First year English JD programs

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 enroling prior to the enrolment 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. To help you with enrolment, UOttawa has produced a series of videos, including an animated video and several tutorials on enrolment functions such as understanding your academic requirements and reserved spaces. There is also a very helpful FAQ on the wait list (bottom of the page).

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

**IMPORTANT**

DUE TO TIMETABLING CONSTRAINTS, STUDENTS CANNOT MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR BLOCK SELECTION ONLINE AFTER JUNE 26, 2025. 

THE WAITLIST FUNCTION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 1L BLOCK REGISTRATION. BETWEEN JUNE 19 AND JUNE 26, YOU MAY USE THE SWAP FUNCTION TO CHANGE YOUR BLOCK ENROLMENT. 

THE FACULTY OF LAW AND THE UNIVERSITY WILL NOT BE IN A POSITION TO CONFIRM YOUR FULL-TIME ENROLMENT FOR 2025-2026 UNTIL AFTER ALL THE COURSES OF YOUR BLOCK HAVE BEEN ADDED TO YOUR UOZONE ACCOUNT. 

Enrolment for first-year courses is available online. Specific conditions may apply for students who are enroled in certain programs (e.g. combined programs). Please be sure to carefully read the information relevant to your program. First-year students have a set curriculum and require block enrolment – meaning that they must enrol in a block of pre-determined courses.

If, for very exceptional reasons, you will not have access to the Internet during the enrolment period, you may submit a Modification/Cancellation of Enrolment form (PDF, 228.42 KB) by email at [email protected]. Please indicate, in order of preference, at least 3 block selections.

What is a small group and block registration?

All first year students take one of their substantive law courses in a small group format. The small group course includes legal writing and legal research training, including training in computer assisted research. The small group format ensures that all students have the opportunity to get to know their colleagues well, to participate in meaningful classroom discussions and to enjoy continuous feedback from the professor.

• Small group: class size of approximately 20 students
• Large group: class size of approximately 60-80 students

You must enrol to one of the following groups:

1. Small group CML1203 Criminal Law and Procedure (6 units): your large groups will automatically be CML 1107 Torts (5 units) and CML 1205 Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (5 units).
2. Small group CML1207 Torts (6 units): your large groups will automatically be CML 1103 Criminal Law and Procedure (5 units) and CML 1205 Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (5 units).
3. Small group CML1206 Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (6 units): your large groups will automatically be CML 1107 Torts (5 units) and CML 1103 Criminal Law and Procedure (5 units).

You can consult the different blocks available to English JD students to compare course schedules and other information related to the blocks. We cannot guarantee enrolment in any specific small group or block.

Once you enrol in a small group, you are guaranteed a place in the corresponding block of substantive law courses.

The Common Law Student Centre will enrol you in your assigned block based on your small group selection in uoZone. Students who enrol by June 26 will see their block reflected in uoZoneby the end of June or early July. After this initial period, the Common Law Student Centre will continue to monitor and process block enrolments on a regular basis.

***First-Year Thematic Course *** Following recent changes to the structure of the Juris Doctor program, the thematic course previously offered in the first year of the English program is no longer part of the course sequence. The first-year course block comprises a total of 33 units.

STEP 1 - SELECT YOUR TIMETABLE 

• Consult the degree requirements and course sequence for your program.
• Consult the Block Enrolment Timetables to select your preferred block.
• Consult the Thematic course descriptions and timetables through our course search engine by filtering Course Level: First year thematic.

STEP 2 - ENROL FOR YOUR COURSES ONLINE

• Log into uoZone and, under Applications, click Student Centre. Under Academics, click on Enrol. You will only be registering for the fall term small group course associated to your block. Once registered for the small group course, the Common Law Student Centre will proceed with the enrolment of the rest of your block for the academic year.
• You are guaranteed enrolment in the rest of the block once registered to the fall term small group course. 

STEP 3 - VIEW YOUR TIMETABLE

• Your personalized timetable will be available via the Personalized Timetable function once your block enrolment has been fully completed by the Common Law Student Centre. You will be able to access it by logging into your uoZone account.

 STEP 4 - PAY YOUR TUITION FEES

• You can access your online statement of account on your Student Centre, which is located under Applications in your uoZone account. Your full-time student status and full-time fees will only appear in your account during the first half of July.

Enrolment Modification Periods

June 19 to June 26

First-year students will have an opportunity to modify their block enrolment in uoZone from June 19 to June 26. During this period you may use the Swap option or simply drop your previous small group and enrol yourself in another one.

If your preferred block is full, it is recommended that you enrol in your second best option.