This page offers all the information you need about applying to study at one of McGill’s partner institutions, including eligibility criteria, deadlines, credit transfer details, and funding options. Whether you’re looking to expand your legal studies internationally or gain new perspectives, we’ve got the resources to guide you through the application process.
Application Process and Deadlines
Requirements:
- Minimum CGPA of 2.70
- Minimum 12-15 elective credits remaining for your exchange term.
- Note: Advanced standing and transfer students are not eligible forÌýexchange/study away.
Deadline:
-ÌýFor Summer, Fall, and Winter exchanges, students must apply by 15 JanuaryÌýof the academic year prior.
- Should any spots remain available, a second round of applications for Winter exchanges will be due in May of the year prior.
How to apply:
- Fill in the appropriate Minerva online application ("Request for Exchange" or "Request for Study Away" or both).
- Submit Exchange Application Microsoft Form:
- Application Fee: $150, charged to your student account: Non tuition charges
Note: this online application is only used internally - if you are nominated for an exchange, you will have to submit a separate application to the host institution.
Selection process:
- The Faculty's selection process is based on the student’s stated academic, career and/or personal reasons for wanting to undertake law studies at the host institution, as well as the student’s academic record in the Faculty of Law.
- By end of January-beginning of February 2023,Ìýstudents will find out whether or not they have been nominated for an exchange.
- If you have been nominated: you will receive an automatic email saying that the SAO has processed your nomination on Minerva. You will then receive a second automatic email saying that the Service Point has approved your nomination. After receiving the second automatic email, please accept/decline your exchange nomination on Minerva by the deadline that will be indicated on Minerva in the 'special instructions' section of your application.
- At a later date, you will receive instructions on how to apply to your host institution either by the SAO, Service Point or the host institution. Your Minerva application is for internal use only, we do not send this information to the host institution - you will have to apply directly to the host institution.
*The final admissions decision rests with the host institution.
2025-2026 Applications are now open on Minerva and Microsoft Form. See the for more info!
Exchange Information Sessions
2025-2026 Term Away Info Session presentation:
Transfer Credit & Course Approval Process
The Student Affairs Office, in consultation with the student, will establish the student's curriculum of study for the exchange or study away program. At the start of their exchange semester, students must obtain confirmation from theÌýStudentÌýAffairs ConsultantÌýthat the courses they have selected are approved for credit toward their McGill degrees - see the course approval procedure below. Students must take the equivalent of 12-15 McGill credits during their exchange. Students who participate in a formal university exchange shall be eligible to transfer earned credits back to McGill if the grade earned for each course is equal to or higher than the grade/CGPA required to graduate form the host university. Students who study away at a non-partner institution or another Quebec institution must receive a minimum grade of "C" for credits to be granted. For details, please see the McGill Calendar, University Regulations and Resources.
Please see attached the document of credit equivalency/conversions here:Ìý Table for Course Credit Equivalency (2024)
The credits completed on exchange/study away are elective credits and do not fulfill any required or complementary course requirements. The courses must be graded (i.e. not pass/fail) and credited. The courses cannot be taken online while on exchange. The grades and credits will appear on your transcript from the host institution. Upon receipt of an official transcript sent directly by the student's host institution, successfully completed transfer credits are entered on the McGill transcript (without grades) and are credited towards the law program. Grades for transfer credits do not enter into any McGill grade point calculations (TGPA/CGPA).
During their exchange, students must coordinate with their host institution to have their official transcript mailed/e-mailed to the SAO (or sao.law [at] mcgill.ca)Ìýat the following address:
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Faculty of Law - Student Affairs Office
3644 Peel Street, Room 433
Montreal, QC
H3A 1W9
Canada
**If you are graduating at the end of your exchange term, the SAO will need to receive your transcript by the second Friday in January for Fall term graduation and the second Friday in May for Winter term graduation**. Students should check the host university calendar for semester dates.
Course Approval Process:
See here for Instructions for submitting the form:ÌýÌýMcGill Law Transfer Credit Course Equivalency Database instructions
To ensure that the courses taken on exchange are approved for their program, students must complete the course approval process before the course change deadline at their host institution:
1) Log into Minerva, select the Exchange/Study Away Menu, select the Transfer Credit Assessment form. Search for McGill LAWG courses to see if any of the law courses you are taking on exchange have previously been approved. If you find the courses you are taking on exchange, you can add them to your form. Once added, email sao.law [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Completed%20Transfer%20Credit%20Assessment%20Form) to let us know that you have completed the form. We will then assess your courses for your program.
If you are unable to find all of your courses on the Minerva Transfer Credit Assessment form, follow the next two steps:
2) Log into the , select Home, then select Submit a new course request. Students must submit a new request for every course they wish to take on exchange and include the course outline with every request. All Law courses are to be submitted using the McGill Course Code LAWG. For non-law courses, select the appropriate McGill Course Code that best matches the course. Once approved, students will receive a confirmation email.
3) Once the courses are approved in the database, log into Minerva, select the Exchange/Study Away Menu, select the Transfer Credit Assessment form. Search for the McGill course LAWG and you will see the list of law courses approved for your host institution. Add the courses you are completing on exchange to your form, then email exchanges.law [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Completed%20Transfer%20Credit%20Assessment%20Form) once you have completed the form. We will then assess your courses for your program.
Students must also fill out the following Learning Agreement with the coordinator at the host institution to confirm the courses and credits that they will be completing on exchange. Once filled in, please send the form to SAO.law [at] mcgill.ca. The form must be submitted before the course change deadlineÌýat theÌýhost institution.
- Learning Agreement (English) [.pdf]
- Convention apprentissage (Français) [.pdf]
Funding
Students who go on exchange pay the tuition of 15 McGill credits per term. Students who go on a study away attend the host institution as a visiting student and pay the host institution's tuition fees.
On the Exchange application form, students can select the option of receiving the Mobility Award. Students in financial need can also apply for the Mobility Financial Aid Supplement. See McGill Abroad's Undergraduate Mobility Award.
American students with US Direct Loans: You will continue to receive your US Direct Loan while on exchange as long as the host institution you are attending is a participant of the US Direct Loan program and is located outside of the United States. For more information, go to Scholarships and Student Aid's Study Abroad and Exchange page.
Bilateral Exchange Agreements (reserved space for McGill Law students)
The Faculty of Law and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have entered into a number of bilateral exchange agreements with several universities around the world. The complete list of McGill's partner institutions may be found on the McGill Abroad website. You are welcome to apply for an exchange at any of the universities listed on the McGill Abroad website - provided, of course, that they have a law faculty! When selecting your preferences, keep in mind that we have guaranteed exchange spots for McGill law students with the partners listed below.
In the past, December exams have been arranged at many of the host institutions in the chart below that are listed as having a Fall term end date in January. If you require December exams to be arranged, please contact the exchanges.law [at] mcgill.ca (SAO )before you leave for exchange. The SAO will contact the host institution to see if December exams are possible at your host institution.
For additional information, such as contact information and fact sheet, please visitÌýthe McGill Abroad website.
Oceania
COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY | TOTAL # OF SPOTS FOR 2025-2026 | LANGUAGE | AVAILABLE TERM DATES | OPEN TO FINAL SEMESTER EXCHANGE |
Australia |
Min CGPA 3.00 required |
4 | English |
|
Yes (Semester 2) No (Semester 1) |
Australia | Min CGPA 3.00 required |
4 | English |
|
Yes (Fall)ÌýNo (Winter) |
Americas
COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY | TOTAL # OF SPOTS FOR 2025-2026 | LANGUAGE | AVAILABLE TERM DATES | OPEN TO FINAL SEMESTER EXCHANGE |
Canada | 4 | English |
|
Yes (upon requests to the host institution) | |
Canada | 2 | English |
|
Yes | |
USA | 1 | English |
|
YesÌý | |
USA | 1 | English |
|
Yes (Fall, but needs to request to the central office on time) No (Winter) | |
USA | 1 | English |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter) | |
USA | 4 | English |
|
Yes (Fall) YesÌý(Winter) | |
Mexico | 2 | Spanish (B2, although papers in English are allowed by professors)Ìý Ìý |
|
No | |
Mexico | 2 | Spanish, English |
|
No | |
Mexico | 3 | Spanish, English |
|
Yes (Fall) Yes (Winter) |
Europe
COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY | TOTAL # OF SPOTS FOR 2025-2026 | LANGUAGE | AVAILABLE TERM DATES | OPEN TO FINAL SEMESTER EXCHANGE |
BelgiumÌý | 2 spots - Winter 2026ÌýONLY | French, English |
|
No | |
Belgium | 4 | English |
|
No | |
Czech Republic | 2 | English |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter) | |
Denmark | 4 | English |
|
Yes (Fall, if selecting courses with oral exams only) No (Winter)Ìý | |
France | 4 | French |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter) | |
France | 6 | French and English |
|
Yes (Fall) Yes but only if choosing courses from M2 curriculum (Winter) | |
France | 4 spots - Winter 2026 ONLY | French |
|
Yes (Fall, upon request to the host institution and only applies for Law courses) No (Winter)Ìý | |
France | 2 | French |
|
Yes | |
France | 4 | French, English |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter) | |
France | 4 | French, English |
|
Yes (Fall, early exams not possible for courses selected in the Economic and Social Administration Institute) No (Winter) | |
Germany | 4 | German, English |
|
No | |
Italy | 2 | English & Italian |
|
Yes (Fall-advise their officeÌýearly in term+pass Dec exams) No (Winter) | |
Italy | 2 | English & Italian |
|
Yes (Fall - upon requestÌýto the host institution and only applies for Law courses) YesÌý(Winter- upon requestÌýto the host institution and only applies for Law courses) | |
Netherlands | 4 | English |
|
No | |
Netherlands | 2 | English |
|
No | |
Netherlands | 1 | English |
|
Yes (Fall - 2nd block ofÌýcourses only + permission from professor) No (Winter) | |
Spain | 2 | English & Spanish |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter) | |
Sweden | 4 | English |
|
No |
Asia
COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY | TOTAL # OF SPOTS FOR 2025-2026 | LANGUAGE | AVAILABLE TERM DATES | OPEN TO FINAL SEMESTER EXCHANGE |
China | 2 | English & Mandarin |
|
No | |
Hong Kong | 1 | English |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter) | |
Hong Kong | 4 | English |
|
Yes (Fall, request early exams + approval of Instructor) No (Winter) | |
Singapore | 4 | English |
|
Yes (Fall) No (Winter)Ìý |
Middle East
COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY | TOTAL # OF SPOTS FOR 2025-2026 | LANGUAGE | AVAILABLE TERM DATES | OPEN TO FINAL SEMESTER EXCHANGE |
Israel | 1 (first and third quarter) | English |
|
YesÌý |
Study Away (Institutions with no established exchange program)
Students may also request permission to study for one term at a law faculty with which there is no established exchange program. If permission is granted, the student is responsible for applying directly to the host institution and must pay the host's tuition fees. In order to attend another university as a "study away" student, one must have sound academic and/or personal reasons for wanting to study at that institution. Please fill in the "Request for study away" form on Minerva. The application deadline for Study Away is always the same date atÌý
Safety Abroad
Before you leave for exchange/study away, make sure to visit the McGill AbroadÌýwebsite aboutÌýSafety Abroad.ÌýStudents must familiarize themselves with their destination country and prepare for risks they may encounter during their travel or stay abroad. All students going abroad for University-related activities are also required to:
- Complete theÌýMcGill Student Travel Registry
- Complete mandatoryÌýPre-Departure Orientation on MyCourses.ÌýExchange students will have a specific deadline communicated by the Safety Abroad Officer via email.
For any questions regarding the the above orÌýother requirements for international travel, please contact the Safety Abroad team atÌýsafetyabroad [at] mcgill.ca.