Legal Studies Post-Baccalaureate Diploma is a postgraduate diploma in Legal Studies programme offered by Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,214 per credit (CAD 216 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Diploma
Field:Legal Studies
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 216 / credit
International tuition: CAD 1,214 / credit
Information for the 2025/26 academic year · Last checked September 2026 · Source: sfu.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This diploma is aimed mainly at individuals interested in working within the justice system who already hold a degree. Coursework covers the sociology of law, human rights and philosophy of law, with a choice of concentration from options such as fundamental rights and law, business and economics and the law, education and law, psychology and the law, women and law, or criminal law.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This diploma requires a completed bachelor's degree and admission to SFU as a post-baccalaureate student. Applicants must complete two lower-division prerequisite courses — CRIM 135 (Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions) and POL 151 (Justice and Law), each 3 units — and apply in writing to the School of Criminology's undergraduate advisor for program declaration. Continuation and graduation require a minimum grade of C- in every course counted toward the diploma and a cumulative grade point average of 2.25, alongside minimum 2.25 upper-division and criminology-specific GPAs; falling below 2.25 CGPA also bars enrolment in upper-division CRIM courses. Applicants must otherwise meet SFU's standard undergraduate admission deadlines and submit application forms and official documents to Student Services. No English-language test score, interview or portfolio is published for this diploma beyond SFU's standard admission process.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
