Admission Information

Applicants for enrolment in the Law School must first meet the requirements for general admission to the University. Admission to the University does not guarantee enrolment in the Law School. Entry levels may vary annually.

The Law School may make selective offers to those who fall marginally below the cut-off, on the basis of demonstrated aptitude or motivation to study law, as evidenced by a brief statement of no more than one page. Applicants who are interested in being considered by this criterion should contact the Student Administration Office.

Transferees: applicants who have completed not less than the equivalent of a full first year load of a non-law degree program in minimum time (whether full-time or part-time) at the ANU or another Australian tertiary education institution may seek to transfer to a program course with law. Normally, the combined program requires a further four or four and a half years of study.

As a guide, to be ranked for placement, applicants should aim to achieve a weighted average of credit or better (HD=7, D=6, Cr=5, P=4) in their tertiary studies. Some weighting is also placed on secondary results, so the lower the UAI score obtained the higher the tertiary results need to be.

Graduates of other disciplines: Graduates are considered for entry into the new Juris Doctor (JD) degree program and not the LLB(G) which is no longer available to new students. Applicants for the JD are ranked for selection in order of academic merit based on performance in any previous qualification. A successful applicant whose previous studies in a non-law degree included law courses will not generally receive status for those courses. However, in the case of compulsory courses an exemption from such courses will usually be granted.

The level of attainment required for entry into the JD in a particular year depends on the over-all number and standard of applications. As a guide, to be ranked for placement, applicants should have achieved a credit average or better in their previous degree (HD=7, D=6, CR=5, P=4). It should be noted, however, that some weighting is still placed on secondary results. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may submit a one page statement direct to the Law School setting out other relevant details that demonstrate an aptitude or commitment to the study of law.

Mature Age Entry: a small number of places is available for persons who are not eligible for consideration in the above category and who present results achieved in a university special entry or preparation scheme. For more information, please contact ANU Admissions on admiss.enq@law.anu.edu.au

Transferring From Other Law Schools: candidates seeking to transfer to the ANU Law School from other recognised Australian Law Schools are considered on academic merit. However, an applicant who falls below the cut-off requirement, but who has compelling reasons for transferring to the ANU may submit those reasons direct to the Law School, ANU, Canberra, ACT 0200. To obtain an ANU Law degree at least 50% of the courses required for the degree must be completed at ANU. Applicants need to have completed not less than the equivalent of a full first year load (whether full-time or part-time) at another Australasian tertiary education institution, and must have an academic record which would not have infringed the academic performance rules of the ANU.

Non-award-examinable enrolment (including cross-institutional): The College has a limited number of places available for persons seeking to enrol in courses offered by the Law School on a non-award-examinable basis (including tuition-fee-paying enrollees and cross-institutional enrollees). Students in this category are advised to consult the Law School for details. Application forms and details of closing dates may be obtained from the Admissions Office. A late application charge will apply to applications received after the closing date.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite school or tertiary subjects for law studies. However, an important skill of the intending law student is an ability to write clear, concise and correct English. High marks in English may improve an applicant's ranking for admission where the UAI is marginally below the cut-off.

Applicants for the combined program of Bachelor of Actuarial Studies/Bachelor of Laws are required to have ACT Advanced Mathematics Extended double major (188+) or NSW 4u Mathematics (94Ð100).

Applicants for the combined program of Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws must have completed the equivalent of NSW 2-unit Mathematics or an equivalent qualification from other states.

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws applicants are advised that for some science courses, specific knowledge of mathematics, physics or chemistry is assumed. Details are available from the Faculty of Science.

Click here to go to the ANU Admissions page.

Click here to go to the ANU College of Law Scholarships & Awards page.