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University of Saskatchewan

College of Law

SaskatchewanAdmissions
Competitive LSAT
159
Competitive average
84%
Available spots
126
900–1,250 applicants
Application deadline
Feb 1
Domestic tuition
$18,720
In province
Domestic tuition
$18,720
Out of province
International tuition
$90,605
Per year
Two policies that set USask apart
References are refused from general applicants — “Reference letters for general applicants are not accepted.” And USask gives a published regional preference: a slight preference to “applicants with a Saskatchewan connection or residents of the Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut territories, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.”
International applicants
International students are not being accepted for September 2026 entry.

GPA Calculation

Best two full years

The rule

“The Admissions Committee looks at your best two (2) full years undergraduate average. The best two years do not have to be consecutive, but you do need at least 24 credits in each of these years during the Fall and Winter semesters.”

Spring and Summer coursework is excluded. If you do not have two full years as described, the cumulative average is used instead.

Not addressed

USask does not publish how it handles repeated courses, pass/fail notations, graduate work, or conversion between grading scales.

It also publishes no index or percentage weighting between GPA and LSAT, no cutoffs, and no information about interviews or committee composition.

LSAT Policy

RequiredYes
Multiple scoresHighest score over the past five years
Score validityFive years — for September 2026 entry, scores written before June 2021 cannot be considered
Latest sittingJanuary — earlier testing encouraged
WeightNot published

Admission Categories

General

Who it's forApplicants who meet the entrance requirements and are not applying as Discretionary or Indigenous.

Reference letters are not accepted from general applicants — do not submit them.

Discretionary

Who it's forApplicants with “educational disadvantages” beyond their control.

Published examples: a first language other than English; barriers resulting from ethnic or racial background; employment or family obligations; disability; and “significant interruption of post-secondary education.”

“There is no formal quota for applicants in the Discretionary category, but the number of accepted applicants in this category is necessarily limited.”

Statement
Identifying the disadvantage or interruption — 500-word limit
Supporting documents
Medical or professional documentation
References
Two, from unrelated persons

Indigenous

Who it's forApplicants asserting Indigenous membership or citizenship.

“There is no quota for Indigenous applicants.” Identity is verified under USask’s deybwewin | taapwaywin | tapwewin policy.

References
Two, from unrelated persons
TransferFrom other Canadian law schools — requires a current LSAT score plus pre-law and law school transcripts
Part-timeDiscretionary, considered case by case, with written justification
Letter of PermissionOne year or one term only

Application Components

Required of all applicants

Minimum studyTwo full years / 60 credit units
LSATScore required
Personal statementMaximum 500 words
English proficiencyProof required
TranscriptsOfficial, from all institutions except USask
Application fee$125 CAD, non-refundable
Fee waiversNot published

English language proficiency

Exemptions include, among others:

  • Three years of full-time secondary study in English including grades 10–12, with Grade 12 ELA A30/B30
  • Two and a half years at a minimum 70%
  • Two years at a minimum 80% (overseas Canadian-curriculum schools, minimum 65%)
  • One year of a full-time English-medium degree
  • A two-year Canadian English-medium diploma, or a three-year non-Canadian one

Test minimums, valid within two years of the start of your first term:

IELTS Academic6.5 overall, 6.0 each band
Cambridge C1 Advanced176
CAEL70 overall, 60 each
Duolingo120 overall, 100 each
PTE Academic63 overall, 59 each

TOEFL iBT is also accepted; confirm the current minimum directly with USask, as the published table did not extract reliably.

Dates & Deadlines

  1. October 15
    Applications open
  2. January
    Final accepted LSAT sitting
  3. February 1
    Application and supporting documents due
    Mid-term transcripts also due
  4. June 1
    Final transcripts due
Not published
USask does not publish offer rounds, an acceptance deadline, the start of classes, median admitted GPA or LSAT, offer counts, or its deferral, re-applicant, late application, misrepresentation, and appeal policies. Contact law.admissions@usask.ca; apply at apply.usask.ca.

All information on this page is drawn from University of Saskatchewan’s official admissions pages. Requirements and deadlines change — always confirm with the school before applying.