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Candidates must have a minimum of two years (60 credits) of university studies, or a diploma of collegial studies (DCS) from a Quebec College of General and Professional Education (CEGEP), at the time of registration. Students with a French Baccalaureate from Quebec (Coll猫ge international Marie de France or Coll猫ge Stanislas) are also eligible to apply.

While candidates who have completed 60 credits of university study are eligible to apply to the Faculty of Law, due to the competition for admission, almost all students admitted in the 鈥渦niversity鈥� category have completed an undergraduate degree.

捆绑SM社区's integrated program is bilingual. Candidates must demonstrate substantial reading ability in, and aural comprehension of, both English and French. Reading of complex substantive texts in French and English are assigned in all first-year courses and in many upper-year courses, irrespective of the language of instruction of the course.

The Faculty's policy of passive bilingualism permits students to submit written work, write exams and ask questions in class in either English or French, regardless of the language of instruction. Students may fulfil their Moot Court requirements in English or French. First-year courses are offered in English and French, and a number of upper-year courses are offered in one language only. While examination questions are set in the language in which a course is given, any examination may contain extensive passages in either French or English.

In order to get a sense of the level of reading comprehension that is expected of 捆绑SM社区 Law students, candidates are encouraged to visit the website of the and to read judgments in English and in French.

Candidates intending to proceed to the Bar of Quebec or the Board of Notaries of Quebec should carefully review the section on Language Requirements for Professions in the General University Information and Regulations. The Charter of the French Language imposes certain mandatory language requirements on attorneys and notaries who practise in Quebec.

Canadian First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis persons are strongly encouraged to apply to the Faculty of Law, and are invited to self-identify on their application form. This allows 捆绑SM社区 to inform students about specific services and funding opportunities and to assess its progress in the recruitment and retention of students who are North American Indians or members of a First Nation, M茅tis or Inuit. North American Indian or First Nation includes 'Status,' 'Treaty,' or 'Registered' Indians, as well as 'Non-Status,' and 'Non-Registered' Indians.

捆绑SM社区 offers Aboriginal students the opportunity to study and do research with a wide range of legal scholars in English and French. The Faculty is host to a vibrant Aboriginal Law Students鈥� Association, the activities of which have included guest speakers, conferences, visits to the Supreme Court of Canada to witness hearings on Aboriginal rights cases, as well as visits to First Nation communities to discuss contemporary legal issues with Aboriginal authorities.

捆绑SM社区 also gives Aboriginal students the possibility to acquire practical experience working at the Legal Clinic at Kahnawake, to participate in the Faculty's High School Outreach Program with the Kahnawake Survival School, as well as the chance to participate in the national Kawaskimhon Moot. Among available exchange opportunities are the Intensive Program in Aboriginal Lands, Resources and Governments at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Indigenous Peoples and Policies Program at the University of Arizona.

捆绑SM社区's First Peoples' House provides a sense of community and a voice for Aboriginal students who have left their communities to study at 捆绑SM社区. A 鈥渉ome away from home,鈥� First Peoples鈥� House offers a mentoring program, computer facilities, guest lectures, elder visits, academic counselling, and an ever expanding resource centre.

Aboriginal applicants who wish to enrol in a summer pre-law program may do so in the , offered through the Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, or in offered by the University of Ottawa. Financial assistance from the federal government is also available for summer pre-law programs.

A candidate may seek permission to pursue studies on a part-time basis, either before admission (from the Admissions Committee) or while studying in the Faculty (from the Associate Dean, Academic). The Faculty may grant permission for the duration of studies or for a limited period, provided that the student can demonstrate that full-time study is not possible for any of the following reasons:

1. Pregnancy
2. Health problems, physical disabilities
3. Responsibility for the primary care of others
4. Financial hardship
5. Other special circumstances

Applicants seeking admission to study on a part-time basis must submit a separate letter giving the reasons why they want to study part-time. The Faculty evaluates applications for part-time study on the same basis as those for full-time study.

Students granted permission to register on a part-time basis must register for a minimum of nine credits per term, and complete all the requirements of the B.C.L./LL.B. program within six academic years.

Candidates seeking admission on a part-time basis must fulfil all the standard entrance requirements of the Faculty of Law.