Registration process:

Please note that students with secured articles/clerkships must also register as a student member with their law society. PREP is the official Bar admission program for the law societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. As each law society sets its requirements for admission to the profession in its jurisdiction, check the Bar admission requirements with your desired law society before registering for a program.

1. Create a CPLED Student Profile.
2. Complete your Student Enrolment Checklist:
   • Law degree information (including uploading the necessary supporting documentation)
   • Articling/Clerking information- if you are articling (start date, name and location of your firm as well as the name and contact information of your principal). If you have yet to secure articles, you are not required to complete this application.
     • If you have yet to secure articles or are registering in PREP to a jurisdictional cohort outside of where you are articling, i.e. registering into an Alberta cohort but residing in Nova Scotia
       • You are responsible for accounting for any time zone differences while enrolled in PREP.
       • You are responsible for ensuring you rely on the law of the jurisdiction in which you register, i.e. when registering into a Manitoba cohort, you will be relying upon Manitoba law throughout PREP. Once enrolled, there is further information on this in the D2L FAQs.
   • Alternate email and phone number
   • PREP information (questionnaire)
   • Academic integrity declaration form
   • Emergency contact information

IMPORTANT: Your Law Degree information must be complete, and you MUST provide proof of either a Canadian common law degree or Certificate of Qualification (CQ) from the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.

For Canadian common law degree students who may not have received their degree, we will accept written confirmation from your university that you have met all requirements for graduation, e.g. Dean’s letter.

3. Once your Student Enrolment Checklist is complete, and your tuition fee payment is processed, you will receive your Procertas login information via email. Please note that it can take up to five business days to process your payment.
   You will not receive access to Procertas and/or D2L until your tuition fee payment has been processed.
4. Complete your Procertas requirement and upload a record of completion to D2L to get access to the “Introduction to Foundation Modules” for PREP. To view detailed instructions on how to upload your Procertas badges to D2L, click here. You must earn qualified or expert certification in one of the three available Microsoft Word assessments (Brief, Contract, or Memo) and at least one other module (Excel, PowerPoint, or Adobe Acrobat). If you have already earned your Procertas badge(s) in university or through other educational activities, you will still need to upload a record of your badges to D2L.
5. Once you receive access to the “Introduction to Foundation Modules” in D2L, you will be required to watch the “PREP Orientation Video” and complete the “PREP Orientation Quiz” to gain access to the first Foundation Module, The Effective Lawyer.

Watch the short video above to help guide you through the PREP registration process.

Refer to this user guide for step-by-step instructions on the PREP registration process.

To view the PREP schedule and key dates, visit program schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions