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Law This section presents the requirements for:
Law - B.A. Honours Law - B.A. Honours
Law - B.A. Combined Honours Law - B.A. Combined Honours
Law - B.A. Combined Honours with Human Rights Law - B.A. General Minor in Law Carleton University/Algonquin College Articulation Agreement - B.A. (Carleton)/Police Foundations (Algonquin) Study Abroad Option In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy:
Students should consult the Department when planning their program and selecting courses. Proscribed Courses Students in any Law program cannot include LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, BUSI 2601 or BUSI 2602 towards the fulfilment of their degree requirements, even as electives. Law Honours Core Good Standing in any Honours or Combined Honours program in Law requires that a minimum CGPA of 6.00 be maintained in the Law Core courses. Courses Defining the Law Core Law Honours: LAWS 1000, LAWS 2003, LAWS 2004, LAWS 2005 Law Combined Honours: LAWS 1000 and 2 of LAWS 2003, LAWS 2004, LAWS 2005 Law - B.A. Honours (20.0 credits) Credits Included in the Major CGPA ( 9.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 3.0 credits in LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0], LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 3. 0.5 credit in LAWS 3907; 4. 3.0 credits in Law at the 4000-level or above; 5. 1.5 credits in Law; Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA ( 11.0 credits) 6. 8.0 credits in electives not in Law; 7. 3.0 credits in free electives. Note: Students with a Major in Law are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline in order to broaden their exposure to that discipline. Law - B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits) Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA ( 6.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 2.0 credits from LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0], LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 3. 0.5 credit in LAWS 3907; 4. 0.5 credits in Law at the 3000-level or above; 5. 2.0 credits in Law at the 4000-level or above; Additional Requirements (14.0 credits) 6. The requirements for B.A. Combined Honours in the other Discipline; 7. 5.0 credits in electives not in Law or the other discipline; 8. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program. Law and Human Rights - B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits) Students may complete a B.A.(Honours) in Law and Human Rights. Students must complete the Law - B.A. Combined Honours requirements stated above. The Human Rights requirements are offered jointly by the Departments of Law, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology: please consult the Human Rights program entry for details concerning the Human Rights component of the program. Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government - B.A. Honours (20.0 credits) Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration. The courses defining the Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are those in items 2, 5, 6, 7 below. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 1.0 credit in LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 3. 2.0 credits in LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0]; 4. 0.5 credit in LAWS 3907; 5. 1.5 credits in LAWS 3506, LAWS 3005, LAWS 4801; 6. 1.5 credits chosen from LAWS 3000, LAWS 3106, LAWS 3405, LAWS 3500, LAWS 3502, LAWS 3503, LAWS 3504, LAWS 3509, LAWS 3800; 7. 1.5 credits chosen from LAWS 4101, LAWS 4102, LAWS 4501, LAWS 4507, LAWS 4509 [1.0], LAWS 4607, LAWS 4800, LAWS 4900 [1.0], LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902; 8. 1.0 credits in Law at the 4000-level or above; Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits) 9. 8.0 credits in electives not in Law; 10. 2.0 credits in free electives. Internship Option Full-time students in the B.A. (Honours) in Law with a Concentration
in Law, Policy and Government may apply for an Internship Option of the
Concentration. The Internship Option requires the completion of the Internship
course LAWS 4509. Students who complete the Concentration with an Internship
will receive the notation on their transcript and degree: B.A. (Honours)
in Law with a Concentration in Law, Policy and Government: Internship.
The Internship is a one- Notes Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government - B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits) Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration. The courses defining the Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are those in items 2, 5, 6, 7 below. Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA ( 7.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credits in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 1.0 credit in LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 3. 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0]; 4. 0.5 credit in LAWS 3907; 5. 1.5 credit in LAWS 3005, LAWS 3506, and LAWS 4801; 6. 0.5 credit from LAWS 3000, LAWS 3106, LAWS 3405, LAWS 3500, LAWS 3502, LAWS 3503, LAWS 3504, LAWS 3509, LAWS 3800; 7. 1.5 credits from LAWS 4101, LAWS 4102, LAWS 4501, LAWS 4507, LAWS 4607, LAWS 4800, LAWS 4900 [1.0], LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902; Additional Requirements ( 13.0 credits) 8. The requirements for B.A. Combined Honours in the other Discipline; 9. 5.0 credits in electives not in Law or the other discipline; 10. Sufficient free electives to total 20.0 credits for the program. Notes Law with Concentration in Business Law - B.A. Honours (20.0 credits) Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration. The courses defining the Concentration in Business Law are those in items 2, 5, 6, 7 below. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 1.0 credit in LAWS 2003 [1.0]; 3. 2.0 credits in LAWS 2004 [1.0], LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 4. 0.5 credits in LAWS 3907; 5. 1.5 credits in LAWS 3003, LAWS 3201, and LAWS 3206; 6. 1.0 credit from LAWS 3202, LAWS 3205, LAWS 3207, LAWS 3208, LAWS 3401, LAWS 3405; 7. 2.0 credits from LAWS 4200, LAWS 4202, LAWS 4208, LAWS 4209, LAWS 4302, LAWS 4402, LAWS 4801, LAWS 4900 [1.0], LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902; 8. 1.0 credits in Law at 4000 level or above; Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits) 9. 8.0 credits in electives not in Law; 10. 2.0 credits in free electives. Field Placement Option Full-time students in the B.A. (Honours) in Law program with a Concentration in Business Law may apply to complete a 0.5 credit field placement in Business Law, LAWS 4208. The field placement is with an approved business organization or in an approved business environment that enables students to integrate academic and practical aspects of law relating to business. The field placement may require up to eight hours of paid or unpaid work per week for a term. Registration in this Option is restricted, as only a limited number of field placements are available. Students wishing to complete this option must apply to the Law Department no later than a date yet to be specified before entering their fourth year of studies. Students normally must be eligible for fourth-year Honours standing before registering in the field placement, and have a Law Major CGPA of 8.00 or better. Acceptance into the Field Placement is competitive. Notes Law with Concentration in Business Law - B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits) Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration. The courses defining the Concentration in Business Law are those in items 2, 5, 6 below. Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA (7.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credits in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 1.0 credits in LAWS 2003 [1.0]; 3. 1.0 credit from LAWS 2004 [1.0], LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 4. 0.5 credits in LAWS 3907; 5. 1.5 credits in LAWS 3003, LAWS 3201, LAWS 3206; 6. 2.0 credits from LAWS 4200, LAWS 4202, LAWS 4208, LAWS 4209, LAWS 4302, LAWS 4402, LAWS 4801, LAWS 4900 [1.0], LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902; Additional Requirements (13.0 credits) 7. The requirements for B.A. Combined Honours in the other Discipline; 8. 5.0 credits in electives not in Law or the other discipline; 9. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program. Notes Law - B.A. General (15.0 credits) Credits Included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits) 1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 2.0 credits from LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0] or LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 3. 1.0 credit in Law at the 3000-level or above; 4. 2.0 credits in Law; Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits) 5. 7.0 credits in electives not in Law; 6. 2.0 credits in free electives. Note: Students with a Major in Law are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline in order to broaden their exposure to that discipline. Minor in Law The Minor in Law is open to all students registered in undergraduate programs, with the exception of students registered in the B.A. in Law or in Criminology and Criminal Justice. 1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0]; 2. 2.0 credits from LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0], LAWS 2005 [1.0]; 3. 1.0 credit in Law at the 3000-level or higher. 4. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied. Carleton University/Algonquin College Articulation Agreement B.A. (Carleton)/Police Foundations (Algonquin) An articulation agreement between Carleton University and Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology permits graduates with a Diploma in Police Foundations from Algonquin College to apply for admission into the B.A. program at Carleton University. Successful applicants will be granted 5.0 credits on admission towards the completion of a B.A. in either Criminology, or Law, or Psychology, or Sociology. Course transfers: 2.0 credits in Law; 2.0 credits in Sociology, and 0.5 in Political Science and 0.5 in Psychology. To be eligible for admission according to this Articulation Agreement,
students must have completed the Diploma in Further information may be obtained from the Undergraduate Supervisor or Coordinator of the appropriate B.A. program: Criminology: B. Wright Study Abroad Option Certificate in Social Science and Law The Department participates in an International Exchange with the School of Social Science and Law at Sheffield Hallam University in the U.K. The Exchange provides an opportunity for students in the B.A. (Honours) in Law program to study law in a comparative setting within a professional law school firmly rooted in the social scientific study of law. Students accepted into the Exchange select courses from the LL.B. and Social Science syllabi of the School of Social Science and Law program at Sheffield Hallam University. Students are eligible to apply to participate in the Exchange for their third or fourth year of study. Third-year standing in Law and completion of LAWS 1000 and two of LAWS 2003, LAWS 2004, and LAWS 2005 are the minimum requirements to be accepted into the Exchange. Students interested in the Exchange should contact the Department as early as possible, and no later than March 1. Selection will be made by the Department of Law based on GPA overall program performance and potential for success in the Exchange. In addition to receiving credits toward their B.A. (Honours), students who successfully complete 6 units in the School of Social Science and Law at Level 2 or above will receive a Certificate of Social Science and Law from Sheffield Hallam University. Interested students should contact the Department. |
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