STEP 1: SGS Online Application Form

Please fill out the SGS Application Form on-line. Before you pay, you will be required to fill out your basic academic background and personal information, and select the program you intend to apply to.

You must use the SGS on-line application form. Hard copies of applications are not accepted.

STEP 2: Application Fee

See "Application Fee" on the School of Graduate Studies Application page. Once you've paid the application fee, you will have access to upload the rest of your supporting documents.

STEP 3: Upload Supporting Documents

The instructions for all supporting documents are on the online application system. If there are forms to fill out, you will be able to download them, fill them out, and upload them to the system.

The supporting documents for your program may include:

• Purpose of Graduate Study personal statement
• Research Proposal or Other Statement (see below)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Reference Letters (to be submitted by your referees online)
• University Transcripts (electronic or scanned copies uploaded online)
• Writing Sample (for SJD applicants only)
• English Language Test Results (TOEFL and TWE or IELTS), if English is not your first language.
• Financial Assistance Form (optional)

STEP 1: SGS ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Please fill out the SGS Application Form on-line. Before you pay, you will be required to fill out your basic academic background and personal information, and select the program you intend to apply to.

You must use the SGS on-line application form. Hard copies of applications are not accepted.

STEP 2: APPLICATION FEE

See "Application Fee" on the School of Graduate Studies Application page. Once you've paid the application fee, you will have access to upload the rest of your supporting documents.

STEP 3: UPLOAD SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

The instructions for all supporting documents are on the online application system. If there are forms to fill out, you will be able to download them, fill them out, and upload them to the system.

The supporting documents for your program may include:

• Purpose of Graduate Study personal statement
• Research Proposal or Other Statement (see below)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Reference Letters (to be submitted by your referees online)
• University Transcripts (electronic or scanned copies uploaded online)
• Writing Sample (for SJD applicants only)
• English Language Test Results (TOEFL and TWE or IELTS), if English is not your first language.
• Financial Assistance Form (optional)

The LLM program can be undertaken with a strong emphasis on a thesis (long or short, in combination with some coursework), or coursework-only (with a course-based writing requirement).

The thesis-intensive format allows students to elect to write a thesis of between 4 and 16 credits, written in combination with some coursework. The longer thesis is aimed at law students who have demonstrated a strong potential for advanced research and writing in accordance with the standards of the Faculty of Law, many of whom desire a career in legal academia. The shorter thesis option is aimed at law students who wish to undertake significant independent research but also want exposure to other areas of law through coursework.

The coursework-only format is designed for law students who wish to specialize in a specific area of law, particularly in one of the Faculty of Law's several strengths, to develop an understanding of North American legal processes and laws, or to explore the common law at an advanced level. 

The Faculty offers concentrations in the area of Business Law, Criminal Law, Legal Theory, and Health Law, Ethics and Policy within the LLM degree program. They can be pursued in either the thesis-intensive or coursework-only formats. Entry into these concentrations is on a competitive basis.

Please click here for further information about the curriculum.

The LLM program can be undertaken with a strong emphasis on a thesis (long or short, in combination with some coursework), or coursework-only (with a course-based writing requirement).

The thesis-intensive format allows students to elect to write a thesis of between 4 and 16 credits, written in combination with some coursework. The longer thesis is aimed at law students who have demonstrated a strong potential for advanced research and writing in accordance with the standards of the Faculty of Law, many of whom desire a career in legal academia. The shorter thesis option is aimed at law students who wish to undertake significant independent research but also want exposure to other areas of law through coursework.

The coursework-only format is designed for law students who wish to specialize in a specific area of law, particularly in one of the Faculty of Law's several strengths, to develop an understanding of North American legal processes and laws, or to explore the common law at an advanced level. 

The Faculty offers concentrations in the area of Business Law, Criminal Law, Legal Theory, and Health Law, Ethics and Policy within the LLM degree program. They can be pursued in either the thesis-intensive or coursework-only formats. Entry into these concentrations is on a competitive basis.

Please click here for further information about the curriculum.