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Language Requirements
McGill's integrated program is offered in a bilingual environment. Candidates must demonstrate substantial
reading ability in, and aural comprehension of, both English and French. Reading of complex substantive texts in French and English...
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Indigenous Applicants to the B.C.L./LL.B. Program
McGill Law is committed to supporting Indigenous students and we welcome dialogue with interested prospective applicants. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis persons are strongly encouraged to apply to the Faculty of...
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Honesty and Integrity in the Application Process
㽶Ƶ and the Faculty of Law value honesty and integrity. Applicants to the Faculty of Law are expected to conduct themselves accordingly. The submission of false, incomplete, inconsistent, or...
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Application Procedures for
B.C.L./LL.B. Degree Program
Law at McGill is a limited enrolment program. Apply as early as possible and ensure that we have received all required supporting documents on or before the appropriate deadline. Files are reviewed only...
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Application Fee for the Faculty of Law
A non-refundable application fee is required for application to the B.C.L./LL.B. program. For current fee information, please visit the Student Accounts website. A
credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express only) is...
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Categories of
Applicants
Applicants to First Year (September entrance only)
University Applicants
Mature Applicants
CEGEP and Quebec French Baccalaureate (Collège international Marie de France and Collège Stanislas) Applicants
Applicants to Upper Year...
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University Applicants
A University applicant to McGill's Faculty of Law must have completed a minimum of two years of full-time university studies (60 credits) at the time of registration. This category includes applicants who, at the time of registration, will...
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Mature Applicants
A Mature applicant is defined as an individual who has interrupted his or her formal
education for a minimum of five years. Applicants who qualify as Mature must
apply in this category. There is no predetermined number of Mature
candidates...
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CEGEP and Quebec French Baccalaureate (Collège international Marie de France and Collège Stanislas) Applicants
Candidates may apply on the basis of a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DCS) from a CEGEP, or a Quebec French Baccalaureate (QFB). This category includes...
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Advanced Standing
Students
Applicants who hold a law degree from a Canadian or foreign university
recognized by McGill must apply for admission to the B.C.L./LL.B. program under
the Advanced Standing category, unless applying under the Comité des équivalences...
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Transfer Students in the Faculty of Law
Students who have successfully completed at least one year of
full-time studies in an undergraduate program at another Canadian law faculty may apply
for admission as a Transfer student. There are a limited number of...
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Comité des
équivalences
The Faculty accepts applications from candidates who hold a law degree from a Canadian or foreign university recognized by McGill and who are seeking to
fulfil the requirements of the
Comité des équivalences of the
Barreau du...
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Visiting
Students (Letters of Permission)
Students who have completed two years of studies at another law faculty
who wish, for academic or personal reasons, to spend a term at McGill
may be admitted as a Visiting Student. The Faculty endeavours to...
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Incoming Exchange Students
Students registered in degree programs in law at universities that have an official exchange agreement with 㽶Ƶ or with the Faculty of Law may apply as Exchange students. In addition, McGill participates in a number of...
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Special Students in the Faculty of Law
The Faculty will exceptionally permit a limited number of candidates not actively pursuing
a law degree to apply as Special Students. Students registered in other
universities, and candidates not actively pursuing a...
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Application Deadlines for Law Undergraduate Programs
The online application is available as of September 1.
Deadlines vary by category of admission. Applicants must take the time to identify the category in which they must apply.
Applicants are responsible for...
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Law Application Supporting Documents
Applicants must upload supporting documents via Minerva after having completed the online application (after having received the acknowledgment notice via email). Not all documents may be uploaded via Minerva. See Uploading...
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Transcripts for Law Applicants
Applicants must submit a complete academic record from all previous post-secondary studies, as well as subsequent transcripts until the applicant has received the 㽶Ƶ Committee's final decision.
Applicants have...
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Personal Statement for Law Applicants
Applicants must submit a brief essay referred to as a Personal Statement. The following is intended to assist in preparing this document.
What is the purpose of the Personal Statement?
Your Personal Statement allows the...
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Extenuating Circumstances
Serious medical or personal difficulties may have had an impact on an applicant's academic performance. If this is the case, the applicant should submit a separate letter to explain their particular extenuating circumstance(s). If...