Admission_Criteria - Schulich School of Law

Admission to the Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq (IB&M) Initiative

The primary focus of the IB&M Initiative is on students who are either:

Indigenous Black Nova Scotians, that is, individuals who are Black and were born and raised in Nova Scotia, or who have a substantial connection with a historically Black community in Nova Scotia, or

Mi'kmaq, that is, individuals who are Mi'kmaq and were born and raised in Mi'kmaqi or have a substantial connection with a Mi'kmaw community in Mi'kmaqi.

The IB&M Initiative places the admission of African Nova Scotian and Mi'kmaq students as its highest priority. However, other Black and Aboriginal students across Canada are also urged to apply to Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law. If, in any given year all qualified Indigenous Blacks and Mi'kmaw students have been admitted and there are still spaces available, Black students who are not indigenous to Nova Scotia and Aboriginal students who are not Mi'kmaq, may be admitted through the IB&M category.

Note: Students are to apply to the Initiative through the regular Schulich School of Law application process. For more information see: "How to Apply".