The combined BSc/LLB program allows students to complete both the BSc Honors Computer Science degree and the LLB degree in six years, instead of the seven years it takes if the programs are pursued separately.

Successful applicants to the concurrent program will enter first-year law after completing two years of Computer Science at Western. After one year in the Law School, students in the combined program will take a combination of Computer Science and Law courses in years four, five and six. Upon completion of the program students will receive both a BSc in Honors Computer Science and an LLB.

Year 1
Principal Courses

Computer Science 1025A/B or 1026A/B and 1027A/B.
One full course or equivalent, chosen from the following: Applied Mathematics 1413, Calculus 1000A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, the former Mathematics 030.
One other full-course equivalent.

Subsidiary Courses

Two full-courses or equivalent.

Year 2
Principal Courses

Computer Science 2208A/B, 2209A/B, 2210A/B, 2211A/B and 2212A/B/Y.
One half course in Computer Science at the 3000-level.
Mathematics 2155A, 2156B
One half course at the 2000-level or higher offered by the Department of Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, or Statistical and Actuarial Sciences.

Subsidiary Course

One half-course option.

Year 3

Law 5110 Constitutional Law
Law 5115 Contracts
Law 5120 Criminal
Law 5140 Property
Law 5145 Torts
The former Law 477A/B Introduction to Legal Theory

Years 4 to 6
1. Students must take the following principal Computer Science courses:

Computer Science 3305A/B, 3307A/B/Y, 3331A/B, 3340A/B, 3342A/B, and 3350A/B. A different 3000-level Computer Science course can be substituted if one of these was taken in the second year.

Computer Science 4490Z, to be taken in the sixth year.

One additional half course in Computer Science at the 3000-level or higher.

Four additional half courses in Computer Science at the 4000-level.

Law 5625A/C/D and one of the former Law 431a/c/d,  the former 480a/c/d will be counted as principal courses toward the Computer Science degree.

In addition, 18 credit hours of Law courses will be counted as subsidiary courses toward the Computer Science degree.

2. Students must take the following Law courses: 

Law 5215A/C/D Evidence; 5200A/C/D Administrative Law; 5210A/C/D Company Law; 5220A/C/D Income Taxation; 5205A/C/D Civil Procedure; 5230A/C/D Trusts; 5265A/C/D Intellectual Property; the former 431a/c/d Computer Law or the former 480a/c/d Communications Law

3. Students must take an additional 17 credit hours of Law courses, if they took Law the former 431a/c/d Computer Law, and 18 credit hours if they took the former Law 480a/c/d Communications Law.

4. Students must also complete a paper of at least two credit hours in one of their law courses.

Application Information
Applicants to the concurrent program will apply to the Faculty of Law at the beginning of their second year of Computer Science. To be eligible for the concurrent program, students must have a cumulative, weighted average of 78%, or stand in the top 20% of their class in their first two years of Computer Science. In addition, candidates must meet the minimum LSAT requirement established by the Law School Admissions Committee.

Progression Requirements
Once admitted to the concurrent program, students must meet the regular progression requirements of the Faculty of Law and the Department of Computer Science, and stand in the top half of their respective classes in each year.

Failure to Meet Progression Requirements
A student who fails to meet these progression requirements would be required to withdraw from the concurrent program. However, if that student has met the progression requirements of either the Computer Science or Law program, he or she will be allowed to proceed to the next year of that program. In order to graduate, a student who is withdrawn from the concurrent program must complete all the degree requirements of the program in which he or she is registered.

Dean's Honors List
Students in the concurrent program are considered for the Dean's Honors List in the Faculty in which they are enrolled. Eligibility is determined by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Science.

Graduation with Distinction
Eligibility to graduate with distinction for each degree is determined by each faculty.