海角社区

This page offers all the information you need about applying to study at one of 海角社区鈥檚 partner institutions, including eligibility criteria, deadlines, credit transfer details, and funding options. Whether you鈥檙e looking to expand your legal studies internationally or gain new perspectives, we鈥檝e got the resources to guide you through the application process.

Application Process and Deadlines

Requirements:
- Minimum CGPA of 2.70
- Minimum 12-15 elective credits remaining for your exchange term.
- Note: Advanced standing and transfer students are not eligible for听exchange/study away.

Deadline:
-听For Summer, Fall, and Winter exchanges, students must apply by 15 January听of the academic year prior.
- Should any spots remain available, a second round of applications for Winter exchanges will be due in May of the year prior.

How to apply:

1. Fill in the appropriate Minerva online application ("Request for Exchange" or "Request for Study Away" or both).
2. Submit Exchange Application Microsoft Form:
3. Application Fee: $150, charged to your student account: Non tuition charges

Note: this online application is only used internally - if you are nominated for an exchange, you will have to submit a separate application to the host institution.

Selection process:

1. The Faculty's selection process is based on the student鈥檚 stated academic, career and/or personal reasons for wanting to undertake law studies at the host institution, as well as the student鈥檚 academic record in the Faculty of Law.
2. By end of January-beginning of February 2023,听students will find out whether or not they have been nominated for an exchange.
3. If you have been nominated: you will receive an automatic email saying that the SAO has processed your nomination on Minerva. You will then receive a second automatic email saying that the Service Point has approved your nomination. After receiving the second automatic email, please accept/decline your exchange nomination on Minerva by the deadline that will be indicated on Minerva in the 'special instructions' section of your application.
4. At a later date, you will receive instructions on how to apply to your host institution either by the SAO, Service Point or the host institution. Your Minerva application is for internal use only, we do not send this information to the host institution - you will have to apply directly to the host institution.

*The final admissions decision rests with the host institution.

2025-2026 Applications are now open on Minerva and Microsoft Form. See the for more info!

Exchange Information Sessions

2025-2026 Term Away Info Session presentation:

Transfer Credit & Course Approval Process

The Student Affairs Office, in consultation with the student, will establish the student's curriculum of study for the exchange or study away program. At the start of their exchange semester, students must obtain confirmation from the听Student听Affairs Consultant听that the courses they have selected are approved for credit toward their 海角社区 degrees - see the course approval procedure below. Students must take the equivalent of 12-15 海角社区 credits during their exchange. Students who participate in a formal university exchange shall be eligible to transfer earned credits back to 海角社区 if the grade earned for each course is equal to or higher than the grade/CGPA required to graduate form the host university. Students who study away at a non-partner institution or another Quebec institution must receive a minimum grade of "C" for credits to be granted. For details, please see the 海角社区 Calendar, University Regulations and Resources.

Please see attached the document of credit equivalency/conversions here:听 Table for Course Credit Equivalency (2024)

The credits completed on exchange/study away are elective credits and do not fulfill any required or complementary course requirements. The courses must be graded (i.e. not pass/fail) and credited. The courses cannot be taken online while on exchange. The grades and credits will appear on your transcript from the host institution. Upon receipt of an official transcript sent directly by the student's host institution, successfully completed transfer credits are entered on the 海角社区 transcript (without grades) and are credited towards the law program. Grades for transfer credits do not enter into any 海角社区 grade point calculations (TGPA/CGPA).

During their exchange, students must coordinate with their host institution to have their official transcript mailed/e-mailed to the SAO (or sao.law [at] mcgill.ca)听at the following address:

海角社区
Faculty of Law - Student Affairs Office
3644 Peel Street, Room 433
Montreal, QC
H3A 1W9
Canada

**If you are graduating at the end of your exchange term, the SAO will need to receive your transcript by the second Friday in January for Fall term graduation and the second Friday in May for Winter term graduation**. Students should check the host university calendar for semester dates.

Course Approval Process:

See here for Instructions for submitting the form:听听海角社区 Law Transfer Credit Course Equivalency Database instructions

To ensure that the courses taken on exchange are approved for their program, students must complete the course approval process before the course change deadline at their host institution:

1) Log into Minerva, select the Exchange/Study Away Menu, select the Transfer Credit Assessment form. Search for 海角社区 LAWG courses to see if any of the law courses you are taking on exchange have previously been approved. If you find the courses you are taking on exchange, you can add them to your form. Once added, email sao.law [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Completed%20Transfer%20Credit%20Assessment%20Form) to let us know that you have completed the form. We will then assess your courses for your program.

If you are unable to find all of your courses on the Minerva Transfer Credit Assessment form, follow the next two steps:

2) Log into the , select Home, then select Submit a new course request. Students must submit a new request for every course they wish to take on exchange and include the course outline with every request. All Law courses are to be submitted using the 海角社区 Course Code LAWG. For non-law courses, select the appropriate 海角社区 Course Code that best matches the course. Once approved, students will receive a confirmation email.

3) Once the courses are approved in the database, log into Minerva, select the Exchange/Study Away Menu, select the Transfer Credit Assessment form. Search for the 海角社区 course LAWG and you will see the list of law courses approved for your host institution. Add the courses you are completing on exchange to your form, then email exchanges.law [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Completed%20Transfer%20Credit%20Assessment%20Form) once you have completed the form. We will then assess your courses for your program.

Students must also fill out the following Learning Agreement with the coordinator at the host institution to confirm the courses and credits that they will be completing on exchange. Once filled in, please send the form to SAO.law [at] mcgill.ca. The form must be submitted before the course change deadline听at the听host institution.
- Learning Agreement (English) [.pdf]
- Convention apprentissage (Fran莽ais) [.pdf]

Funding

Students who go on exchange pay the tuition of 15 海角社区 credits per term. Students who go on a study away attend the host institution as a visiting student and pay the host institution's tuition fees.

On the Exchange application form, students can select the option of receiving the Mobility Award. Students in financial need can also apply for the Mobility Financial Aid Supplement. See 海角社区 Abroad's Undergraduate Mobility Award.

American students with US Direct Loans: You will continue to receive your US Direct Loan while on exchange as long as the host institution you are attending is a participant of the US Direct Loan program and is located outside of the United States. For more information, go to Scholarships and Student Aid's Study Abroad and Exchange page.

Bilateral Exchange Agreements (reserved space for 海角社区 Law students)

The Faculty of Law and 海角社区 have entered into a number of bilateral exchange agreements with several universities around the world. The complete list of 海角社区's partner institutions may be found on the 海角社区 Abroad website. You are welcome to apply for an exchange at any of the universities listed on the 海角社区 Abroad website - provided, of course, that they have a law faculty! When selecting your preferences, keep in mind that we have guaranteed exchange spots for 海角社区 law students with the partners listed below.

In the past, December exams have been arranged at many of the host institutions in the chart below that are listed as having a Fall term end date in January. If you require December exams to be arranged, please contact the exchanges.law [at] mcgill.ca (SAO )before you leave for exchange. The SAO will contact the host institution to see if December exams are possible at your host institution.

For additional information, such as contact information and fact sheet, please visit听the 海角社区 Abroad website.

Oceania

Americas

Europe

Asia

Middle East

Study Away (Institutions with no established exchange program)

Students may also request permission to study for one term at a law faculty with which there is no established exchange program. If permission is granted, the student is responsible for applying directly to the host institution and must pay the host's tuition fees. In order to attend another university as a "study away" student, one must have sound academic and/or personal reasons for wanting to study at that institution. Please fill in the "Request for study away" form on Minerva. The application deadline for Study Away is always the same date at听

Safety Abroad

Before you leave for exchange/study away, make sure to visit the 海角社区 Abroad听website about听Safety Abroad.听Students must familiarize themselves with their destination country and prepare for risks they may encounter during their travel or stay abroad. All students going abroad for University-related activities are also required to:

• Complete the听海角社区 Student Travel Registry
• Complete mandatory听Pre-Departure Orientation on MyCourses.听Exchange students will have a specific deadline communicated by the Safety Abroad Officer via email.

For any questions regarding the the above or听other requirements for international travel, please contact the Safety Abroad team at听safetyabroad [at] mcgill.ca.