Distance Law School

cbkent:

Just before I began my undergrad studies at St. Martin's "University" (nee College), SMC offered an undergraduate major in law or legal studies or something of that sort. IIRC, the catalog listing had an enormous, black bordered notice stating that the B.S.L. is NOT a professional degree. The major disappeared altogether in the next catalog.

Now it seems to me that I HAVE seen a B.S.L. somewhere...where was it? It was the "first year of law school" bit in a "three plus three" articulation program at an ABA school but I can't for the life of me remember which school it was.

Getting old, I guess!

 

Nosborne--

Interesting.

Actually, I like the idea of offering non-bar degrees in law, with distinctive titles, as an alternative to the "executive JD."

My idea is the creation of an MBL--Master of Business Law, instead of the executive JD.

But, of course, a "doctorate" might have more sales appeal.

Christopher

 

Re: Argentinian law degree

Regarding the BCL - Similarly McGill University in Montreal offers a combined BCL/LLB program. It used to be that you could do the two degrees separately or as a combined program. Now they are only offered jointly.

If memory serves there are only 4 schools in Canada that offer a joint common/civil law eduction: McGill, University of Ottawa, Universite de Sherbrooke, and Universite de Laval.

And, although I'm CERTAIN no one is interested, I believe that University of Moncton is the only Canadian University other than McGill where you can study common law in French. My guess is you might get your lectures in French but you better have pretty good English reading skills.