The Black Student Equitable Admissions Process (BSEAP) is an optional pathway for applicants who self-identify as being of Black African descent, including multi-racial applicants who identify with their Black ancestry. It provides space for Black applicants to share their lived experiences and the barriers they have overcome. The process is intended to address the underrepresentation of Black students within the law school and the legal profession by helping to reduce systemic barriers that contribute to this ongoing inequity.

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BSEAP was introduced during the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, in response to the UCalgary Chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association Calls to Action released in June 2020. BSEAP's goal is to support admissions reform, encourage applications from BIPOC students, and increase the number of Black law students at the law school.

Read More about BLSA's June 2020 Calls to Action Here

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​​​UCalgary Law acknowledges the significant emotional labour undertaken by the UCalgary Law Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) in developing the Calls to Action and is committed to working with BLSA to address the existence and impact of systemic racism within the law school admissions process and in the broader legal community. BSEAP is one of multiple ways the Faculty is working to bring about meaningful change.

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