Advising
Degree Planning & Course Selection
Examinations
Majors and Minors
Honours Program
Essay Forms
Clerkships, Moots, Legal Clinic
Exchanges and feedback
Prizes and Scholarships
Attestation Letters
Miscellaneous
Feedback for the SAO? |
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| Did you recently visit the SAO? Let us know about your experience! |
SAO Feedback Form [web] |
Degree Planning & Course Selection |
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| Verify your degree requirements (degree audit) according to your year of admission. |
*The new Degree Audit form can be used by any Faculty of Law student who began the program as of the 2020-2021 cohort year.
The brochures below also provide an at-a-glance overview of the BCL/JD (previously BCL/LLB) program requirements. Please select the one relating to your admission year: 2024-2025 (Coming Soon) |
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| As a Transfer or Advanced Standing student |
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| As a Exchange or Visiting student |
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| Become a Group Assistant. | |
| Take a graduate level course as an undergraduate or graduate student. | MINERVA course form [.pdf] |
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Take an outside course (Law or Non-Law), students can now apply via the Minerva Exchange/Study Away menu. Processing time is normally 5 to 10 working days of submission. If approved, student will be issued a Letter of Permission (downloadable from Minerva) and the student's McGill record will be updated to “Term Away” (summer term). |
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Request registration/change to a course (add/drop) a course (only if Minerva cannot be used to add/drop). Important: Be aware of the impact of a course withdrawal. See our note in the Registration Guide. |
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| You are a non-Law McGill Graduate student who wants to take a course at the Faculty of Law. | Course Registration Request Form [web] |
Examinations & Assignments |
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| Extension Requests for Non-Exam Assessments (i.e. In-term or final assignments, etc.) | Extension Request Form [web] |
| Report a conflict in your examination dates. | |
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Deferred examinations *1L (Fall midterms) or LLM students only* BCL/JD students must put the request through Minerva |
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| S/U grading switch for deferred exams | S/U grading for exams deferred to summer 2021 [web] |
| Exam viewing | |
| Grade Review Request | Grade Review Request Form [Microsoft Form] |
| Extension Requests for Non-Exam Assessments (i.e. In-term or final assignments, etc.) | Extension Request Form [web] |
| Sign an exam confidentiality agreement. | |
Majors and Minors |
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| Apply for a Minor at McGill's Faculties of Arts or Science. |  Application to enroll in a minor program (Law) |
| Apply for one of the two Major programs at McGill Law, which are offered in Commercial Negotiation, and in International Human Rights and Development. |  Application to enroll in a Major Concentration (Law programs) |
Honours Program |
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| Apply for the Law Faculty's Honours Program. | Honours application form [.doc] |
| Complete Thesis Proposal and Literature Review | Honours Thesis I (WRIT 450) Report [.doc] |
| Complete Thesis Research Report | Honours Thesis II (WRIT 451) Report [.doc] |
| Complete Honours Thesis. | Honours Thesis III (WRIT 452) Report [.doc] |
Essay Forms |
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| Use the Faculty of Law cover page for your written work. | |
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Apply to write a Term Essay (WRIT 491, 492, 493, 494, 495) A supervisor for a Term Essay MUST be a full-time Faculty member only. See their research areas. Both the student and the supervisor must agree to meet to discuss the research and writing progress for a minimum of three separate dates before the final submission deadline.
Please note that there is a maximum of 3 Term Essays throughout the entire BCL/JD Program |
Term Essay Authorization form [web]. Please make sure to have your outline, bibliography and table of contents ready in a single file to send to your supervisor when submitting your application. |
| Apply for a one-credit Writing and Drafting Project (WRIT 520) Open to Graduate Students only | WRIT 520 Writing and Drafting Project |
Clerkships, Moots, Legal Clinic |
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| Apply to student clerk at a court or administrative tribunal, or at one of the Montreal Courts. | Student Clerkship |
| Apply to participate in a Moot Competition | Competitive Mooting |
| Apply for the Legal Clinic Course. | |
Prizes and Scholarships |
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| Nominate yourself or a fellow student for a prize or scholarship. | Discretionary prizes online application form [web] |
| Apply for a post-graduate scholarship or travelling fellowship. (students will need to provide an updated CV with a projected budget, and get two respondents to email PDF letters of recommendation) | Post-graduate scholarships online application form [web] |
| Apply for the Johnston Medal for outstanding contribution (graduating students). Students who graduate in the top 10% of their cohort are encouraged to submit this application form. | Principal David Johnston Medal for Contribution online application form [web] |
Exchanges and Feedback |
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| Attach this Agreement to your Exchange Application (for Exchanges after Summer 2025) | Law Outgoing Exchange Advisory Agreement |
| You are a McGill Law student who went out on exchange, and has some feedback to share. | |
| You are a student from another university who came to McGill on exchange, and has some feedback to share. | |
Attestation Letters |
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| Request an attestation letter from the SAO. | Attestation Letter Request Form [web] |
| Request an attestation letter for a licensing body (e.g. LSO, QC, LSCBC, NY BOLE). - Current Students | Bar Attestation Letters [web] |
| Request any attestation letter (including for licensing bodies) - Alumni |
Request for Attestation Letter or Form Request for McGill Law Alums [MS Forms] |
Miscellaneous |
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Book a room at the Faculty of Law. (For requests from members of the McGill Law Community) |
Please reach out to the Conferences & special events team at the Faculty of Law, via events.law [at] mcgill.ca. |
| Apply for after-hours access to McGill Law buildings. | |
