• University of Calgary offers Juris Doctor with a duration of 3 years.
  • The program is offered on a full-time and part-time basis.
  • The program is delivered on-campus.
  • Full-time upper-year JD students must register for at least 12 credits per term, to a maximum of 18, and for at least 31 credits per year, to a maximum of 36.
  • Over the second and third year of the program, students must complete at least 62 credit hours.
  • Credit minimums and maximums may only be exceeded with prior approval of the Office of the Associate Dean, and approval is only given in the most exceptional circumstances.
  • Students must achieve satisfactory performance (C or higher, or CR) in the following courses:

    • Foundations in Law & Justice I & II
    • Constitutional Law
    • Contracts
  • Second-year mandatory courses

    • Administrative Law
    •  Civil Procedure
    • Evidence
    • Ethical Lawyering
    • Negotiation
  • Third-year mandatory course

    • Advocacy
  • JD program will fully prepare students for the ever-changing legal marketplace by providing all the substantive knowledge and hands-on skills they need for success.
  • The University of Calgary ranked 6th by Research Infosource in 2018 and in Top 5 for research performance in Canada.
  • The Faculty of the department have received global recognition by winning awards like federal awards, Provincial awards, Indigenous awards, etc.
  • The salary after this course goes upto 75,000 USD.