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JD-BCom (Commercial Sciences)

The integrated Commercial Sciences and French Common Law Program allows lawyers and those interested in Management to understand the issues and analyses from these two complementary disciplinary fields. This combined program allows students to complete all of the requirements of both programs within a period of six years, en route to obtaining two separate degrees at the end of their studies:  a Bachelor of Commerce (with or without mention of the immersion program for anglophones) and a Juris Doctor (JD).

Graduates of this combined program are eligible for bar exams and the practice of law across Canada (excluding Quebec). 

The Baccalaureate in Commercial Sciences (BCom) and Juris Doctor (JD) combined program is offered only in French, via the French Common Law Program.

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Program requirements

View the program requirements at the Registrar's website

Course sequences

J.D. (French) - B.Com. for students entering as of September 2018

(Available in French only)

183 units including 87 units in Common Law (CML) and 96 units in Commercial Sciences (ADM)

YEAR 1 - B.Com. (30 units)

Students report to the Telfer School of Management and must complete 30 units including:

  • ADM 1700
  • ADM 1701
  • ADM 1740 (préalable ADM 1700)
  • ADM 1770 (préalable ADM 1700)
  • ECO 1502
  • ECO 1504
  • FRA 1518
  • MAT 1700
  • MAT 1702
  • PHI 1501 ou PHI 1701

YEAR 2 - B.Com. (30 units)

Students report to the Telfer School of Management and must complete 30 units including:

  • ADM 2702 (Préalables: ADM 1770, MAT 1702)
  • ADM 2703 (Préalable: MAT 1700)
  • ADM 2704 (Préalable: ADM 2703)
  • ADM 2720 (Préalable: ADM 1700)
  • ADM 2736 (Préalable: ADM 1700)
  • ADM 2737 (Préalable: ADM 2736)
  • ADM 2741 (Préalable: ADM 1740)
  • ADM 2750 (Préalables: ADM 1740, ADM 2703, ECO 1502, ECO 1504)
  • ADM 2772 (Préalable: ADM 1770)
  • ADM 2781 (Préalables: ADM 1700, FRA 1518)

YEAR 3 - J.D. (30 units) - B.Com. (3 units)

Students report to the Faculty of Law and must complete 30 CML units among the compulsory courses below and 3 B.Com. units:

  • CML1506 - Introduction à la résolution des différends (3 units)
  • CML 1508 - Droits des biens (3 units)
  • CML1602 - Les contrats (6 units)
  • CML1607 - Délits civils (6 units)
  • CML1611 - Compétences et habiletés juridiques (6 units)
  • CML1613 - Droit constitutionnel I (3 units)
  • CML1704 - Législation (3 units)
  • ADM 3701 (Prerequisite: ADM 2702, ADM 2704) or ADM 3718 (Prerequisite: ADM 2720) 

YEAR 4 - J.D. (27 units) - B.Com. (3 units)

Students report to the Faculty of Law and must complete 27 CML units (including at least 6 compulsory course units) and 3 B.Com. units: 

  • CML1503 - Droit pénal (3 units)
  • CML2713 - Droit constitutionnel II (3 units)
  • CML2702 - Droit des sociétés (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML2709 - Procédure civile I (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML2712 - Droit administratif (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML3776 - Responsabilité professionnelle (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • Optional CML courses (6-15 credits, depending on enrollment in upper-year compulsory courses)2
  • ADM 3701 (Prerequisite: ADM 2702, ADM 2704) or ADM 3718 (Prerequisite: ADM 2720)

YEAR 5 - B.Com. (6 units) – J.D. (21 units) – Optional (3 units)

Students report to the Telfer School of Management. 

  • ADM optional courses 
  • One optional course (not CML and not ADM)
  • CML optional courses
  • CML2702 - Droit des sociétés (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML2709 - Procédure civile I (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML2712 - Droit administratif (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML3776 - Responsabilité professionnelle (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)

YEAR 6 - J.D. (9 units) - B.Com. (18 units) - Optional (3 units)

Students report to the Faculty of Law.

  • ADM4711*
  • ADM optional courses (4 courses including at least 3 ADM courses at the 4000 level) 
  • PHI 2797
  • One optional course (not CML and not ADM)
  • CML optional courses
  • CML2702 - Droit des sociétés (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML2709 - Procédure civile I (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML2712 - Droit administratif (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)
  • CML3776 - Responsabilité professionnelle (may be completed in either YEAR 4, YEAR 5 or YEAR 6) (3 units)

Notes(s)

  1. A cumulative grade point average of 8.0 or higher is required after the 2nd year (minimum of 60 credits) to begin the CML courses in 3rd year. The admission is not guaranteed.
  2. The course CML1506 is offered intensively for 3 weeks in January only.
  3. Students must complete one course, in French, which satisfies the oral advocacy requirement during the 4th or 5th or 6th year of the integrated program.
  4. Students must complete one course, in French, in which the major paper requirement is fulfilled during the 4th or 5th or 6th year of the integrated program.
  5. All compulsory CML courses and program requirements for the Common Law portion of the combined program must be completed in French.
  6. The 4000 level ADM courses are reserved for students registered in the B.Com. and who have passed at least 33 units of ADM core courses including ADM 2381/2781.

* Four (4) 4000 level ADM courses (including ADM 4711)

Students are responsible for consulting uoZone regularly to verify their enrollment and to ensure that they meet the requirements for obtaining a degree in order to receive their diploma. The Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section reserve the right to modify or cancel certain courses presented on this document.