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JD-BCom (Commercial Sciences)

Updated

Please note that due to recent changes to our JD program, this course sequence has been reviewed for implementation as of September 2025.

The integrated Commercial Sciences and French Common Law Program allows lawyers and those interested in Management to understand the issues and analyses from these two complementary disciplinary fields. This combined program allows students to complete all of the requirements of both programs within a period of six years, en route to obtaining two separate degrees at the end of their studies:  a Bachelor of Commerce (with or without mention of the immersion program for anglophones) and a Juris Doctor (JD).

Graduates of this combined program are eligible for bar exams and the practice of law across Canada (excluding Quebec). 

The Baccalaureate in Commercial Sciences (BCom) and Juris Doctor (JD) combined program is offered only in French, via the French Common Law Program.

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Course sequences

J.D. (French) - B.Com. for students entering as of September 2025

(Available in French only)

183 units including 87 units in Common Law (CML) and 96 units in Commercial Sciences (ADM)

YEAR 1 - B.Com. (30 units)

Students report to the Telfer School of Management and must complete 30 units including:

  • ADM 1700
  • ADM 1701
  • ADM 1705
  • ADM 1740 (préalable ADM 1700)
  • ADM 1770 (préalable ADM 1700)
  • ECO 1502
  • ECO 1504
  • FRA 1518
  • 2 optional courses (not CML and not ADM)

YEAR 2 - B.Com. (30 units)

Students report to the Telfer School of Management and must complete 30 units including:

  • ADM 2702 (Préalables: ADM 1770, MAT 1702)
  • ADM 2703 (Préalable: MAT 1700)
  • ADM 2704 (Préalable: ADM 2703)
  • ADM 2720 (Préalable: ADM 1700)
  • ADM 2736 (Préalable: ADM 1700)
  • ADM 2737 (Préalable: ADM 2736)
  • ADM 2741 (Préalable: ADM 1740)
  • ADM 2750 (Préalables: ADM 1740, ADM 2703, ECO 1502, ECO 1504)
  • ADM 2772 (Préalable: ADM 1770)
  • ADM 2781 (Préalables: ADM 1700, FRA 1518)

YEAR 3 - J.D. (33 units)

Students report to the Faculty of Law and must complete 33 CML compulsory units:

  • CML1506 - Introduction à la résolution des différends (3 units)
  • CML1508 - Droits des biens (3 units)
  • CML1602 - Les contrats (6 units)
  • CML1607 - Délits civils (6 units)
  • CML1611 - Compétences et habiletés juridiques (6 units)
  • CML1613 - Droit constitutionnel I (3 units)
  • CML1704 - Législation (3 units)
  • CML1707 - Vérité, réconciliation et peuples autochtones (3 units)

YEAR 4 - J.D. (24 units) - B.Com. (6 units)

Students report to the Faculty of Law and must complete 24 CML units (including at least 6 compulsory course units) and 6 B.Com. compulsory units: 

  • CML2704 - Droit pénal (3 units)
  • CML2713 - Droit constitutionnel II (3 units)
  • CML2702 - Droit des sociétés 5 (3 units)
  • CML2709 - Procédure civile I 5 (3 units)
  • CML2712 - Droit administratif 5 (3 units)
  • CML3776 - Responsabilité professionnelle 5 (3 units)
  • Optional CML courses (6-18 units, depending on enrollment in upper-year compulsory courses)
  • ADM 3701 (Prerequisite: ADM 2702, ADM 2704) 
  • ADM 3718 (Prerequisite: ADM 2720)

YEAR 5 - B.Com. (9 units) – J.D. (21 units)

Students report to the Telfer School of Management. 

  • ADM optional courses (2 courses - 6 units)
  • One optional course (not CML and not ADM)
  • CML optional courses
  • CML2702 - Droit des sociétés 5 (3 units)
  • CML2709 - Procédure civile I 5 (3 units)
  • CML2712 - Droit administratif 5 (3 units)
  • CML3776 - Responsabilité professionnelle 5 (3 units)

YEAR 6 - J.D. (9 units) - B.Com. (21 units)

Students report to the Faculty of Law.

  • ADM4711*
  • ADM optional courses (4 courses including at least 3 ADM courses at the 4000 level)
  • Two optional courses (not CML and not ADM)
  • CML optional courses
  • CML2702 - Droit des sociétés 5 (3 units)
  • CML2709 - Procédure civile I 5 (3 units)
  • CML2712 - Droit administratif 5 (3 units)
  • CML3776 - Responsabilité professionnelle 5 (3 units)

Notes

  1. A cumulative grade point average of 8.3 (8.0 for students who started the program before Fall 2025) or higher is required after the second year (minimum of 60 credits, maximum of 66 credits) to continue in the integrated program in 3rd year. Students must have met the requirements of the first two years of the course sequence. The admission is not guaranteed. 
  2. Student registered in the French Immersion Stream for the B.Com. portion of the program are strongly encouraged to complete FSL3500 (mandatory for immersion stream) at the end of their fourth term. 
  3. CML 1506 is offered in January only, as an intensive three-week course.
  4. Courses 2704 and CML2713 must be completed by the end of the 4th year of the program.
  5. CML 2702, CML 2709, CML 2712, and CML 3776 can be completed during the 4th, 5th or 6th year of the program.
  6. Students must fulfill the Oral Advocacy requirement during the 4th, 5th or 6th year of the program by successfully completing one of the approved courses.
  7. Students must fulfill the Major Paper requirement in their 4th, 5th or 6th year.
  8. The academic regulations for the French Common Law program apply to the integrated program. All required CML courses and program requirements for the Common Law part of the combined program must be completed in French. A maximum of 25% of the CML optional units may be taken in English.
  9. The 4000 level ADM courses are reserved for students registered in the B.Com. and who have passed at least 33 units of ADM core courses including ADM 2381/2781.

* Four (4) 4000 level ADM courses (including ADM 4711)

Students are responsible for consulting uoZone regularly to verify their enrollment and to ensure that they meet the requirements for obtaining a degree in order to receive their diploma. The Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section reserve the right to modify or cancel certain courses presented on this document.