Transfer Students
If you have successfully completed your first year of study at a Canadian common law school and have written the LSAT, you may apply to transfer to the Faculty of Law. You must have completed the following mandatory classes in first year: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Crime, Property, and Torts.
For information on admission procedures and deadlines, see: law.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-to-apply and refer to the “Transfer applicants” heading. Your application will be assessed using the same criteria as for first-year admissions as well as law school references, performance in first year law and an applicant’s stated reasons for wanting to transfer.
Space limitation in the law school may be a factor in admitting transfer applicants, which means that in some years few or no transfer applicants will be admitted, despite compelling or extenuating circumstances.
Letter of Permission (LOP) Students
If you have successfully completed at least one year of study at a Canadian or US law school, you may apply to study at the Faculty of Law for up to one year as an LOP student. The Faculty of Law cannot guarantee course availability. It is your responsibility to ensure you meet the graduation requirements for your home law school. In addition, LOP students may not take any of the following courses due to space restrictions: any 400 level course, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Ethical Lawyering, Negotiation, and Advocacy. Please note that in any given year additional course restrictions may apply
For information on admission procedures and deadlines, see: https://law.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-toapply and refer to the “Letter of Permission (LOP) applicants” heading. Your application will be assessed based on your performance in law school, as well as a Letter of Permission from your current law school indicating that you are in good standing and have not been subject to any disciplinary actions, nor have you breached any university regulations regarding student academic or non-academic misconduct. We will also consider the same criteria used for first-year admissions and the reasons you wish to attend the Faculty of Law as an LOP.