Queen's Law Students Applying to University of Sherbrooke
The University of Sherbrook offers a program lasting one academic year at full-time studies to complete a civil law degree to fluently bilingual graduates of Queen’s Faculty of Law. Applications may be made by March 1st of third-year J.D. studies for admission the following September. Further information about the combined degree program is accessible at
http://www.usherbrooke.ca/droit/international/etudiants/etudiants-internationaux/droit-civil-queen-s/ and
http://www.usherbrooke.ca/admission/. Queen's Faculty of Law has the prerogative to select and rank students for admission to the combined common law/civil law degree program having regard to the requirements for fluency in French and a good academic record. Applicants will be required to undergo a test for fluency in French as determined by the University of Sherbrooke. Furthermore, Sherbrooke University has the prerogative to refuse admission to a combined program applicant who does not meet the minimum requirements or may grant a conditional admission subject to the final grades of the academic year preceding the proposed academic year of study. Students will not be approved to take courses that overlap substantially in content with courses taken in the J.D. degree program at Queen’s. Students must complete at least 31 credits over the academic year: 22 credits from mandatory courses and 9 credits from elective courses.
Application for admission is completed online at
http://www.usherbrooke.ca/admission/ from the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke by contacting the Faculty Secretary at
Secretaire.faculte.droit@USherbrooke.ca. Completed applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted to the Assistant Dean of Students at Queen’s Faculty of Law by 1 March to allow the applications to be reviewed and ranked for submission to Université de Sherbrooke by its deadline date of 31 March for studies commencing the following fall at Université de Sherbrooke in the civil law degree program.
- An online application available at http://www.usherbrooke.ca/admission/.
- A personal statement written in French, authored and edited solely by the applicant indicating the student's reasons for studying in the program and explaining his or her aptitude, skills and suitability for the program.
- Official transcripts of the J.D. degree work completed at Queen's and of university degree work completed prior to admission to the Queen's J.D. degree program.
Further questions from Queen's Law students interested in applying for admission to the combined degree program at Université de Sherbrooke may be directed to:
Eliane-Marie Gaulin
Directrice des affaires Étudiantes
Faculté de droit
Université de Sherbrooke
2500, boul. Université,
Sherbrooke, Québec
J1K-2R1
Tél: (819) 821-8000 poste : 63513
Télécopieur: (819) 821-7578
Email:Â eliane-marie.gaulin@USherbrooke.ca
Université de Sherbrooke Students and Graduates Applying to Queen's
Students in their final year and graduates of the civil law degree program at University of Sherbrooke may apply to take an intensive fourth year of studies at full courseload following graduation to obtain a common law J.D. degree conferred by Queen's University.
Applicants must have at least a B average (GPA =3.0) to be considered for admission to the combined degree program. Applicants must be fluent in English , The normal expectation is that language-based examination accommodations would not be required, but arrangements for language-based accommodations may be made through the Education and Equity Services program at Queen’s Faculty of Law. The Faculty of Law does not provide students the opportunity to write examinations in French. Further information about the combined program can be seen at http://www.usherbrooke.ca/droit/international/etudiants/etudiants-sherbrooke/common-law-queen-s/.
An application consists of:
- A completed application form. An application form for admission to the joint degree program can be downloaded and printed at http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/forms/civilCommonApplicationForm.pdf.
- An application fee of $75.00 payable by cheque or money order to the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University.
- Midterm and final transcripts sent directly from originating institutions for all undergraduate and law degree work completed.
- An LSAT score report, if available.
- Personal Statement - must be authored and edited solely by the applicant in English. The personal statement should indicate the student's reasons for wanting to study in the program. The personal statement should address the applicant's fluency in written and spoken English.
- An academic letter of reference.
- Any other supporting material required in sections III and IV of the application pertaining to academic history.
Students admitted to the combined degree program must take courses in Contracts (6 credits), Torts (6 credits), Property (6 credits) and Civil Procedure (3 credits) and additional upper year courses totaling at least 30 credits over the academic year. Courses from which electives may be chosen can be seen on the website of the Faculty of Law at Queen’s at http://law.queensu.ca/students/jdProgram.html. The courses taken must not be substantially the same as courses previously completed. Students are not permitted to enroll simultaneously in the combined degree program and another full-time program such as the Barreau du Québec program.
The Queen’s application form can be accessed at http://law.queensu.ca/prospectiveStudents/combined/civilLaw.html. Completed applications from Sherbrooke students or graduates should be forwarded to Prof. Denise Pratte, Vice doyenne à l’enseignment et secrétaire de la Faculté, by 1 February for studies commencing the following September. For contact information, please see http://www.usherbrooke.ca/droit/personnel/corps-professoral/denise-pratte/.
Other Canadian Civil Law Students and Graduates
If space is available, students in their final year and graduates from other Canadian law schools who are completing or have completed their civil law degree may be considered for admission to the combined degree program in accordance with the admissions standards applied to the Sherbrooke applicants.
Further questions concerning admission to the Civil Law/Common Law combined degree program may be directed to:
Jane Emrich
Assistant Dean of Students
Faculty of Law, Queen's University
Macdonald Hall, Room 200, 128 Union St.
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Telephone (613) 533-6000 ext. 74283
Fax (613) 533-6611
Email
jane.emrich@queensu.ca 
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