Application Process

• Applicants must gain independent admission to both the Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Information (MI) programs before they may be considered for admission to the CDP.

• Applicants admitted to both the JD and MI must inform both programs of their status and request admission to the CDP.

  • Applicants may also be considered for the CDP while they are in Year 1 of either the JD or the MI program. Interested students should contact their home Faculty about this before applying to the CDP.

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the JD program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MI program.

Academic Path to Completion

Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.

Year 1

Progression

• JD program requirements.

Specific Requirements

• Complete all Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.

Year 2

Progression

• MI program requirements.

Specific Requirements

• Complete 4.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in the MI program, and enrol in either the General Program Pathway or one or more concentration areas. See more information on required courses in the General Program Pathway or the concentration(s) of choice.

Years 3 and 4

Progression

• JD program requirements.

• MI program requirements.

Specific Requirements

• Complete 45 JD credits including a moot, an extended paper, a perspective course, and an international/comparative/transnational (ICT) course.

• Complete the remaining 4.0 FCEs in the MI program.