Arts & Humanities
Bachelor of Arts Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Ottawa, Canada
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- Bachelor's
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- Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social
Arts & Humanities
A 93-unit combined four-year programme leading to a Juris Doctor from the uOttawa Common Law Section and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. Offered in English and in French.
Faculty: Faculty of Law | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Students take the first-year common law courses (Contracts, Property, Legal Foundations, Dispute Resolution and Professional Responsibility, Law Reconciliation and Decolonization, Criminal Law, Torts, Public and Constitutional Law), complete the NPSIA MA coursework in year two, and return for years three and four with Public International Law, Civil Procedure I, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law II, a half-unit NPSIA course in each year and optional common law courses.
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section (JD): applicants need at least three years (90 credits) of full-time undergraduate study at a recognized university in any field, with completion of an undergraduate degree strongly encouraged; the LSAT is mandatory for English-language Common Law programs; the application is made through OLSAS and includes official transcripts, personal statement, reference letters and autobiographical sketch. There is no cut-off for CGPA or LSAT; most successful candidates hold at least an 80% (A-) average and an LSAT score of 158 or higher. Applicants must apply separately to NPSIA at Carleton University and to the uOttawa Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), be accepted by both, and state interest in the combined programme in each application.
Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social Sciences and Telfer programs are open in winter; Engineering and Health Sciences programs are not open in winter or spring-summer. International students are not admissible in the spring-summer term. Education programs start in the spring-summer term; Civil Law programs start in the fall term.
Fall 2027 (September 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026; applying before January 15, 2027 is recommended; supporting documents and test results are due by February 15, 2027 or 30 days after applying. Programs can close at any time once full; most programs close in June for Canadian applicants and in May for international applicants.
Winter 2027 (January 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026 and the deadline is October 17, 2026; supporting documents are due by November 1, 2026.
Spring-summer 2027 (May and July 2027 start): applications open April 1, 2027 and the deadline is April 30, 2027; supporting documents are due by May 31, 2027.
Education (undergraduate): applications open September 17, 2026 and close November 2, 2026, with documents due by December 1, 2026. Civil Law: applications open September 17, 2026 and close March 1, 2027, with documents due by March 30, 2027. Common Law and Medicine programs have their own deadlines.
Undergraduate applications are made through OUAC; the OUAC application fee is $156.00, plus $10.00 for international applicants with a mailing address outside Canada and $50.00 per additional choice (amounts effective September 1, 2026). A Faculty of Arts portfolio evaluation for BFA and MFA is $24.45 and a Department of Music audition is $65.00.
Apply through the official page: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/undergraduate-studies/how-to-apply
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
Arts & Humanities
University of Ottawa, Canada
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