Bachelor of Laws with Honours–LLB(Hons) 525 points Qualification regulations

Admission is by invitation to students who have completed the second year of the LLB.

1. The personal course of study of a candidate for the LLB(Hons) degree shall, except as provided in section 4 below and the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Regulations, consist of courses selected from the schedules to the regulations for this degree, the LLM and any first degrees at this university. The courses shall be worth at least 525 points and include:

(a) (i) LAWS 121 (or 124), 122, 123, MAOR 126; or

(ii) LAWS 111, MAOR 126;

(b) 70 further points in non-LAWS courses;

(c) (i) LAWS 211, LAWS 212, LAWS 213, LAWS 214, LAWS 297;

(ii) 45 points from LAWS 301, LAWS 312;

(d) 135 points from LAWS 302–311; LAWS 313–397;

(e) LAWS 489 and two approved courses from LAWS 430–460;

(f) one approved course from LAWS 520–529.*

*Refer to the LLM Schedule.

A candidate must have passed at least 60 LAWS 200-level points and be concurrently enrolled in the remaining LAWS 200-level courses, LAWS 301 and 312 to enrol in any courses in 1(c).

2. Each candidate shall, during the first year of enrolment in the LLB(Hons), present for LAWS 489 a supervised research essay undertaken on a topic approved by the Honours coordinator of the Faculty of Law.

3. A candidate shall normally complete the courses specified in section 1(d) and (e) over a two-year period. This period may be varied by the Honours coordinator.

4. The overall course of study for a candidate for a conjoint programme involving the LLB(Hons) and another Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington degree shall satisfy the requirements of sections 1–2 of these regulations and section 6.3.2 of the General Programmes of Study Regulations.

5. (a) The LLB(Hons) may be awarded with Honours as described in the Assessment Handbook.

(b) To be eligible for the award of Honours, a candidate shall complete all courses within three years of first enrolment for the LLB(Hons) degree.

(c) The class of Honours to be awarded shall be determined by the candidate’s performance in the courses prescribed in section 1(c)–(e) of these regulations as well as LAWS 301 and 312, and in any viva voce examination which may be held. Honours will not normally be awarded if a candidate has failed any course included in the assessment of Honours, unless the dean is satisfied that the candidate is worthy of such an award on their performance as a whole.

(d) A candidate whose work is of a standard lower than that required for Honours, or who has not met the requirement stated in (b), may be required to transfer to an LLB degree, receiving such points as determined by the Honours coordinator.

Transferring students who have fulfilled 1(a) to (e) but have not met the total points requirement may make up the difference with either Law or non-Law courses.