University of Western Ontario Senate Approves Transition to Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Last year the student body at UWO Law voted in favour of changing the degree designation from LL.B. to J.D.  The Juris Doctor (J.D.) designation is more similar to the U.S., and is intended to indicate that graduates have previous education prior to law.

The transition does not indicate any change in the degree, graduate requirements, or admissions criteria.  Background on the process can be found on Law is Cool.

The University Senate approved a motion to change the title, which had three components:

1. Current students will have the option of choosing either the LL.B. or J.D.
2. Students starting in Sept. 2009 will be doing a J.D. degree
3. Graduates will have the option to convert their LL.B. to a J.D.

The header on the site has been updated to reflect the change.