University of Calgary Faculty of Law

Living on campus is affordable and convenient. Crowsnest Hall is available for upper year undergraduate, law, graduate students, mature students (27+ years old), students that have already completed an undergrad, and those that are UCalgary affiliated. Crowsnest Hall houses 394 residents in studio, one, and two bedroom apartments with private bathrooms and full kitchens that include refrigerator, microwave, stove, oven, kitchen table and chairs. Features of the building include a community lounge overlooking an open green space, additional community kitchen, study rooms and academic project room on the main floor.

There are some great neighborhoods around the university where many law students choose to live.

Law school is more than lectures and late nights. It is also about connecting with new friends, engaging your interests, and building a unique three-year experience. As a student in the Faculty of Law, you will have opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities that achieve these ends. Several student clubs host networking events and offer programs that will connect you to legal industry. Others provide a chance to learn about a particular area of the law, like environmental law, for example. Some, like rugby or hockey, offer a chance to stay active in a social setting. Each provides a chance to tailor your experience.

Our student clubs and university-wide resources provide a welcoming and supportive experience for our community, and our close ties with the legal community – including the Legal Leaders for Diversity and the Association of Women Lawyers, to name a few – allows you to be involved and welcomed to the profession from your first day at UCalgary Law.

Walking Parallel Paths Together In a Good Way

In 2017, we convened our first standing committee on Indigenous strategy. Our mandate includes not only developing responses to the ii' taa' poh' to' p strategy and the TRC Calls to Action, but, more broadly, the support of our current Indigenous law students and the recruitment of future Indigenous law students.

We have made good progress to date. In our first-year curriculum:

• All students participated in the Kairos blanket exercise during their Foundations of Law and Justice course;
• Students visited the Blackfoot Crossing historical site - the site of the signing of Treaty 7 - for a day of treaty education;
• Students participated in the Canadian Bar Associations' "The Path" programming on Indigenous legal issues.

We have also expanded our second- and third-year program offerings, including five new courses:

• Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Indigenous Legal Theory

The Black Student Equitable Admission Process or BSEAP is an optional opportunity for applicants who self-identify as being of Black African descent, or multi-racial students identifying with their Black ancestry that provides space and visibility for Black applicants to speak about their lived experience and the barriers they have overcome. It is intended to address the under representation of Black students within our law school and the larger legal community and lessen the systemic barriers that exist that lead to the under-representation of Black law students and, consequently, Black lawyers.

The University of Calgary is committed to providing access to quality fitness and sports facilities to students and the community. An all-access membership is included in student enrolment fees, so students are already members! The University of Calgary Active Living department is one of the largest and most diverse recreation providers based on a North American campus. Each year more than a million students, staff and community members check-in to our various facilities: North America's largest Outdoor Centre with climbing and bouldering walls, a gymnastics centre, an Olympic-sized pool, a fitness centre with 200m track, Canada’s largest university racquet centre, five gymnasiums and the Olympic Oval.

Learn how to get around the City with Calgary Transit using your UPass. The UPass allows full-time students to have unlimited access to Calgary Transit Services. all eligible students can access their UPass directly on their mobile devices through the MYfARE APP. 

Take in events happening across campus, from lectures to drama performances.

Take a study break and check out the latest restaurant or newest band playing in the city.