Law Degree (University of Sussex, UK) and Arts Degree (Laurier)

About this programme

If your goal is to become a lawyer in Ontario, this unique pathway (among the first of its kind available in Canada!) allows you to earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Sussex in just six years. Choose from select majors at Laurier’s Brantford or Waterloo campuses, including Criminology, History, Human Rights, Law and Society, English, Philosophy and Political Science. You’ll gain international experience while studying for your LLB in the United Kingdom before returning to Laurier for your final year. Graduates earn both degrees and are prepared for careers in law, business, government and more. Discover what makes this Laurier program unique and how you'll gain real-world experience. Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on: Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more!): In your final year at Laurier, you will take courses that prepare you to write the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) exams. These are required for legal practice in Canada when a law degree is earned abroad. The final year is tailored to this unique program, so you receive academic support with the accreditation process upon returning to Canada. Learn more about practising law in Canada after graduation .