The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.

Candidates in this combined degree program will be under the general supervision of the University of Sydney Business School until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce. They will then be under the supervision of the Faculty of Law.

The Deans of the University of Sydney Business School 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 educationally 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 the Table of undergraduate units of study of the University of Sydney Business School and the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table.

To qualify for the award of the pass degrees, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points, comprising:

96 credit points of units of study for the Bachelor of Commerce from the Table of undergraduate units of study: University of Sydney Business School; 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 Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws degrees.

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce, candidates must complete 144 credit points, including:

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

36 credit points of core units of study (30 junior and six senior credit points);

a major in a Commerce subject area; and

a maximum 48 credit points in junior units of study from the Table of undergraduate units of study: University of Sydney Business School.

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 major is a requirement of the Bachelor of Commerce degree. A major requires the completion of 36 senior credit points. The list of majors available in the Bachelor of Commerce is specified in the course resolutions for the Bachelor of Commerce. Units of study counted towards one major may not count toward any other major completed.

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 Commerce before proceeding to Year Four of the Bachelor of Laws.

Students must enrol in all compulsory junior Commerce credit points within the first year of enrolment.

Both the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours.

Honours in the Bachelor of Commerce 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 Commerce may elect to enrol in the honours program:

by suspending candidature from 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 Commerce or Laws are listed in the resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School and the Bachelor of Laws respectively.

Both the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.

Honours in the Bachelor of Commerce is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class in accordance with the resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School.

Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is awarded in First Class or Second Class in accordance with the Resolutions of the Bachelor of Laws.

Candidates may withdraw from the combined degree program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Commerce degree, by written application to the University of Sydney Business School, 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 persons 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.

Notwithstanding sub-rule (2), the admission and award requirements for Honours in the Bachelor of Laws will be determined according to the transitional provisions in rule 11 of the Resolutions for the Bachelor of Laws.