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IDEAS FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A BA IN LAW AND JUSTICE

For many law related careers, such as policing or in the insurance industry, the specific training required is provided through the employer after the individual is hired. For some law related careers further education, such as that listed on the pages linked from the list below, is required before the individual can apply for positions. Most of these programs are highly competitive, commonly requiring a strong A average on at least half your courses.

 

LAW SCHOOL  http://www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/olsas-schools/

MASTERS PROGRAMS

POST GRADUATE COLLEGE PROGRAMS

TEACHING LAW IN HIGH SCHOOL

PARALEGAL PROGRAMS

IDEAS FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A BA IN LAW AND JUSTICE

LAW SCHOOL

Law School Application Service Ontario: http://www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/

LSAS is an online application service for Ontario Law Schools.

The website includes a detailed Instruction Booklet with information about all Ontario law schools approved by the Law Society of Upper Canada as well as links to the law school websites (http://www.lsuc.on.ca/licensingprocess.aspx?id=2147495260):

  • Lakehead University
  • Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Ottawa (common law programs in both English and French)
  • University of Western Ontario
  • University of Windsor
  • Queen's University

 

Law Schools in other Provinces

If you want to practice in Ontario you may, in addition to any Ontario Law School, go to any Canadian Law School that offers a common law program approved by the LSUC (http://www.lsuc.on.ca/licensingprocess.aspx?id=2147495260). You must apply individually to each of these.

  • University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
  • University of Victoria
  • Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, BC)
  • University of Alberta (Edmonton)
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)
  • University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • McGill University (Montreal)
  • University of Moncton (New Brunswick, French program)
  • Dalhousie University (Halifax)
  • University of New Brunswick (Fredricton)

 

Law School Admission Test (LSAT): http://www.lsac.org/jd 

You must write the LSAT if you wish to be considered for admission to study in English at any Canadian Law School. The LSAT is not required or considered for the French programs at the University of Ottawa and the University of Moncton.

The website provides detailed information about the LSAT, including dates, test sites, online registration, a sample test, and links to all Canadian Law Schools.

 

Foreign Law Schools

If you are thinking of going to a foreign law school see: National Committee on Accreditation (NCA): http://flsc.ca/national-committee-on-accreditation-nca/ 

See also: http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/working/OI_HOW_WORK_LAWYER.html and http://www.lsuc.on.ca/licensingprocess.aspx?id=2147495261

 

IDEAS FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A BA IN LAW AND JUSTICE

MASTERS PROGRAMS

If you are considering one of these programs you should by third year be considering their requirements carefully as there may be courses you should be taking in addition to your Law and Justice requirements. For example, for a criminology degree you should be taking some courses in Sociology, including statistics  and research methods.

 

Brock M.A. Social Justice and Equity Studies:

https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/departments-and-centres/social-justice-and-equity-studies  

 

Carleton M.A. Law: 

http://carleton.ca/law/prospective-students/ma-program/  

See also their Diploma in Conflict Resolution:

http://carleton.ca/law/prospective-students/conflict/graduate-certificate-in-conflict-resolution-for-current-students/

 

Guelph M.A. Criminology & Criminal Justice Policy

https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/programs/ccjp

 

Laurentian M.B.A. Business Administration:

http://laurentian.ca/program/business-administration-mba

 

Laurentian M.A. Humanities:

http://laurentian.ca/program/interdisciplinary-humanities-interpretation-and-values-ma

 

Manitoba and Winnipeg Joint M.A. Program in Peace and Conflict Studies:

umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/mauro_centre/peace_conflict/maprogram/index.html

 

Ottawa M.A. Criminology:

http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1727&page=SubjectDetails&Kind=M&SubjectId=34  

 

Queen's M.A. Industrial Relations:

http://www.queensu.ca/sgs/industrial-relations

 

Regina M.A. in Justice Studies:

http://www.uregina.ca/arts/justice-studies/programs/graduate/justice-studies.html

 

Saint Paul University, M.A. in Conflict Studies:

http://ustpaul.ca/program/conflict-studies-65.htm

 

Simon Fraser M.A. Applied Legal Studies: exclusively for those wishing to practice as Notaries Public in British Columbia:

http://www.sfu.ca/notaries/  

 

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) M.A. Criminology

http://www.gradstudies.uoit.ca/future_students/masters_programs/criminology/

 

Western Master of Studies in Law (MSL) – thesis based or project based

http://law.uwo.ca/academic_programs/graduate_programs/msl_thesisbased.html

http://law.uwo.ca/academic_programs/graduate_programs/msl_projectbased.html

 

Wilfred Laurier (Brantford Campus) M.A. in Social Justice and Community Engagement  

http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=1725&p=22918

 

Windsor M.A. Criminology:

http://www.uwindsor.ca/sociology/ma-in-criminology

 

York M.A. Socio-Legal Studies:

http://www.yorku.ca/gradslst/

 

 

IDEAS FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A BA IN LAW AND JUSTICE

POST GRADUATE COLLEGE PROGRAMS

These college programs all require for admission a college diploma or university degree, and thus are at a higher level than college diplomas for high school graduates. You may find similar programs at other Colleges. Also see the separate page for Paralegal graduate certificates.

 

Cambrian College 

 

Algonquin College:

 

Centennial College

 

Conestoga College

 

Durham College: 

 

Georgian College

 

 

IDEAS FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A BA IN LAW AND JUSTICE

TEACHING LAW IN HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher education in Ontario is regulated by the Ontario College of Teachers: http://www.oct.ca/home.aspx?lang=en-CA. The College specifies the education requirements for teachers and accredits teacher education programs.

If you are thinking of going to a teachers college abroad see their section on Internationally Educated Teachers: http://www.oct.ca/becoming-a-teacher/internationally-educated-teachers

 

Concurrent BA JURI / BEd

Laurentian University offers a concurrent BA / BEd. The BA is in a discipline of your choice, which can include Law and Justice. Only primary/junior and junior/intermediate divisions for the BEd are currently offered, but law is taught only in grades 11 and 12 so a senior qualification is necessary to teach it. However, upon completion of the BEd you can immediately do an Additional Basic Qualification (ABQ) Senior upgrade with Law as a teachable. It is offered in distance formats at various times of the year, both as an intensive course and over a full term, by, at least, OISE, Queens and Western, and may sometimes be offered in class as a spring/summer course at other universities. You could take it immediately after graduation in the spring or summer, or during the year following graduation while working full time.

 

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/aq/Additional_Qualifications_Course_Offerings.html

[OISE, online ABQ - look for Law in drop down menus]

 

http://coursesforteachers.ca/OurCourses/ABQSenior/Law.html 

[Queen’s University, online ABQ]

http://www.edu.uwo.ca/programs/continuing-education/aq/subject.html?subject=sab [Western, online ABQ]

 

BEd after a BA JURI

Applications to Ontario Faculties of Education are submitted through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre:  http://www.ouac.on.ca/teas/

If you are applying to attend teachers’ college after completion of a 4 year BA in Law and Justice and want to teach high school then you should apply to York University as they have Law as a teachable, for which 36 credits of Law related courses are required. http://edu.yorku.ca/program/bachelor-of-education/full-time-consecutive-bed/.

If you are admitted to a university that does not have law as a teachable and are unable to meet the requirements for senior teachables, then do junior/intermediate and then upgrade as explained under the Concurrent BA / BEd above.

Some of the teachers colleges have “Social Sciences-General” as a teachable for which many courses you take for Law and Justice may count, so that completing even a 30 credit first teachable within a Law and Justice degree should not be difficult. It is also possible to plan your electives carefully so that you can meet the requirements for other senior teachables while completing a Law and Justice degree. With that you would be able to teach law in high school if the opportunity arose – it is not necessary that you have declared it as a teachable for you BEd. It is in any case wise to have a good second teachable in a subject you enjoy as few if any schools would be able to provide a full teaching load in law. You need to check with the universities you are interested in to find out what is required for their teachables.

If you are in 3rd or 4th year when you decide you want to go to teachers college, and you have the appropriate grades, but cannot quite complete the teachables (apart from Law), you can do spring session courses to complete what you need.

 

IDEAS FOR FURTHER STUDY WITH A BA IN LAW AND JUSTICE

PARALEGAL PROGRAMS

In order to practice as a paralegal in Ontario you must be licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada. For details see here:

rc.lsuc.on.ca/jsp/licensingprocessparalegal/index.jsp?language=en

 

Licensing requirements include completion of an approved paralegal program as listed on the website:

lsuc.on.ca/For-Paralegals/About-Your-Licence/Paralegal-Education-Program-Accreditation/

 

Post Graduate Paralegal Certificates

The following, from their list, are all 1 year (3 term) graduate certificates, that is, they require completion of a degree or college diploma.

 

Centennial College

www.centennialcollege.ca/programs-courses/full-time/paralegal/  

 

Conestoga College 

www.conestogac.on.ca/fulltime/1297.jsp

 

Durham College 

www.durhamcollege.ca/programs/paralegal-graduate-certificate

 

Fanshaw College 

www.fanshawec.ca/programs-courses/full-time-programs/plg1