Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

The University of Otago

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) First Year is subject to the same general entry requirements as general bachelors' degrees at Otago. The programme consists of the full-year 100-level paper LAWS 101 The Legal System, as well as an additional 4–6 papers at 100-level. You must provide scanned copies of your previous official academic transcripts (awards gained, marks, grades) with your application. If you are applying for undergraduate study you are required to provide scanned copies of your official high school or foundation transcripts with your application. International Baccalaureate: A completed IB Diploma with a minimum of 24 points. If taken in New Zealand: you must also satisfy literacy and numeracy requirements by completing English as the language at Higher or Standard level in Language A: literature, or Language A: language and literature, or at Higher level in Language B, together with any mathematics subject. Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Advanced Levels You must obtain: a minimum of 120 points on the New Zealand Tariff at A or AS level from any syllabus groups which are broadly equivalent to those in the list of approved subjects for NCEA; and a D grade or better in syllabuses from at least three different syllabus groups (excluding Thinking Skills).