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COMBINED HONORS BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE/LLB PROGRAM
The combined BSc/LLB program allows students to complete both the BSc Honors Computer Science degree and the LLB degree in six years, instead of the seven years it takes if the programs are pursued separately. Successful applicants to the concurrent program will enter first-year law after completing two years of Computer Science at Western. After one year in the Law School, students in the combined program will take a combination of Computer Science and Law courses in years four, five and six. Upon completion of the program students will receive both a BSc in Honors Computer Science and an LLB.
Year 1
Principal Courses
Subsidiary Courses
Year 2
Principal Courses
Subsidiary Course
Year 3
Law 407 Constitutional Law
Law 410 Contracts
Law 412 Criminal
Law 425 Property
Law 430 Torts
Law 477a/b Introduction to Legal Theory
Years 4 to 6
- Students must take the following principal Computer Science courses:
Law 462a/c/d and one of Law 431a/c/d, 480a/c/d will be counted as principal courses toward the Computer Science degree.
In addition, 18 credit hours of Law courses will be counted as subsidiary courses toward the Computer Science degree.
- Students must take the following Law courses:
Law 414a/c/d Evidence; 401a/c/d Administrative Law; 403a/c/d Company Law; 438a/c/d Income Taxation; 446a/c/d Civil Procedure; 476a/c/d Trusts; 462a/c/d Intellectual Property; 431a/c/d Computer Law or 480a/c/d Communications Law - Students must take an additional 17 credit hours of Law courses, if they took Law 431a/c/d Computer Law, and 18 credit hours if they took Law 480a/c/d Communications Law.
- Students must also complete a paper of at least two credit hours in one of their law courses.
Application Information
Applicants to the concurrent program will apply to the Faculty of Law at the beginning of their second year of Computer Science. To be eligible for the concurrent program, students must have a cumulative, weighted average of 78%, or stand in the top 20% of their class in their first two years of Computer Science. In addition, candidates must meet the minimum LSAT requirement established by the Law School Admissions Committee.
Progression Requirements
Once admitted to the concurrent program, students must meet the regular progression requirements of the Faculty of Law and the Department of Computer Science, and stand in the top half of their respective classes in each year.
Failure to Meet Progression Requirements
A student who fails to meet these progression requirements would be required to withdraw from the concurrent program. However, if that student has met the progression requirements of either the Computer Science or Law program, he or she will be allowed to proceed to the next year of that program. In order to graduate, a student who is withdrawn from the concurrent program must complete all the degree requirements of the program in which he or she is registered.
Dean's Honors List
Students in the concurrent program are considered for the Dean's Honors List in the Faculty in which they are enrolled. Eligibility is determined by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Science.
Graduation with Distinction
Eligibility to graduate with distinction for each degree is determined by each faculty.
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