Incoming international exchange students

You are invited to consult this information on a regular basis as course information may be subject to change. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

When enroling in a program at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, it is the responsibility of each student to:

• Become familiar with the specific degree requirements of their program and ensure that their course selection meets these requirements;
• Ensure that they have completed any prerequisites for courses selected;
• Ensure that there are no holds in your Student Centre dashboard preventing you from enrolling prior to the enrollment period;
• Ensure that the courses selected do not result in class schedule or exam schedule conflicts;
• Meet all deadlines indicated in the important dates published by the Common Law Section and the University of Ottawa;
• Become familiar with the Common Law Section’s Academic Regulations and other regulations of the University of Ottawa. It is understood that, by the act of enroling, students agree to abide by these regulations.
• Become familiar with your enrolment tools. All Student Centre applications in your uoZone Applications tab will have a pdf tutorial under their name. To open the tutorial for one application, click tutorial (PDF) under the application title.

Students are welcome to consult a member of the Common Law Student Centre for assistance with any of these issues.

• Exchange students are NOT able to initially enrol online. You must enroll by completing a Fall term Enrolment form - Incoming exchange students and/or a Winter term Enrolment form - Incoming exchange students. On the form (s), you must rank your courses in terms of preference (starting at 1 for most preferred), including two alternative courses. If there is no space in your preferred courses, we will proceed with enrollment in your alternative selections. Please ensure that both preferred and alternative course selections do not result in any class or examination schedule conflicts. If there is no space in your alternative selections, we will contact you to discuss your options.

• Incoming exchange students must also consult the course search engine for available courses offered for the upcoming academic year, however you must take the List of restricted courses in consideration when making your selection.
• You are not permitted to enrol to any first-year courses;
• Ensure that they have completed any prerequisites for courses selected;
• Ensure that the courses selected do not result in class schedule or exam timetable conflicts;
• Please note that you must enrol to a minimum of 12 units per term and a maximum of 15 units per term;
• Submit your completed enrolment form by fax (613-562-5869), by email at [email protected], or in person (Fauteux Hall, room 237) to the Common Law Student Centre.
• The Common Law Student Centre will not confirm receipt of your form or enrollment. Please check uoZone to confirm your enrolment and view your course timetable.
• To modify your course selection, please contact the Student Centre. Keep in mind that enrolment requests for restricted courses will not be evaluated until September, and will depend on the number of seats available.