I. Application conditions
TOEFL or IELTS score requirements:
Generally, it is 100, and IELTS score is above 7. Although the official website of McGill University stipulates that the minimum admission score is above 86 and IELTS score is 6.5, due to the large number of applicants and small enrollment, the admission scores in previous years are very high.
Requirements of GPA:
General requirements are GPA3.0 or above, such as McGill and Alberta; ; There are also 3.25 requirements, such as Manitoba University; Many schools have no minimum GPA requirements, but judging from the admission results, schools rarely admit applicants with scores below 3.0.
Requirements of application documents:
LLM applications require less PS writing. Generally, it is enough to provide letters of recommendation and resumes. A few schools have other paperwork requirements.
Undergraduate professional background requirements:
Require a bachelor of law degree; No work experience is required, but excellent internships in law firms or other legal institutions have great advantages in application, and most of the admitted students have relevant internship experience. According to a student studying at the University of Toronto, most of the admitted students have work experience, and a few recent graduates have been admitted, but they all have excellent internship backgrounds.
Second, the introduction of law in colleges and universities
Carlton University
Carlton University is a comprehensive university that pays equal attention to teaching and research. Ranked among the top 65,438+00 universities in the famous McLean magazine. With the most famous departments of journalism, science and engineering and industrial design in Canada, it is an excellent university with both culture, art and academics.
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University, founded in 18 18, is one of the oldest universities in Canada. Law school has a long-standing reputation and has trained many famous Canadian politicians and lawyers. Medicine, dentistry and health sciences have also trained a large number of talents.
McGill University
Mcgill University, located in Montreal, Quebec, is a world-famous public university with a history of 1.90 years. Mcgill University has eight departments, including agriculture and environment, arts and humanities, education, engineering, management, music, theology and science, as well as world-class medical schools and law schools, offering more than 300 specialized courses and minor courses.
queen's university
Queen's University is the second oldest university in Ontario. It was established in 184 1 year according to Queen Victoria's Royal Charter. Academically, Queen's University has always maintained a high standard. It is famous for biology, medicine, commerce, engineering, law, art and science.
simon fraser university
Simon Fraser University is an explorer exploring Vancouver. Named after Fraser, it was founded in 1965. Simon Fraser is located in Bernaby, British Columbia, near Vancouver. As a comprehensive university, Simon Fraser offers a wide range of specialties, involving art, science, applied science, business and education.
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa Law School is the University of Ottawa Law School in Ottawa, Canada. Founded in 1953, the college is divided into civil law and common law, which are recognized as two major legal traditions in Canada.
university of alberta
University of alberta Law School in western Canada is the most prestigious law school. In addition, it is one of the leading legal education and research institutions in Canada. /kloc-for more than 0/00 years, the college has been at the forefront of Canadian law scholarships and has trained several generations of leaders. LL。 College M offers full-time and part-time courses for 24 months and XNUMX months respectively.
University of Montreal
The Law School of the University of Montreal was formally established 1892. The school has been ranked first in the ranking of Canadian civil law schools in McLean High School.
Third, the degree of professionalism.
Master of Laws (LLM) is a one-year advanced law course outside China. It's basically the same as our master of laws. LL is the abbreviation plural of Legum, Legum is the plural of lex in Latin, and Lex means law.
Doctor of Law (JD) is a general three-year doctor of law outside China. It does not belong to the traditional research doctoral degree (such as Ph.D or J.S.D), and a doctor with this diploma belongs to professional doctoral education, which is actually equivalent to a master's degree. More practical, it is to prepare for legal practice.
Doctor of Judicial Science (abbreviated as JSD or SJD or Doctor of Law) is a real doctor of law, and the Ministry of Education also certifies him as a doctor of law (JD certifies him as a professional doctor of law).
JSD degree is a doctor's degree in legal research in a strict sense, which is generally regarded as equivalent to PhD, that is, academic research related to legal subjects, rather than legal vocational education.