The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.

Candidates in this combined degree program will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Arts until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences. They will then be under the supervision of the Faculty of Law.

The Deans of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.

Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.

The units of study that may be taken for the degrees in the combined program are set out in Tables A and B of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.

To qualify for the award of the pass degrees in the combined program, candidates must complete 240 credit points comprising:

96 credit points from Table A and Table B; and

144 credit points of Law units of study, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3 and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Laws degrees.

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences a candidate must complete 144 credit points of units comprising:

48 credit points of the Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3;

96 credit points from Political, Economic and Social Sciences subject areas including:

a maximum of 48 junior credit points;

a core major listed in the Course resolution relating to the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences;

a minimum of 12 credit points of senior credit points from Government and International Relations, Political Economy, Anthropology or Sociology (these units of study must be taken from a subject area that is different from the core major).

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, candidates must complete 144 credit points taken from the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table, comprising:

102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and

42 credit points of elective units of study, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1 and a minimum of 6 credit points are taken from Part 2.

Completion of a core major is a requirement of the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences component of this combined degree. The majors available are listed in the course resolution relating to the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences.

Candidates in a Combined Law program must successfully complete LAWS1006 Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study.

Candidates are required to complete the Bachelor of Laws units of study in the order listed in the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.

Except with the permission of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, candidates must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences before proceeding to Year Four of the Bachelor of Laws.

Both the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours.

Honours in the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences is available to meritorious students who complete an additional year of full time study after the completion of the pass degree.

Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is available to meritorious students who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year of the program.

Candidates who qualify to undertake Honours in the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences may elect to enrol in the honours program:

by suspending candidature for the Bachelor of Laws degree for one year, with the permission of the Faculty of Law; or

by undertaking the honours course after completion of both degrees in the combined program.

Admission and award requirements for honours in either the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences or Laws are listed in the resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Bachelor of Laws respectively.

The Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Laws are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.

Honours in the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class in accordance with the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts.

Honours in the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in First Class or Second Class in accordance with the Resolutions relating to the Bachelor of Laws.

Candidates may withdraw from the combined degree program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences degree, by written application to the Faculty of Arts, and complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree at the time of transfer. Candidature in the Bachelor of Laws will cease in these circumstances.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature on or after 1 January, 2011.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2016. The relevant Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.