Postgraduate Certificate in Law–PGCertLaw 60 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGCertLaw shall have:

(i) completed an LLB(Hons) or LLB; and

(ii) been accepted by the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty of Law as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the director for a candidate who has extensive practical, professional or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind and ability to proceed with the proposed course of study.

2. (a) The course of study for the PGCertLaw shall be a coherent programme of study approved by the director and consisting of courses at 400-level and above, with a total value of no less than 60 points. Except as provided in section 4, these courses shall be chosen from the LLB(Hons), or LLM schedules.

(b) The course of study may include up to two courses passed for a Certificate of Proficiency before enrolment for the PGCertLaw.

3. A candidate shall normally be enrolled for at least one trimester and shall complete the PGCertLaw within two years of first enrolling in it. The director may extend the maximum period in special cases.