Reference letters are only required for Discretionary, Indigenous, Transfer, Advanced Standing or Visiting (Letter of Permission) applicants categories.
There are no set guidelines for the form and format of your letters, except:
- For first year applicants, we prefer that one is a professional reference and the other academic, but you can submit two references of the same type if necessary.
- For upper-year applicants, both letters of reference should be from law professors at your current school.
Please make sure that referees use your full name so we are able to match the letter to your file.
Your referees can mail their letter or email it to admissions@allard.ubc.ca. If they choose to mail the letter, they should sign the back of the envelope and send it to our admissions office at:
JD Admissions
Allard School of Law
1822 East Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1
Due to the Canada Post strike, we strongly recommend that prospective students send application materials and supporting documents electronically.