Auditing Courses

• Currently registered U of T graduate students, except for GPLLM students.
• Jackman Law alumni of our LLB, JD, LLM and SJD programs only.
• Members of the public.
• Undergraduates registered/enrolled at any institution are not permitted to audit.

Graduate students registered in the University, and graduates who have earned their LLB, JD, LLM, or SJD at the Faculty of Law, will not be charged an audit fee for auditing except in cases where Certificates of Attendance are requested.

For all others, the non-refundable audit fee is CAD $3,500 per JD course, plus HST (13% government tax).

The auditing fee is for auditing only. Candidates who are not registered in any program at  U of T who wish to use other university services (for example, a U of T Library) may have access to them on terms normally available to members of the community at large.

With the approval of Jackman Law, auditors may engage in non-degree studies by attending lectures and other class meetings and take part in class discussions. Online and distance education courses are not offered. 

Auditors may not enrol in courses in the first year of the JD program. The University's Code of Student Conduct applies to auditors.

Course Participation & Credit

Except with special permission, auditors will not receive evaluations of participation, and will not be permitted to submit assignments or write examinations and tests. Auditors receive no credit towards a JD degree.

Certificate of Attendance

Upon request, auditors may receive written Certificate of Attendance. Certificates of Attendance will not be part of the Official Student Academic Record.

Acceptance into courses is subject to available spaces remaining after degree students have enrolled. Often, a decision cannot be made until immediately prior to, or shortly after, the beginning of classes in each term.

Before you request to audit, first check which courses are offered in each semester in the current or forthcoming academic year.

The academic year begins in early September, for which the year's course offerings are listed only a couple of months earlier during late-June to early-July.

Record the desired course Name, Number and Session (semester) for your request.

Email the JD Admissions Office to request access to the Audit Request Form.

While you await access, please prepare for the form:

• The list of desired courses (name, number and semester)
• Your reason for auditing
• A current resume, if you are NOT an alumna/alumnus of Jackman Law