All JD applicants, regardless of the category(s) under which they apply, are required to provide a valid score for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The LSAT is a standardized test built to assess key skills that contribute to success in law school. The test is overseen by the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC). The LSAT is administered several times a year, across Canada and around the world.

Learn more about taking the LSAT.  

NOTE: Any applicant impacted by the US Government’s decision to block Iranian citizens from accessing services provided by companies such as LSAC, WES and TOFEL should contact the Schulich School of Law Admissions Offices at law.admissions@dal.ca for JD applications and lawgrad@dal.ca for LLM/PhD applications.

All JD applicants are required to complete and submit Dalhousie’s online application form by the January 10 deadline. There are no exceptions or extensions offered for those who miss this deadline.

Before submitting your application, please ensure:

• You list your referees and all post-secondary institutions that you have attended, including dates, as your letters of reference and transcripts will be sent directly to the law school.

• You upload your resume/CV and personal statement to your application.

Please note: While these documents may be updated after the online form is submitted, initial documents should be complete and ready for consideration.

Once the online application form has been submitted, you will be prompted to pay the $70CDN application fee.

This non-refundable fee must accompany each application for it to be considered complete and for processing to begin. Applications will not be reviewed until the payment has been received. There is no fee waiver available for this application fee.

Please note: Application fees paid after the grace period ends on February 1 will not be accepted, and the corresponding application will not be considered for admission.

In addition to submitting the online application form and fee, we require your application package to be complete before we can begin assessment.

Please note: It is your responsibility, as the applicant, to ensure that all materials relevant to your application have been received and are reflected on the online application portal by the deadline.

Once submitted, check the status of your application and the receipt of your supporting application documents in the application portal. The system is updated as documents are received.

Please allow a minimum of one (1) week after the online application form has been submitted, and the application fee paid, for your checklist to reflect all received documents. It may also take a minimum of one (1) week for receipt of application documents to be processed by the university and reflected online.

Please ensure your contact information is accurate, as notifications about admissions decisions are sent via email to the address provided when creating your portal account. Decisions are also viewable in the application portal.  If your contact details change during the cycle you can update it on the portal.

Every year, we award over $2 million to our students in entrance scholarships, bursaries and scholarships and academic awards, and we strongly encourage all applicants to apply for funding.

• Learn more about JD entrance scholarships

• Learn more about the bursaries and scholarships available to current students

• Learn more about Schulich Law’s tuition and fees

Please note: tuition and fees for the JD program are set in the spring for the upcoming academic year.