APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Personal Statement

General category applicants are required to answer three questions (listed later in this application). Discretionary, Indigenous, Transfer, Letter of Permission and Advanced Standing category applicants are required to submit a personal statement of no more than three pages (approximately 1500 words).

All personal statements must be uploaded directly through this application in pdf, doc or docx format. Note that it should not be larger than 2 MB. You will be prompted to upload it toward the end of your application.

Application Procedures Checklist

 Completed on-line Application Form.

 Personal Statement (uploaded through this application)

 Non-refundable Application Fee of $100.25 (CDN) paid by credit card at the end of this application

 One official transcript from each university or college you have attended (other than the University of British Columbia) forwarded from the institution directly to the Peter A. Allard School of Law Admissions Office. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a foreign credential evaluation service such as World Education Services. Please ensure that all transcripts are sent to Admissions, preferably by email:
admissions@allard.ubc.ca

or mail:

JD Admissions
Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
1822 East Mall, Vancouver
BC, V6T 1Z1.

DO NOT have transcripts mailed to Central Enrolment Services at UBC.
We will also accept transcripts through MyCreds. Please ensure that you have shared your document with the Peter A. Allard School of Law.

 LSAT file number ("L" Number) for all applicants. We will access your score directly from the Law School Admission Council. If you have not yet created an LSAC account, you will be prompted to enter a SIN or SSN number so that we can access your score at a later date.

 Two letters of reference for Discretionary, Indigenous, Transfer, Visiting (Letter of Permission) and Advanced Standing applicants. If you are applying under the General category, please do not submit letters of reference.

 Letter of Good Standing from current law school for Transfer applicants.

 Letter of Permission from the Associate Dean of your current law school for Visiting (Letter of Permission) applicants.

 Evidence of your eligibility to apply within the Indigenous category, where applicable.

 Evaluation Letter from the NCA for Advanced Standing applicants.

 Corroborative documentation where appropriate.

 Letter outlining reasons for applying for part-time studies, where applicable.

Please read the information given on our faculty website, concerning admission requirements and application procedures.

Please complete the application and submit all required documentation by the following deadlines.

GENERAL, DISCRETIONARY, AND INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS:

a) Application must be submitted on or before December 1st. All supporting documentation must be submitted (or postmarked) on or before December 1st including a current transcript for all completed courses, with a final transcript showing completion of undergraduate degree to follow by June 30th.

b) Final official transcripts for those still enrolled in undergraduate studies must be postmarked on or before June 30th.

TRANSFER, VISITING (LETTER OF PERMISSION), AND ADVANCED STANDING APPLICANTS:

Application and supporting documentation must be submitted (or postmarked) on or before April 30th except for law transcripts, which are due as soon as final grades have been released (typically the first week of June) as upper-level decisions are typically made by the end of June.

We highly encourage applicants to submit their first-year applications as soon as possible to assist with the processing of applications in a timely fashion.

Proceed to the APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS