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The University of British Columbia
(UBC)
The University of British Columbia
(UBC)
Application requirements
How to get into The University of British Columbia
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.
These are documents that support your personal statement. The type of documents you choose to send us will depend entirely on what you write in your personal statement, and can include medical reports, financial documentation, letters from professionals you've seen, or other documents as needed.
Applicants in the Indigenous category are required to provide evidence of their Indigenous identity; this can be a photocopy of an enrolment card, an ancestry document, or any other document from the federal, provincial, territorial or Indigenous government that supports your self-identification.
If you identify as Non-Status, please contact admissions@allard.ubc.ca for information on what to submit in your personal statement.
If you are applying as a Transfer student, your current law school must send us a letter of good standing from the Dean or his/her official representative stating your current year of study and that you are a student in good standing.
If you are applying as a Visiting (Letter of Permission) student, your school must send us a letter of permission from the law school Dean or his/her official representative. The letter should say:
that you are a student in good standing, that credits earned at the Allard School of Law will be applied toward your degree at your current school, the session for which permission is given, and a list of any specific courses you will be required to take during your visit.
If you received your previous law education outside of Canada or in a Canadian civil law program and want to enter the Allard School of Law as an Advanced Standing applicant, you will need to apply to the National Committee on Accreditation (or NCA) to have your education and work experience assessed. In its assessment, the NCA will determine what additional training you require in a Canadian law school to be eligible to practice law in Canada.
For more information, see the NCA : https://nca.legal/