* This program was previously called the Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting (PBDLD).
Applicants to the Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting (GDLD) must possess:
In order to obtain the GDLD, students must complete all five, three-credit courses, each six months in length. Extensions are available. No other courses are required to obtain the diploma.
The program is designed to be completed in 30 months or less.
The GDLD program will accept a limited number of non-program students. Non-program students will be permitted to register in courses on a first-come, first-served basis, space permitting. Non-programs student can take up to two (2) GDLD courses in total. Those courses taken as a non-program student may be directly applied toward the program diploma requirements, if and when the student chooses to enrol in the program. AU is, however, under no obligation to admit non-program students into the GDLD program.
Those wishing to enrol in the GDLD program as a non-program student must hold a baccalaureate degree from a recognized post-secondary education institution and submit a resumé in support of their non-program application.
Please review the GDLD program's online Application Procedures website.
Information effective September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.
Updated October 23 2020 by laurab
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