Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Course

This program allows students who have successfully completed the Bachelor of Arts component of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws program to complete the requirements for the individual Bachelor of Arts(Honours) program and then complete their remaining law studies.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

Warning to students of consequences of cheating or general misconduct

Students should note that a local applicant applying for admission to practise law in Victoria is required by the Admission Rules 2008 to provide to the Board of Examiners:

(1.) a report from the university disclosing any disciplinary action taken against the student during the course (including any finding under the University Discipline Statute that the student has cheated in an assessment); and

(2.) an affidavit stating that the applicant has made full written disclosure of "every matter which a reasonable applicant would consider that the Board of Examiners might regard as not being favourable to the applicant". This may include an incident of academic or general misconduct, even if it did not lead to disciplinary action.

The Board of Examiners will consider these matters in assessing whether the applicant is a 'fit and proper person to be admitted to the legal profession'.

The arts component requires that students complete 48 points of specified study including a research thesis.

The law component requires that students complete 156 points of study, including units not yet completed as part of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws program. Refer also to 'Bachelor of Laws - basic course structure' at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2010handbooks/undergrad/law-08.html.

First year - 48 points

• Studies in arts honours

Second year - 48 points

• Refer to 0080 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws course requirements for fourth year

Third year - 48 points

• Refer to 0080 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws course requirements for fifth year

Bachelor of Laws

The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Laws (with Honours)

Where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree the actual award(s) conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved, or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.