The application form for the IB&M Initiative is the same as the application form for all students applying to Dalhousie Law School. Applicants should indicate their desire to be considered for admission through the IB&M category in section 5 of the Faculty of Law Application Form, and in their Personal Statement.

There are many steps to the Admissions Process and the sooner you get started the better.

You can obtain a law school application and a Canadian LSAT Registration and Information Book to write the LSAT (as required) from the office of Rose Godfrey, Director, Admissions & Career Development. The office is located in Room 211 on the 2nd floor of Weldon Law Building.

Address: Dalhousie Law School
6061 University Avenue Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3H 4H9
Phone: (902) 494-2068
Website: http://www.dal.ca/law

The law school application must be completed in its entirety. If you wish to be considered for the IB&M Initiative, you should check the box indicated on Section 5 of the application.

You must provide the following information as part of the Law School Application: " Academic Transcripts from all universities and colleges attended;

Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score:
Students should apply to write the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) as soon as possible. A fee is required to write the LSAT. Booklets on how to write the LSAT exam, including practice exams, are available from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). There are also private courses available for writing the LSAT.

The LSAT fee may be waived for those students who are unable to pay for the test. A waiver form is required and must be approved by Rose Godfrey, Director of Admissions. After it is signed, the waiver form should be included with your LSAT application. LSAT officials will contact you to let you know the date, time and place of examination. You will not be responsible for submitting your LSAT scores to the law school.

For further information on the LSAT, visit the website http://www.lsac.org/.

(The latest date to write the LSAT for September admission is February);

Personal Statement: tell us about yourself. You should indicate your interest in the IB&M Initiative as part of your personal statement. E.g., Why do you want to study law? What is you connection to the Indigenous Black or Mi'kmaw community?

Résumé with work history and community activities;

References: Two academic references, if you are in school, attached to the form provided with your application. If you have been out of school for more than five years, submit work and/or community references.

It is recommended that you arrange for references, all transcripts and any additional required documentation as early as possible.

Once all required material is submitted to the law school, the Indigenous Black and Mi'kmaq Initiative will contact you if they require further information. The Admissions Committee will review your application and you may be asked to meet with members of the Admissions Committee.

The Admissions Committee reviews all applications and determines which applicants should be interviewed. The interview usually takes place in the spring and the Admissions Committee usually makes offers of admission to students by mid-April.

The interview process involves coming to Dalhousie Law School to participate in an interview with the Director of the IB&M Initiative, and two other members of the Admissions Committee.

Applicants will then be contacted regarding whether or not they have been accepted to Dalhousie Law School.

It is recommended that all students who apply for admission through the IB&M Initiative have completed a university degree or at least ten university credits prior to admission. However, the Initiative does admit a limited number of mature students (defined as a student who is twenty-six years of age or older with less than ten university credits).

A mature student should demonstrate that her/his non-academic experience (either through work experience or volunteer activities) is equivalent to the formal academic education required of other applicants.

Once accepted, most students will be require to complete and pass the pre-law course held in May of every year. A pass mark of 55% is required before the applicant will be admitted to the law school for that year. Those applicants who have already demonstrated a high academic performance may have the option not to take the pre-law program before entering first year of law school.

For more information on the IB&M Initiative, contact 494-1639 or visit the IB&M Office in Room 322 of the Weldon Law Building.

For further information on law as a career, tips on interview and writing a personal statement, please visit the Frank G. Lawson Career Information Centre, 6136 University Ave., 4th Floor Student Union Building, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J2 (902) 494-2081, Website: http://www.dal.ca/~cpscic/cicmain.html (Carol DeCoff, Career Information Specialist). [Note that you do not have to be a Dalhousie Student to use the Career Centre resources]

*Note that this is draft document still in development. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Dalhousie Law School Admissions Office or the IB&M Initiative.