prospective students - apply to online learning at allard
Students who have never taken an Online Learning at Allard course must first register as an Access Studies student at UBC, then submit required documents to Online Learning at Allard.
Step 1: Apply to UBC as an Access studies Student
Before taking Online Learning courses, you must first apply to UBC as an Access Studies student. There is a non-refundable application fee of $70.50 CAD for domestic students and $118.50 CAD for international students.
Step 2: Submit Required Documents
Once you've completed your UBC application in step one, please submit the following via email to distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca:
- Your UBC Identification Number
This is your UBC Student Number you will receive after apply online in step one.
- Academic transcript
Please email us (distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca) unofficial transcripts from your first law degree (J.D. or LL.B. or equivalent). The term unofficial means your academic transcripts are not sent to us directly from the issuing institution or through the NCA. You can provide this in one of two different ways:
1. If you have an opened official transcript, you can scan that and send it to us by email. Please do not open a sealed transcript envelope just to do this as we don’t know how long it will be before university offices can provide official records again, and a sealed transcript may be needed for other items.
2. If you do not have an opened set of official transcripts, you can send us a PDF of the student marks report from your university’s online student portal.
If your file has been assessed by the NCA: Please ask the NCA to email us your NCA Assessment. If your file is in queue with the NCA for assessment, please ask the NCA to send us an email saying that your file is currently in the queue to be assessed.
Please note: taking our courses without an NCA Assessment Report means you may be taking classes you don’t need or won’t get credit for. As each individual NCA Assessment differs, it is your responsibility to confirm with the NCA whether they will accept the classes as meeting your NCA requirements. Please also be mindful of the course drop dates and the respective tuition refund dates.
- English Language Requirements
English language proficiency test results are required for all applicants who have completed a degree program (equivalent to a bachelors or higher) from an institution where English was not the primary language of instruction in the entire institution – not just the degree program. Please see our Admissions Requirements page for our English Language Proficiency test score requirements.
If you have a valid TOEFL (iBT) or IELTS (Academic) score (tests taken within the last 24 months):
1. For TOEFL (iBT): please email distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca your appointment number.
2. For IELTS (Academic): please email distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca your Test Report Form (TRF) number.
If you do not have a valid TOEFL (iBT) or IELTS (Academic) score, AND you are required to demonstrate your English Language proficiency:
- We will accept the Duolingo English Test for the May and September 2020 intake. Please see more information on the test here: https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants
- We require a minimum of 115/160 on the Duolingo English test. Please email distancelearning@allard.ubc.ca the results of your test once you have completed and received your scores.
Step 3: Wait for Program assessment
Once all of the above steps are complete and all supporting documents have been received by the Online Learning at Allard staff, an assessment can be made to determine your eligibility for admission to take the courses we offer. If your application is successful, Online Learning at Allard will recommend you for admission to UBC through Access Studies.
Request for courses
Once you have applied to UBC as an Access Studies student and received a recommendation from Online Learning at Allard to be admitted to take our courses, you can request for Online Learning at Allard courses.
How to request for online learning courses:
1. Ensure you have been accepted to start in the 2020-21 Winter term as an ACCESS Studies (or unclassified) student
You must first register as an Access Studies (or Unclassified) student before enrolling in classes. Please see above for instructions.
If you have taken courses with Online Learning at Allard before, you do not need to apply to UBC again. Please proceed to the next step.
2. Pay your acceptance registration deposit
Log in to UBC's Student Service Centre (SSC) with your Campus Wide Login (CWL). Under the 'Finance' tab, you can view and pay your fees. Note the registration deposit is non-refundable, but it will be applied towards your tuition if you take a course in the term during which you apply. The registration deposit for 2020-21 Winter Session should be available on your SSC around mid-July.
Login to Student Service CentrE (SSC)
3. request for courses
Please verify that the course you wish to take is offered in the term in which you are enrolled, then complete the course registration request form below. Submitting this form is a request to be registered in your desired course(s). Course registration for the 2020-21 Winter Session will officially begin on July 23, 2020, and Online Learning staff will add you to your requested courses(s) at that time. Course spaces are limited and submitting this request form is not a guarantee of enrollment in the course.
4. Wait for email confirmation
The Online Learning at Allard staff will process registration requests in the order in which they are received. Once we have successfully registered you in classes, we will send you a confirmation email with further information.