YEAR 1 - 34 credits
*Students complete all requirements at the partner law school (American University, Washington College of Law ). The University of Ottawa recognizes equivalency and grants advanced standing for:
- CML 1101 - Principles of Legal Research (1 credit)
- CML 1102 - Contracts (5 credits)
- CML 1105 - Thematic course (3 credits)
- CML 1108 - Property (5 credits)
- CML 1107 - Torts (5 credits)
- CML 1 – First year Common Law (15 credits)
YEAR 2 - 30 credits
*Students complete all requirements at the partner law school (American University, Washington College of Law or Michigan State University, College of Law). The University of Ottawa recognizes equivalency and grants advanced standing for:
- CML2 – Second year Common Law (30 credits)
YEAR 3 - 30 credits (see note 1)
Important: for registration purposes, students are considered in year two at uOttawa
- CML 1110 - Orientation to the Canadian Legal System (1 credit)
- CML 1103 - Criminal Law and Procedure (5 credits)
- CML 1104 - Public Law and Legislation (3 credits)
- CML 1213 - Constitutional Law I (3 credits)
- CML 2309 - Civil Procedure I (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 credits)
- CML 2312 - Administrative Law (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 credits)
- CML 2302 - Business Organizations or CML3102 - Special Course in Business Law (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 credits)
- CML 2320 - Mediation Theory and Practice or CML 2321 – Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes (may be completed either in YEAR 3 or YEAR 4) (3 credits)
- Optional CML courses (6-18 credits, depending on registration in upper-year compulsory courses) (see note 2)
YEAR 4 (30 credits) (see note 1)
Important: for registration purposes, students are considered in year three at uOttawa
- CML2313 - Constitutional Law II (3 credits)
- CML 2309 - Civil Procedure I (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 credits)
- CML 2312 - Administrative Law (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 credits)
- CML 2302 - Business Organizations or CML3102 - Special Course in Business Law (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 credits)
- CML 2320 - Mediation Theory and Practice or CML 2321 – Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes (if not completed in YEAR 3) (3 credits)
- Optional CML courses (15-27 credits, depending on registration in upper-year compulsory courses ) (see note 2)
Note 1 - Students must distribute their courses as follows:
Fall Term: 13-17 credits; January Intensive Term: 3-4 credits; Winter Term: 10-14 credits
Note 2 - Please note that the Major Paper and Oral Advocacy Requirement should be completed in the second or third year. By the end of year 4, students must complete one course which satisfies the oral advocacy requirement and one course in which the major paper requirement is fulfilled.