STG JD / MGA: Requirements

Minimum Admission Requirements

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

YearProgressionSpecific Requirements
1
  • Year 1 JD program requirements.
  • Complete all Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.
2
  • 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in Year 1 MGA program requirements.
 
  • Required law course.
 
  • At the end of Year 1, declare an emphasis as part of the degree program.
  • 3.0 required FCEs in Year 1 MGA courses as follows:
 
  • 0.5 FCE: LAW252H1, which will count towards the MGA program requirements. This course is graded on the graduate scale.
 
  • 1.0 elective FCE from the following Year 1 MGA courses:
    • 0.5 FCE from GLA2027H Ethics and Global Affairs, GLA2029H The Sustainability Imperative: Implications for Global Affairs and Public Policy, or GLA2034H Decision Making and Strategic Thinking;
    • 0.5 FCE from the MGA elective course list.
 
  • 1.0 required FCE: complete GLA1007Y Global Internship in the Summer session between Years 2 and 3.
3 and 4
  • 3.5 FCEs in MGA program requirements.
 
  • JD credits.
  • 2.5 FCEs in 2000-level elective MGA courses. Of these, 1.5 FCEs are taken in the chosen emphasis.
 
  • 1.0 FCE in required Year 2 courses: GLA2000H Capstone Seminar and GLA2111H Research Methods for Capstone.
 
  • Complete 41 to 45 JD credits including all upper-year course requirements. At least 6 credits must be in the area of international law.

Program Length

4 years

Time Limit

5 years