, June
2008) may be used. All applicants must complete the
LSAT no later than February 2013.
Personal Statement
All applicants must complete the Application
Supplemental Information and Personal Statement.
The purpose of the Personal Statement is to provide
information to the Admissions Committee that will assist
in making an informed and thoughtful decision about
their application (see the Personal Statement section
on page 18 for details).
Confidential References
All applicants must provide at least two letters of
reference (academic or non-academic). At least one
academic letter is preferred.
Applicants should select referees who have extensive
personal knowledge of them and are in a position to
make statements concerning their character, personal
qualities, academic capabilities, performance in an
employment and/or volunteer capacity, and special
circumstances, if applicable.
Letters of reference must be confidential and must be
submitted directly by the referee to OLSAS.
Transcripts
Official transcripts are required for all postsecondary
study and must be sent directly to OLSAS from the
institution.
Applicants must ensure foreign credentials are the
equivalent to a recognized Canadian university degree
before applying.
An evaluation of foreign credentials (based on a
course-by-course assessment) specifying Canadian degree,
grade and credit hour equivalency from the World
Education Services (WES) is required. In addition, English
proficiency at a minimum 95 iBT or 7.0 IELTS is required.
Extended-time Program
The Extended-time Program allows a limited number of
students whose life circumstances prevent them from
engaging in a full-time study program to reduce their
courses to approximately half the normal required course
load. The decision to admit students to the first year
of the Extended-time Program is made only after they
have been found admissible to Osgoode on a full-time
basis. Upon acceptance of their place in the J.D. program,
students seeking admission to this program should submit
a statement to the Admissions Committee as soon as
possible, explaining why they are unable to carry a full
course load. Students in upper years may apply to enter
the Extended-time Program at any time in their law
studies by submitting a written request to the Assistant
Dean (Recruitment, Admissions and Career Development).
The Admissions Committee believes such rationales
would include, but not be limited to: pregnancy and
childbirth; family obligations such as child care or care
of elderly, ill or disabled family members; temporary
or long-term student illness or disability; and extreme
financial hardship. Decisions will normally be made in July.
Personal Statement
All applicants must complete the Application
Supplemental Information and Personal Statement.
The purpose of the Personal Statement is to provide
information to the Admissions Committee that will assist
in making an informed and thoughtful decision on the
application.
Note: Aspects of the application will need to be
corroborated. Applicants should provide the names
and contact information of references for the activities
listed in the autobiographical sketch. In addition to
these verifiers, applicants should provide, as necessary,
medical documentation, proof of economic difficulties or
of performance considerations. Letters from individuals
with a precise knowledge of the applicants circumstances
as discussed in the personal statement are acceptable.
The Personal Statement consists of two parts: Part A
and Part B. All applicants must complete Part A. Part B
is optional and should only be answered if one or more
of the following considerations apply:
Equity
Equity factors relate to systemic barriers to equal access
to educational opportunities that candidates face.
Most often, barriers giving rise to equity concerns will
take the form of substantial discrimination on grounds
recognized in the Ontario Human Rights Code or
Osgoodes Equality Resolution (race, ancestry, place of
origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, political
orientation, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation,
family status or disability).
Economic disadvantage is also an equity factor because
it gives rise to systemic barriers to equal access to
educational opportunities.
Examples of candidates experiences:
Growing up in family circumstances that are not
conducive to educational achievement (e.g., family
size, level of parental education, quality of support
or other factors)
Growing up in a lowincome community or household
Living with physical, psychological, sensory or learning
disabilities
Overcoming substance abuse issues
Working substantial hours in paid employment
while a full-time student, as required by economic
circumstances
Facing discrimination or other barriers to higher
education because of your status as a recent
immigrant to Canada
Undertaking personal caregiving or other unpaid
responsibilities, as required by family and/or economic
circumstances
Work or Life Experience
For some applicants, work or life experience, rather than
academic achievement, is the best indicator of their
suitability and capacity for legal education. For example,
this would apply to candidates who:
did not pursue any postsecondary education; or
have been out of an academic environment for many
years.
Such candidates may wish to highlight the ways in which
their experiences demonstrate that they possess the skills
necessary to succeed in law school.
Achieving leadership roles at work
Managing the demands of fulltime parenting
Overcoming personal adversities
Demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning
Making significant contributions to work or
community, whether paid or unpaid
Performance Considerations
Circumstances or non-academic commitments that have
negatively affected a portion of an applicants academic
performance will be taken into consideration.
Significant involvement in student government or
high-level sports
Significant health issues
Lack of accommodation for a disability that impeded
LSAT performance
Illness/death of a parent or close family member
Diversity
Osgoode aspires to admit an entering class that is enriched
by contributions from perspectives and experiences that
fully reflect the diversity of the Canadian population.
Diversity factors extend beyond equity factors to include
considerations that may not be related to systemic
barriers to equal access to education.
Particular attention will be paid to exceptional personal
characteristics or experiences that are under-represented
in the Osgoode student body or in the legal profession.
Place of residence (e.g., where one lived as a child)
Languages understood and spoken
Cultural background
Religious or conscientious beliefs
Age
Other special skills, talents or experiences that have
produced a distinct intellectual perspective
Joint Program Options
J.D./M.B.A. Joint Program
Osgoode Hall Law School, in conjunction with York
Universitys Schulich School of Business, offers a four-year
program leading to a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business
Administration (J.D./M.B.A.) degree. A three-year study
option is also available. This option requires the student
to begin the program in the summer term in the M.B.A.,
and condense years one and two to 16 months of
continuous study. Students in the four-year joint program
spend their first year in either the Law School or the
School of Business, their second year in the first year of
the other program and the remaining two years taking
courses in both programs.
Successful applicants are asked to select the program
in which they prefer to commence their studies. While
such preferences are given utmost consideration, the
faculties of both schools reserve the right to designate
initial programs. Applicants for the joint program must
apply separately and satisfy the entrance requirements
of each program, including the writing of the Law School
Admission Test (LSAT) and the Graduate Management
Admission Test (GMAT). For more detailed information
about the program and Schulich application process and
deadlines, please visit the Schulich School of Business
website at www.schulich.yorku.ca or call 416-736-5060.
J.D./M.E.S. Joint Program
The joint Juris Doctor/Master in Environmental Studies
(J.D./M.E.S.) program, offered by Osgoode Hall Law
School and the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES),
was established in 1974. It is the first and only program
of its kind in Canada. The purpose of the joint program
is to encourage integration of these two critical fields
and to prepare students for a range of opportunities
in environmental affairs, law or planning. This unique
program brings together one of Canadas premier law
schools with one of its most innovative environmental
studies faculties. The program draws upon Osgoodes
recognized strength in social justice, environmental
planning, and Aboriginal law, as well as the Faculty
of Environmental Studies acclaimed leadership in
interdisciplinary environmental education.
The joint program requires a minimum of three and
two thirds years of full-time study, including full-time
registration during the fall, winter and spring/summer
academic terms. Students may commence their studies
either at FES or Osgoode. In year one, students will
register full time in one faculty and complete the first
year of that facultys program. In year two they complete
the first year program at the other faculty. During years
three and four they register full time at Osgoode during
the fall and winter terms. They spend the summer after
year three at FES, working on their M.E.S. degree.
Students must apply and be admitted separately to the
M.E.S. and J.D. programs, indicating their interest in the
joint program on their applications. Upon admission
to both faculties, students are admitted automatically
to the joint program. For more information about the
J.D./M.E.S. program, visit: www.osgoode.yorku.
ca/programs/jd-program/upper-year-program/
joint-combined-programs.
J.D./M.A. in Philosophy Dual Program
The joint Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Philosophy
(J.D./M.A.) program, offered by Osgoode Hall Law School
and the Department of Philosophy at York University,
provides students with the opportunity to develop
skills and acquire knowledge at the intersection of the
naturally related disciplines of law and philosophy. It
is the only program of its kind in Canada, and draws
on Osgoodes existing strength in legal theory and the
Department of Philosophys recognized strength in moral,
political, and legal philosophy. The program is ideal for
students who wish to pursue either further post-graduate
study and ultimately an academic career, or opportunities
in a variety of careers in legal practice.
Students must apply, meet the admission requirements,
and be admitted separately to both the J.D. and M.A.
programs, indicating their interest in the dual program.
In the first year of the program students will complete
the first year of the J.D. program. In the second year
they will enter the M.A. program on a full-time basis
and complete the coursework component of the M.A.
degree. In the third and fourth years students will return
to the J.D. program, but also take an additional graduate
course in philosophy, as well as complete a major research
paper on some topic at the intersection of law and
philosophy, jointly supervised by a faculty member in the
law program and a faculty member in the philosophy
program. Successful completion of the dual program
will be validated by the issuance of two degrees, one
for the J.D. and one for the M.A., and transcripts issued
in relation to the two programs will include a clear
statement of the nature of the dual program.
For more information about the J.D./M.A. program,
visit www.osgoode.yorku.ca/programs/jd-program/
upper-year-program/joint-combined-programs, or contact
one of the programs directors: Prof. Michael Giudice
(giudice@yorku.ca) or Prof. Francois Tanguay Renaud
(FTanguay-Renaud@osgoode.yorku.ca).
J.D. (Osgoode)/BCL (Universit de
Montral, Facult de Droit)
Osgoode Hall Law School and the Universit de Montral,
Facult de Droit have established a program for the
granting of the Osgoode degree in common law and
the Montral degree in civil law for law graduates from
either institution. An Osgoode J.D. graduate is given
two years advanced standing toward the Montral civil
law degree and, on successful completion of one year
of study in civil law at lUniversit de Montral, will be
awarded the Montral J.D. degree. Likewise, a Montral
graduate is granted two years advanced standing at
Osgoode and can obtain the Osgoode J.D. degree with
one year of study. Applicants apply to their faculty in
their third year of study, for consideration to complete
their fourth year at either Osgoode or Montral. In their
fourth year at either school, students must complete,
on a full-time basis, a number of first-year courses, and
then have the option to enroll in a variety of upper-year
courses. Students selected to this program will receive
bursary funding and may also be eligible for a travel
subsidy (this funding is subject to confirmation each year
from the Department of Justice).
Student Financial Services
Osgoode Hall Law School continues to expand and
strengthen financial assistance for its students. Our
primary objective is to ensure that all students who are
admitted to the Law School have the necessary support
systems in place to complete their studies. Student
financial assistance programs are an important part of
Student Services at Osgoode. The 20132014 tuition for
students entering the J.D. program in September of 2013
is estimated to be $19,500, plus ancillary fees (subject to
Board of Governors approval).
1. Numerous Awards Including Scholarships,
Bursaries and Prizes at Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is proud of its numerous
awards and is indebted to the generosity of many
donors, alumni, friends, law firms and corporations.
Financial assistance funding at Osgoode has been
buoyed by the Ontario governments matching
gift program. Today, Osgoode is pleased to have a
substantial total award endowment dedicated to
students who require financial assistance. Osgoode
offers students numerous entrance scholarships
on the basis of academic excellence and financial
need. All students who apply to Osgoode Hall Law
School are automatically eligible to be considered
for all scholarships and awards, provided that
they have completed the mandatory Online
Financial Statement along with the application to
law school. Scholarships range in size from a few
thousand dollars to our most prestigious, renewable
entrance scholarships, valued at $30,000 over three
years of study. Applicants may review all of our
awards on the Osgoode Financial Services website:
www.osgoode.yorku.ca/programs/
jd-program/financial-services/.
2. An On-site Financial Services Office that Provides
Support and Advice
Osgoode has a fully staffed Student Financial
Services Office that is responsible for the ongoing
development and administration of Osgoodes
student financial assistance programs. We offer
advice with respect to student government loan
programs (for instance, OSAP) plus student lines of
credit, both of which are requirements for application
to our Bursary Program. As well, the Law School is
pleased to offer personal financial guidance and
assistance to all students with financial concerns.

The staff are pleased to meet with students and
advise them of their individual options and can
be reached by phone at 416-650-8132 or by
email at financialservices@osgoode.yorku.ca.
3. Comprehensive Bursary Program
Osgoode fully understands the increasing financial
shortfalls and mounting debt that students entering
law school face today. For this reason, in 20132014,
we anticipate awarding more than $3 million in
bursaries to students with financial need. The
advantage of bursaries is that they are non-repayable
and will therefore prove helpful in offsetting student
debt. Numerous bursaries are available to students
on the basis of documented financial need. Students
apply online for bursaries in early September and
allocations are made in November. Decisions are
made based on a variety of individual circumstances,
including accumulated educational debt, interest
payments, dependants, medical and other living
expenses. It is estimated that the maximum bursaries
available for a first-year student in 2013-2014
may be as high as $10,000 for those students
documenting the highest level of financial need.

If applicants are ineligible for a student government
loan and/or for a student line of credit, with
proper documentation proving they have been
turned down, they may apply for an Osgoode
Bursary. Osgoode believes it offers its students the
very best in student financial assistance programs.
4. An Expanded Bursary Initiative
Students entering Osgoode in the fall of 2013, can take
advantage of our Early Bursary Notification Program
that allows Osgoode, at the time of acceptance,
to conservatively estimate the amount of bursary
funding that may be awarded. In order to access
this program, applicants must complete the Online
Financial Statement at the time of their application
to law school and must have accumulated educational
debt. Early information about bursary funding will
allow applicants to make a decision about attending
law school based on good financial planning. Students
who do not receive early bursary letters should not
be discouraged and are strongly encouraged to apply
to Osgoodes Regular Bursary Program in September.
In order to receive bursary funding in the fall
semester, applicants will need to complete the Online
Application to Osgoodes Regular Bursary Program.
This includes the following: submitting the application
by the deadline in September; updating their
financial information; completing the requirements
for government funding and for a student line of
credit; and providing the back-up documentation
necessary for the awarding of bursaries in November.
The amounts from the Early Bursary Notification
process are estimates only, and may in fact increase
when applicants make their case for funding in the
Regular Bursary Program. Students are encouraged
to apply to Osgoodes Regular Bursary Program in
September, when many additional factors are taken
into account in assigning bursaries.
5. Osgoode/Royal Bank Student Financial
Option Program
Osgoode Hall Law School enjoys a special arrangement
with a local branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC),
which offers an innovative loan program specially
tailored to our students. The loan program presents
Osgoodes students with a full range of banking
services, including easier access to, and favourable
interest rates on, a student line of credit along with
valuable professional advice.

Depending on their level of debt, applicants may
receive a line of credit of up to $80,000 over the
three years of law school and one year of articles
(which RBC considers a year of study). It is possible
to negotiate more funding from RBC on an
individual basis. As well, RBC will provide one-on-one
professional financial counselling services throughout
the applicants three years at Osgoode and beyond.
For added convenience, an RBC representative will
be on site at Osgoode for the first two weeks of the
fall semester in order to provide advice and service to
students with financial concerns. Please note that for
bursary application purposes, Osgoode will recognize
a student line of credit from any financial institution.

Important Notes About Financial Information at
Osgoode

Please note that applicants are required to complete
the Financial Statement as part of the application to
Osgoode Hall Law School. The information provided
will have no bearing on the merits of the application or
their eligibility to enter law school. Rather, the Financial
Statement is required for all first-year entering students
who wish to be considered for entrance scholarships
and early notification of bursaries. If applicants do not
complete the Financial Statement at the same time as the
application to law school, they will not be considered for
entrance scholarships or early notification of bursaries.
To complete the Financial Statement, please visit:
www.osgoode.yorku.ca/programs/jd-program/
financial-services/incoming.
For additional information about Student Financial
Services at Osgoode, please read the detailed information
that appears on our Student Financial Services website:
www.osgoode.yorku.ca/programs/jd-program/
financial-services.
Upper-Year Admission Programs
All upper-year applications, including National Committee
on Accreditation (NCA) applications, are due on
May 1, 2013. Decisions on transfer, letter of permission
and NCA applications are normally made in July.
Applicants must submit all documentation directly to
OLSAS. Transcripts, confidential letters of reference and
NCA recommendations must be received no later than
June 30, 2013, to be considered.
The number of openings in each upper year category
is dependent on the internal attrition rates at the Law
School and is usually quite small. Applicants who have
been accepted to begin an upper-year program at
Osgoode and whose first language is not English may
be required to submit proof of language proficiency.
(For more information visit: www.osgoode.yorku.ca/
prospective-students/jd-program/applying/procedures/
english-proficiency.) Upper year applicants must complete
the Upper Year Application Supplemental Information
form and Personal Statement as part of the application in
addition to providing undergraduate transcripts and an
LSAT score (where available); a transcript of law grades
and the facultys current grading practices (transfer, letter
of permission and NCA applicants); an academic letter of
reference (transfer and letter of permission applicants);
corroborative documents (where applicable); a letter of
permission from the home faculty (letter of permission
applicants); a copy of the NCA recommendation letter, and
results from the NCA challenge exams (NCA applicants).
Transfer and Letter of Permission Applicants
An applicant who has successfully completed a minimum
of one year at another law school may apply to transfer
to the second year of the J.D. program at Osgoode Hall
Law School. Transfer applicants must have completed
at least one year of a common law program that the
Admissions Committee judges to be the substantial
equivalent of Osgoodes first-year program (including
courses in Canadian Criminal Law, Contract Law, Tort
Law, Property Law, Canadian Constitutional Law, Civil
Procedure and Legal Ethics). Transfer applicants will,
upon successful completion of all pertinent requirements,
including completion of any unmet required first-year
courses, receive the J.D. degree from Osgoode Hall Law
School.
Students who are currently studying at another law
school may apply to enroll for a maximum of one year at
Osgoode Hall Law School on a letter of permission basis.
Although such students would be studying at Osgoode,
their work would be credited toward the J.D. degree at
the home law school. The law school giving the letter of
permission would, of course, reserve the right to approve
the students program of study with regard to both
course load and content. Students who are admitted on
a letter of permission basis are not eligible to transfer
into the J.D. program.
Only students who have obtained a minimum B average
in their previous law study are considered for admission as
transfer or letter of permission applicants. In recent years,
successful transfer students have typically had at least
a B+ average in first-year law studies. An indication
of class rank or standing should be included in at least
one reference, if it is not included on the transcript.
At least one academic reference from a law professor
who can comment on the students abilities must be
provided. The committee will consider a candidates
complete application, including undergraduate grades
and LSAT (where available), quality of institution, grade
distribution, and Osgoodes ability to accommodate
first-year courses.
The Admissions Committee will generally make decisions
in accordance with the following priorities:
a. Up to one-half of the available positions will be
awarded to applicants on the basis of the strength
of their law school academic records to date. It is,
therefore, critical that we receive an indication of
an applicants standing relative to the rest of his or
her class.
b. No less than one-half of the available positions
will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate
compelling compassionate circumstances that
require them to transfer to Osgoode Hall Law
School. Academic qualifications are not ignored in
this subgroup; rather, they are used to aid in deciding
between candidates who demonstrate comparable
compassionate circumstances. Within this subgroup,
priority will be given to: persons who must relocate to
the Toronto area due to their own medical condition
or that of an immediate family member; persons who
demonstrate extreme financial hardship occasioned
by study outside of the Toronto area; and persons
who would be separated from their dependents
where separation to date has been extensive and
commuting is not a viable option.
National Committee on Accreditation Applicants
(Quebec and Foreign-Trained Lawyers)
Osgoode Hall Law School is prepared to admit a limited
number of applicants as non-degree students when their
law studies and experience have been assessed by the
National Committee on Accreditation (NCA). Successful
applicants are admitted to upper-year courses offered at
the Law School, subject to space availability, in order to
meet the Canadian J.D. equivalency requirement as set
out in the letter provided by the NCA. Persons admitted
in order to meet the law course requirements set by the
NCA do not receive the Osgoode J.D. degree.
NCA applicants should note that interviews for articling
placement in Ontario generally take place during the
summer, one full year prior to the start of the placement.
Applicants are advised to contact the Law Society of Upper
Canada, Office of the Registrar, to confirm procedures
and deadline dates, by calling 416-947-3315.
The primary criterion for assessing applications is the
perceived likelihood that the candidate will successfully
complete the required program of study. The committee
will consider a candidates complete application, including
the results of their NCA Challenge Examinations and
Osgoodes ability to accommodate the candidates
placement in upper-year courses.
The Admissions Committee will generally make decisions
in accordance with the following priorities:
a. Applicants required to complete the equivalent of
one full year of courses (up to a maximum of one
and a half years).
b. Applicants required to complete less than one year
of courses.
Osgoode Hall Law School does not offer first-year courses
to NCA applicants. English proficiency at a minimum 95
iBT or 7.0 IELTS is required.
Housing
Welcome to Osgoode Chambers
Osgoode students have access to numerous on-campus
housing options at York University. In particular, our
students have the benefit of applying to live in Osgoode
Chambers, a comfortable, convenient and affordable
home away from home, located minutes from the Law
School, and reserved for law and graduate students. In
addition to establishing great friendships and professional
relationships from the start, this residence allows student
access to upper-year mentors who offer invaluable
support and guidance as students begin their legal studies
at Osgoode. Incoming first-year students who firmly
accept Osgoodes offer of admission are guaranteed
accommodation at Osgoode Chambers for the full three
years of study as long as they hold a continuous 12-month
lease. Students also have the option of an eight-month
lease if they wish to live in Osgoode Chambers for their
first year only. Suites will be allocated on a first-come,
first-served basis starting in April 2013 and continuing
until June 15, 2014. For further information, visit:
www.osgoode.yorku.ca/prospective-students/jd-program/
student-life/osgoode-chambers/.
Supplemental Information For All
Applicants
Deferral of Admission
Applicants are encouraged to apply in the year in which
they wish to enroll. Requests of first-year applicants
for a one-year deferral are considered on an individual
first-come, first-served basis (after applicants have been
admitted) and are granted at the discretion of the
Assistant Dean (Recruitment, Admissions and Career
Development) and the Chair of the Admissions Committee.
For more information please email:
admissions@osgoode.yorku.ca.
Interviews
The Admissions Committee may on occasion, by invitation,
interview an applicant in order to assist in the selection
process. It should be noted that applicants are primarily
assessed on the basis of documentation. Applicants may
not request a personal interview.
Reconsiderations
The Admissions Committee may reconsider an
application only in the case of a procedural anomaly
in the administrative process. Applicants must
contact the Admissions Office within 10 days of the
date of the decision and should direct inquiries to:
Note: Reconsideration of a file is based solely on the
information available at the time of the committees
original decision.
Fee Waivers
Application for a waiver of the Osgoode portion of
the application fee ($90) can be obtained by writing
to: admissions@osgoode.yorku.ca. Applicants must
demonstrate financial hardship and must provide
corroborative documentation. Requests should be made
in advance of the November 1, 2012, application deadline
in order to ensure a timely application.
Retention of Materials
All materials submitted by or on behalf of applicants will
be used solely for admission purposes and will be kept
confidential. The materials become the property of the
law school and may be destroyed following the year for
which the application is made.
Previous Applications
Osgoode does not retain applications from the previous
admission cycle. Applicants must re-apply for admission
through OLSAS and must re-submit all required
documentation.
Late Applications
The complete application is due at OLSAS by the
November 1, 2012, application deadline. The
Admissions Committee strongly believes that
adherence to the deadline (with exception only for
compelling and extenuating circumstances) is the
best way to ensure fairness among all applicants.
Requests for late applications should be directed to:
False or Misleading Information
Provision of false or misleading information or failure
to provide material information will invalidate the
application and will result in immediate rejection or in
the revocation of admission and/or registration.
Inquiries
Please direct all OLSAS related inquiries directly to OLSAS
(e.g., inquiries regarding the submission of applications,
or the receipt of documents).
Admission and application inquiries should be directed
to the Law School.
Email: admissions@osgoode.yorku.ca
Telephone: 416-736-5712
Fax: 416-736-5618
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For More Information
We invite you to meet with us at our fall Open
House on October 20, 2012. If you would like
to arrange an on-campus visit with one of our
student ambassadors, please contact us by email at:
recruitment@osgoode.yorku.ca.
Website: www.osgoode.yorku.ca
Introduction
The Common Law Section at the University of Ottawas
Faculty of Law offers students an unparalleled learning
environment. While we have rich course offerings in all
areas of the law, few law schools can match our strength
in e-commerce, intellectual property and other areas of
technology law. The law school also enjoys a particularly
exceptional program in international law as well as a
strong focus on legal issues related to social justice. Our
location in the national capital, within walking distance of
Parliament, the Supreme Court and various government
departments and tribunals, enhances our capacity to
deliver a wide range of specialized courses in areas
of public law, including constitutional, administrative,
environmental and Aboriginal law.
The Civil Law Section of the faculty provides the
opportunity for comparative studies and the possibility
of receiving a combined Juris Doctor/Licentiate of
Laws (J.D./LL.L.) degree. The Common Law Sections
agreements with American Universitys Washington
College of Law and Michigan State University College
of Law allow University of Ottawa students to obtain
both a Canadian J.D. and an American J.D. in a four-year
combined program. The Juris Doctor/Master of Business
Administration (J.D./M.B.A.) program offers students
the possibility of obtaining a law degree and an M.B.A.
degree concurrently from uOttawa. Along with Carleton
Universitys Norman Paterson School of International
Affairs, the Common Law Section offers a combined
four-year program leading to a Master of Arts (M.A.)
(International Affairs) and a J.D. degree.
Each year, our programs are revised to reflect the interests
and needs of Canadas diverse communities.
We are also home to the Human Rights Research and
Education Centre. The Centre directs various student
volunteer projects in the human rights field and sponsors
distinguished visitors. In 2003, the Canadian Internet
Policy and Public Interest Clinic, the only one of its kind
in Canada, opened its doors. For those who wish to gain
hands-on experience, the Student Legal Aid Clinic is one
of the largest legal aid clinics in Ottawa.
Programs
J.D. Program
We offer two distinct programs: one in English and one
in French. The choice is up to the student! Both programs
are three years in length and lead to a J.D. degree. We
provide a liberal and professional education for those
intending to enter the practice of law, government service
or any career in which knowledge of legal principles
and legal process is necessary or desirable. The French
Common Law Program is open to francophone and
bilingual applicants. Students registered in the English
Common Law Program are welcome to select courses
offered in French, if they so desire.
Canadian and American Dual J.D.
Program
The University of Ottawa offers a unique four-year
combined program that allows participants to obtain
both the Canadian and the American law degrees. This
program is offered jointly by the University of Ottawa
and our partner schools in the United States.
Participants spend two years at Ottawa and two years
at one of two US law schools: Michigan State University
College of Law in East Lansing, Michigan, or American
University (Washington College of Law) in Washington
D.C.
Upon completion, students obtain a law degree from
each law school, which opens the door to the full practice
of law in the United States and Canada.
The International Affairs Combined
Degrees (J.D./M.A. Program)
The Common Law section of the University of Ottawa
and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
(NPSIA) at Carleton University offer a combined four
year program leading to a Master of Arts (International
Affairs) and a J.D. degree. The program is designed for
students with a strong interest in international law and
relations, and provides an excellent basis for a career in
government or the private sector, as well as advanced
studies in international affairs and international law.
University of Ottawa
By pursuing the two degrees jointly, students have the
opportunity to weave together research interests in law
and international relations, and are able to tap into
the extensive work on international affairs and law
conducted at the two institutions located in the National
Capital region. Students also reduce their net credit load
by three University of Ottawa credits and two Carleton
half courses, relative to the credit demands applied to
students studying for the two degrees outside of the
combined program. The four-year combined program
of study represents a more compressed period than the
typical three years required to complete the J.D. degree
and the typical one and a half years required to complete
the M.A. degree.
Applicants who are interested in this combined program
must apply separately and in the same year to the Faculty
of Law at the University of Ottawa and the Norman
Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton
University. The deadline for the M.A. program is
January 31, 2013.
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Carleton University
Colonel By Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
Telephone: 613-520-6655
The J.D./M.B.A. Program
The Common Law section and the Telfer School of
Management of the University of Ottawa offer a
combined J.D./M.B.A. program. The J.D./M.B.A. program
is designed to be completed within four years.
Admission to the J.D./M.B.A. program is decided jointly
by the Faculty of Law and the School of Management.
Applicants are first admitted into the J.D. portion
of the program and then make their application to
the School of Management in the first year of their
legal studies. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate
degree with at least an A- cumulative grade point
average, and satisfy the admission requirements of both
programs. Those interested should consult the M.B.A.
calendar and the appropriate section of the Faculty of
Law calendar for additional information. Note that the
three-year professional experience requirement of the
M.B.A. program may be waived for exceptional students
provided they complete at least one year in the Law
program and rank in the top 50 percent of their class
prior to starting the M.B.A. requirement of the joint
program.
Admission to the combined program is competitive and
the number of applicants admitted annually is limited.
Two students enrolled in the J.D./M.B.A. program will
be eligible for a scholarship to help finance their studies.
The funds will be received only at the beginning of the
combined degree component of the program, outside
the Common Law section.
Studying Both Common Law and Civil Law
Jointly or Consecutively
While common law is practiced in the US, the UK and
most Commonwealth countries, civil law is practiced in
Quebec, most of Europe, Latin America and much of
Asia. Knowledge of both legal systems helps to ensure
access to national and international markets in an era
of globalization.
The Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa is the
only Canadian institution that offers two complete
programs in law, one leading to the J.D. and the other
to the LL.L. This unique bijural structure provides an ideal
environment to receive training in both of these great
legal traditions.
Students who have dual legal training are not only able
to practice law anywhere in Canada, but are very well
suited for the public service and are also extremely well
equipped to work in any field of international law.
Students who wish to obtain both law degrees have two
options from which to choose:
The Joint Stream:
Programme de droit canadien (PDC)
Students admitted to this three-year, combined
program will learn both common and civil law jointly.
This combined program is offered mainly in
French. Students must be fluent enough to
understand lectures, complete readings as well
as write examinations and papers in French.
There are only 20 positions available in this stream,
which includes several courses designed specifically
for PDC students.
The Consecutive Stream:
National Program (J.D.)
The Common Law section of the Faculty of Law offers
civil law graduates from Canadian universities the
opportunity to complete the J.D. degree in a one-year
program. Applicants apply to the program after
completing a civil law degree or during the
third year of their civil law studies.
Admission to the program is based on the overall
strength of the applicant, including grades,
experience, community involvement and letters of
recommendation, as well as available space. An
application is assessed only once all the required
documents are provided: a transcript of civil law
studies, a personal statement, curriculum vitae and
two letters of reference from civil law professors. The
LSAT is not required for admission into the National
Program.
University of Ottawa civil law students apply via the
Universitys internal application process. Please visit
the website: www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca. Click
National Program on the right side of the page and
follow the links to the internal application form.
The Civil Law Section at the Faculty of Law offers a
parallel program for common law graduates leading to
the LL.L. degree.
Admissions
The Law School is interested in creating a vibrant
and diverse academic environment, and in preparing
competent and compassionate professionals. To ensure
that the student body represents the fullest possible
range of social, economic, ethnic and cultural perspectives
in our society, we consider many factors. Among these are
significant achievements in extracurricular activities while
at university or in community involvement; outstanding
qualities or achievements in previous careers; linguistic,
cultural or other factors that add to an applicants
overall academic achievement; and personal success in
overcoming challenges such as a disability or financial
hardship. Any information provided will be considered in
a manner consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
In addition to the General category, it is possible to apply
as an applicant in one of three discretionary categories:
Mature, Aboriginal or Access. Admission is highly
competitive, with more than 3,600 applications for 300
first-year places. With the exception of mature students,
all applicants must have completed the equivalent of
three years of full-time undergraduate university studies
(equal to 15 courses in any field) prior to beginning law
school. The Law School Admission Test (LSAT), a personal
statement and two reference forms are also required of
all applicants. The Admissions Committee is composed
of professors, the Manager of the Equity and Academic
Success Program and a limited number of third-year
students.
Personal Statement
The Personal Statement that each candidate must
prepare is a critical part of the application, and should
be thought of as an interview with the Admissions
Committee. In reviewing Personal Statements, committee
members assess candidates according to the following
considerations:
1. Capacity for critical, creative and original thinking
2. Communication skills, including writing skills
3. Evidence of capacity to manage workload and time
4. Ability to make a meaningful contribution to the
overall law school environment and to the profession
and the public it serves as demonstrated by, among
other things:
A record of extracurricular activities and
community involvement
Career experiences and achievements
Personal success in dealing with challenges
Diverse social, economic, ethnic, or cultural
experiences and perspectives
Awareness of and interest in specializations and
other strengths of the Facultys program of legal
education
Specific career aspirations
5. Commitment to upholding ethical standards and to
treating all members of the university community
with respect.
Any information provided will be considered in a manner
consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Take care not to use the Personal Statement as a resum.
Mature and Aboriginal applicants must also send an
up-to-date resum or curriculum vitae to OLSAS in
addition to their personal statement.
Applicants in the Special Circumstances and Access
categories should not use their personal statement to
describe why they are applying in one of these categories.
Dedicated forms are provided for this purpose in the
application.
The Law School Admission Test
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required for all
persons applying to first year, without exception.
The school does not set a minimum LSAT score required
of applicants. The weight given to the LSAT will vary
according to the other elements in each applicants file.
Applicants who decide to write the LSAT on a date other
than the one indicated on their application should inform
OLSAS and the University of Ottawa in writing prior to
writing the test. Where an applicants mother tongue
is not English, the LSAT, while relevant, may carry less
weight in the evaluation. The LSAT is not required for
upper-year applicants or for students applying to the
French Common Law Program.
It is strongly recommended that applicants write the
LSAT by December 2012; it must be written at the latest
in February 2013. Please note that the results of the
February LSAT test will not be available until late March.
An application is incomplete and not evaluated until
all documents, including the LSAT results, are received.
Applicants who write the LSAT in February may therefore
prejudice their chance of admission. Results from an LSAT
taken prior to June 2007 are not acceptable.
Please note that the admissions committee will not wait
for the February LSAT score to review an applicants file,
if there is a previous score available.
Please note that files are not assessed until they are
complete and all required documents have been provided
by the applicant. The application deadline for fall 2013
entry is November 1, 2012. Applications that remain
incomplete after May 1, 2013, will be cancelled without
further notice.
Assessment of Foreign Transcripts
outside Canada and the United States must have their
transcript assessed by the World Education Services or
an equivalent service. All documentation must then be
submitted through OLSAS for consideration.
Education Equity
The Education Equity Office focuses on increasing the
participation of persons from groups such as racial and
cultural minorities, Aboriginal peoples, lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, persons with disabilities and economically
disadvantaged persons.
Activities include advising the Admissions Committee,
developing recruitment and outreach strategies, and
examining the present legal studies content and structure
to ensure that the curriculum does not perpetuate racism,
sexism, or other discriminatory attitudes or approaches.
These principles ensure that all students have every
opportunity to participate in the academic and social
activities offered at the Faculty of Law.
An academic support program has been developed to
assist those students whose life experiences and lack of
immediate university studies may make the transition to
legal studies more difficult.
Students are encouraged to suggest changes both
inside and outside the classroom to ensure that their
experiences in the Common Law section are intellectually
and personally stimulating. Students are also invited to
initiate activities that will bring their ideas and concerns
to the attention of the legal community.
Half-time Studies
If applicants are unable to study full-time, they can
apply to complete their studies on a half-time basis. To
qualify, you must have received an offer of admission
to the full-time program. Applicants will be required
to demonstrate special circumstances that could be
accommodated by studying on a half-time basis. These
circumstances might include primary responsibility for the
care of young children or other dependants, personal or
family health difficulties, or accommodations required to
promote education equity (e.g., considerations affecting
persons who have a physical or learning disability).
Persons studying on a half-time basis must complete
their program within six years of admission.
General Applicants
The General category is meant to be used by all applicants
to the first year of the J.D. program (or one of the
combined programs) unless they feel they qualify to
apply in one of the discretionary categories.
Undergraduate academic performance is the most
significant numerical factor in the evaluation process.
Most successful applicants have at least an A- average
overall.
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is mandatory
for all applicants. The University of Ottawa does not
set a minimum required score for the LSAT. However,
your LSAT results and writing sample are elements that
will be considered by the Admissions Committee. The
weight given to the LSAT will vary according to the other
elements of their application.
The personal statement is a very important part of the
application and should be written with care. Applicants
must also submit two letters of reference. While at least
one reference must be from an academic source, it is
preferable to have two academic references. Applicants
should ensure that OLSAS has received the most recent
transcripts for all your postsecondary studies.
General Category Special Circumstances
Applicants who feel that significant one-time events
that occurred during their undergraduate studies have
affected their academic performance during a specific
academic term or year can inform the Admissions
Committee.
In order to provide the information relating to these
special circumstances, use the form provided for that
purpose in the application. Be sure to indicate which
academic term or terms were affected. Please provide
supporting documents where appropriate.
The undergraduate academic record of applicants in this
category will be reviewed in light of the information
provided.
Mature Applicants
Persons with or without postsecondary studies may be
considered as mature applicants if they have five or more
years of non-full-time academic experience. In addition
to academic work and the LSAT, outstanding qualities as
evidenced by previous career and/or life experiences are
considered. Applicants in this category must be Canadian
citizens or permanent residents.
Mature applicants must also submit an up-to-date resum
or curriculum vitae along with their personal statement;
do not use the personal statement as a resum. They must
also submit two reference forms, at least one of which
should come from an academic source. If they are unable
to obtain a letter of reference from an academic source,
applicants should choose references who are able to speak
to their abilities as they relate to law school, namely the
ability to analyze, write, conduct research, work in groups
and organize their time. Applicants should ensure that
OLSAS has received all their postsecondary transcripts.
Aboriginal Applicants
Persons of indigenous ancestry, First Nations, Mtis and
Inuit peoples may apply as either general or discretionary
applicants.
The personal statement should discuss work, personal and
community experiences, and other factors relevant to the
application. Aboriginal applicants must also submit an
up-to-date resum or curriculum vitae along with their
personal statement. Aboriginal applicants who meet the
Mature category requirements may apply under both the
Mature and Aboriginal categories.
Applicants must also submit two reference forms, at least
one of which should be from an academic source, and
proof of Aboriginal ancestry, such as a copy of a status
card or a letter from their band council or Aboriginal
organization.
The Admissions Committee may admit applicants in
the Aboriginal category unconditionally or subject to
successful completion of the Program of Legal Studies
for Native People. It is therefore crucial that Aboriginal
applicants complete their files as quickly as possible so
that the Admissions Committee can make its decision
in time for eligible applicants to begin the Program of
Legal Studies for Native People in Saskatchewan at the
beginning of May.
Access Category All J.D. Programs
The University of Ottawa has created an Access admission
category to facilitate the entry into law school of students
who have experienced barriers of a systemic, ongoing
nature or who are from groups that have experienced
identifiable social or economic barriers to education.
The factors that would support ones candidacy in this
category are based on the Ontario Human Rights Code,
which states that:
Every person has a right to equal treatment with
respect to services, goods and facilities, without
discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of
origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, same sex
partnership status, family status or disability.*
*R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, s.1; 1999, c.6, s.28 (1); 2001, c.32,
s.27 (1).
In addition, the Admissions Committee considers severe
economic hardship to be a barrier.
Applicants in the Access category must provide all
information required of General category applicants,
namely a completed application form, official transcripts
of all postsecondary studies and two letters of reference.
At least one of the letters must come from an academic
source, but it is preferable to have two academic letters
of reference.
When explaining the reasons for applying in this category
applicants should use the screen provided for that
purpose in the online application and not their personal
statement. The undergraduate academic record of Access
applicants will be reviewed in light of the information
provided. Please provide supporting documentation
where appropriate.
Note to Upper-Year Applicants
Upper-year applicants are not required to select a
category.
The application deadline is May 1 for all upper-year
applicants. Files are not assessed until they are complete
and all required documents have been provided. As
the number of spaces available is limited, any delay in
completing an application can prejudice the likelihood
of being admitted. Files that are still incomplete as of
August 1 will be closed without further notice.
Transfer Applicants
Transfer applications into the second year of the J.D.
program will be accepted only from students who have
successfully completed the first year of the J.D. program
in a Canadian common law school. Students who have
undertaken or completed their legal studies outside of
Canada cannot apply in this category.
Transfer applicants must explain why they want to study
at the University of Ottawa. The personal statement
should be used to describe personal, academic and/or
professional reasons why they wish to continue law
studies in Ottawa. Applicants who have compelling
circumstances that make it difficult to be away from
Ottawa will be given priority. Applicants must also
submit their official law school transcripts, two letters
of reference, including at least one from a law professor,
as well as a letter from the Dean of the current law school
attesting that the student is in good standing and has not
been the subject of any disciplinary actions. LSAT results
are not required for transfer applicants.
Letter of Permission
Students who wish to complete one semester or one full
year of their law studies at the University of Ottawa as
visiting students, with the permission of their law school,
can apply in this category.
The personal statement should be used to describe
personal, academic and professional reasons why
applicants wish to study at the University of Ottawa.
Applicants who have compelling circumstances that make
it difficult to be away from Ottawa will be given priority.
Applicants in this category must submit their official law
school transcripts, two letters of reference, including at
least one from a law professor, as well as a letter from
the Dean of the current law school attesting that the
student is in good standing and has not been the subject
of any disciplinary actions. LSAT results are not required
for letter of permission applicants.
National Committee on Accreditation (NCA)
Applicants
Persons with a completed law degree from Quebec or
from a foreign jurisdiction who wish to be admitted to
the practice of law in a Canadian common law jurisdiction
can apply for an assessment of the equivalency of their
legal studies to the NCA (established by the Committee
of Canadian Law Deans and the Canadian Federation
of Law Societies).
For further information please write directly to:
1810 45, rue OConnor Street
Ottawa ON K1P 1A4
Telephone: 613-236-1700
Email: nca@flsc.ca
Website: www.flsc.ca/fr/foreignLawyers/
guidelines.asp
Applicants who have received advanced standing from
the NCA may submit an application to the faculty in this
category. Persons to whom the NCA has not granted
advanced standing must apply as first year students and
complete the three-year J.D. program in order to practice
law in Canada.
Persons applying to do course work required by the NCA
should use the personal statement to explain why they
wish to complete their courses at the Faculty of Law of
the University of Ottawa. A copy of the NCA assessment
must be submitted, along with official transcripts of all
previous postsecondary studies that have been officially
translated into English or French, and two letters of
reference, one of which should come from an academic
source. The LSAT is not required for applicants in this
category.
Please note: The file of NCA applicants whose assessment
from the NCA or whose final grades from their last year
of law studies are not available by June 15, 2013, will
be cancelled.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
The Common Law section of the Faculty of Law at the
University of Ottawa offers a number of scholarships and
bursaries for first-year students. While some require an
application, others are offered automatically.
Financial aid for law students comes from a variety of
sources. For complete information about financial aid and
applications, please consult the University of Ottawas
website at www.scholarships.uottawa.ca or write to:
Financial Aid and Awards Service
85 University, Room 102
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
Website: www.pretsetbourses.uottawa.ca
Email: loansandawards@uottawa.ca
Late Applications
Requests to submit late applications must be made in
writing to the Admissions Committee. Please include
the reason for the request. Extensions of application
deadlines are rarely granted.
Application Fee Waivers
Applicants to the University of Ottawa who are in
financial difficulty may request a waiver of the $90
fee. The basic criterion for granting a waiver is the
inability to pay. Requests will be assessed via a fee
waiver application form obtained directly from the Law
School. No other fees will be waived. No waivers will
be granted retroactively. Please visit our website at
www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca for the most up-to-date
information.
To obtain a waiver form, write to:
Admissions Office
Faculty of Law
Common Law Section
57 Louis Pasteur Street, Room 221
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
Information

Telephone: 613-562-5800, ext. 3270
Fax: 613-562-5124
Email: comlaw@uottawa.ca
Website: www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca
Universit dOttawa
Introduction
La Facult de droit de lUniversit dOttawa offre un
milieu dapprentissage unique. Nous offrons un riche
ventail des cours dans tous les domaines du droit. Trs
peu de facults de droit se comparent la ntre dans
les secteurs dexpertise du commerce lectronique, de
la proprit intellectuelle et des autres domaines du
droit et de la technologie. Notre programme en droit
international est galement exceptionnel, et ceci
sajoute un volet de questions fort intressantes lies
la justice sociale. Notre emplacement privilgi au
cur de la capitale nationale, distance de marche du
Parlement, de la Cour suprme ainsi que des diffrents
ministres et tribunaux fdraux, nous assure les
ressources ncessaires afin doffrir un grand choix de
cours spcialiss en droit public, notamment dans les
secteurs du droit constitutionnel, du droit administratif,
du droit de lenvironnement et du droit autochtone.
La Section de droit civil de la Facult vous permet de faire
des tudes compares ou de vous inscrire au programme
combin de Juris Doctor/Licentiate of Laws (J.D.-LL.L.)
Grce des ententes conclues avec le Washington College
of Law de lAmerican University et avec le College of Law
de la Michigan State University, vous pouvez choisir le
programme combin de quatre ans menant au grade
canadien de J.D. et au grade amricain de J.D. Dautres
programmes permettent dobtenir conjointement le grade
de J.D. ainsi que le grade de Matrise en administration
des affaires (M.B.A.) de lUniversit dOttawa ou le grade
de Matre s arts (M.A.) de la Norman Paterson School
of International Affairs (NPSIA) de la Carleton University.
Nos programmes sont revus chaque anne, en tenant
compte des intrts et des besoins des diverses
communauts canadiennes.
La Facult abrite galement le Centre de recherche et
denseignement sur les droits de la personne. Ce Centre
dirige diffrents projets entrepris par des tudiants
bnvoles en matire des droits de la personne. Le Centre
accueille notamment des spcialistes de marque. En 2003,
la Clinique dintrt public et de politique dinternet du
Canada, la seule de son genre au pays, a ouvert ses portes.
Pour les personnes qui dsirent obtenir une exprience
plus pratique, la Clinique juridique communautaire, gre
par les tudiants et tudiantes, est lune des plus grandes
cliniques daide juridique dOttawa.
Les Programmes
Programme J.D.
La Section de common law offre deux programmes
parallles de trois ans menant au J.D., un en franais et
lautre en anglais. Nous offrons une ducation librale
et professionnelle pour ces gens voulant pratiquer le
droit, travailler dans la fonction publique, ou dans
diffrentes autres carrires ou diffrents services lgaux
quils dsirent. Le programme franais est ouvert aux
francophones et aux personnes bilingues. Le but du
programme est de former des juristes comptents,
capables de servir les communauts francophones de
lOntario et des autres provinces de common law de
faon efficace.
Les personnes admises au programme de common law
en franais doivent suivre tous les cours de premire
anne, tous les cours obligatoires du programme et 75
p. cent des crdits optionnels de deuxime et troisime
anne en franais. De plus, elles doivent faire tous les
travaux et les examens imposs dans ces cours ainsi que
le tribunal cole en franais.
Veuillez noter que bien que lenseignement se fasse en
franais, il nest pas rare que les manuels soient en anglais.
Il est donc essentiel davoir une bonne connaissance de
langlais pour russir.
Programme de double grades J.D.
canadien et amricain
(Avec le Washington College of Law de lAmerican
University et le Michigan State University College of
Law) Une occasion unique dtudes transfrontires.
LUniversit dOttawa offre un programme conjoint
unique, dune dure de quatre ans, pour les personnes qui
dsirent une formation en droit canadien et amricain. Ce
programme prvoit deux annes dtudes lUniversit
dOttawa et deux annes dtudes soit au College of
Law de la Michigan State University, East Lansing
au Michigan, soit au Washington College of Law de
lAmerican University, Washington D.C. Au terme de ce
programme, chaque facult dcerne un grade en droit.
Cette formation ouvre la porte la pratique du droit
aux tats-Unis et au Canada.
Programme de J.D.-M.A.
(Affaires internationales)
La Section de common law de lUniversit dOttawa et
la NPSIA de la Carleton University offrent conjointement
un programme dtudes de quatre ans menant la
matrise s arts (Affaires internationales) et au J.D. Conu
pour les personnes ayant un intrt particulier pour le
droit international et les relations internationales, ce
programme assure une excellente formation pour les
carrires au sein de la fonction publique ou dans le
secteur priv, ainsi que pour des tudes approfondies
en droit international ou en relations internationales.
En se prparant ces deux grades conjointement,
ltudiante ou ltudiant peut agencer ses intrts de
recherche en droit et en relations internationales et
tirer partie des nombreux travaux en matire daffaires
internationales et du droit international men par ces
deux institutions situes dans la capitale nationale. Ce
choix permet aussi de rduire la charge scolaire des deux
grades pris sparment, de trois crdits lUniversit
dOttawa et de deux demi cours la Carleton University.
Ce programme de quatre ans diminue aussi le temps
normalement requis pour lobtention des deux grades :
trois ans pour le J.D. et, en rgle gnrale, un an et demi
pour le M.A.
Une demande dadmission doit tre prsente
respectivement la NPSIA de la Carleton University et
la Section de common law de la Facult de droit de
lUniversit dOttawa. Chaque institution doit accepter
la demande en appliquant ses critres respectifs. Il faut
prciser dans chaque demande son intention de
sinscrire au programme conjoint.
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Carleton University
Promenade Colonel By
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
Tlphone : 613-520-6655
Programme combin de J.D.-M.B.A.
La Section de common law et lcole de gestion
Telfer de lUniversit dOttawa offrent conjointement
le programme de J.D.-M.B.A. La dure prvue du
programme combin de J.D.-M.B.A. est de quatre ans.
Ladmission au programme est une dcision conjointe
de la Facult de droit et de lcole de gestion. Les
tudiants sont admis premirement au J.D. et ensuite
font demande au programme du M.B.A. Telfer pendant
leur premire anne en droit. Pour y tre admissible,
il faut dtenir un grade de baccalaurat, obtenu avec
une moyenne pondre cumulative dau moins A- ;
il faut aussi satisfaire aux exigences dadmission des
trois programmes dtudes. Les personnes intresses
devraient consulter lannuaire du programme de M.B.A.
et la section approprie de lannuaire de la Facult
de droit pour plus de dtails. Veuillez noter quune
drogation lexigence de trois annes dexprience
professionnelle du programme de M.B.A. est possible
dans des cas exceptionnels pour la personne qui complte
au moins une anne de droit et qui se classe dans le
deuxime quartile de sa promotion avant de commencer
le programme de M.B.A.
Ladmission ce programme est concurrentielle et les
admissions annuelles sont limites. Deux personnes
inscrites au programme conjoint de J.D.-M.B.A seront
admissibles recevoir une bourse pour aider financer
leurs tudes. Les fonds seront verss uniquement au
moment de commencer le volet dtudes lextrieur
de la Section de common law.
tudier la common law et le droit civil
conjointement ou conscutivement
Alors que la common law est le rgime de droit en
vigueur aux tats-Unis, dans le Royaume-Uni et dans la
plupart des pays du Commonwealth, le droit civil est le
rgime en vigueur au Qubec, dans la plus grande partie
de lEurope, en Amrique latine et en Asie gnralement.
La connaissance de ces deux systmes de droit facilite
laccs aux marchs nationaux et internationaux en notre
re de la mondialisation.
La Facult de droit de lUniversit dOttawa est le
seul tablissement denseignement canadien offrir
des programmes de droit complets pour lobtention,
respectivement, du J.D. et de la LL.L. Cette structure
bijuridique unique assure un milieu idal pour une
formation dans ces deux grandes traditions de droit.
Les personnes possdant cette double formation en droit
sont comptentes non seulement pour la pratique du
droit partout au Canada, pour le service la fonction
publique mais elles sont aussi bien munies pour le travail
dans tous les domaines du droit international.
Les personnes qui dsirent obtenir les deux grades en
droit ont deux choix :
1. La formation conjointe : Programme de droit
canadien (PDC)
Les personnes admises ce programme conjoint de
trois ans sont formes simultanment en common
law et en droit civil. Ce programme est offert
principalement en franais. Il exige une matrise
suffisante du franais et de langlais pour suivre
des cours, faire des lectures, rpondre aux
examens et rdiger des travaux en franais
et en anglais. Linscription est contingente 20
personnes. Un nombre des cours bijuridiques sont
propres ce programme.
2. La formation conscutive Programme
National (J.D.)
La section de Common Law de la Facult de droit
offre aux diplms en droit civil des universits
canadiennes, lopportunit de complter le grade
J.D. dans une anne scolaire. La demande peut se
faire suite lobtention du diplme de droit civil ou
durant la 3
e
anne des tudes de droit civil.
Ladmission ce programme est dtermine en tenant
compte de la force gnrale du dossier, y compris
les rsultats scolaires, lexprience, lengagement
communautaire, les lettres de recommandation ainsi
que les places disponibles. Ltude de la candidature
commence seulement lorsque le dossier est complet.
Le relev de notes, la dclaration personnelle, un
curriculum vitae et les lettres de recommandation de
professeurs de droit civil sont les documents requis
pour complter la demande dadmission. Le Law
School Admission Test (LSAT) nest pas une exigence
de ladmission au Programme national.
Les personnes qui ont complt le grade LL.L.
lUniversit dOttawa ou qui sont prsentement
inscrites en 3
e
anne du LL.L. uOttawa peuvent
utiliser le formulaire de demande dadmission
interne de lUniversit. Veuillez consulter le site
Web : www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca. Suivez les liens
du Programme National droite de la page web.
La Section de droit civil de la Facult de droit offre un
programme similaire lintention des juristes diplms
de common law qui dsirent obtenir le grade de LL.L.
Admissions
La Facult de droit sefforce doffrir un milieu scolaire
stimulant et vari pour la prparation de juristes
comptents et sensibles aux besoins de leur communaut.
Dsireux davoir un corps tudiant qui reflte le plus
fidlement possible toutes les composantes sociales,
conomiques, ethniques et culturelles de notre socit,
le Comit dadmission tient compte de divers facteurs
au moment de lvaluation des demandes. Parmi ceux-ci,
on retrouve les ralisations parascolaires importantes
en milieu universitaire, lengagement communautaire,
les qualits ou les accomplissements professionnels
exceptionnels, la langue, la culture ou tout autre lment
qui ajoute au mrite gnral de la candidature. Le Comit
considre en outre le succs personnel surmonter des
dfis comme une dficience ou une situation financire
difficile. Les candidats et candidates peuvent utiliser la
dclaration personnelle pour commenter les aspects de
leur vie lis leur intrt pour ltude du droit. Tout
renseignement fourni sera considr en conformit
avec les dispositions du Code des droits de la personne
de lOntario.
LUniversit dOttawa reoit, au total, plus de 250
demandes dadmission pour une classe de 60 chaque
anne pour le programme du J.D. rgulier, soit plus que
toute autre Facult de droit au Canada. La moyenne
dadmission au programme franais, base sur les
rsultats scolaires universitaires, se situe lgrement au
dessus des 80 p. cent.
lexception des candidats et candidates adultes,
tous doivent avoir complt trois annes dtudes
universitaires temps complet (lquivalent de 15
pleins cours) dans nimporte quel domaine, pour tre
admissible en common law. Veuillez noter que seules
les candidatures exceptionnelles seront considres
aprs deux annes dtudes universitaires. Nous vous
encourageons fortement complter votre programme
dtudes universitaires avant dentreprendre vos tudes
en droit. Chaque personne doit aussi soumettre une
dclaration personnelle, deux lettres de recommandation
dont une dune source acadmique et des relevs de
notes officiels pour toutes les tudes post secondaires.
Le LSAT nest pas requis pour ladmission au programme
franais.
La dclaration personnelle
La dclaration personnelle que chaque candidate ou
candidat doit prparer constitue une partie essentielle
de la demande dadmission; il faut la considrer un
peu comme une entrevue avec le comit dadmission.
lexamen des dclarations personnelles, les membres
du comit valuent les candidatures daprs les aspects
suivants :
1. Capacit de dmontrer un esprit critique, cratif et
original
2. Aptitudes la communication, y compris comptences
de rdaction en franais
3. Cheminement acadmique en franais et raisons
de vouloir tudier la common law en franais
lUniversit dOttawa
4. Capacit manifeste pour la gestion du temps et de
la charge de travail
5. Capacit de faire une contribution importante la
Facult de droit et dans la profession en gnral, ainsi
que par rapport au public cible, comme en font foi
les aspects suivants, entre autres :
Un dossier dactivits parascolaires et
dengagement communautaire
Des expriences et des ralisations professionnelles
Succs personnel en rponse des dfis
Diverses expriences et perspectives sociales,
conomiques, ethniques et culturelles
Connaissance des spcialisations et autres
domaines de spcialit du programme de
formation juridique de la Facult et intrt
manifeste pour ces domaines
Aspirations de carrire prcises
6. Engagement maintenir des normes dontologiques
et traiter avec respect tout membre de la
communaut universitaire.
Les renseignements fournis seront considrs et traits
en conformit aux exigences du Code des droits de la
personne de lOntario.
Il convient de ne pas traiter la dclaration personnelle
comme un curriculum vitae. Les candidates et candidats
des catgories adulte et autochtone doivent soumettre
un curriculum vitae jour, en plus de leur dclaration
personnelle.
(Programme anglais seulement)
Le LSAT nest pas requis pour ladmission au programme
franais. Il est exig uniquement pour ladmission en
premire anne du programme de common law en
anglais.
Si vous prvoyez faire demande au programme
anglais, lisez ce qui suit.
Pour ceux et celles qui souhaitent poser leur candidature
en anglais, sachez que la facult nexige pas de score
minimum pour le LSAT. Le poids accord au LSAT varie
selon les autres lments de chaque candidature.
Les candidats et candidates qui dcident dcrire le LSAT
une date diffrente de celle indique sur leur formulaire
de demande dadmission doivent en informer OLSAS
et la facult par crit avant de passer le test. Pour les
candidats et candidates dont la langue maternelle nest
pas langlais, le LSAT, bien que pertinent, aura moins
dimportance lors de lexamen du dossier. Le LSAT nest
pas requis pour ladmission en deuxime, troisime ou
quatrime anne.
Le LSAT est offert quatre fois par anne. Il est fortement
recommand dcrire lexamen en dcembre 2012 ou, au
plus tard, en fvrier 2013. Veuillez noter que les rsultats
du LSAT de fvrier ne seront pas disponibles avant la
fin mars. Une demande incomplte reste en suspens
jusqu la rception de toutes les pices manquantes,
y compris les rsultats du LSAT. Par consquent, le fait
dcrire le LSAT en fvrier pourrait porter atteinte vos
chances dtre admis. Seuls les rsultats des cinq annes
prcdentes sont valides.
Veuillez noter que le Comit dadmission nattendra pas
de recevoir votre note obtenue au test LSAT en fvrier
pour examiner votre dossier si une note prcdente est
disponible.
Prire de noter que les candidatures ne sont pas
values tant que le dossier nest pas complet et que
tous les documents requis ont t fournis par le candidat
ou la candidate. La date limite pour faire demande
dadmission au programme franais est le 1
er
fvrier de
chaque anne. Bien que les demandes au programme
franais soient acceptes aprs cette date, la priorit
est accorde aux demandes reues avant la date limite.
Les dossiers qui demeurent incomplets aprs le 1
er
aot
seront automatiquement ferms sans pravis.
valuation des relevs de notes trangers
Les candidates et candidats avant suivi des tudes de
premier cycle lextrieur du Canada et des tats-Unis
doivent faire valuer leurs relevs de notes par World
Education Services ou un service quivalent. Toute la
documentation doit tre soumise lexamen du service
OLSAS (Les facults de droit de lOntario).
quit en ducation
Le Bureau dquit en ducation cherche accrotre
la participation aux tudes en droit, notamment des
membres de groupes raciaux, de minorits culturelles
ou de peuples autochtones, des lesbiennes, des gais et
des personnes bisexuelles, des personnes handicapes
ainsi que des membres de groupes dsavantags
conomiquement.
Ce bureau conseille le Comit dadmissions, labore des
stratgies de recrutement et de promotion, examine
le contenu et la structure des tudes juridiques en
cours afin de sassurer que nos programmes dtudes
ne perptuent pas dattitudes ou de comportements
racistes, sexistes ou discriminatoires. Par la mise en uvre
de tels principes, tout tudiant et toute tudiante peut
participer pleinement aux activits scolaires et sociales
offertes la Facult de droit.
Un programme dappui scolaire a t mis sur pied afin
de faciliter la transition vers les tudes en droit pour les
personnes qui la trouvent plus difficile en raison de leur
exprience de vie ou de leur loignement du milieu des
tudes.
On encourage la population tudiante proposer des
amliorations, tant dans la salle de classe qu lextrieur
des cours, susceptibles denrichir leur exprience la
Section de common law sur les plans intellectuel et
personnel. Le bureau invite galement le corps tudiant
entreprendre des activits pour sensibiliser la communaut
juridique leurs ides et leurs proccupations.
tudes mi temps
Il vous est difficile dtudier temps plein? Vous pouvez
demander dtudier mi temps aprs avoir reu une
offre dadmission au programme.
Vous devrez expliquer les circonstances particulires
justifiant votre demande dtudes mi temps. Ces
circonstances peuvent inclure la responsabilit premire
pour le soin denfants de bas ge ou dautres personnes
charge, des raisons de sant personnelles ou familiales,
des arrangements particuliers ncessaires pour des motifs
dquit, par exemple un handicap physique ou des
difficults dapprentissage, ou encore de graves difficults
financires.
Aprs avoir reu votre offre dadmission, vous pouvez
crire au Prsident du Comit dadmission pour demander
la permission dtudier mi temps.
La personne qui tudie mi temps doit complter son
programme dtudes dans une priode de six ans suivant
son admission.
Catgorie gnrale
La catgorie gnrale doit tre utilise pour toutes
les demandes dadmission la premire anne du
programme J.D. (ou dun des programmes conjoints)
moins que la personne posant sa candidature puisse
se prvaloir de lune des catgories discrtionnaires ci
dessous.
Les rsultats universitaires antrieurs constituent le
facteur numrique le plus important dans lvaluation
des demandes. En rgle gnrale, la moyenne au moment
de ladmission doit se situer aux environs de A- .
La dclaration personnelle est un lment trs important
de votre candidature. Il faut la rdiger avec soin. Vous
devez en outre joindre la demande les lettres de
recommandation de deux rpondants, dont lun, au moins,
doit tre du milieu acadmique. Il est prfrable que les
deux rpondants soient issus du milieu acadmique.
Noubliez pas de vous assurer quOLSAS a bien reu les
relevs de notes les plus jour pour toutes vos tudes
postsecondaires.
Le LSAT nest pas requis pour les personnes posant leur
candidature au programme franais.
Catgorie gnrale Circonstances particulires
Si, votre avis, certains vnements ponctuels survenus
durant vos tudes ont affect votre rendement scolaire
au cours dune session ou dune anne spcifique, vous
pouvez en informer le Comit dadmission.
Afin de nous fournir les renseignements relatifs ces
circonstances particulires, veuillez utiliser le formulaire
prvu cette fin dans la demande. Assurez-vous de
bien indiquer quelle(s) session(s) a (ont) t affecte(s).
Veuillez joindre tout document dappui pertinent.
Le dossier scolaire des candidats et candidates dans cette
catgorie sera tudi la lumire des renseignements
fournis.
Catgorie adulte
Les personnes qui ont au moins cinq ans dexprience
dans un milieu non scolaire, ayant ou non fait des tudes
postsecondaires, peuvent tre considres dans cette
catgorie.
En plus du travail scolaire (et, pour le programme anglais,
les rsultats du test LSAT), le comit tiendra compte des
qualits exceptionnelles dmontres dans les carrires
antrieures ainsi que des expriences de vie. Pour faire
demande dans cette catgorie, il faut avoir la citoyennet
canadienne ou le statut de rsident permanent.
Les candidats et candidates adultes doivent joindre
leur dclaration personnelle, un curriculum vitae jour.
Il est donc important de ne pas utiliser la dclaration
personnelle pour rpter linformation qui se trouve dans
votre curriculum vitae. Vous devez galement soumettre
deux lettres de recommandation dont au moins une
devrait tre dune source scolaire. Si vous ne pouvez
pas obtenir la lettre de recommandation dune source
scolaire, veuillez choisir des personnes qui sont capables
de nous renseigner sur vos habilets relatives ltude
du droit comme, par exemple, votre capacit danalyse,
vos aptitudes en rdaction, en recherche et en travail
de groupe ainsi que votre habilet bien grer votre
temps. Noubliez pas de vous assurer quOLSAS a bien
reu vos relevs de notes officiels pour toutes vos tudes
postsecondaires.
Catgorie autochtone
Les personnes dorigine autochtone, dune Premires
Nations, des peuples Mtis ou Inuit peuvent prsenter
leur demande soit dans la catgorie gnrale, soit dans
cette catgorie discrtionnaire.
Vous devez, dans votre dclaration personnelle, discuter
de votre exprience personnelle, en milieu de travail
ou communautaire, ainsi que tout autre facteur que
vous jugez utile lappui de votre demande. votre
dclaration personnelle, vous devez joindre un curriculum
vitae jour. Les candidats et candidates autochtones qui
satisfont galement aux critres de la catgorie Adulte
peuvent postuler dans les deux catgories.
Il faut aussi inclure les lettres de recommandation de
deux rpondants dont un, au moins, devrait tre du
milieu scolaire ainsi quune preuve dappartenance
un groupe autochtone, par exemple, la carte de statut
dIndien ou dIndienne ou encore une lettre de votre
conseil de bande ou de votre organisation autochtone.
Ladmission dans la catgorie autochtone peut tre
inconditionnelle ou conditionnelle la russite du
programme pr droit pour autochtones. Il est donc trs
important que le candidat ou la candidate autochtone
complte son dossier le plus rapidement possible afin
que le Comit dadmissions puisse se prononcer temps
pour permettre aux personnes admissibles de sinscrire
au Native Law Program offert en Saskatchewan qui
commence en mai ou au Programme pr-droit pour les
Autochtones offert en franais lUniversit dOttawa.
Catgorie accs Tous les programmes
LUniversit dOttawa a cr la catgorie Accs afin de
faciliter ladmission la facult de droit dtudiants
et dtudiantes qui ont connu des barrires de nature
systmique ou continue, ou bien qui proviennent
de groupes qui font face des barrires sociales ou
conomiques reconnues en matire daccs lducation.
Les facteurs qui appuient une candidature dans cette
catgorie se trouvent dans le Code des droits de la
personne de lOntario qui stipule :
Toute personne a droit un traitement gal en
matire de services, de biens ou dinstallations, sans
discrimination fonde sur la race, lascendance, le lieu
dorigine, la couleur, lorigine ethnique, la citoyennet,
la croyance, le sexe, lorientation sexuelle, lge, ltat
matrimonial, le partenariat avec une personne de
mme sexe, ltat familial ou un handicap.*
*L.R.O. 1990, chap. H.19, art. 1; 1999, chap. 6, par. 28 (1);
2001, chap. 32, par. 27 (1).
Le Comit dadmissions considre que de graves difficults
financires constituent galement une barrire.
Les candidatures soumises dans cette catgorie doivent
galement contenir tous les renseignements requis
dans la catgorie gnrale, cest--dire un formulaire
de demande en ligne complt, les relevs de notes
officiels de toutes les tudes postsecondaires et deux
lettres de recommandation. Au moins une de ces lettres
doit provenir dune source scolaire, mais il est prfrable
davoir deux lettres de source scolaire.
Les candidates et les candidats ne doivent pas utiliser la
dclaration personnelle pour expliquer les motifs quelles
ou ils invoquent pour faire demande dans cette catgorie.
Un formulaire devant tre utilis spcifiquement cette
fin est fourni dans la demande.
Note aux candidates et candidats de
niveau suprieur
Les candidates et les candidats de niveau suprieur nont
pas slectionner de catgorie.
Les demandes doivent tre compltes en ligne. La date
limite pour faire demande est le 1
er
mai. Une candidature
peut tre soumise aprs cette date, avec la permission
de la Facult. Il est important de noter que les dossiers
ne sont pas valus tant quils ne sont pas complets et
que tous les documents requis ont t fournis. Comme
le nombre de places est limit, votre chance dtre admis
pourrait tre affecte par un retard nous fournir les
documents requis. Tout dossier qui demeure incomplet
aprs le 1
er
aot sera ferm sans pravis.
Demandes de transfert
Seules les demandes de transfert des tudiants et des
tudiantes qui entrent en deuxime anne et qui ont
termin avec succs, ou qui compltent actuellement,
leur premire anne de common law dans une facult de
droit canadienne sont acceptes. Les personnes qui ont
entrepris ou complt leurs tudes de droit lextrieur
du Canada ne peuvent pas faire demande dans cette
catgorie.
Le candidat ou la candidate qui demande un transfert doit
prciser pourquoi il ou elle souhaite tudier lUniversit
dOttawa. La dclaration personnelle sert dcrire les
raisons personnelles, scolaires ou professionnelles, pour
lesquelles la personne dsire poursuivre ses tudes en
droit lUniversit dOttawa. La priorit sera accorde aux
personnes qui ont de la difficult sloigner dOttawa
en raison de circonstances particulires.
Les personnes qui prsentent leur candidature dans cette
catgorie doivent fournir leur relev de notes de leurs
tudes en droit, deux lettres de recommandation, dont
au moins une doit provenir dun professeur de droit. La
demande doit notamment inclure une lettre du doyen
ou de la doyenne de la facult de droit frquente
confirmant linscription en rgle de ltudiant ou
ltudiante ainsi que le fait quil ou elle ne fait lobjet
daucune mesure disciplinaire. Il nest pas ncessaire
de fournir les rsultats du LSAT pour les demandes de
transfert.
Lettre de permission
Si vous dsirez passer une session ou une pleine anne
universitaire lUniversit dOttawa comme tudiant ou
tudiante spciale, avec lautorisation de votre facult de
droit, vous pouvez faire demande dans cette catgorie.
Ltudiant ou ltudiante doit prciser, dans sa dclaration
personnelle, les raisons pour lesquelles il ou elle souhaite
poursuivre ses tudes lUniversit dOttawa. Il peut sagir
de motifs personnels, scolaires ou professionnels. On
accordera la priorit aux personnes qui, pour des raisons
exceptionnelles, ne peuvent pas sloigner dOttawa.
Les candidatures doivent inclure un relev de notes officiel
des tudes en droit, deux lettres de recommandation,
dont au moins une doit provenir dun professeur de
droit ainsi quune lettre du doyen ou de la doyenne de
la facult de droit frquente confirmant linscription en
rgle du candidat ainsi que le fait quil na fait lobjet
daucune mesure disciplinaire. Il nest pas ncessaire de
fournir les rsultats du LSAT.
Demandes prsentes au Comit national sur les
quivalences des diplmes de droit
Les personnes qui dtiennent dj un diplme de
droit du Qubec ou dun pays tranger et qui dsirent
pratiquer le droit dans un ressort canadien de common
law peuvent demander une valuation de leur dossier
par le Comit national sur les quivalences des diplmes
de droit (CNDD) (constitu par le Conseil des doyens et
doyennes des facults de droit du Canada et la Fdration
des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada). Vous
trouverez plus de renseignements sur le site Web du
CNDD au www.flsc.ca, sous la rubrique Diplmes
trangers .
Pour plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer
directement avec le Comit national sur les quivalences
des diplmes de droit :
Fdration des ordres professionnels
de juristes du Canada
c/o Comit national sur les quivalences
des diplmes de droit
45, rue OConnor, bureau 1810
Ottawa ON K1P 1A4
Tlphone : 613-236-1700
Adresse lectronique : nca@flsc.ca
Site Web : www.flsc.ca/fr/foreignLawyers/guidelines.asp
Si le CNDD vous a accord des quivalences, vous pouvez
soumettre votre candidature dans cette catgorie. Les
personnes qui nont reu aucune quivalence du CNDD
doivent faire demande comme tudiant ou tudiante
de premire anne et complter les trois annes du
programme de J.D. afin de pratiquer le droit au Canada.
Les personnes qui demandent ladmission afin de suivre
les cours recommands par le CNDD devraient utiliser
la dclaration personnelle pour expliquer les raisons
motivant le choix de la Facult de droit de lUniversit
dOttawa. Il faut joindre la demande la copie de
lvaluation du Comit national, ainsi que les relevs
officiels de toutes les tudes antrieures, traduits de
faon officielle en anglais ou en franais, et deux lettres
de recommandation, dont une provenant, de prfrence,
dun rpondant du milieu scolaire. Le LSAT nest pas
requis pour les candidatures dans cette catgorie.
Les demandes de cette catgorie seront annules sans
pravis compter du 1
er
aot si lvaluation du CNDD
ou si les autres documents ne sont pas encore soumis.
Bourses dtudes et daide financire
La Section de common law de la Facult de droit
de lUniversit dOttawa offre plusieurs bourses
dtudes et daide financire en premire anne
du programme de baccalaurat en common law.
Alors quil faut prsenter une demande pour certaines,
dautres sont attribues de faon automatique. Pour
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Introduction
Queens University is situated in the historic city of
Kingston, midway between Toronto and Montreal. The
compact campus borders residential neighbourhoods
and Lake Ontario. Kingstons vibrant downtown is
within walking distance. Information about Queens
University, the campus, maps and booking a campus
tour can be found at: www.queensu.ca/visit/. To find
out more about community life in Kingston, visit
http://tourism.kingstoncanada.com/en/ and see the
Queens Law website at: http://law.queensu.ca/students/
communityLife.html.
Macdonald Hall, home to Queens Faculty of Law,
provides upgraded teaching facilities with wireless
internet access, audio/visual equipment, full accessibility, a
modern moot court room and new videoconference room.
See: www.queensu.ca/camplan/access/macd.html.
Queens Law represents a long tradition of commitment
to academic excellence, collegiality, community spirit
and service to society. We offer our students innovative
instruction, interdisciplinary combined-degree programs
and courses, superb clinical programs and a strong
broad curriculum informed by global perspective.
Renowned for the strength of its curriculum in public
law, criminal law, family law and legal theory, our more
recent hiring is building strength in our international
and business law curriculum. See: http://law.queensu.ca/
prospectiveStudents/whyChoose.html.
Queens is the only law school in Canada that offers its
own study abroad facility at the Bader International Study
Center (BISC) at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England.
Each May and June, Queens Law offers two global law
certificate programs in public international law and
international business law. See: http://law.queensu.ca/
international/globalLawProgramsAtTheBISC.html.
In addition, we offer international exchange opportunities
with some of the worlds leading law schools in Hong
Kong; Singapore; Tshingua University, China; Cape
Town, South Africa; Sydney, University of New South
Wales, Melbourne and University of Western Australia
in Australia; Jean Moulin Lyon III, France; Groningen,
Holland; Tel Aviv, Israel and the Jindal Global Law School
near Delhi, India. More exchanges are available through
university-wide exchanges to the University of West
Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados, to University of Otagao,
New Zealand, to Kyuyshu University in Japan (LL.M.
program in English) and Fudan University for students
fluent in Chinese. Visit www.queensu.ca/international/
students/outgoing/academic/exchangepartners/ and
www.queensu.ca/international/students/outgoing/
academic/multifacultyexchange.
Queens Faculty of Law is legendary for its vibrant
and diverse range of student activities, organizations,
initiatives and clubs. See: http://law.queensu.ca/students/
lss/Clubs.html. Law students interested in athletics
and fitness have the opportunity to join a variety of
intramural teams, and use the new Queens Centre, which
offers superb aquatic, athletic and recreational facilities.
See: www.queensu.ca/queenscentre/index.html.
Admission Philosophy and Criteria
The Admissions Committee uses a holistic approach to
applications, taking into account a number of factors in
addition to grades and the results of the LSAT. Queens
Faculty of Law endorses the goal that the geographic,
ethnic, cultural, racial and socio-economic diversity of the
Canadian population should be reflected in the ranks of
those granted access to legal education.
The academic rigour of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
program requires that students who are granted admission
have a strong aptitude for legal reasoning, demonstrated
academic ability and good potential for success in studies
at this level. The Admissions Committee considers other
attributes such as intellectual curiosity, avid interest
in law, social commitment, reasonable judgment and
insight, leadership potential, teamwork skills, creative
ability and innovative endeavours, self discipline, time
management skills and maturity. The Admissions
Committee will review personal statements, letters
of reference and the autobiographical sketch to
obtain information about these attributes.
Our Faculty is enriched by the skills, knowledge and
experience of students who have been community leaders,
excelled in extracurricular activities and enjoyed success in
careers prior to the pursuit of a legal education as much
as we benefit from students with inquiring minds who
have excelled consistently in a broad range of academic
disciplines. Such outstanding applicants are encouraged
to apply, whether in the General, Aboriginal or Access
categories of admission.
Queens University
Admissions Committee
Senior law students bring a diverse range of experiences
and perspectives to the assessment of applicant files.
Accordingly, our Admissions Committee is composed in
roughly equal numbers of faculty members and students.
The Committee itself renders decisions on competitive
files in the Aboriginal and Access categories, and provides
guidelines for admission decisions on all other files.
Decisions are made based on information that is on file
at the time of review.
First-Year Admission to the
J.D. Degree Program
J.D. Degree Designation
On February 28, 2008, the Queens University Senate
approved the change from the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
designation to the J.D. designation to signify that the
program is a second-entry professional degree program.
The change to the J.D. designation provides greater
international recognition of the academic rigour of the
professional legal education offered at Queens Faculty
of Law.
Categories of Admission
There are three major categories of admission into first
year: the General category, the Aboriginal category
and the Access category. The first-year class consists of
about 165 students. Most students are admitted in the
General category. Recently, up to 15 percent of students
admitted to the first-year class have been from the
Aboriginal and Access categories.
Academic Requirements
All applicants in the General category must have
completed successfully a minimum of three full years
of coursework in a degree program at a postsecondary
institution providing an academic environment and
education that prepares students for potential success
in advanced study at Queens. See the Senate Policy
on the Basis of Admission for Advanced Study and the
interpretation guidelines at: www.queensu.ca/secretariat/
policies/university.html.
Mature Applicants Academic Requirements
Applicants who have not completed three years of
coursework at such an institution as of June 1 of the
year of admission and are at least 26 years of age
and have a minimum of five years of non-academic
experience, are eligible to apply for admission under
the Access category. The minimum age and minimum
non-academic experience requirements must be met as of
September 1 in the year of admission.
Quality of Academic Performance
The Admissions Committee reviews the nature and
content of the undergraduate and graduate programs
undertaken. Enrollment at full course-load, scholarships,
awards and prizes received, the level of the degree
obtained (i.e., honours vs. general), consistency and
improvement in academic performance, and successful
completion of graduate work are weighed positively.
For more information about the profile of the first year
class, see: http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/
admissionInformation/firstYearClassProfile.html.
All first year applicants are required to take the Law
School Admission Test (LSAT). LSAT scores for the
past five years may be used. The Faculty engages in a
rolling admissions process commencing after the OLSAS
admissions deadline at the beginning of November. First
round offers are made throughout the months of January,
February and March with an acceptance deadline of
April 1. Subsequent rounds of offers continue until the
commencement of the academic year in September.
Applicants seeking admission in the first round must have
written the LSAT no later than the December test date.
The February test score is the latest score accepted for
admission in the current admission cycle. It is strongly
recommended that applicants write the LSAT no later
than the December test date in order to have the score
reports available to the Admissions Committee when first
round offers begin to issue in January. The Admissions
Committee initially considers the average score for the
ranking of applicants for scholarship purposes and
ordering the files for decision by the Committee. The
Admissions Committee will rely on the highest score
achieved at the time of the admission decision.
Language Proficiency and TOEFL
An excellent command of spoken and written English
is essential for success in law school. A TOEFL (Test of
English as a Foreign Language) score is required for
applicants who are not fluent in English. Applicants in
any category who have completed at least three years of
full-time study at a recognized university, taking courses
for which English is the official language of instruction,
may request exemption from the TOEFL requirement.
Such a request for exemption must be supported by an
academic letter of reference attesting to the applicants
fluency in written and spoken English.
Test results from the new iBT TOEFL are preferred. Under
the old TOEFL scoring system, no applicant with a TOEFL
score of less than 600/250 and a TWE of less than 5.0
was considered. Standards for the new TOEFL iBT are a
minimum total score of no less than 100, with a minimum
of 24 on the Writing section, no less than 22 on the
Speaking section, no less than 24 on the Reading section
and no less than 20 on the Listening section.
First-Year Law Applicants
General Requirements for J.D. Admission
General Category
The applicants academic record and LSAT score are
weighed most heavily in this category. In making
distinctions between applicants who are equally
competitive on these bases, the other criteria set forth
in the Admissions Philosophy are weighed carefully.
Competitive applicants will have at least an A- average
(8084 percent, GPA 3.7) in the last two years of their
undergraduate degree program. Applicants who have
not completed a university degree must have completed
at least three full-time years of undergraduate degree
program work at a recognized institution by the time
of registration in September 2013. Applicants in the
General category with a cumulative undergraduate
average of less than a B+ (7779 percent, CGPA 3.30)
and an LSAT score of less than 157 (70
th
percentile) are
not competitive for admission, unless graduate degree
work has been completed successfully. An applicant who
meets the minimum criteria for admission is eligible for
consideration but is not guaranteed admission.
Aboriginal Category
Queens Faculty of Law is committed to the goal of
increasing Aboriginal representation within the legal
profession and therefore welcomes applications from
Canadian Aboriginal people. Applications will be
considered based on the applicants interest in and
identification with his or her Aboriginal community as
well as other factors, including academic performance,
results of the LSAT, employment history, letters of
reference and a personal statement. This material will
form the basis upon which the Admissions Committee
will judge whether or not the applicant will be able to
undertake the J.D. degree program successfully.
Applicants should have completed successfully at
least three years of postsecondary education at a
recognized institution. To satisfy the basis of admission
to any advanced-entry professional or graduate degree
program at Queens University, it is expected that
previous academic credentials will be from an institution
providing an academic environment and education that
prepares students for potential success in advanced study.
If there is strong evidence of academic ability in the
application, an exception might be made to the standard
requirement of three years of full-time academic work
at a recognized institution. An applicant who meets
the minimum standards is eligible for consideration but
is not guaranteed admission. The personal statement
submitted in support of the application should explain
the applicants interest in and identification with his
or her Aboriginal community. A copy of the applicants
status card can be submitted to establish the applicants
identification with and connection to an Aboriginal
community. Alternatively, a non-academic letter of
reference should be provided to corroborate the basis
of the claim to Aboriginal status. In addition, applicants
are required to provide an academic letter of reference.
The Admissions Committee may admit applicants to
the Aboriginal category unconditionally or subject to
successful completion of the Program of Legal Studies
for Native People offered each summer at the University
of Saskatchewan. See: www.usask.ca/nativelaw/programs/
plsnp.php. Queens Faculty of Law supports this program
and considerable weight is placed upon the evaluation
of the applicant provided by the Director of the
program. The Admissions Committee will endeavour to
make decisions on completed applications early in the
admissions cycle for this category to allow time for those
with conditional offers to apply for admission to the
Program of Legal Studies for Native People, provided
that the applicant has written the LSAT by the December
2012 test date.
Access Category
Queens Faculty of Law is committed to enhancing
diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
To this end, the Faculty encourages applications from
candidates whose backgrounds, qualities or experiences
would allow them to make unique contributions to the
law school community, the legal profession and society
in general. The Admissions Committee will consider
an applicants disability, educational and financial
disadvantage, membership in a historically disadvantaged
group, age, life experience or any other factor relating
either to educational barriers faced by the applicant,
or to the ability of the applicant to enrich the diversity
of the law school community and the legal profession.
Applicants must supply documentation supporting their
claims in this regard.
Applicants in the Access category must demonstrate that
they have strong potential to complete the J.D. program.
Traditional measures of academic performance and LSAT
scores may be given comparatively less weight in this
category, while non-academic experience and personal
factors confirming the applicants special circumstances or
unique qualities may be given comparatively more weight.
Applicants must demonstrate that they have the ability
to reason and analyze, to express themselves effectively
orally and in writing, and that they possess the skills and
attributes necessary to cope with the demands of law
school. For some applicants, the extent and quality of
their work or life experience may be a better indicator
of their suitability and capacity for success in law school,
than their academic achievement.
Applications in the Access category are encouraged, but
applicants are cautioned that a cumulative undergraduate
average of less than a B (7074 percent,CGPA 3.0)
and an LSAT score of less than 151 are normally not
competitive for admission. See the profile of the first year
J.D. class at: http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/
admissionInformation/firstYearClassProfile.html.
Part-time Studies
A maximum of five persons may be admitted part-time
to the first-year J.D. degree program in each admissions
cycle. Such applicants must meet the admissions standards
required of applicants for full-time study and are assessed
for admission using the same criteria. The Admissions
Committee will consider the reasons provided for
studying on a part-time basis and the competitive
strength of the application in the category of
admission claimed. Applicants accepted as part-time
students are expected to complete the J.D. degree
program within six years. The J.D. program is not offered
by distance education and it is not recommended for
students who would be commuting long distances on a
regular basis to attend class.
Admissions Process, Admissions Scholarships and
Law Admissions Bursaries
From late November through January, application
materials are forwarded from OLSAS to each law school
to which the applicant has applied. The admissions cycle
commences in early January. Offers of admission are
made on a rolling basis as files become complete and
are considered by the Admissions Committee. Decisions
are based on the assessment of documentation only.
Interviews form no part of the formal admissions process.
In July, when all the places in the class are filled, a wait-list
is established to fill vacancies as they occur. Applicants will
be advised, in writing, about any acceptance or rejection.
Applicants are considered for admission
scholarships at the time an offer of admission
is issued. No further action is required from
applicants to be considered for such scholarships.
Other entrance scholarships are available by application
after registration in September.
Applicants seeking needs-based financial assistance
should participate in the Law Admission Bursary
Program by submitting an application before the
deadline in early December. For further information
about needs-based financial assistance for law students,
see: www.queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/
law.html.
Documentation
It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that their
application materials and supporting documents are
complete. Applications that are incomplete will not
be considered.
The application is due to OLSAS by November 1, 2012.
Applicants must indicate on the OLSAS application if
they are writing the LSAT at a date after the deadline
date. Reference forms must be forwarded to OLSAS and
not submitted directly to Queens Law by the applicant
or referee. Applicants must provide the following
documentation in support of their applications to
first-year studies:
1. official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions
attended, including those attended as a visiting
student on exchange or on a study abroad program;
2. official LSAT score(s);
3. a personal statement (see below);
4. confidential letters of reference (see below); and
5. supplementary documentation to support the basis
of the claim in the Aboriginal and Access categories,
as necessary.
Supplementary Documentation
General category applicants who have experienced
circumstances that adversely affected performance in a
particular course, a particular term, or even a particular
year, such as short-term illness, involvement in varsity
or professional sports, burdensome family obligations,
tragedy or other unfortunate events that negatively
affected a portion of their academic program, should
provide some documentation of the circumstances.
These circumstances are meant to be time-limited, with
less adverse impact or less systemic impact than the
circumstances supporting an Access category claim.
Aboriginal category applicants should submit a copy of
their status card or a non-academic letter of reference to
corroborate their connection to, or identification with,
an Aboriginal community.
Access Category
Disabled applicants should provide corroboration
and independent assessment of the basis of the claim
through recent letters from physicians, counsellors,
psycho-educational experts or others, as appropriate.
Disadvantaged applicants should provide corroboration
of the basis of the claim. If the claim is based on
responsibility arising from the illness of a dependent
family member, evidence of the illness, dependency and
responsibility for care should be provided by a third
party knowledgeable of the family circumstances. If the
claim is based on working to support oneself or others,
then documentation of the hours worked on a regular
basis throughout the academic year should be provided.
Since many applicants work part-time to help finance
postsecondary education, the amount of work should
be at least 30 hours of work a week while undertaking
full-time postsecondary education.
Mature applicants should provide a non-academic
letter of reference to support the basis of the claim.
Mature applicants in the Access category should provide
a detailed resum of their work and other experience,
including current position or status.
Applicants must ensure that their foreign educational
credentials are equivalent to credentials from a Canadian
institution recognized as providing a postsecondary
academic environment and education that prepares
students for success in advanced studies of law. Applicants
who have undertaken undergraduate studies outside of
North America must have their foreign transcript assessed
by World Education Services (WES) or an equivalent
service. Applicants who have undertaken graduate studies
outside of Canada and the United States are not required
to have their foreign transcript assessed by WES or an
equivalent service, although such assessment may be
requested. Candidates from the National Committee of
Accreditation will not be required to have their foreign
transcripts assessed by WES or an equivalent service. WES
assessments are not needed for coursework completed
on exchange or letter of permission, if transfer credits
for such courses are recorded on the home university
transcript.
Personal Statement
All applicants must submit a personal statement with their
OLSAS application. The personal statement can be used
to complement material included in the autobiographical
sketch. The personal statement must be authored
entirely by the applicant and must not exceed 8,000
characters in length. The Admissions Committee finds
the personal statement to be helpful, along with letters
of reference, the autobiographical sketch and verifiers,
to identify scholarship prospects among applicants who
are competitive on the basis of grades and LSAT scores.
Applicants in the Aboriginal and Access sub-categories
should use the personal statement to address the basis
of their sub-category claim and provide corroboration
of these circumstances through relevant supporting
documentation.
Part-time studies applicants should outline in the personal
statement the reasons for wanting to study part-time.
Applicants in the General category should use their
personal statement to address special circumstances
that adversely affected performance in a particular
course, a particular term or even a particular year, and
should provide corroboration of these circumstances
by supplementary documentation. These circumstances
include (but are not limited to) illness, involvement in
varsity or professional sports, family obligations during
periods of study, tragedy or other unfortunate events that
negatively affected portions of their academic program.
These circumstances are meant to be time-limited, with
less adverse impact or less systemic impact than the
circumstances supporting an Access category claim.
References
One academic reference should be provided by all
applicants.
No more than three letters of reference may be
filed to support an application.
All letters of reference are confidential and must
be submitted by the referee directly to OLSAS.
Applicants should arrange for their referees to use
the OLSAS Confidential Reference Forms that are
provided with the application. These forms have the
applicants OUAC/OLSAS Reference Number printed on
the form and require the referee to indicate in what
capacity the referee is acquainted with the applicant.
General category: A maximum of two academic
references should be provided by all applicants in the
General category of admission. Such applicants may file
a third non-academic letter of reference.
Aboriginal category: Applicants should provide at
least one academic reference and should provide some
corroboration of their interest in, and identification with,
their Aboriginal community.
Access category: Applicants should provide at least
one academic letter of reference. Applicants claiming
continuing illness or a disability should provide
corroboration and independent assessment of the basis
of the claim through letters from teachers, physicians,
psycho-educational assessments, counsellors or others,
as appropriate.
Mature applicants should provide one academic and
one non-academic letter of reference, together with a
current resum.
Admission to Combined Degree
Programs
M.I.R./J.D.
M.P.A./J.D.
J.D./M.B.A.
M.A.(Econ)/J.D.
M.I.R/J.D.
The Master of Industrial Relations/Juris Doctor (M.I.R./J.D.)
is a three and a half year combined degree program
offered by the School of Policy Studies and the Faculty
of Law that merges graduate training in human resource
management, employment and labour policy with a
professional degree in law. An option to complete the
combined degrees in three years is available to combined
degree program students who are selected to complete
a Global Law Program at the Bader International Study
Centre in the spring term of the graduate registration
year. Most M.I.R./J.D. registrants choose to complete the
combined program in three years.
Program Structure
Students are registered as graduate students in the
first year of the program and are eligible to receive
Ontario Graduate Scholarship assistance for this year:
https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/OSAPStarttoFinish/
GraduateStudents/.
Combined program students are registered in four J.D.
courses in the first year: Contracts, Introduction to Legal
Research, Public Law, and Constitutional Law. These
courses substitute for other electives that would be taken
if registered only in the M.I.R. degree program. Students
are assessed tuition as graduate students for the first
year, in accordance with their registration status. This
tuition is lower than tuition assessed for law students.
See: www.queensu.ca/registrar/currentstudents/fees.html.
Combined program students are eligible to apply, and
be selected for a Global Law Program at the Bader
International Study Center (BISC) in the spring term of
the graduate registration year. Through this opportunity,
nine upper-year J.D. credits can be earned at the BISC.
Regular full-time course load for upper-year J.D. students
is 14 to 17 upper-year credits per term. To graduate
from the combined degree program in three years, a
course overload of 18 credits in each of the fall and
winter terms in the third year of registration may be
needed to complete all degree requirements, within
three academic years. Other options are available to avoid
such overloads. See: http://law.queensu.ca/international/
globalLawProgramsAtTheBISC.html.
In the second year of the program, students register as
J.D. students and complete the rest of the mandatory
first-year J.D. curriculum as well as upper-year courses
in Civil Procedure, Business Associations, Labour Law,
Employment Law, and Collective Agreement and
Arbitration.
In the third year and the fall term of the fourth year
in the M.I.R./J.D. combined degree program, students
complete the balance of the outstanding requirements
of the J.D. degree, including the advocacy requirement,
the practice skills requirement, the substantial term paper
requirement in Law 494 ISP: Labour, and the minimum
credit requirement of 59 upper-year J.D. credits. Provided
that degree requirements have been satisfied, students
may participate in an international exchange program
in the final fall term of the fourth year of registration.
Students who participate in the early completion option
using BISC credits would complete the remaining degree
requirements in the third year of registration in the
combined degree program.
The Career Services Office of the Faculty of Law helps
students apply for summer positions with law firms that
have a specialized practice in labour and employment
law, and assists students in the search for an articling
position after graduation.
Admission Requirements
Up to five candidates may be admitted to the M.I.R./J.D.
program each year. Candidates must meet the admission
requirements for both programs, including writing the
LSAT for law. Offers of admission issued by each program
separately must be accepted for an applicant to be
considered for admission into the combined program.
An application must be made to OLSAS for
admission to the J.D. degree program by
November 1, 2012, and a concurrent, separate
application must be made to the School of
Industrial Relations for admission as a graduate
student in the M.I.R. program by January 15, 2013.
Applications to the M.I.R. program are made using the
online application process at: www.queensu.ca/sgs/
forstudents/application.html.
Further information about application to the M.I.R.
program is available from the School of Policy Studies
at Queens University by contacting Jenny Dee, M.I.R.
Program Coordinator:
Telephone: 613-533-6000, ext. 77322
Fax: 613-533-2135
Email: MIR.Program@queensu.ca
Website: www.queensu.ca/sps/
M.P.A./J.D. Combined Degree Program
Queens Master of Public Administration/Juris Doctor
(M.P.A./J.D.) is a three and a half year combined degree
program. An option to complete the combined degrees
in three years is available to combined degree program
students who are selected to complete a Global Law
Program at the Bader International Study Centre in the
spring term of the graduate registration year. The M.P.A./
J.D.is an excellent choice for students seeking to combine
advanced skills in policy analysis and management with
training in law for successful policy interpretation and
implementation. The School of Policy Studies has a strong
reputation for advanced education in policy studies in
the areas of health policy, defence management studies,
global governance, social policy and public policy in
the voluntary sector of non-profit, community-based,
non-governmental organizations.
Program Structure
Students are registered as graduate students in the
first year of the program and are eligible to receive
Ontario Graduate Scholarships to help fund their
studies in this year: https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/
en/OSAPStarttoFinish/GraduateStudents/.
Students are registered in four J.D. courses in first year:
Contracts, Introduction to Legal Research, Public Law, and
Constitutional Law. These courses substitute for other
electives that would be taken if registered only in the
M.P.A. degree program. Students are assessed for tuition
as graduate students for the first year, in accordance
with their registration status. This tuition is lower than
tuition assessed for law students. See: www.queensu.ca/
registrar/currentstudents/fees.html.
Combined program students are eligible to apply, and
be selected for a Global Law Program at the Bader
International Study Center (BISC) in the spring term of
the graduate registration year. Through this opportunity,
nine upper-year J.D. credits can be earned at the BISC.
To graduate from the combined degree program in three
years, a course overload of 18 credits in each of the fall
and winter terms in the third year of registration would
be needed to complete all degree requirements, within
three academic years. Other options are available to avoid
such overloads. See: http://law.queensu.ca/international/
globalLawProgramsAtTheBISC.html. Most M.P.A./J.D.
registrants choose to complete the combined program
in three years.
In the second year of the M.P.A./J.D. program, students
register as J.D. students and complete the rest of the
mandatory first-year J.D. curriculum, as well as upper-year
courses in Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Business
Associations and one of Human Rights, Advanced
Constitutional Law, or Aboriginal Law.
In the third year and the final fall term of the fourth
year of registration in the combined degree program,
students must complete the balance of the outstanding
requirements for the J.D. degree, including the advocacy
requirement, the practice skills requirement, the
substantial term paper requirement in Law 496 ISP:
Public Service, and the minimum credit requirement of
59 upper-year J.D. credits. Students who participate in
the early completion option using BISC credits would
complete the remaining degree requirements in the third
year of registration in the combined degree program.
Students may participate in an international exchange
program in the final fall term of the fourth year of
registration in the combined degree program.
The Career Services Office of the Faculty of Law helps
students apply for summer positions with government
offices, law firms or other approved employers that deal
with issues of law and public policy, and assists students
in the search for an articling position after graduation.
Up to five candidates may be admitted each year.
Candidates must meet the admission requirements for
both programs, including writing the LSAT for law. Offers
of admission issued by each program separately must be
accepted in order to be considered for admission into
the combined program.
application must be made to the School of
Policy Studies at Queens for admission as
a graduate student in the Master of Public
Administration degree program by January
15, 2013. Applications to the M.P.A. program
are made using the online application process at:
www.queensu.ca/sgs/forstudents/application.html.
Further information about application to the M.P.A.
program is available from the School of Policy Studies
at Queens University by contacting Elizabeth Thomas,
Admissions Coordinator, at:
The School of Policy Studies
138 Union Street, Room 217
Queens University
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
Telephone: 613-533-6000, ext. 75144
Fax: 613-533-2135
Email: MPA.admissions@queensu.ca
Website: www.queensu.ca/sps/
J.D./M.B.A.
This four-year combined program capitalizes on the
internationally acclaimed intensive 12-month Master
of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree offered by
Queens School of Business and the rich program in
business law offered by Queens Faculty of Law. Students
admitted to the combined program have two alternative
options to complete the combined program early in three
and a half years:
1. Combined J.D./M.B.A. students are eligible to apply
for, and be selected to participate in, the International
Business Law Program at the Bader International
Study Centre (BISC) to earn nine upper-year J.D.
credits. These students may also use cross-credits from
the M.B.A. degree equivalent to six upper year J.D.
credits earned in two comparable M.B.A. courses to
complete the degree in three and one-half years.
2. In the Queens Law Campus option, combined
program students may use M.B.A. courses equivalent
to 12 upper-year J.D. credits to complete both degrees
in three and one-half years.
Program Structure
The first year of the program is spent completing the
compulsory first-year curriculum of the J.D. degree
program.
In the spring term following the first year, J.D. students
are eligible to be selected for the certificate program in
International Business Law at the Bader International
Study Center at Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England.
Completion of the certificate program is worth nine
upper-year J.D. credits. See: http://law.queensu.ca/
international/globalLawProgramsAtTheBISC.html.
The second year is spent taking upper-year elective
courses at full course load in the J.D. program. Combined
program students are required to take Civil Procedure and
Business Associations (4 credits), and at least another four
upper-year J.D. credits in management related law courses,
which include, but are not limited to, Administrative
Law (4), Law and Economics (3), Taxation (4), Labour
Law (4), Securities Regulation (3) or Competition Law (3).
The third year (academic year of May to May) is spent
fulfilling all degree requirements for the M.B.A. program.
The fourth year in the combined degree program
(third J.D. year) is spent fulfilling the remaining degree
requirements of the J.D. degree program, including the
advocacy requirement, the practice skills requirement and
a substantial term paper. Students may spend a term on
exchange in the fourth year (third year J.D.) if an early
completion option is not exercised. If an early completion
option is exercised, the remaining J.D. requirements
would be completed in the fall term of the fourth year
of registration.
application must be made to the School of Business
at Queens for admission as a graduate student
in the Master of Business Administration degree
program by November 30, 2012. Usually, four
candidates are admitted each year. For information
about the application process to the M.B.A., see:
http://business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/mba/
application_process.php.
Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to
the J.D. degree and to the M.B.A. Selection for admission
to the combined program is not guaranteed to applicants
who meet only the minimum criteria for admission.
1. A four-year undergraduate degree from a recognized
university. Competitive applicants typically have a
minimum cumulative B+ undergraduate average
and an average of A- (roughly 8084 percent) in the
last two years of the undergraduate degree program.
2. All applicants must write the Law School Admission
Test (LSAT) and the General Management Admission
Test (GMAT). To be considered, an applicant should
obtain a minimum score of 600 on the GMAT and a
minimum score of 158 (75th percentile) on the LSAT.
3. If applicable, an acceptable score on the iBT TOEFL
test as required by the Faculty of Law and the School
of Business.
4. Applicants with a minimum of two years of full-time
post-degree professional experience are preferred,
but this requirement may be waived. Internships and/
or co-op placements may be considered as relevant
work experience.
For further information about the M.B.A. requirements
for admission to the combined program, see:
http://business.queensu.ca/mba_programs/mba/
contact_us.php.
Queens J.D./M.B.A. Admissions
Queens University, School of Business
Goodes Hall, 143 Union Street, Suite 414
Telephone: 613-533-2302
Toll-free: 1-888-621-0060 (within North America)
Email: queensmba@business.queensu.ca
Website: www.queensmba.com
M.A. (Economics)/J.D. Program
Queens Faculty of Law and Department of Economics
have partnered to offer a combined program that
allows students to obtain both a Master of Arts (M.A.)
in Economics and the Juris Doctor (J.D.) in three years.
The program provides highly focused interdisciplinary
training for students interested in the many areas
where law and economic analysis intersect, for example:
international trade law and policy, corporate law and
policy, competition law and policy, environmental and
resource management and tax law and policy. Combined
M.A.(Econ)/J.D. students will receive excellent training
and gain a strong comparative advantage to pursue
careers in specialized legal work that requires knowledge
of economic theory and social science methods, high-level
policy work and academia.
Program Requirements and Structure
1. In the first year, students register full time in the
School of Graduate Studies. Students are eligible
for funding from Ontario Graduate Scholarships
(https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/
OSAPStarttoFinish/GraduateStudents) or funding from
the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
of Canada (SSHRC) for this year. For more information
about SSHRC grants, see: www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.
In the first year as a graduate student, combined
program students must complete the following
courses:
a. The three economics courses ECON-810
Microeconomic Theory, ECON-852 Quantitative
Methods and ECON-848 Economic Analysis of Law.
b. Any two other graduate economics courses
with a sufficient connection to law, subject
to the approval of the Graduate Coordinator
(Economics) in consultation with the Combined
Program Director (Law). The following courses
are illustrative of courses that would satisfy the
requirement: ECON-825 International Trade,
ECON-835 Development Economics, ECON-840
Public Finance I, ECON-841 Public Finance II,
ECON-845 Industrial Organization I, ECON-846
Industrial Organization II, ECON-870 Finance
Theory, ECON-890 Natural Resource Economics,
and ECON-891 Environmental Economics.
c. The four law courses Public Law, Constitutional
Law, Contracts and Introduction to Legal Research.
d. In the spring/summer term of the first year,
students will complete the ECON-898 M.A. essay
requirement. Students may also elect to take
some of their economics courses during the spring
term.
2. In the second year of the program, students register
full-time in the Faculty of Law as second-year J.D.
students taking a full course load of 15 to 17 credits
per term. Students must complete the remaining
courses from the required first-year law curriculum
as follows: Property Law, Tort Law, and Criminal Law.
3. In the third year, students must register full time in
the Faculty of Law as third year J.D. students. Students
must ensure that they complete the requirements for
the combined program and the J.D. degree during
the second and third years.
a. Two upper-year law courses with a substantial
connection to law and economics. Given changes
in course offerings from year to year, the list of
approved courses is to be determined annually
by the Combined Program Director (Law) in
consultation with the Graduate Coordinator
(Economics). The following list is illustrative of
some three credit courses that would satisfy
the requirement: LAW-454 International Trade
and Investment Law; LAW-443 Insurance
Law; LAW-511 Corporate Taxation; LAW-506
International Tax; LAW-512 Corporate Finance;
LAW-608 Advanced Corporate Law; LAW-448
Securities Regulation; LAW-441 Commercial
Law; LAW-517 Environmental Protection Law;
and LAW-538 International Environmental and
Assessment Law. This list is illustrative only.
Students who wish to pursue specialization
in other areas within the law and economics
tradition in areas such as criminal law, family or
labour law could also be easily accommodated
within existing law course offerings.
b. The following J.D. degree requirements:
Mandatory Course Requirement (LAW-225
Civil Procedure and LAW-440 Business
Associations); Advocacy Requirement; Practice
Skills Requirement; and Substantial Term Paper
Requirement and upper-year credit requirement
of 59 upper-year credits.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of
both the J.D. degree and the M.A. (Economics) programs.
Selection for admission to the combined program is not
guaranteed to applicants who meet only the minimum
criteria for admission. A maximum of five students per
year will be admitted to the program.
Separate simultaneous applications to
both the Faculty of Law (through OLSAS by
November 1, 2012) and Graduate Studies are
required. Applicants should indicate that they
wish to be considered for the combined program in
their M.A. application. Late applications may still be
considered, but early applications are encouraged.
See: http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/pub/graduate.
The minimum requirements for admission to the
combined program are:
1. Completion of an Honours B.A. in Economics or a
related field (e.g., Math, Physics). Most students
admitted to the M.A. will have a minimum B+
average. Most successful J.D. applicants will have
a B+ cumulative average and an A- average in
the final two years of their undergraduate program.
2. All applicants must write the Law School Admission
Test (LSAT).
3. Applicants whose previous degree is not from a
Canadian or American university are required to
submit the results from the Graduate Record Exam
(GRE).
4. If applicable, an acceptable score on an approved
English facility test is also required (TOEFL).
Contact Information:
Department of Economics
Dunning Hall, Queens University
Telephone: 613-533-2259
Fax: 613-533-6668
Website: http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/pub/
graduate/admin.php
Graduate Coordinator: Professor Huw Lloyd Ellis
Email: gradc@econ.queensu.ca
Department Page: www.econ.queensu.ca
Faculty of Law
128 Union Street
Macdonald Hall, Queens University
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Telephone: 613-533-2220
Fax: 613-533-6509
Combined Program Director: Professor Cherie Metcalf
Email: metcalfc@queensu.ca
J.D. Admissions:
Assistant Dean of Students Jane Emrich
Email: jane.emrich@queensu.ca
Upper-Year Law Applicants
Admissions Process and General Requirements
Information for upper-year applicants can be
accessed from the Queens Faculty of Law website at:
http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/
admissionInformation.html.
Click on the links for upper-year admissions located in
the left margin.
All upper-year applications, including applications in the
National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) category,
are due on May 1, 2013, to the Ontario Law School
Application Service (OLSAS) for studies commencing in
September 2013. Please see www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/ for
further information about the online application process.
OLSAS may be reached in writing at 170 Research Lane,
Guelph, ON N1G 5E2, and by email at: olsas@ouac.on.ca.
The number of openings in each upper-year category
is dependent on the internal attrition rates at the law
school. Usually the number of places available in each
category cannot be known precisely until late June
when the Faculty ascertains how many of its students
are seeking to study elsewhere, how many are taking an
approved leave, and how many are returning to study.
The number of places is never large and occasionally
there are no places at all. In particular, there have been
very few openings for the admission of NCA applicants
who are recommended to complete eight to ten courses.
Typically the Admissions Office receives many more
applications from candidates that meet the minimum
standards than there are places available.
All upper-year applicants are required to have both a
sound academic record and good personal or academic
reasons for wanting to study at the Faculty of Law of
Queens University.
Graduates with a civil law degree from the province of
Quebec are eligible to apply to our Civil Law Common
Law combined degree program. Information can be
found at: http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/
combined/civilLaw.html.
Decisions on upper-year transfer, letter of permission
and NCA applications are generally made in July. It
is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that all
documentation is submitted to OLSAS on a timely basis.
Incomplete applications will not be considered for
admission. Transcripts, confidential letters of reference
and NCA letters of recommendation must be received
no later than June 30, 2013 to be considered.
Applicants must complete the OLSAS transcript request
form for the institutions they have attended and/or are
now attending. The transcript should be forwarded from
the institution directly to OLSAS. Transcripts submitted in
support of an application become the property of Queens
University, may be subject to verification/authentication
and are not available for copying.
Admissions Standards
Only applicants who have attained at least a B average
in their previous years of study in law will be considered
for admission in all upper-year categories. An applicant
who has failed one or more courses in law school
or in the NCA process will not be considered for
admission. At least one academic letter of reference
must be provided from a law professor who can comment
on the applicants academic abilities.
For transfer and letter of permission applicants, a letter
is required from the Dean or Associate Dean Academic
of the current law school attesting that the applicant
is in good standing and has not been the subject of
any disciplinary sanction on academic or non-academic
grounds nor otherwise been found to have engaged in
misconduct.
Provided that the application is competitive on academic
factors, priority will be given to the admission of transfer
or letter of permission applicants who are seeking to
return to their home province from a Canadian law school
outside Ontario and to applicants seeking to transfer
between Ontario law schools. Curriculum-related grounds
and career path reasons supporting the application will
be considered. Consideration will be given to compelling
compassionate or personal grounds supporting the
application. For example, consideration will be given to
transfer and letter of permission applicants whose own
ill health or the ill health of a close family member or
child care responsibilities necessitate closer proximity.
Documentation corroborating the grounds should be
provided to support the application.
The following documentation is required for
admission to the upper-year categories:
Official transcripts of all law grades received.
Transcripts should include academic records of all
undergraduate programs and subsequent graduate
work and should specify the courses taken, the grades,
the degree and the standing obtained and provide a
legend to the grading scheme. Official transcripts are
required from all postsecondary institutions attended,
including transcripts from studies as a visiting or
exchange student. Applicants who have undertaken
undergraduate studies outside of Canada and the
United States must have their foreign transcript
assessed by World Education Services (WES) or an
equivalent service. Applicants who have undertaken
graduate studies outside of North America are not
required to have their foreign transcript assessed
by WES or an equivalent service, although such
assessment may be requested. Candidates from the
National Committee of Accreditation will not be
required to have their foreign transcripts assessed
by WES or an equivalent service. WES assessments
of exchange transcripts are not required if transfer
credits were recognized on the home university
transcript.
Certified copy of the LSAT score report form.
Applicants who were admitted to a Canadian law
school without an LSAT score report will not be
required to take the test. Upper-year applicants who
have never written the LSAT test will not be required
to take the LSAT test.
A personal statement outlining the reasons for
seeking admission to Queens Law School. (See
the personal statement section under the section
First-Year Law Applicants.)
At least one, but no more than two, confidential
academic letters of reference from instructors at the
current law school. A non-academic reference may
be filed by NCA applicants who have engaged in the
practice of law.
For letter of permission and transfer students, a
letter from the Dean or Associate Dean Academic
attesting that the applicant is in good standing
and has not been the subject of any disciplinary
sanction or investigation for misconduct on academic
or non-academic grounds.
Letter of permission from the previous law school, if
admission is being sought in this category for one or
both terms of third-year J.D. degree studies.
For the NCA category, applicants must provide a
current letter of recommendation from the NCA
that specifies the courses and conditions upon which
a Certificate of Qualification would be issued and
any subsequent correspondence with the NCA that
pertains to progress in courses stipulated initially.
Such further and other documentation and
information as the Admissions Committee may
request.
Language Proficiency and TOEFL
An excellent command of spoken and written English
is essential to success in law school. A TOEFL (Test of
English as a Foreign Language) score is required for
applicants who are not fluent in English. Applicants
who have completed at least three years of full-time
study at a recognized university taking courses for which
English is the official language of instruction, may request
exemption from the TOEFL requirement. Such a request
for exemption must be supported by an academic letter
of reference attesting to the applicants fluency in written
and spoken English.
Test results from the new iBT TOEFL are preferred.
Standards for the new TOEFL iBT are a minimum total
score of no less than 100, with a minimum of 24 on the
Writing section, no less than 22 on the Speaking section,
no less than 24 on the Reading section and no less
than 20 on the Listening section. Under the old TOEFL
scoring system, no applicant with a TOEFL score of less
than 600/250 and a TWE of less than 5.0 was considered.
The institution code for Queens University is 0949. For
further information, please see the TOEFL website at:
www.ets.org/toefl/.
Categories of Admission
1. Transfer
a. From a common law LL.B. or J.D. program
at a Canadian law school
An applicant who has completed the first year
of a common law LL.B. or J.D. degree program
at a Canadian law school may apply to transfer
into the second year of the J.D. degree program
at the Faculty of Law of Queens University. If
admitted, such students will be expected to satisfy
the J.D. degree requirements after two years of
full-time coursework at Queens. Upon successful
completion of the degree requirements and
adherence to all academic regulations, students
will be eligible to receive a Queens University
J.D. degree. Such students will have transfer
credits recognized for first-year courses that are
substantially similar to the first-year curriculum
of the J.D. degree program at Queens University,
but will be required to complete any first-year
courses that were not part of the first-year
curriculum of the degree program of the current
law school from which they seek to transfer.
b. From a common law LL.B. or J.D. degree
program at a law school outside Canada
(advanced standing transfer applicants)
Advanced standing applicants are transfer
applicants who seek to be admitted into the
Queens J.D. degree program from a law school
outside Canada offering a common law LL.B. or
J.D. degree. Applicants claiming advanced
standing must outline in the personal
statement the courses for which they are
seeking recognition for transfer credit
and the reasons for that claim. Generally,
applicants are not accorded more than one years
advanced standing and will be required to take
Canadian Constitutional Law from the first-year
curriculum. Transfer credit will be recognized for
first-year courses that are substantially similar
to the first-year curriculum of the J.D. degree
program at Queens University but transferees
will be required to complete any first-year
courses that were not part of the first-year
curriculum of the degree program at the home
law school from which they seek to transfer.
The Admissions Office will determine whether or
not previously earned credits will be recognized
for transfer to the Queens University J.D. degree.
Upon admission, students will be expected
to satisfy the J.D. degree requirements after
successful completion of at least two years of
full-time coursework. Upon successful completion
of the degree requirements and adherence to all
academic regulations, students will be eligible to
receive the J.D. degree from Queens University.

2. Letter of Permission
An upper-year law student may apply to study as
a visiting student at the Faculty of Law for a single
term or for a maximum period of one academic year
on a letter of permission basis. Students admitted
on a letter of permission are not eligible for
transfer into the Queens J.D. degree program.
Academic work completed at Queens Faculty of Law
will be credited toward satisfaction of the degree
requirements of the home law school. The home
law school will reserve the right to approve course
load and course selections. Subject to the foregoing,
a letter of permission student will be subject to
the academic policies and regulations of Queens
University and of the Faculty of Law for the duration
of the registration as a visiting student.
3. National Committee on Accreditation (NCA)
Persons who have completed a law degree from
a foreign common law jurisdiction, who wish to
be admitted to the practice of law in a Canadian
common law jurisdiction, must apply to the National
Committee on Accreditation (NCA). The NCA was
established by the Canadian Council of Law Deans
and the Federation of Law Societies of Canada to
conduct assessments of the equivalency of legal
credentials and experience. For further details and
contact information, please see: www.flsc.ca/en/
lawSocieties/lawSocieties.asp/.
Applications for admission in the NCA category must
be supported by a current letter of recommendation
from the NCA concerning the conditions upon which
a Certificate of Qualification would be issued by the
Committee and any subsequent correspondence with
the NCA regarding progress in the recommended
courses. The Certificate of Qualification is needed for
entry into a provincial licensing process. NCA applicants
should note that interviews for articling placement
in Ontario generally take place during the summer,
one full year prior to the start of the placement.
Applicants are advised to contact the Law Society
of Upper Canada to confirm the procedures and
deadlines for the licensing process in Ontario. See:
www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=11367&langtype=1033.
The Admissions Committee relies upon the
recommendation of the NCA and gives preference to
applicants who are required to take examinations in
fewer than eight subjects to be eligible for a Certificate
of Qualification. Such a letter of recommendation
and any subsequent correspondence relating
to completion or attempts of required courses
must be received by Queens Faculty of Law no
later than June 30, 2013.
A Queens University J.D. degree is not conferred
upon applicants admitted under the NCA category.
Financial Aid All J.D. Program
Applicants
Queens University has a long-standing commitment
to the goal that legal education should be financially
accessible to qualified students. Funding totalling more
than $4.3 million is awarded to Queens law students each
year. Total enrollment at Queens Law School is less than
500 students. For a comprehensive list of all scholarships,
prizes, awards and bursaries for Queens law students,
see: www.queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/
law.html.
Merit-Based Scholarships and Needs-Based
Bursary Assistance
Student financial assistance programs and services are
administered by the Queens University Office of the
University Registrar Student Awards. These programs
and services include merit-based scholarships; awards and
prizes funded through the generosity of our many donors,
alumni, friends and law firms; and needs-based financial
assistance through awards and bursaries. Bursaries are
non-repayable grants from the university assessed on
the basis of documented financial need. Financial need
is evidenced on the basis of accumulated educational
debt, including government student loans, interest on
other debt (e.g., student line of credit) and personal
circumstances, such as dependants, medical expenses
and other living expenses.
Law Admissions Bursary Program
Queens Law was one of the first law schools to administer
a law admission bursary program. Applicants who
complete an application for a law entrance bursary prior
to December 1 of the application cycle are assessed at the
time of the offer of admission for an admission bursary
based on documented financial need. This money is a
non repayable grant provided by Queens University that
will help to finance the first academic year. To qualify,
applicants must have accessed government student
loans to finance their undergraduate education, show
continuing eligibility for government student loans and
must have submitted a complete law admissions bursary
application showing accumulated educational debt.
Work-Study Program
Students with demonstrated financial need will receive
priority for certain part-time work available on campus.
Earnings may yield up to $2,000 over the fall and winter
terms. Entering J.D. students can indicate on the Queens
Law Admission Bursary Application if they wish to be
considered for the Work-Study Program.
Professional Student Line of Credit
Both the main Kingston branches of the Royal
Bank of Canada and the Bank of Nova Scotia offer
professional student lines of credit geared to the needs
of law students, with favourable interest rates and
guarantor requirements. See: http://law.queensu.ca/
prospectiveStudents/jdProgram/funding.html.
For questions about financial assistance and advice,
please contact the Queens Student Awards Office at
awards@queensu.ca or call 613-533-2216.
Contact Information
Financial Assistance Inquiries
www.queensu.ca/studentawards/contact.html
Student Awards Office
Queens University
Gordon Hall, Room 225
74 Union Street
Telephone: 613-533-2216
Fax: 613-533-6409
Email: awards@queensu.ca
Website: www.queensu.ca/studentawards/
Supplementary Information For All
Applicants
Personal Information and File Retention Policy
Applicant files are kept for one year after the initial
application in the event that an applicant should re-apply.
Thereafter, the files of applicants who do not register are
destroyed, unless information regarding misconduct in
the application process is received. Applicant information
provided in electronic format and remitted by OLSAS is
collected in our admissions database. This information
will be saved in our admissions database for at least
10 years to permit longitudinal or statistical studies,
reports or queries pertinent to recruitment, admissions,
diversity of the applicant pool and registrant populations,
enrollment management, retention and academic
progress. Information pertaining to admitted applicants
who register at Queens may be used for the purpose of
participating in correlation studies conducted by the Law
School Admission Council to assess the predictive value
of the LSAT score and grades at the time of admission in
relation to performance in first-year law. The application
documentation submitted on admission is retained as part
of the student file for students who are admitted and
register at Queens Faculty of Law. Such information is
held confidentially in the Student Services Office and used
in accordance with the privacy and access to information
policies of Queens University. Personal information may
be disclosed to regulatory authorities, law enforcement
officials or other persons when authorized or required
by law. For details, see: www.queensu.ca/registrar/.
Questions may be addressed to the Assistant Dean of
Students in the Faculty of Law.
Deferrals
A deferral of admission for one year may be granted
by request in writing to the Assistant Dean of
Students. Deferral may be granted if the application
is competitive and if there are reasonable grounds to
support the request for deferral. Candidates seeking
deferral will be required to provide a firm acceptance to
Queens and pay a non-refundable acceptance deposit
that will be applied toward tuition on registration.
The deferral request form can be accessed at:
http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/forms.html.
Fee Waivers
Applications for a waiver of the Queens University portion
of the application fee must be made directly through the
office of the Assistant Dean of Students of the Faculty
of Law. Granting of waivers is discretionary. Applicants
for a fee waiver must provide evidence of financial need
and must meet the minimum criteria for consideration.
Fee waiver applications must be made before the
deadline for applying to the law school through OLSAS.
The fee waiver request form may be accessed at:
Late Applications
Late applications can be submitted only with the permission
of the Admissions Committee. Requests for permission
to submit a late application must detail all circumstances
relevant to the untimeliness. Candidates seeking late
admission must meet competitive standards for admission.
The late application request form may be accessed at:
Admission Inquiries
Inquiries about admissions policies, standards and process
may be directed to:
Queens University Faculty of Law
Student Services Office
Macdonald Hall, Room 200
128 Union Street
Queens University
Telephone: 613-533-2220
Fax: 613-533-6611
Email: jd@queensu.ca
Website: http://law.queensu.ca
Caution
Provision of false or misleading information
or failure to provide material information will
invalidate the application and will result in
immediate rejection or in the revocation of
admission and/or registration.
University of Toronto
Introduction
The University of Toronto Faculty of Law seeks to create
a community of students, faculty and staff who can share
in and contribute to the Facultys excellence in teaching,
research and leadership. Our faculty members represent
virtually every area of legal scholarship. They are an
exceptionally talented, enthusiastic and academically
accomplished group, and they are often called on to
help shape and inform contemporary debate on matters
of national and international importance. The Facultys
scholars enjoy an international reputation for research
excellence. The strength and diversity of our faculty is
complemented by a student body that possesses a unique
and varying mix of ethnic, racial, cultural, national and
socio-economic backgrounds, experiences, intellectual
interests and political commitments.
The University of Toronto Faculty of Law offers the
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, which is increasingly the
international standard for a second-degree law program.
The Facultys J.D. program of study offers a curriculum of
exceptional breadth, with a core set of courses that have
made our first-year and upper-year programs distinctive
in Canada. The academic program, primarily taught by
the Facultys full-time professors, is enhanced by visiting
teachers who come from the broader legal community of
accomplished lawyers, judges and international academics.
The admissions website (www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/
admissions.html) describes in greater detail our faculty,
students, programs and admission policies. Applicants
are strongly advised to review the website in addition
to the information that follows.
Statement of Admission Policy
The Faculty of Law seeks to identify and select a
student body with diverse interests and backgrounds,
joined by a commitment to academic excellence and
intellectual rigour that demonstrates unusual promise
for distinguished performance at the law school and,
subsequently, in the legal profession and community. The
Faculty of Law believes that the law school is enriched
and Canadian society is benefited by a diverse student
body composed of students from various ethnic, racial,
cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, from different
regions of Canada, as well as from a range of academic
disciplines, careers, and community and extracurricular
experiences.
Consideration is given to all the features of the
application including, where relevant, the choice of
academic institution, academic program and courses
within the program. The Admissions Committee does
not use a weighting formula, cut-offs or an index rank.
The Committee considers a host of academic, professional
and personal factors in its attempt to evaluate each
applicants demonstrated potential for enriching the
Faculty and, thereafter, for contributing meaningfully
to the legal community and society at large.
The most competitive applicants are those with a
consistent record of academic achievement over three
or four years in a challenging undergraduate program
and, if applicable, in graduate work as well. In reviewing
application files, an admissions GPA is determined from
the best three years of full-time undergraduate study.
The highest LSAT score is also considered if more than
one LSAT score is provided.
An applicants academic record and LSAT score are
considered in tandem. That is, an applicant with a superior
academic record may be admitted with a less competitive
LSAT score. Similarly, an applicant with a superior LSAT
score may be admitted with a less competitive academic
record. However, in each case, the threshold is quite high.
As a point of reference, the median average/GPA (based
on their best three full-time undergraduate years) of the
20112012 first-year class (199 students) was 85.9 percent
or 3.85. The median LSAT was 168.
Admission as a First-Year Applicant
There are three admissions categories: Regular, Mature
and Aboriginal. Within each admissions group, an
applicants file is reviewed in its entirety and in comparison
to the other applicants based on the admissions policy
stated above.
Regular Applicants
To be considered for admission, applicants must have
successfully completed three years of an approved
course leading to a degree at a recognized university no
later than the end of May in the year of entry. However,
prospective applicants should be aware that almost all
of our students have completed a four-year degree. In
recent years, very few applicants have been admitted
without a four-year undergraduate degree.
Mature Applicants
Mature applicants are those who have, or will have, at
least five complete years of non-academic experience (that
is, experience outside of full-time study) by September of
the year of entry. The years of non-academic experience
need not be consecutive, but must have been undertaken
independently of academic work. Such experience may
consist of both remunerated work and unpaid labour,
including the care and raising of children.
Mature applicants are required to submit both a personal
statement and a detailed resum of their work and
other experience, including current position or status. In
addition to an applicants academic record and LSAT score,
the Admissions Committee will consider an applicants
ability to organize his or her life and work, ability to
reason, analyze and engage in intellectual inquiry, and
past experience. The Committee may place less emphasis
on the applicants academic record where there has
been a significant lapse of time since its completion or
where adverse personal or socio-economic circumstances,
including linguistic and cultural barriers, have affected
its development.
However, in view of the large number of qualified
applicants who have at some time demonstrated their
academic ability in a university program, those applicants
with no university will find it virtually impossible to gain
admission. Over the last decade no applicants have been
admitted without some university background. There is
no target or quota on the number of mature candidates
admitted, but there has been a steady increase in both
the number and the competitiveness of mature applicants.
Aboriginal Applicants
The Faculty believes that Aboriginal people, including
those of Indian (status and non-status), Mtis and Inuit
heritage, represent unique groups in Canada and deserve
special recognition in the admissions policy. The Faculty
therefore welcomes their applications and seeks to
enhance their participation in legal education and legal
practice. Aboriginal applicants are requested to outline in
their personal statement their interest in, identification
with, and connection to their communities.
Usually, there are approximately 25 to 30 Aboriginal
students enrolled in the J.D. program. An Aboriginal
Faculty Advisor and an Aboriginal Program Coordinator
assist with any academic or non-academic problems
that may be encountered, and also act as resources for
information of special relevance to Aboriginal students,
such as scholarships and job opportunities. An academic
support program also provides approximately 10 hours
per week of tutorial assistance in small groups or on an
individual basis.
In appropriate cases, admission may be conditional on
successful performance in the Program of Legal Studies
for Native People offered each summer at the University
of Saskatchewan. This summer program is designed as
preparation for formal studies at a Canadian law school.
Application forms and further information regarding
the Program of Legal Studies for Native People are
available from:
Native Law Centre
University of Saskatchewan
15 Campus Drive
Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6
Telephone: 306-966-6189
Email: plsnp@usask.ca
Website: www.usask.ca/nativelaw/
Half-time Program
Applicants who are offered admission may apply for
admission to the half-time program if they are able to
demonstrate that they are unable to attend on a full-time
basis because of any of the following reasons:
1. health or physical disability;
2. exceptional family obligations, either to young
children or dependants requiring their presence at
home; or
3. financial hardship.
Note: As financial hardship is common to many students,
admission under this criterion requires applicants to
establish unique and compelling reasons.
In limited circumstances, consideration may also be
given to occupational involvement where an applicant
is established in a continuing office or performing duties
of a public character or benefit, and whose work would
be assisted and improved by the study of law. Applicants
considering this program should appreciate that courses
at the law school are taught throughout the day and
evening, and students must be prepared to attend courses
when they are offered. Applicants are required, on or
before May 1 in the year of entry, to explain in a separate
letter to the Admissions Committee the circumstances to
support their admission to the half-time program.
The half-time program is open only to students who
have already been admitted into the J.D. program, and
thus is not offered as a program option on the OLSAS
application.
Filing of Applications
Applicants to the first year of the J.D. program (Regular,
Mature and Aboriginal categories) are required to submit
the following documentation directly to OLSAS:
1. online OLSAS application form;
2. official and original copies of all postsecondary
academic transcripts (see note below regarding
transcripts from institutions outside of Canada and
the United States);
3. all LSAT scores;
4. personal statement and optional essay (included in
the online OLSAS application); and
5. resum (Mature category only; submit in hard copy
directly to OLSAS).
References are not required and, if submitted, will not
necessarily form part of the applicants file at the time
of review if the file is otherwise complete and ready for
consideration by the Admissions Committee.
Online OLSAS applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT on
November 1, 2012, and OLSAS paper applications must
be postmarked no later than November 1, 2012. OLSAS
applications must be submitted by the deadline listed
above even if other required documents are not yet
complete or available. Applications will only be reviewed
after all documents have been received.
Applicants may apply online at: www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/.
Transcripts
At the point of application, applicants who completed
their undergraduate degrees (or completed more than
a year of study) at postsecondary institutions outside of
Canada or the United States are not required to submit
an assessment of their foreign credentials. However, they
may be required to submit such an assessment (from
World Evaluation Services, or equivalent) as a condition
of an offer of admission.
Law School Admission Test
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required of all
applicants to first year. An applicant whose academic
record is competitive but who performs below the 92
nd
percentile on the LSAT is encouraged to consider taking
the test again. If the LSAT is written more than once, all
scores will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee,
but the highest score will be considered.
The LSAT must be taken by the February 2013 test date
but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the test
at one of the earlier sittings. For entry in September
2013, the LSAT must have been taken on or after the
June 2009 test date.
Personal Statement and Optional Essay
As the Admissions Committee does not conduct interviews,
the personal statement is an applicants opportunity to
outline those features of the application that distinguish
them as an applicant. The personal statement is part
of the OLSAS application. The content of the personal
statement is not prescribed. However, applicants are
encouraged to use the personal statement to share
their story with the Admissions Committee. Applicants
may wish to outline in the personal statement such
things as their choice of undergraduate program and
institution; the extent to which it has prepared them for
the study of law; and, if appropriate, any anomalies in
the academic record, including false starts, fewer than
five courses over two terms and introductory courses
taken in the third or fourth year of a program. The
personal statement is also an opportunity for applicants
to highlight their non-academic accomplishments as well
as any circumstances that may have contributed to, or
detracted from, their academic and non-academic success,
such as the response to disadvantage due to adverse
personal or socio-economic circumstances or to barriers
faced by cultural (including racial or ethnic) or linguistic
minorities, and the impact of temporary or permanent
physical disabilities. Applicants may want to write to the
Committee about the different ways they see themselves
contributing to the law school and legal community.
Aboriginal applicants are requested to outline in their
personal statements their interest in, identification with
and connection to their communities.
In addition to the personal statement, applicants may
choose to complete an optional essay in response to
one of three questions provided in the application. Both
the personal statement and optional essay are designed
to elicit information that will assist the Admissions
Committee to make admissions decisions.
Late Applications
OLSAS applications are due at the OUAC on
November 1, 2012. However, the Faculty of Law at the
University of Toronto is prepared to consider requests
to submit late applications. Any interested applicants
must apply in writing to the Admissions Office at the
University of Toronto asking to be considered as a late
applicant and outlining reasons for failing to meet the
deadline. Student copies of all postsecondary academic
transcripts, LSAT score(s), and a resum should also be
enclosed. Requests will only be reviewed when all of
these required documents have been received.
The request can be faxed to 416-978-0790 or emailed with
attachments to: law.admissions@utoronto.ca. The Faculty
will respond to the request within five business days.
Admission Process
The Admissions Committee evaluates applicants to first
year on a continuous and comparative basis as each
applicants file becomes complete.
The admissions cycle runs from November to late June.
Offers of admission are made beginning in December.
When all of the places in the class have been filled
(usually by the end of June), a waiting list is established
to fill vacancies as they occur.
All applicants are notified in writing of the decision
regarding their application.
Requests for deferrals are considered only on an
individual basis after applicants have been admitted,
and are granted at the discretion of the Director of
Admissions and Chair of the Admissions Committee.
Reasons in support of such requests must be submitted
in writing. Applicants whose requests for deferral are
denied and who choose not to attend in the academic
year for which they were offered admission are
required to repeat the application process in order to
be considered for admission for the following year. The
Admissions Office may be consulted to determine whether
or not an application is likely to remain competitive in
the subsequent admissions cycle. Applicants who have
been granted a deferral must pay a non-refundable
administrative fee to the Faculty.
Combined Programs
Applicants are able to complete a J.D. program and
a graduate program at the same time through our
combined degree programs. Applicants interested in
combined programs must apply to, and be admitted
separately by, both the Faculty of Law and the
corresponding department or faculty within the university,
meeting all admission requirements for each. Applicants
to a combined program must complete the OLSAS
application and must also submit a separate application
and all appropriate documentation to the corresponding
department or faculty. Each faculty or department will
apply its own admission standards.
Students enrolled in combined programs must complete
the requirements of both programs in order to graduate
in a combined program. No diplomas will be awarded
until all the requirements for a combined program
are fulfilled. It is strongly suggested that applicants
confirm the application deadline for each of the graduate
programs in which they are interested.
More detailed information about each combined
program (including contact information) can
be found on the Faculty of Law website:
www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/combinedprograms.html.
Combined J.D./M.B.A. Program
The Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration
(J.D./M.B.A.) program is a four-year combined degree
program offered by the Faculty of Law and the Rotman
School of Management. The program is intended for
students who wish to combine graduate training in
management and business with a degree in law.
Candidates must meet the admission requirements of
both faculties, including writing the LSAT and GMAT.
No full-time work experience is required for the
combined J.D./M.B.A. program.
Combined J.D./M.A. (Criminology)
Program
The Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (J.D./M.A.) (Criminology)
program is designed for students with an interest in both
disciplines. The program permits the completion of both
degrees in three years rather than the four years it would
take to complete them independently.
Combined J.D./M.A. (Economics) Program
The J.D./M.A. (Economics) program is designed for
students who want to increase their skills in economic
analysis and to integrate these skills into their legal
studies. The program permits the completion of both
degrees in three years rather than the four years it would
take to complete them independently.
Combined J.D./Ph.D. (Economics)
Program
The Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (J.D./Ph.D.)
(Economics) program is designed for students who are
seriously interested in studying the relationship between
law and economics. The J.D./Ph.D. allows a student to
complete all the requirements of the J.D. and to reach
the All but Dissertation stage of the Ph.D. in four years,
rather than the five years it would normally take.
Combined J.D./Certicate in
Environmental Studies
The J.D./Certificate in Environmental Studies program is
offered by the Faculty of Law in collaboration with the
Centre for Environment. The program is designed for
J.D. students who wish to specialize in environmental
law and policy. Students who successfully complete the
program will receive the J.D. degree and a Certificate in
Environmental Studies issued by the Faculty of Law and
the Centre for Environment.
The program allows a student to obtain both the
certificate and the J.D. degree in the same three-year
period it takes to complete the J.D. program. The
program is open only to students who have already been
admitted into the J.D. program, and thus is not offered
as a program option on the OLSAS application. J.D.
students may apply for admission to the J.D./Certificate
in Environmental Studies program before the start of
their second year.
J.D. Collaborative Program in
Jewish Studies
The Faculty of Laws Collaborative Program in Jewish
Studies is designed for students who have a vocational
or intellectual interest in the intersection between law
and Jewish history, politics, thought, or interpretative
practices. The program complements students legal
training by providing an interdisciplinary framework
within which concepts and methods from the study of
law can be applied to a relevant topic in Jewish Studies.
The program is open only to students who have already
been admitted into the J.D. program, and thus is not
offered as a program option on the OLSAS application.
J.D. students may apply for admission to this program
before the start of their second year.
Combined J.D./M.A. (English)
The J.D./M.A. (English) program is a three-year combined
degree program offered by the Faculty of Law and the
Department of English at the Faculty of Arts and Science.
The program is designed for students interested in the
intersection of law and literature, allowing students the
opportunity to engage in an interdisciplinary exploration
of the similarities and differences between these fields
of study.
Combined J.D./M.I.St. Program
The Juris Doctor/Master of Information Studies
(J.D./M.I.St.) program is a four-year combined degree
program offered by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of
Information Studies. This program is intended for students
who wish to combine graduate training in information
studies with a degree in law and, on completion, allows
students to obtain both a J.D. and a M.I.St. in four years
rather than the five years it would take to complete
them independently.
Combined J.D./M.G.A.
The combined Juris Doctor/Master of Global Affairs
(J.D./M.G.A.) program offers an excellent opportunity
to earn two professional degrees (one in law and the
other in global affairs) in four years rather than the five
years it would take to acquire them independently. It
provides an outstanding professional, multidisciplinary
education to train the next generation of global leaders
of international institutions, global civil society and
business.
Combined J.D./M.A. (European, Russian
and Eurasian Studies) Program
The J.D./M.A. in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
is designed for students who wish to combine graduate
training in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies with
a degree in law. The program permits the completion of
both degrees in four years rather than the five years it
would take to acquire them independently.
Combined J.D./M.P.P.
The Juris Doctor/Masters in Public Policy (J.D./M.P.P.) levers
the considerable synergies between the study of law and
that of public policy, ranging from economic and social
policy issues to international matters. The combination
of these degree programs will provide students with an
opportunity to integrate public policy considerations into
their study of the law and, in turn, add a legal perspective
into their study of public policy.
The J.D./M.P.P. program is designed for students interested
in studying the intersections of law and public policy.
The combined program permits the completion of both
degree programs in four years, rather than the five years
that it would take to complete them independently.
Combined J.D./Ph.D. (Philosophy)
Program
The Combined J.D./Ph.D. (Philosophy) program enables
students to pursue a profound investigation of the
complex issues that lie at the intersection between law
and philosophy. The program allows students to complete
the two degrees one year sooner than if they were
pursued separately. At the end of that period, the student
will have completed the J.D. degree and reached the
dissertation stage of the Ph.D. in philosophy.
Combined J.D./Ph.D. (Political Science)
The J.D./Ph.D. (Political Science) program is designed for
students who are interested in studying the intersection
between political science and law. The J.D./Ph.D. (Political
Science) allows students to meet the requirements for
the J.D. and reach the All but Dissertation stage of
the Ph.D. one year sooner than if the two degrees were
pursued separately.
Combined J.D./M.S.W. Program
The Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (J.D./M.S.W.)
program is offered by the Faculty of Law and the
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. It is designed
for students who wish to practice in the areas in which
law and social work intersect. This integrated program
will allow students to complete the two degrees in four
years, rather than the five it would take to pursue them
independently. Students who enter with a B.S.W. may
receive advanced standing into the program.
J.D. Certicate in Sexual Diversity
Studies
The Certificate in Sexual Diversity Studies is designed for
students who have an interest in examining questions
about how we understand sexual diversity and sexual
practices. Among these questions are how we frame and
categorize sexual differences; why we fear some and
celebrate others; how medical, religious and political
authorities respond to them. The program complements
students legal training by providing an interdisciplinary
framework within which concepts and methods from the
study of law can be applied to a relevant topic in Sexual
Diversity Studies.
J.D. Certicate in Aboriginal Legal
Studies
The Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies is for students
who have a vocational or intellectual interest in the
intersection between law and the history, politics, thought,
or practices of Aboriginal Law. The program complements
students legal training by providing an interdisciplinary
framework within which concepts and methods from
the study of law can be applied to a relevant topic in
Aboriginal Studies. Students complete the Certificate
in accordance with Law Faculty requirements and in
conjunction with the Aboriginal Studies Program at the
University of Toronto.
Admission as an Upper-Year
Applicant
In addition to the information that follows, applicants
are strongly advised to review the admissions website at:
www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/admissions.html.
Transfer Applicants
The Faculty encourages applicants who have successfully
completed their first year of an LL.B. or J.D. program at
another common law school (Canadian or non-Canadian)
to apply for the second year of the J.D. program. An
application will not be considered unless the applicant
has completed at least three years of full-time university
studies and at least four of the following required
first-year courses: Administrative Law, Canadian
Constitutional Law, Legal Process, Contract Law, Criminal
Law, Property Law, and Torts. Transfer students will
be eligible for the J.D. degree from the University of
Toronto upon the successful completion of two years
of academic work at the Faculty, subject to meeting
the Facultys academic requirements as set out in the
academic handbook.
Applicants applying to transfer into second year may also
apply for admission into a combined program. However,
admission is subject to the consideration that application
deadlines vary between departments. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to ascertain the application deadline
relevant to the other faculty or department involved
in the combined program in which they are interested.
Applicants interested in combined degree programs
must apply to, and be admitted separately by, both
the Faculty of Law and the corresponding department
or faculty within the university, meeting all admission
requirements for each.
National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) applicants
who are required to complete 60 credits will be
considered as transfer applicants to the J.D. program.
Letter of Permission (Visiting Student)
Applicants
Subject to the availability of places, applicants who
have successfully completed two years in an LL.B. or J.D.
program at another law school may apply to study for
up to one academic year at the University of Toronto as
a letter of permission student. The letter of permission
is issued by the applicants home institution. Letter
of permission students do not receive a J.D. from the
University of Toronto. Rather, they will receive a law
degree from their home institution (subject to the
requirements of their home institution).
Transfer and letter of permission applicants must submit
the following documentation directly to OLSAS:
1. Online OLSAS application.
2. Official and original copies of all postsecondary
academic transcripts, including law school transcripts
(see note on transcripts below). The Admissions
Committee will take into account the differences in
the quality of the law schools, as well as differences
in grading policies, etc. Unless these differences are
evident from the transcript, applicants are encouraged
to support their applications with information from
their law school Registrar or Dean about the grading
practices at their law school, and to provide their
class ranking, if available.
3. A letter from their current law school indicating that
they are in good standing and have not been subject
to any disciplinary actions. For letter of permission
applicants, this letter should also state that their
home institution is allowing them to register at the
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.
Transfer and letter of permission applicants are not
required to submit reference letters, LSAT scores or
personal statements.
Decisions on transfer and letter of permission applications
are normally made after receipt of complete law grades,
including current year marks. Selection is based upon an
evaluation and comparison of law school records.
Online OLSAS applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT
on May 1, 2013, and OLSAS paper applications must
be postmarked no later than May 1, 2013. OLSAS
applications must be submitted by this deadline even
if law school marks for the current year are not yet
available. Applications will only be reviewed after all
required documents have been received.
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At the point of application, applicants who are studying
law at a postsecondary institution outside of Canada
or the United States are not required to submit an
assessment of their foreign credentials. However, they
may be required to submit such an assessment (from
World Evaluation Services or equivalent) as a condition
of an offer of admission.
Late Applications
May 1, 2013. However, the Faculty of Law at the University
of Toronto is prepared to consider requests to submit
late applications. Any interested applicants must apply
in writing to the Admissions Office at the University
of Toronto asking to be considered as a late applicant
and outlining reasons for failing to meet the deadline.
Student copies of all postsecondary study transcripts
(including final law school marks for the current year)
and contact information (email and telephone number)
should be enclosed with the letter. Requests for late
applications will only be reviewed when all required
documents have been received.
Financial Aid
The Financial Aid program at the University of Toronto
Faculty of Law was designed and developed by students
for students. This program continues to be administered
and monitored by a committee of faculty members
and elected students, chaired by the Assistant Dean
of Students. A few basic ideas frame our Financial
Aid programs and policies. First, we are committed to
ensuring that financial aid is available to those students
who require it the most. Second, we believe that the
emphasis on financial need as the main criterion for
financial assistance serves both the law school and the
broader community well in terms of ensuring continuing
access to legal education. As a result, the vast majority
of our financial aid is based on calculated financial need.
In 20112012, the Financial Aid program distributed
close to $2.7 million in bursary assistance. Because of our
Financial Aid program, 44 percent of the first-year
class received bursaries and/or other forms of
Faculty financial aid, awarded primarily on the
basis of financial need.
There are several aspects to our Financial Aid program
that applicants should keep in mind: Bursaries,
Faculty of Law Interest-Free Loans, and the Faculty
of Law Back-End Debt Relief Program. All students
who require financial assistance must also apply for
government student assistance. Prospective students
are advised to review the different Financial Aid
programs available on the Faculty of Laws website at:
www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/financialaid.html.
Aboriginal applicants are advised to review the websites
of the Department of Justice Canada and the Department
of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, which may
offer financial assistance for legal studies. Aboriginal
applicants are also advised to consult with their home
Band Administration office for potential funding.
Both first-year and transfer students are eligible to apply
for Faculty of Law financial aid. Letter of permission
students are not eligible to apply. International students
are also not eligible to apply for financial aid.
Need-Based Bursaries
Bursaries are based on calculated financial need only.
Applicants who wish to be considered for bursaries
administered by the Faculty of Law must submit a
Financial Aid application, which will be included with
the offer of admission. Where a student demonstrates
financial need through the financial information provided
on the Faculty of Law Financial Aid application, the
Faculty will cover this need with a combination of
bursaries and interest-free loans.
Faculty of Law Interest-Free Loan Program
The Faculty of Law offers an interest-free loan that
is designed to supplement, not replace, government
loan programs. Where a student demonstrates financial
need through the financial information provided on the
Faculty of Law Financial Aid application, the Faculty will
cover this need with a combination of bursaries and
interest-free loans. The Faculty advises eligible students
as to how much they are eligible to borrow through
interest-free loans. This interest-free loan should be
borrowed from Scotiabank via its Scotia Professional
Student Plan, an interest-bearing line of credit.
Scotiabank will assess interest on any amount a student
borrows; however, the Faculty will reimburse the student
for the interest on any amount borrowed up to the
amount of the interest-free loan while the student is
enrolled in the J.D. program. The Faculty will reimburse
the interest from the time the student takes the loan until
two months after the last day of term of his/her final year
of law school (summer months prior to graduation will
be covered by the program). The student is responsible
for applying the Faculty reimbursement to his/her loan.
For the 20122013 academic year, a student is generally
eligible for a line of credit of up to $33,300 each year
to a maximum of $100,000 for three years through the
Scotiabank Professional Student Plan. The Faculty has
negotiated a very low interest rate of Scotiabanks prime
rate of interest plus 0.5 percent.
Faculty of Law Back-End Debt Relief Program
The Faculty of Law has a comprehensive and innovative
Back End Debt Relief Program that is unique in Canada.
The goal of this program is to ensure that all of the
Facultys graduates are able to make career choices
based on interest rather than debt induced financial
pressures. Under this program, the Faculty of Law
provides funds to eligible graduates to help them with
the repayment of their government student loans, Faculty
of Law interest-free loans and University of Toronto loans
negotiated while at the Faculty of Law. These funds are
provided in the form of interest-free loans awarded
by application after graduation, a portion of which is
forgiven or does not need to be repaid to the Faculty of
Law for as long as the graduates continue to be eligible
for back-end debt relief.
For more information, visit the Back-End Debt Relief
Program page on the Faculty of Law website at:
www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/BDRP.html.
Residence and Housing
Applicants who are accepted to the J.D. program will
receive an application for Graduate House with their
offer of admission. For more information about Graduate
House, please visit: www.ghcommunity.info.
General University of Toronto housing information
(including information about other housing options for
law students) can be found at: www.housing.utoronto.ca.
Admission as a National
Committee on Accreditation (NCA)
Applicant
Applicants with foreign law degrees or a civil law
degree from the province of Quebec who are seeking
to qualify to practice law in a common-law province in
Canada should first consult the National Committee on
Accreditation (NCA) by contacting:
National Committee on Accreditation Website:
www.flsc.ca/en/foreignLawyers/foreignLawyers.asp.
The NCA examines the qualifications of foreign-trained
applicants and makes recommendations on behalf of the
Law Society of Upper Canada (and all other law societies
in Canada) as to the further study of law required before
the applicant is qualified to enter the licensing process in
Ontario and elsewhere in Canada. In most cases, the NCA
will recommend that the applicant complete specified
law subjects either by completing a period of study in a
Canadian law program or successfully passing challenge
examinations in these subjects.
Options at the Faculty of Law
At the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, there are
three options for those who are required to complete
NCA requirements:
1. The Global Professional Master of Laws Program
2. The Internationally Trained Lawyers Program
3. Selected Courses in the J.D. Program

1. The Global Professional Master of Laws Program
The GPLLM program is an executive-style, 12-month
graduate degree focused on Canadian business law
from an international global perspective. Classes
are held one evening a week and on occasional
weekends, and are taught by a combination of
distinguished faculty and experienced practitioners.
Starting in September 2012, the GPLLM program
will include five courses designed to meet the NCAs
requirements for internationally trained lawyers:

Canadian Administrative Law
Canadian Constitutional Law
Canadian Criminal Law
Foundations of Canadian Law
Professional Responsibility
Depending on their NCA assessments, students may
be able to complete both a graduate degree and their
NCA requirements through the same program. Certain
courses may also be available to students outside the
Toronto area through our online eLearning system.
For more information about the GPLLM, please visit:
www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/GPLLM.html.

2. The Internationally Trained Lawyers Program

The ITLP is a multi-faceted program specifically
designed for internationally trained lawyers. The
program includes:

Preparation courses for students writing the NCA
challenge exams
Legal research, writing and technology courses
Profession-specific language assessment and
training
Career counselling, employment programming,
and the opportunity for internships in law firms,
government offices and other legal workplaces
Workshops on cultural fluency and Canadian
workplace norms
Preparation courses for the Ontario licensing
exams

Certain courses may also be available to students
outside the Toronto area through an online eLearning
system. For more information about the ITLP, please
visit: www.itlp.utoronto.ca.

3. Selected Courses in the J.D. Program

Internationally-trained lawyers may also apply to take
certain courses in the J.D. program at the Faculty of
Law to fulfill their NCA requirements. The rest of
this section documents the application process for
this NCA program.
Applicants who are required by the NCA to complete 60
credits will be considered as transfer applicants to the
J.D. program and should consult the section Admission
as an Upper-Year Applicant.
The total number of places in the J.D. program at
the Faculty of Law is fixed, and is determined by the
University of Toronto. These places, for which a subsidy
is provided by the government of Ontario, are reserved
for students pursuing a degree. However, the Faculty
attempts to facilitate the professional accreditation of
foreign-trained lawyers by admitting a limited number
of NCA applicants each year to attend courses. The
number of NCA applicants admitted each year varies
and is subject to the availability of places in the courses
most commonly required by the NCA. Admission is on a
fee-for-course basis (set at $3,500 for 20122013; subject
to change in future academic years). Selection is based
primarily on the applicants performance in previous
legal studies (including the results of all NCA challenge
exams) and the assessment of the Admissions Committee
to determine whether or not the applicant is likely to
be successful in the courses offered at the Faculty of
Law. The Admissions Committee will take into account
differences in the quality of law schools, as well as
differences in grading policies, etc. An applicant who has
failed any NCA challenge exam will not be considered
for admission.
NCA students are not eligible for financial assistance
through University or Faculty bursary or loan funds.
NCA applicants should note that interviews for articling
placement in Ontario generally take place during
the summer one full year prior to the start of the
placement. Applicants are advised to contact the Law
Society of Upper Canada at 416-947-3300 or online at
http://rc.lsuc.on.ca/jsp/licensingprocess/ as soon as possible
to confirm procedures and deadlines.
NCA applicants must submit the following documentation
directly to OLSAS:
1. an OLSAS application;
2. a copy of the NCA recommendation letter, and results
of all NCA exams taken to date;
3. official and original law school academic transcripts
(see note on transcripts below); and
4. unless evident from the transcript, information from
their law school Registrar or Dean on the grading
practices at their law school, and their class ranking
if available.
NCA applicants are not required to submit reference
letters, LSAT or TOEFL scores or personal statements.
Online OLSAS applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT
on May 1, 2013, and OLSAS paper applications must
be postmarked no later than May 1, 2013. OLSAS
applications must be submitted by this deadline even if
NCA recommendation letters and/or law school records
are not yet available. Applications will only be reviewed
after all required documentation has been received.
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At the point of application, applicants who studied law
at a postsecondary institution outside of Canada or the
United States are not required to submit an assessment of
their foreign credentials. However, they may be required
to submit such an assessment (from World Evaluation
Services or equivalent) as a condition of an offer of
admission.
Late Applications
May 1, 2013. However, the Faculty of Law at the University
of Toronto is prepared to consider requests to submit
late applications. Any interested applicants must apply
in writing to the Admissions Office at the University
of Toronto Faculty of Law asking to be considered as
a late applicant and outlining reasons for failing to
meet the deadline. Student copies of all law school
transcripts, copies of the NCA recommendation letter
and results of all NCA exams taken to-date, and contact
information (email and telephone number) should be
enclosed with the letter. Requests for late applications
will only be reviewed when all required documents have
been received.
Supplemental Information For All
Applicants
Previous Applications
Applicants who have applied in past admission cycles
must re-apply for admission through OLSAS. Applicant
files are kept for two years after the initial application
in the event that an applicant should re-apply. After
that period of time the files of applicants not admitted
are shredded.
Fee Waivers
An exemption of the $90 OLSAS law school fee may
be requested by those applying for entry into the
first-year and upper-year J.D. programs, and must
be approved prior to submitting the OLSAS online
application. The fee waiver application is available at:
www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/feewaiver.html.
Admission Inquiries
Potential applicants are advised to review the admissions
policies and procedures detailed on the Faculty of Law
admissions website below. Clarification regarding policies
and procedures can be directed towards the Admissions
Office. Staff members are available to answer questions
in person, by telephone or in writing. They are extremely
knowledgeable about the admissions process and can
assist applicants with most matters regarding their
applications.
By Mail:
Admissions Office, Faculty of Law
University of Toronto
78 Queens Park
Toronto ON M5S 2C5
In Person:
84 Queens Park
Falconer Hall, Room 108
Telephone: 416-978-3716
Fax: 416-978-0790
Email: law.admissions@utoronto.ca
Website: www.law.utoronto.ca/programs/
admissions.html
Introduction
The Faculty of Law offers a three-year Juris Doctor
(J.D.) program and several joint, exchange and special
programs. An extended-time program is also available.
The Faculty of Law is strongly committed to excellence
and diversity. While the Faculty believes that excellence
in academic studies is the best evidence of the ability to
succeed in law school, it also believes that achievement
in other areas may indicate potential for success in
legal studies. Accordingly, our application policies allow
applicants to show their potential in a variety of ways,
and are designed to produce a mix of students with
diverse backgrounds.
Applicant Categories/
Eligibility Criteria
First Year
All candidates must have completed the Law School
Admission Test (LSAT). The LSAT is discussed in greater
detail later in this section.
There are two major categories for admission into
first year: General and Discretionary. The Admissions
Committee composed of the director of admissions,
faculty members and third-year law students will decide
how many offers to make in each category.
References
Only two references will be accepted and considered
for all applicants in the General category of admission.
One of these references must be an academic reference.
Access category applicants should provide at least one
academic reference and provide corroboration and
independent assessment of the basis of the claim of
disadvantage. For example, applicants with disabilities
should provide full documentation from qualified
professionals on the disability and its effect on the
academic record or LSAT scores.
Aboriginal category applicants should provide at least one
academic reference and corroboration of involvement
with their Aboriginal community.
Mature category applicants should provide two
references: one academic reference, if possible, and
the other should provide corroboration of distinctive
achievements.
Applicants who are applying in one of Westerns three
discretionary categories (Aboriginal, Access, Mature) may
submit a third reference form, if needed, in support of
their claim for special consideration.
Assessment of Foreign Transcripts
outside of Canada and the United States must have their
foreign transcript assessed by World Education Services
(WES) or equivalent. Applicants who have undertaken
graduate studies outside of Canada and the United
States are not required to have their foreign transcript
assessed by WES or equivalent, although such assessment
may be requested. Candidates from the National
Committee of Accreditation will not be required to have
their foreign transcripts assessed by WES or equivalent.
See: www.wes.org/ca/.
General
Western normally requires at least a three-year
undergraduate degree, although the majority of
admitted students will have a four-year, or honours
degree. A competitive candidate in the General category
will have an average of A- (8084 percent) (GPA 3.7)
particularly for the last two full years of undergraduate
study, and an LSAT score above the 80
th
percentile. The
Admissions Committee considers all grades but will focus
particularly on the last two full years of undergraduate
study. The Committee also considers factors other than
grades and LSAT, including success in community and
public service, business, athletics, or the arts. A full
course-load throughout the candidates academic career,
enrollment in honours programs and graduate work are
also positive factors. Achieving the competitive criteria
is not a guarantee of admission.
Required documents must be submitted to the Ontario
Law School Application Service (OLSAS).
Documentation:
Official transcripts of all university work
Two confidential reference forms (see References)
Personal statement
Western University
Discretionary
All applicants who apply in one of three discretionary
categories (Aboriginal, Access or Mature) must provide
evidence confirming the basis of their application. It is
recommended that candidates complete three years of
undergraduate study before admission. The Admissions
Committee may interview applicants in the discretionary
categories.
Aboriginal
The Faculty of Law recognizes that members of First
Nations, Inuit, and Mtis communities are not adequately
represented within the legal profession and therefore
strongly encourages applications from these groups.
Aboriginal candidates may be admitted unconditionally,
or subject to the successful completion of the Summer
Native Law Program at the University of Saskatchewan.
Upon successful completion of the program, credit will
be given for Property Law. At least a three-year degree
is required. A competitive candidate in the Aboriginal
category will have an overall average of B+ (78 percent)
(GPA 3.3) and an LSAT above the 60
th
percentile. Achieving
the competitive criteria is not a guarantee of admission.
Financial assistance is available for Mtis and Non-Status
Indians through the Department of Justice Canadas Legal
Studies for Aboriginal People Program.
Documentation:
Personal statement
Proof of status
Access
Applicants whose academic performance has been
significantly affected by some proven disadvantage may
apply in the Access category. The barriers may include,
but are not limited to, cultural, financial and physical or
learning disabilities. Candidates must describe how the
disadvantage has affected their academic record, and
must provide supporting references and documentation.
Applicants with disabilities are required to provide full
documentation from qualified professionals on their
disability and its effect on their academic record or LSAT
scores. To be considered for financial disadvantage and
since many students work part-time, the extent of the
work should be at least 30 hours of work per week
during the academic year and should be documented
by a letter from the employer(s). Although grades may
have been affected by a proven disadvantage, applicants
must show evidence of their potential to succeed at
law school. This will require at least one academic year
of competitive grades. At least a three-year degree is
required. A competitive candidate in the Access category
will have an overall average of B+ (78 percent) (GPA
3.3) and an LSAT above the 65
th
Documentation:
Personal statement
Corroborative documentation
Mature
Mature candidates must have at least five years of
non-university experience since leaving secondary school,
and must have attended university for two years or
possess a university degree. A competitive candidate
in the Mature category will have at least two years of
university with an overall average of B+ (78 percent)
(GPA 3.3) and an LSAT above the 65
th
Documentation:
Resum
Personal statement
Personal Statement
A personal statement is required for all applicants. The
statement allows the candidate to expand on information
in the autobiographical sketch and to identify academic
strengths and other achievements, including all languages
spoken. The ability to exceed in a non-academic area
may reflect characteristics that allow the Admissions
Committee to predict success in legal studies. Similarly,
the fact that a candidate has overcome a significant
disadvantage, and achieved significant success, may also
demonstrate these same characteristics. The personal
statement must be authored entirely by the applicant
and must not exceed 8,000 characters in length.
If applicable, applicants must provide the following
additional documents:
1. Proof of permanent resident status (photocopy
of Immigration Form 1000) showing date landed.
Canadian citizens do not need to submit proof of
citizenship.
2. Proof of proficiency in English (TOEFL) for applicants
whose first language is not English and whose
university education has been in a language other
than English.
Extended-time J.D. Program
The Extended-time J.D. program is available for up
to five students entering first year. The program is
designed for students who cannot manage a full-time
program. Applicants are required to meet the existing
admissions criteria. In addition, applicants must establish
that it would be very difficult to attend law school
full-time because of family responsibilities, health
problems, disabilities, financial necessity or other special
circumstances. A statement outlining why a student
cannot carry a full course load should be included in the
personal statement.
Law School Admission Test
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required for all
first-year applicants. The LSAT must have been taken on
or after June 2008. February 2013 is the latest LSAT score
accepted for September 2013 admission. It is strongly
recommended that applicants write the LSAT no later
than December 2012. Since the results of the February
LSAT will not be available until late March, applicants
who write the February 2013 LSAT may prejudice their
chance of admission.
Deadlines for First-Year Applicants
Application, reference forms and transcripts:
November 1, 2012
Last LSAT score accepted:
February 2013
Admission to Second or Third Year
There are four categories of applicants to second and
third year:
1. Letter of permission
2. Transfer
3. Advanced standing
4. National Committee on Accreditation
The number of admissions in these categories is limited
by the availability of places in the second and third year.
Required documents (as specified for each category)
must be submitted directly from the institution to OLSAS.
Transfer
Students currently enrolled in first year at another
Canadian law school may be admitted as transfer students
to the second year of the Western program. Transfer
students who successfully complete the last two years
of the program at the Faculty of Law will receive a Juris
Doctor degree from Western University. Given the limited
number of spaces, priority is given to the best qualified
candidates.
Documentation:
Final transcript from current law school
Documentation of the LSAT score(s) sent directly
by current school
Two confidential reference forms from law
professors
A personal statement explaining the applicants
reasons for seeking a transfer
Letter of Permission
Students currently enrolled at a Canadian law school can
apply to study for one academic year at Western on a
letter of permission. Typically, these requests are made
by second-year students seeking to study at Western in
their third year.
Documentation:
Final transcript from current law school
Documentation of the LSAT score(s) sent directly
by current school
professors
Letter of permission from current law school
A personal statement explaining the applicants
reasons to study on a letter of permission
Advanced Standing
Students who have successfully completed part or all
of their legal education outside of Canada may be
considered for admission with advanced standing.
Students generally do not receive more than one years
advanced standing. If admitted, students will be required
to satisfy the program requirements of the faculty. Upon
successful completion of the program, students will be
eligible to receive a Juris Doctor degree from Western
University.
Documentation:
A final transcript of work completed
professors
Documentation of the LSAT score(s), if the LSAT
was ever written
A personal statement
National Committee on Accreditation (NCA)
Lawyers qualified to practice in a foreign jurisdiction,
who seek admission to practice in Canada, should first
apply to the NCA:
1810-45, rue OConnor Street
Ottawa ON K1P 1A4
Telephone: 613-236-7250, ext. 229
foreignLawyers.asp
This committee assesses the applicants credentials
in order to determine the Canadian legal education
required to bring the applicant to a level equivalent
to the Canadian Juris Doctor degree. Based on this
assessment, the Committee recommends the courses the
applicant requires. A person admitted in this category
does not receive a Juris Doctor degree from Western
University.
Documentation:
Copy of the NCAs recommendation
Two confidential reference forms (one academic, if
possible)
Documentation of the LSAT score(s), if ever written
A personal statement
Deadline for Upper-Year Applicants
Application, reference forms and transcripts: May 1, 2013.
Combined, Exchange and
Special Programs
The Faculty of Law offers a variety of joint, exchange
and special programs. These programs provide students
with unique learning opportunities and the ability to
specialize or pursue their own individual interests. These
programs are described in greater detail on the website.
Combined Programs:
J.D./L.L.M. with the University of Gronigen (RUG)
J.D./L.L.M. with the University of Aukland
J.D./M.B.A.
H.B.A./J.D.
Civil law degree from LUniversit Laval
B.A./J.D. (Political Science)
B.A./J.D. (Media, Information and Technoculture)
B.A./J.D. (Kinesiology)
BESc/J.D. (Engineering)
BSc/J.D. (Computer Science)
Diplme de Franais Juridique from the Department
of French and the Faculty of Law
Exchange Programs (one term):
LUniversit Laval, Qubec City, Qubec
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Washington College of Law, American University,
Washington, D.C.
Southwestern University, Los Angeles, California
Washington and Lee University School of Law,
Lexington, Virginia
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
University of Leeds, U.K.
University of Nottingham, U.K.
Universit Jean Moulin-Lyon 3, Lyon, France
Universit Ren Descartes-Paris V, Paris, France
University of Groningen, Groningen, Holland
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
ESADE Law School, Barcelona, Spain
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
National University of Singapore, Singapore
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India
The Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration
(J.D./M.B.A.) and the Diplme de Franais Juridique are
particularly relevant to first-year students.
J.D./M.B.A. Program
The J.D./M.B.A. program is a three-year, limited enrollment
program administered jointly by the Faculty of Law and
the Richard Ivey School of Business. The program is
designed for candidates who envision a career in areas
where business and law interact. The program allows
students to complete both the J.D. and M.B.A. degrees
in three years, instead of the four years that these
programs would take if completed sequentially. Visit
the website at: www.law.uwo.ca/Programs/Combined/
Combined_MBA_JD.html.
To be eligible for the J.D./M.B.A. program, students must
be admitted to both the Richard Ivey School of Business
and the Faculty of Law. The application for admission
consists of two parts:
An application to the Faculty of Law for admission
to the J.D. program. Deadline: November 1, 2012.
An application to the Richard Ivey School of Business
for admission to the M.B.A. program. This application
is available online at: www.ivey.uwo.ca.
Diplme de Franais Juridique
The Diplme de Franais Juridique is a limited enrollment
program offered in conjunction with the J.D. program;
it is administered by the Faculty of Law in co-operation
with the Department of French.
Open only to students registered full-time in the Faculty
of Law, this program is designed to meet the needs of
students wishing to achieve a high level of fluency in
written and spoken French for professional reasons and
who have an insufficient background in French.
Applications for the Diplme de Franais Juridique
program are available from, and should be submitted
to, the Faculty of Law after the student is admitted to
the law program. The only entry date for the program
is the commencement of a students J.D. program.
Supplementary Information For All
Applicants
Requests for a one-year deferral of admission will be
considered on an individual basis after applicants have
been admitted. Written requests, with supporting reasons,
should be submitted to the Admissions Committee. If a
deferral is granted, applicants will be required to pay the
non-refundable $250 deposit to secure their position in
the following years class.
Fee Waivers
Applications for a waiver of Western Universitys portion
of the application fee should be made directly to the
Admissions Office at the Faculty of Law. Granting of fee
waivers is discretionary and rare.
Late Applications
Requests for permission to submit late applications must
be submitted, in writing, to the Admissions Committee,
together with full details of reasons for the request.
Deadline extensions are rarely granted.
Entrance Scholarships
Over 50 percent of the entering first-year class may
receive entrance scholarships and bursaries ranging
from $1,000 to $20,000. A description of each
entrance scholarship and bursary is available at:
www.registrar.uwo.ca. All admitted students will be
considered for merit-based entrance scholarships without
further application. The online application for bursaries
will be available in mid-January.
Financial Aid
Government and Student Loans
Both the federal and provincial governments provide
student financial assistance for Canadian citizens and
permanent residents studying at the postsecondary level.
Financial assistance is in the form of an interest-free
loan while a full-time student. Ontario students should
apply to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
at: http://osap.gov.on.ca. Students from other provinces
should obtain application information by contacting the
appropriate government office in their province.
Bursaries
In order to be considered for an entrance bursary, which is
non-repayable, students must also apply for government
student loans. The online entrance bursary application
will be available in January. This information will be
sent out via email with the confirmation of receipt of
applications.
Inquiries
If you have questions about the application and receipt
of supporting documents, please contact OLSAS.
If you have questions about the admissions policies and
standards, please contact:
Admissions
Faculty of Law
Western University
London ON N6A 3K7
Telephone: 519-661-3347
Fax: 519-661-2063
Email: lawapp@uwo.ca
Website: www.law.uwo.ca
Introduction
The Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, will soon
celebrate its 45
th
anniversary. We have an international
reputation for our focus on the themes of Access to
Justice and transnational legal issues. It permeates all
that we do our admission policy, our curriculum, our
experiential learning, and our research.
The law faculty is located on the main campus of the
University of Windsor, approximately two miles west
of downtown Windsor. The campus is situated on the
Detroit River at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge to
the United States. The faculty is accredited by the Law
Society of Upper Canada and all of the other common
law societies in Canada.
Admission and Criteria
At Windsor Law, we review all applications for admission
through a holistic lens. Candidates have the opportunity
to provide the Admission Committee with a range of
information that supports their application for entry. A
candidate seeking admission to the studies leading
to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) must follow the
procedures and submit the documentation required
for the year in which the applicant wishes to enter. The
Admission Committee establishes the admission policy
and criteria, as well as procedures for the assessment
of applications. The committee consists of the Dean
of the Faculty of Law (ex-officio), the Associate Dean
as Chair, the Assistant Dean (Student Services) as Vice
Chair, professors and students. Admission criteria and
procedures are established by the Admission Committee
for each admission year. Admission criteria and procedures
for the current entering class are set out below.
Objective
The objective of the admission policy is to select those
students who will excel in the study of law and who have
the potential to contribute creatively and meaningfully
to the law school and the community.
Criteria
The majority of applicants are considered by the
Admission Committee in the framework of the following
criteria:
1. University Program
This category comprises undergraduate average and
academic performance trends in light of relevant
considerations; awards and prizes; the nature and
content of the program taken; the level of any
degree(s) or diplomas obtained.
2. Work Experience
Part-time, summer and full-time work experience
is analyzed for signs of organizational and
administrative skills as well as initiative. Vocational,
professional or other special qualifications will be
considered.
3. Community Involvement
Contribution to the community (city/town; university;
religious; etc.) will be assessed for indications of
commitment to the community. Factors examined
include the nature of the applicants participation
in service clubs, community service organizations,
religious, athletic, and social organizations.
4. Personal Accomplishments
Factors can include extracurricular activities, hobbies
and special accomplishments; artistic and athletic
accomplishments; communication skills and languages
spoken.
5. Career Objectives
The applicants career objectives, including how and
where the legal education will be employed, are
considered.
6. Personal Considerations
Personal factors affecting the applicant are recognized
in this section. Any personal factors such as illness,
bereavement, unusual family responsibilities or other
such circumstances, which may have some bearing
on the applicants qualifications, will be noted.
7. Law School Admission Test Scores
All first-year applicants must write the Law School
Admission Test (LSAT). The Law School Admission Test
is administered several times each year at convenient
locations in Canada and the United States. For
detailed information, applicants can refer to the LSAT
Registration and Information Book or can contact
the Law School Admission Council:
University of Windsor
Law School Admission Council
662 Penn Street
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940

Website: www.LSAC.org
It is not necessary to apply to the Faculty of Law prior
to registration for the Law School Admission Test. The
last LSAT test score accepted will be the December
score. Offers of admission are made on a rolling basis.
Application files held pending the December LSAT results
may be disadvantaged. LSAT scores written more than
six years prior to the academic year of application will
not be considered.
We emphasize that no one single factor is solely
determinative of admission to the law school. The
Admission Committee assesses applications in light of
the criteria above. The chief source of information about
applicants is that which is provided by them in their
Personal Profile. Applicants should take care to present
a full and rounded view of themselves in their Personal
Profile.
The application and the Personal Profile have been
developed to provide the applicant with the opportunity
to assemble a persuasive case for admission. Members
of the Admission Committee will assess the information
provided to determine whether the applicant is likely to
succeed in law studies; has social skills, relates well to
people; has talent for administration and organization
(particularly of his or her own time); has a well-developed
and focused career plan based upon a sound perception
of his or her capabilities; and displays leadership qualities
and writing skills.
In the application, the applicant is expected to identify
significant experiences and accomplishments, and
indicate how they relate to the admission criteria. For
example, particular experiences (work, cultural, sporting
and academic) should be described in sufficient detail
to permit the evaluators to make an assessment. Any
experience that demonstrates that the applicant is
self-disciplined and committed to excellence in any field,
should be described.
Further, Committee members are interested in those
experiences that tend to show that the applicant is
devoted to self-improvement and involvement in the
community and service to others. Contributions to
hospitals, charitable organizations, religious institutions,
disadvantaged and underprivileged groups and
individuals, political parties and athletics will, among
other activities, help to demonstrate this. Letters from the
organization evidencing the nature, scope and degree of
the applicants involvement are helpful to the Admissions
Committee.
If the candidate is a member of a group that is
disadvantaged for any reason, these circumstances should
be made known.
Applications from Aboriginal Canadians
The Faculty of Law recognizes that Aboriginal Canadians
are not adequately represented within the legal
profession. The admission policy of the Faculty of Law
encourages Aboriginal Canadians to pursue legal studies.
Aboriginal Canadian applicants who are considered to
have good potential for the study of law may receive
unconditional or a conditional acceptance to the Faculty
of Law. Applicants who have received a conditional
acceptance and who have successfully completed the
Program of Legal Studies for Native People offered each
summer by the Native Law Centre at the University of
Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, will be admitted to the first
year of the J.D. program at Windsor and are eligible for
course credit (advanced standing) for one first-year course.
An Aboriginal Canadian applicant who wishes to be
considered under this policy, rather than under general
admission criteria, must apply to the Law School in
accordance with the admission procedures previously
set out. The applicant must include with her or his
application a letter advising of the intention to complete
the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the
University of Saskatchewan should he or she receive a
conditional acceptance.
For more information on the Program of Legal Studies
for Native People contact:
Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan
141 Diefenbaker Centre
Saskatoon SK S7N 5B8
Telephone: 306-966-6189
Fax: 306-966-6207
Website: www.usask.ca/nativelaw/
Although Aboriginal Canadian applicants are encouraged
to complete the LSAT, in special circumstances this
requirement may be waived on application. Some
Aboriginal students are sponsored and/or have their
tuition paid by their First Nations Education Authority.
Applicants are advised to contact the Authority and the
Cashiers Office at the university. The Cashiers Office will
then contact the First Nations Education Authority and
make arrangements to have their tuition paid.
Application Procedures
All Ontario law schools use a common electronic
Application for Admission to an Ontario Law School.
This Application, other admission materials and a Personal
Profile for the University of Windsor is available at:
www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/.
Application Deadlines
The application deadline for the J.D. program is
November 1 each year for admission.
The application deadline for the Canadian & American
Dual J.D. Program is April 15 each year.
The Admission Committee evaluates applicants for first
year on a continuous basis as the files are completed. All
files must contain:
1. OLSAS application
2. University of Windsor Personal Profile
3. All official transcripts*
4. Current official LSAT score report; LSAT scores written
in the previous six years
5. Two (2) letters of reference (one academic and one
non academic) on the forms specifically provided for
this purpose;**
6. Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program Supplemental
Application Form (if applicable)
* The Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program requires
completion of an undergraduate degree no later than
August 1, 2013. Also, those who have received an
offer of admission into the Canadian & American Dual
J.D. Program must submit final official transcripts
no later than August 1, 2013, unless they have just
completed their degree.
** Each applicant is required to submit two letters of
reference. Those applicants who have attended a
postsecondary institution during the three years
prior to the application are required to submit
one academic reference and one non-academic
reference. Others may submit two non-academic
references. Reference forms are provided and should
be forwarded directly to OLSAS by the referee.
Late Applications
Ontario Law School applications are due at the
Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) on
November 1, 2012. After this date, any interested applicants
may request an extended deadline by sending an email to
uwlaw@uwindsor.ca and addressing it to:
Chair, Admission Committee
Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor ON N9B 3P4
Such applicants must state their reasons for failing to
meet the original deadlines.
Application files for the J.D. program must be
complete by March 31, 2013. Files completed after
this date may not be considered.
Applications for Transfer into the J.D. Program
Subject to the availability of places, the Faculty of Law
may admit candidates who have successfully completed
the first year of a J.D. program at another common
law school into the second year of the J.D. program.
Preference will be given to applicants who have
attended a Canadian common law school. Candidates
may be eligible for the J.D. degree from the University of
Windsor upon the successful completion of two years of
academic work, subject to meeting the Facultys academic
requirements. The deadline for applications is May 1 each
year. All applications are subject to our usual admission
criteria. Where necessary, the Admission Committee may
ask candidates to have their academic record evaluated
by World Education Services (WES) or other similar service.
Applications for Advanced Standing to
the J.D. Program
Individuals who have attended a foreign law school for
more than one year may apply for Advanced Standing
into the J.D. program. This will normally require two years
or more of full-time study in the J.D. program at Windsor.
Candidates may be eligible for the J.D. degree from the
University of Windsor upon the successful completion
of two years of academic work, subject to meeting
the Facultys academic requirements. The deadline for
applications is May 1 each year. All applications are
subject to our usual admission criteria. Where necessary,
the Admission Committee may ask candidates to have
their academic record interpreted and/or translated by
WES or other similar service.
Students Visiting on a Letter of Permission
Subject to the availability of places, the Faculty of Law
may admit into the program of study visiting students
from other law schools for up to one year. The deadline
for applications is May 1 of each year. All applications are
subject to our usual admission criteria. Where necessary,
the Admission Committee may ask candidates to have
their academic record evaluated by WES or another
similar service.
Certificate of Equivalence Applicants
Individuals who have completed their law degree at
a foreign law school or who are qualified to practice
in a foreign jurisdiction may apply for a Certificate
of Equivalence from the National Committee on
Accreditation (NCA), which may be acceptable to some
Law Societies in Canada. Subject to the availability of
places, applicants may be admitted into the program of
study for less than two years of study if recommended
by the NCA. No degree is granted by the University
of Windsor. Applicants are required to submit the
NCA Assessment Result letter or report from the NCA.
Information concerning the NCA may be obtained by
contacting:
c/o Federation of Law Societies of Canada
1810 45 OConnor Street
Ottawa ON K1P 1A4
Telephone: 613-236-7250, ext. 229
foreignLawyers.asp
Study Exchanges
The University of Windsor has developed a broad
range of student exchange partnerships with other
universities around the world. Students currently
attending one of our partner institutions are invited to
apply for an exchange through their exchange office.
A current list of our exchange partners is available at:
www.uwindsor.ca/studentexchange/.
Admission to the Practice of Law
A law degree does not in itself entitle one to practice
law. Applicants who propose to enter the practice of
law in any province or territory of Canada must consult
directly with the Law Society of such province or territory
to determine its requirements for admission.
The Law Society of Upper Canada, in prescribing the
conditions for admission to the practice of law in Ontario,
requires that all students have graduated from an
approved course of not less than three years leading to
the Juris Doctor degree in an approved law school.
The law program at the Faculty of Law, University of
Windsor has been approved by the Law Society of Upper
Canada and students graduating with the J.D. degree,
who otherwise meet the Law Society of Upper Canadas
requirements, are eligible for admission to membership
in the Law Society of Upper Canada and for entrance to
the Licensing Process. Further and updated information
concerning admission to the Law Society of Upper Canada
is available at: www.lsuc.on.ca.
Programs at Windsor
J.D. Program
The program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.)
requires admission as a full-time student for three years
or as a half-time student for six years.
First-Year Program
The first-year curriculum provides a basic level of
instruction through mandatory courses in all the
fundamental areas, problems and principles of law. The
compulsory first year curriculum includes: Access to
Justice; Property; Contracts; Criminal Law and Procedure;
Constitutional Law; and Legal Research and Writing.
Upper-Year Program
The required second year courses are Civil Procedure and
Torts I. In their upper years, students must also complete
a research paper worth at least 50 percent of the grade
in any course, one course from a group of courses that
gives a broader perspective of the legal process and
legal theory, one course from a group of courses on
transnational law, and a course on professional legal
ethics. The remainder of the J.D. program is comprised
of optional courses that meet the individual students
needs and interests.
Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program
The University of Windsor Faculty of Law (Windsor Law)
and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (UDM
Law) have collaborated to create a unique dual Canadian
& American law degree program (formerly known as
the J.D./LL.B. Program). This is the only comparative
program of its kind in Canada or the United States in
which students can earn two law degrees in three years.
Successful graduates earn both an American J.D. and a
Canadian Juris Doctor.
The University of Windsor recently changed its law degree
designation from a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree to a
Juris Doctor degree. However, the entrance and degree
requirements did not change. A Windsor Law J.D. is a
second entry undergraduate professional degree. The
Windsor Law J.D. is not recognized by the American Bar
Association (ABA). The University of Detroit Mercy J.D. is
recognized by the ABA, allowing graduates to sit for any
bar exam in the United States. Therefore, the Canadian
& American Dual J.D. Program prepares its graduates to
sit for both Canadian and U.S. bar exams, and to practice
in both countries.
The Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program requires
students to successfully complete 60 credit hours of course
work at the UDM Law and 44 credit hours of course work
at Windsor Law. Most required courses taken at either
law school provide a comparative analysis of both US
and Canadian law relevant to the subject area.
Admission and Criteria
Applicants must have successfully completed their
undergraduate degree no later than the beginning of
August in the year of entry.
Applicants are considered by the Canadian & American
Dual J.D. Program Admissions Committee using the
following seven criteria:
1. grade point average and university program;
2. work experience;
3. community involvement;
4. personal accomplishments;
5. career objectives;
6. personal considerations; and
7. LSAT score.

The Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program Admission
Committee places greater weight on the applicants grade
point average and LSAT score. However, there are no
cut-offs for the program with respect to these scores. The
Admissions Committee assesses applications in light of all
the above criteria. The chief source of information about
an applicant is the information provided by them in the
Personal Profile that they submit with their application.
Applicants should take care to present a full and rounded
view of themselves in their Personal Profile.
Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program
Application Procedure
Applications are considered for first-year enrollment;
current law students cannot transfer into the Canadian &
American Dual J.D. Program. The Admissions Committee
is composed of faculty members from both the University
of Detroit Mercy School of Law and the University of
Windsor Faculty of Law.
In addition, UDM Law requires a Supplemental
Application Form, which must be completed and sent
to the Ontario Universities Application Centre.
All applicants to the Canadian & American Dual J.D.
Program must provide the following:
1. OLSAS application;
2. University of Windsor Personal Profile;
3. all official transcripts;
4. current LSAT score;
5. two letters of reference (one academic and one
non-academic); and
6. Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program Supplemental
Application Form.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2013
Completed applications for admission to the integrated
Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program must be received
at OLSAS no later than April 15, 2013.
Applicants seeking to enter the Canadian and American
Dual J.D. Program should indicate so on the application.
Late Applications
After April 15, 2013, any interested applicants may
request an extended deadline by sending an email to
uwlaw@uwindsor.ca and addressing it to:
Director, Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program
Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor ON N9B 3P4
Such applicants must state their reasons for failing
to meet the original deadline of April 15, 2013.
Application files for the Canadian & American Dual
J.D. Program must be complete by June 1, 2013. Files
completed after this date may not be considered.
Immigration Requirements
Students in the program will have to meet the usual
Canadian and American immigration requirements to
obtain visas for entry into Canada and the United States.
An immigration firm in the United States has been hired
to provide admitted students assistance with their visa
applications. There is no additional cost for this assistance.
Students must also have a passport from their country
of citizenship.
Course of Study as of 20132014
Academic Year
First Year
Windsor Law: Property Law* (seven credits), Contracts*
(seven credits), Criminal Law* (six credits), Constitutional
Law (five credits).
UDM Law: Applied Legal Theory and Analysis (ALTA)
(9 credits).
Property Law, Contracts, and Criminal Law at Windsor
each include a module of US law. The ALTA course at
UDM Law is a comparative course specifically designed for
students in the Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program.
Students will learn the legal research methods and legal
processes involved in both the United States and Canada,
as well as prepare a number of written assignments
and participate in a Moot Court experience specifically
designed for each jurisdiction.
Summer after First Year
UDM Law: Taxation A (four credits), Professional
Responsibility (three credits).
Second Year
Windsor Law: Civil Procedure (four credits).
UDM Law: Evidence* (five credits), Torts* I (five credits),
Constitutional Law (four credits), Comparative Civil
Procedure (three credits), Business Organizations* (five
credits).
Third Year
Windsor Law: Sufficient electives to complete 44 total
credits at Windsor.
UDM Law: Cross Border Sales and Financing Transactions*
(eight credits), Law Firm Program (three credits), and
sufficient electives to complete 60 total credits at UDM
Law.
* Indicates that the course deals with both Canadian
and US law.
The Integrated M.S.W./J.D. Program
The objective of the Master of Social Work/Juris Doctor
(M.S.W./J.D.) Joint Degree Program is to promote
the integration of law and social work through an
interdisciplinary commitment to social justice. The joint
degree program is designed to enable a student to obtain
a Juris Doctor and a Master of Social Work a full year
sooner than would be possible had the student chosen
to pursue the degrees independently. Applicants who
hold a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree will be
eligible to complete the program in three years, while
students without a B.S.W. will be eligible to complete it
in four years. Applicants seeking to enter the M.S.W./J.D.
program should indicate so on the application. Applicants
to the M.S.W./J.D. program must apply separately to the
Faculty of Law and the School of Social Work and meet
the admission criteria for each program.
Half-time Law Study
The Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, has a limited
enrollment Half-time Law Study Program. Half-time
studies are intended for those who are unable to study
full time. The program cannot be completed through
evening courses only.
Applicants for the Half-time Program must meet the
Facultys general admission requirements or special
admission requirements for Aboriginal Canadians. In
addition, applicants must demonstrate that they are
unable to attend law school on a full-time basis because
of one or more of the following reasons:
1. Exceptional family obligations either to young
children or dependants (including persons with a
disability or requiring special care) requiring their
presence at home.
2. Substantial financial hardship (e.g., loss or reduction in
employment imposing significant financial hardship,
with particular attention being given to single income
families or people on limited or tentative incomes).
3. Where there is a requirement for a reduced workload
due to health or disability of the applicant.
4. Career: In very limited circumstances, consideration
may also be given to occupational involvement where
an applicant is established in a public service career
whose work would be assisted and improved by the
study of law.
All candidates applying to the Half-time Program must
attach, to their regular applications, a written statement
and any supporting documentation relevant to their need
for attending the Half-time Program using the criteria
listed above to provide a detailed explanation of why
they are unable to attend as a full-time student.
Other Programs and Activities
The following programs are available to second and
third-year law students. Details regarding the application
process are contained in the Faculty of Law Calendar.
Our experiential learning curriculum features the Clinical
Law Program, which sensitizes law students to the
various roles that lawyers perform as client counselors,
advocates, policymakers, legal scholars, and custodians
of the legal system, and offers academic term credit. The
Program includes the University of Windsor Mediation
Services (UWMS), Community Legal Aid (CLA), and Legal
Assistance of Windsor (LAW).
The Intellectual Property Law Institute (IPLI), a joint effort
of the University of Detroit Mercy, Wayne State University,
and the University of Windsor, features courses taught
by either full-time law professors of one of the three
participating law schools or by practicing lawyers with
extensive experience in some area of intellectual property.
The Northwest Territories Clerkship Program enables
students to serve as a clerk for the Supreme Court of
the Northwest Territories as a research project for credit
towards their J.D. As a clerk, the student is based in
Yellowknife, NWT, and travels occasionally to outlying
regions with the Supreme Court of the NWT.
Windsor Law has a Student Clerkship Program that
exposes students to the experience of clerking with
Ontario courts and the benefits of interaction with
judges. There are Provincial Court Criminal Clerkships
and Provincial Court Family Law Clerkships in Windsor,
plus a Provincial Court Clerkship in Newmarket, Ontario.
The Centre for Enterprise and Law (CEL) offers students an
opportunity to do an Advanced IP/Business Law Practicum
in which teams of business students and law students
will provide local entrepreneurs with business and legal
support.
The Environmental Law Clinic will provide students the
unique opportunity to refine their understanding of
environmental law and network with decision-makers
in both the United States and Canada.
Moot competitions include the Arnup Cup Moot,
Bertha Wilson Moot, CNMAC-ADR International Moot,
Competitive Client Counselling Moot, Corporate/Securities
Moot, Donald G. Bowman National Tax Moot, Gale Moot,
Harold G. Fox Moot, International Criminal Law Moot,
International Mediation Moot, Jessup International Moot,
Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot, Koskie Minsky Diversity
Moot, Laskin Moot, and the Niagara International Moot.
Activities
Students may volunteer in the following: Legal Assistance
of Windsor, Community Legal Aid, University of Windsor
Mediation Services, Pro Bono Students Canada, Law
Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), the Windsor
Review of Legal and Social Issues (a student run journal),
Justice at Work, the Peer Mentorship Program (PMP), the
Student Law Society (SLS), and various student groups
and clubs.
Entrance Awards And Scholarships
Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP
Entrance Scholarships
Two $1,250 scholarships will be presented to students
entering Law I of the J.D. Program. Students are selected
on the basis of academic performance. Community service
may also be taken into consideration. This scholarship
was established by Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP. No
application is required.
Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program Entrance
Scholarship
A $5,000 scholarship will be presented to the top student
entering the Canadian and American Dual J.D. Program.
No application is required.
Class of 2000 and 2001 Entrance Bursary
Interest from the trust will be presented to a Law I
student with financial need. This bursary was established
in 2009 by the Graduating Class of 2000 and 2001. This
award is subject to OSOTF requirements. Apply online.
R. Lawrence DeShield Entrance
Scholarship in Law
Interest from the trust account will be presented to a
student in Law I who has demonstrated financial need
as well as strong academic performance. This scholarship
was established in 2005 by Wira DeShield Vendrasco. This
Ron W. Ianni Entrance Scholarship in Law
Interest from the trust account will be presented to a
student in Law I who has demonstrated financial need
as well as a strong academic performance. Friends of Dr.
Ianni established this award in 1998. This award is subject
to OSOTF requirements. Apply online.
Justice Harry S. LaForme Entrance Bursary for
Aboriginal Law Students
A $500 bursary will be presented to all Aboriginal students
entering Law I upon the successful completion of the
Native Law Program at the University of Saskatchewan.
This bursary was established in 2007 to recognize the
appointment of Justice LaForme to the Court of Appeal
for Ontario. Justice LaForme is the first Aboriginal
Person appointed to an appellate court in Canada. No
Rae Marcus Scholarship
Interest from the trust will be presented to a mature
student, preferably female, entering Law I at the Faculty
of Law, on the basis of academic standing and financial
need. This scholarship was established in 1991 in memory
of Rae Marcus 85. Apply online.
McTague Law Firm LLP Entrance Scholarship
student based on financial need and academic merit.
McTague Law Firm LLP established this scholarship in
2004. This scholarship is subject to OSOTF requirements.
Apply online.
Miller Thomson LLP National
Entrance Scholarship
A $2,500 scholarship will be presented to a student
entering Law I. Applicants must have had high academic
achievement in their final year of undergraduate/
graduate studies, financial need, and extracurricular/
community involvement. Miller Thomson LLP established
this scholarship in 2003. This scholarship is subject to
OSOTF requirements. Apply online.
Newton Rowell Scholarship
Three $2,500 scholarships will be presented to students
entering Law I on the basis of academic excellence as well
as a demonstrated interest in and commitment to public
service. This scholarship was established in 1992 by the
Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman, Lieutenant Governor
of Ontario, in honour of his grandfather, Newton Rowell,
a public servant, lawyer and judge. No application is
required.
Harold John Ross Memorial Entrance Bursary
student based on financial need. Academic standing may
be taken into consideration. This award was established
in 2003 by Nancy Ross 05 and dedicated to her husband,
Harold, after his passing in 2005. Harold was a wonderful
man who supported and admired Windsor Law. This
University of Windsor Law Entrance Award
Four $500 awards will be presented to students entering
Law I with superior admissions qualifications. No
Michael A. Wadsworth, Q.C.
Memorial Scholarship
student based on financial need, academic standing and
involvement in sports. This scholarship was established
in 2006 by the Stitt Feld Handy Group in memory of
Michael A. Wadsworth, Q.C. This award is subject to
OSOTF requirements. Apply online.
Waterloo Law Association Entrance Scholarship
A $2,000 scholarship will be presented to a student
entering the J.D. Program based on academic excellence,
financial need, extracurricular involvement and/or
volunteer work. Preference will be given to students with
a connection to the Region of Waterloo. Apply online.
Windsor University Faculty Association
Scholarship Fund
Ten entrance scholarships valued at $1,200 each will
be presented: one for each undergraduate faculty and
one at large. Eligible students must be residents of
Essex, Kent or Lambton counties, who have not received
a concurrent award greater than $2,000. Candidates
entering first-year university must have an average of
at least 80 percent; candidates entering the faculties
of Law and Education must have an A average. No
application required.
Information Regarding Applications
Applicant Services/Law Division
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor ON N9B 3P4
Telephone: 519-253-3000,
ext. 6459, 6460, 6461, 6462
Fax: 519-971-3653
Email: lawadmit@uwindsor.ca
OLSAS 2013
Ontario Law School Application Service
Applicants Checklist
Before submitting your application, make sure you have checked the following:
Have you sent the correct fees (application and transcript)?
Have you sent the Canadian Immigration Record of Landing if you are a
permanent resident?
For all postsecondary institutions other than Ontario universities and colleges,
have you requested that the Registrars Office send transcripts to OLSAS for
all work prior to the current academic year?
Have you arranged to write the LSAT, if required?
Have you requested letters of reference using the Confidential Reference
Forms provided?
Be sure that your OUAC/OLSAS Reference Number, legal surname and all given
names (in the same order) appear on all correspondence with the OUAC and the
Faculties of Law.
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