In calculating the academic average the Faculty uses all undergraduate courses taken for credit prior to the applicant's first undergraduate degree that are completed in the previous academic year. The academic average of applicants who, at the time of application, are still completing their third and qualifying year of studies will be calculated to ensure maintenance of the average achieved over the first two years of study. All disciplines are given equal weight but grades obtained in performance courses may be excluded from the calculation of the academic average. Similarly, in special circumstances, applicants may request exclusion of particular grades or an LSAT score from inclusion in the computation.
Special circumstances consist of medical or compassionate grounds of a temporary nature.
In addition to transcripts and LSAT scores, therefore, discretionary applicants must provide the Faculty with an autobiographical statement setting out their personal circumstances and providing information about their work experience and community involvement and any other factors which they wish to have considered. Letters of reference are strongly recommended but not required. Applicants in the Discretionary category ordinarily should have completed at least two years of study leading to an undergraduate degree at an approved university. Preference in this category is given to residents of British Columbia. Applicants in this category must establish their Aboriginal Ancestry.