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York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

updated: February 2011
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Osgoode Hall Law School of York University is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law school in Ontario until 1957.

The school was at the centre of the debates over the principles of modern legal education in the 1950s. Osgoode Hall Law School provided many of the founding members of the bar in the prairie provinces. Today, the law school offers a professional degree in law that is accepted for bar admission in every province with the exception of Quebec, as well as Massachusetts and New York, three joint degree programs, as well as Canada's largest graduate program in law.

Location:      York University      4700 Keele Street      Toronto, ON, Canada      M3J 1P3

General Reference

Applications Received	2500
First Year Law Students Accepted	290
LSAT	162 (median)
GPA	3.7, 84%, A-

Admitted Applicant Profile (2010-2011) - source www.osgoode.yorku.ca

About the Entering Class of 2010 Class Size 290 LSAT Percentile 90+ 26% Gender Female 50% 80-89 51% Male 50% <80 23% Age 20-25 74% Prelaw Study Humanities 20% 26-29 15% Social Sciences 42% 30+ 11% Pure Sciences 10% Degrees Graduate 22% Business 23% Honours 68% Residence In-Province 84% Ordinary 9% Out-of-Province 14% CGPA 3.70+ 32% Outside Canada 2% 3.50-3.69 33%   3.33-3.49 16% <3.33 19% last updated August 25, 2010 CGPA includes all years of UG study LSAT highest percentile rank

Application Deadline (Regular)	November 1
Last LSAT Accepted	February Test
Application Fee	$185 + $90/school (through OUAC)
Online Application	Ontario Universities' Application Centre - Ontario Law Schools
Tuition and Expenses	$18,481.92/year (2010-2011)
Regular Admission Requirements	"...successfully completed a minimum of three full years at a recognized university in a program leading to a degree (90 credit hours of study)" TOEFL or York English Language test (YELT) may be required
Admission Committee Considerations	Strength in Academics/LSAT/Achievements/Varied life/non-academic experience/ Sustained engagement/Continuing social and intellectual engagement Initially consider an applicant's best two years of study (from the home institution) Applicants who possess an A- average and an LSAT in the 80th percentile are generally competitive
Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards	2010 students received over $3 000 000 in bursaries and awards $2 400 000 in bursaries; bursaries varied from $1200 to $10 000 Scholarships Bursaries Medals and Prizes
Admissions Contact (Phone)	(416) 736-5712
Admissions Contact (Email)	fbaldassarra[at]osgoode[·]yorku[·]ca

Program Information

Combined Degrees	Juris Doctor/Master of Business Adminstration - JD/MBA Juris Doctor/Master in Environmental Studies - JD/MES Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Philosophy - JD/MA Common Law/Droit Civil Bachelor of Laws Juris Doctor (Osgoode) Master of Law (NYU) JD/LLM
Exchange Programs	Osgoode sends students to universities across five continents, including universities in India, China, Denmark, France, Ireland, Germany, Singapore and Japan. International Programs
Transfers	Yes
Mature Student	Yes
Part Time Student	Yes
Centres	The Institute for Feminist Legal Studies The Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime, and Security The Critical Research Laboratory in Law & Society York Centre for Public Policy and Law IP Osgoode Hennick Centre for Business and Law
Course Curriculum (1st year)	First Year JD Courses