Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
All applicants for admission to the College of Law are required to take the Law School Admission Test. The Law School Admission Council, which is responsible for the test administered by the Law School Admission Services (LSAS), is composed of representatives of all law schools accredited by the American Bar Association or by the Association of American Law Schools and Canadian Law Schools using the LSAT.
The LSAT is designed to measure certain mental abilities important in the study of law and, accordingly, to aid law schools in assessing the academic promise of their applicants.
As of June, 1991, the LSAT changed in format and is scored across the range of 120 to 180. The average admissions score in 2007 is 159, ranging from 147 to 175. Applicants for the class commencing September 2008 must have written their LSAT no earlier than June 2004. For applicants with multiple LSAT scores, the highest valid score will be used.
Information on this examination may be found in the
LSAT Registration and Information Book, Canadian Edition. This book contains details concerning registration, fees, testing dates, and testing centres and may be obtained at the College of Law or by writing to: Law School Admission Council/Law School Admission Services, 662 Penn Street, Newtown PA 18940-0998 U.S.A.; Tel: 215-968-1001; E-mail:
Lsacinfo@LSAC.org; Website:
www.LSAC.org.
The LSAT Registration and LSAT Law School Report Order Form, can be found online at
www.LSAC.org. If a paper registration form is required, it may be obtained by telephoning LSAC at 215-968-1001.
Test dates vary for different centres. The LSAT is written in Saskatoon in the months of June, October, December and February. The test centre in Regina is available in October, December and February. Check the LSAT Information Book or website for other test centre locations and test dates. The postmark closing dates for registration for test centres in Canada are generally some four weeks prior to the date of the test.
Usually special arrangements can be made for those persons with disabilities. As well, special individual test administrations and additional test centres may also be established under special circumstances. See the LSAT Information Book.