Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Students who have completed LLB Part I & II of the and have a weighted law GPA (LawHons GPA) of 6.00 (B+) and above are eligible to apply and be admitted into the LLB(Hons) programme. Students who have graduated with the LLB degree cannot be admitted into LLB(Hons). Students complete the LLB (Hons) requirements concurrently with their LLB, which is different to Honours offerings in other University Programmes. The LLB(Hons) programme includes a full-year 20-point Honours Seminar Course and a 40-point Dissertation in addition to the LLB degree requirements. This is an extra semester of study. Throughout the programme, students will need to maintain at least a B+ average.

The LLB(Hons) is made up of 540 points and involves a student completing the LLB programme and an additional 20-point honours seminar course (usually as part of their Part III year) and a 40-point dissertation in the semester immediately following the completion of LLB Part IV.

It will take a minimum of nine semesters to complete all of the requirements for the LLB(Hons) degree, unless a student is completing a conjoint degree. In that case it will take a minimum of 11 semesters.

The number of semesters required can be reduced by one if the dissertation is completed through Summer School immediately following their Part IV year.

Find out more about individual courses on our course information page.

Indicative Honours programme entry timeline

* Students apply for LLB(Hons) on SSO: by 1 October

* Final closing date for LLB(Hons) Applications: 8 December - no applications will be accepted after this date.

* Honours Selection Committee meet to determine entry requirements: mid-December

* LLB(Hons) offers sent to eligible applicants: by end of December

* Enrolments open for Honours Seminar - seminars are allocated on a first come first served basis: by end of December

* Deadline for students to accept LLB(Hons) offer: 15 January

* Deadline for students to enrol into Honours Seminar: second Friday of Semester One

Scholarships

Discover the wide range of scholarships available at Auckland Law School for domestic and international students.

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