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| − | ** Minimum | + | ** Minimum 90 credits of a full time degree. |
For more information, click [http://www.law.ubc.ca/prospective/jd/faq.html#4 here] | For more information, click [http://www.law.ubc.ca/prospective/jd/faq.html#4 here] | ||
====GPA==== | ====GPA==== | ||
| − | *Minimum: 3.8 (4.33 scale) | + | *Minimum: No minimum indicated |
| − | + | *Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.8 (4.33 scale), or 82% | |
*Calculation method: | *Calculation method: | ||
**GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study. | **GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study. | ||
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| − | *Average LSAT score: 164 | + | *Average Accepted LSAT score: 164 |
*LSAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline | *LSAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline | ||
*Best LSAT score taken into calculation | *Best LSAT score taken into calculation | ||
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*a 750 personal statement | *a 750 personal statement | ||
*No letters of reference are required | *No letters of reference are required | ||
| + | For more information, click [http://www.law.ubc.ca/prospective/jd/faq.html#4 here] | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
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Contacts
Website: http://www.law.ubc.ca/prospective/guides.html
Phone: 604-822-3151
Admissions e-mail: admissions@law.ubc.ca
Program Information
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- 3 years in length
- Number of applications in 2008: 2000+
- Class size in 2009: 200
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in Canada (any discipline)
- Required Courses
- None
- Minimum 90 credits of a full time degree.
For more information, click here
GPA
- Minimum: No minimum indicated
- Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.8 (4.33 scale), or 82%
- Calculation method:
- GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study.
- If applying after three years of full-time study, the 3 lowest semester grades will be removed.
- If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the 4 lowest semester grades will be removed
For more information, click here
LSAT
- Average Accepted LSAT score: 164
- LSAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
- Best LSAT score taken into calculation
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- a completed application form, preferably submitted on-line
- application fee of $80
- official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended
- an LSAT score
- a 750 personal statement
- No letters of reference are required
For more information, click here
Timeline
- February 1st: Submit Application forms along with Personal Statement, interim Transcripts and Application fee.
- June 30th: Submit final transcripts
For more information, click here
Tuition 2009-2010
- First year tuition (Canadian student) - $9937.00
- First year tuition (Visa student) - $ 644.47 per credit *35 = 22556.45
For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission scholarships, click here
