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Contacts

Website: http://allard.ubc.ca/admissions
Phone: 604-822-3151
Admissions e-mail: admissions@allard.ubc.ca

Program Information

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

• 3 years in length
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Class size in 2013: 180 (10% out-of-province)

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in Canada (any discipline, but most students have BA)
• Required Courses
  • None
  • Minimum 90 credits of a full time degree.

GPA

• Minimum: No minimum indicated
• Average accepted GPA 2012/13: 3.8 (4.33 scale), or 83%
• Calculation method:
  • GPA will be calculated by eliminating 12 of your worst credits from a four-year degree.
  • Exclude 6 of your worst credits if applying after three years of full-time study.
  • If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the 4 lowest semester grades will be removed

LSAT

• Recommended minimum of 160
• 2012/13 average: 166
• LSAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
• Best LSAT score taken into calculation

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 word personal statement
• No letters of reference are required

For more information about admission requirements, click here

Timeline 2018-19

• Dec. 1st: Submit application form, application fee
• Jan. 31st: Document Deadline
• February: Last possible LSAT test date
• April 30th: Transfer Application Deadline
• May 31st: Transfer Document Deadline
• For More Information About Transfers click here

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Tuition 2018-2019

• First year tuition (Canadian student) - $12,639.36
• First year tuition (International student) - $35,923.43

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For information on admission scholarships, click here