Bachelor of Laws - Undergraduate entry

Requirements

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Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.

Entry requirements

Applicants for admission to candidature shall have either:

1. satisfied the requirements prescribed in Rule 2 Section 2 of the Rules Relating to Awards; or
2. have qualifications which in the opinion of the School Board are equivalent to the above.

Credit for prior learning

1. A candidate who has completed the Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) may be granted advanced standing for up to a total of sixteen (16) units into the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws degree.
2. A candidate who has completed the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies may be granted advanced standing for up to a total of eight (8) units into the graduate Bachelor of Laws degree.

Course requirements

1. To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Undergraduate Entry a candidate shall successfully complete not less than thirty-two (32) units comprising:
   1. all units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules;
   2. a minimum of ten (10) units from Part B of the Schedule;
   3. a maximum of six (6) elective units, which may include units from Part B or C of the Schedule. Units in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to the Rules for the Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) or the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies may not be included unless these units are in Part B or C of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules, or have been completed prior to admission to candidature.
2. A candidate who, while enrolled for a double degree with law, has completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws may elect to be awarded the Bachelor of Laws following withdrawal from candidature for the Double degree.

Law Degree with Honours

1. A candidate for the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours shall fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws award, and in addition:
   1. shall achieve such standard of excellence as the School Board, School of Law and Justice, may from time to time determine;
   2. shall complete the units LAW10181 Legal Research: Context, Perspective and Method and LAW00524 Independent Legal Research.
2. For the award of Honours, consideration shall be given to a candidate’s academic record throughout the course of study. A candidate who has reached the required standard of excellence referred to in Law Degree with Honours Rule (a) may on the recommendation of the School Board in the School of Law and Justice, be awarded Honours in one of the following grades:
   • First Class Honours
   • Second Class Honours – Division I
   • Second Class Honours – Division II

Course structure