Graduate admissions
We receive about 100 applications to our law-and-society focused graduate programs each year and usually admit 8 to 10 students.
Application deadlines
Applications for September 2026 entry open on September 1, 2025.
Official application: December 14, 2025.
Two referee assessment reports: December 21, 2025.
You can check your status, upload documents and resend referee requests online until December 14, 2025.
We can only assess complete applications. It is your responsibility to make sure everything is submitted by the deadline.
Admission requirements
Check Graduate 樱花影视 and Records' guidelines to make sure your documents are in the correct format.
In-progress degree
If you're finishing your degree before September, you can apply with in-progress transcripts. Your application will be reviewed as usual.
If you're offered provisional admission, you must submit final transcripts and documents to receive a full offer.
International applicants
If you earned your law degree outside Canada, review the minimum requirements for international applicants.
If your GPA doesn’t reflect your standing due to grading differences, you can submit an official class ranking or ask your school to provide a transcript supplement.
If you're worried about visa timing, check UVic International Student Services for immigration info.
Applicants with master鈥檚 degrees
If you have or are completing an LLM, you should usually apply to the PhD program.
If you have a law degree and a master’s in another field, you can apply to either the LLM or PhD program.
Contact us
Have questions? Need help? Email our graduate program coordinator.