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Credit for prior studies - Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law awards credit towards the Bachelor of Laws for units passed in completed or incomplete tertiary studies, provided that it is satisfied that the units for which credit is sought were substantially the same in content, contact hours and standard of assessment as those units from which exemption is sought.

The onus is upon the student to complete the relevant credit application form (obtained from http://www.law.monash.edu.au/forms) and provide supporting documentation concerning previous studies for which credit is sought together with an academic transcript of results. The documentation should be in the form of handbook unit entries and those sections of the handbook setting out course structure, unit outlines, reading lists etc. The documentation should be provided at the time of application or at the very latest, at the time of enrolment. The minimum information required is the number of years in the course, level of unit in the course, unit content and textbooks and other references referred to, number of contact hours per week, credit weighting of the unit and method of assessment (number and length of assignments, number and length of examinations etc).

Where a student is granted credit for previous studies, the total time allowed to complete their LLB or related double degree will be reduced accordingly. Students must be aware of the adjusted time and ensure they complete their degree requirements within the adjusted time limit.

Maximum credit allowed

Irrespective of what study applicants may have undertaken prior to admission to the Monash LLB or related double degree, or may be permitted to take during their course under cross-institutional arrangements, it is the policy of the faculty that a certain amount of work must be undertaken in the Bachelor of Laws at Monash University in order to be admitted to this degree. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Laws course must complete at least 50 per cent of their total points of study towards that degree in the undergraduate program in the Faculty of Law at Monash University.

Students should note that total credit approved towards a course may be limited as a result of fulfilling the requirements of a professional accreditation body such as CoLE.