- 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.
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Students must achieve satisfactory performance (C or higher, or CR) in the following courses:
- Foundations in Law & Justice I & II
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
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Second-year mandatory courses
- Administrative Law
- Civil Procedure
- Evidence
- Ethical Lawyering
- Negotiation
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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.