| 1. |
The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations. |
| Admission |
| 2. |
Candidates for the Degree must have |
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(a) |
qualified for the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Laws or a combined Law degree of the University
of Waikato or a qualification considered by the Academic Board to
be equivalent, and |
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(b) |
satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the
subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered
appropriate by the Academic Board. |
| 3. |
In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit
and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements
of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission
subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic
Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently. |
| Requirements for the Degree |
| 4. |
The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Degree is one year. The requirements of the Degree must be
completed within four consecutive years of first enrolling for the
Degree. |
| 5. |
Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Law and follow
an approved programme of study. |
| 6. |
Candidates must gain 120 points at 500 level or above. |
| 7. |
Candidates must complete the papers prescribed for the
Degree in the Law entry in the University of Waikato Calendar, including
any compulsory papers. |
| 8. |
Candidates may include |
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(a) |
a dissertation equivalent to 30 points, or |
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(b) |
a dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or |
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(c) |
a thesis equivalent to 90 points, or |
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(d) |
a thesis equivalent to 120 points. |
| 9. |
Candidates may take up to 30 points from outside the
field of the Degree. |
| 10. |
The field of the Degree comprises the papers prescribed
for the Degree in the Law entry in the University of Waikato Calendar. |
| 11. |
If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more
than 30 points in total), he or she may repeat the paper or papers
or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points
value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers
worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed
with the Degree. |
| Award of Honours |
| 12. |
The Degree may be awarded with |
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(a) |
First Class Honours, or |
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(b) |
Second Class Honours (first division), or |
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(c) |
Second Class Honours (second division), |
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or without honours. |
| 13. |
Candidates who fail a paper will not be eligible for
the award of honours. |
| 14. |
Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the
level of honours will be calculated on the basis of the grades of
the first 120 points completed by the candidate while enrolled for
the Degree, including any failed paper. |
| 15. |
In order to be eligible for consideration for the award
of honours, the requirements of the Degree must be completed in
not more than 12 consecutive months of full-time study, or, in the
case of part-time study, an equivalent period not exceeding two calendar
years, from the date of first enrolment in the Degree. |
| Variations |
| 16. |
Candidates who have qualified for the degree of Bachelor
of Laws with Honours at the University of Waikato or for a qualification
considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or who have otherwise
provided evidence that satisfies the Academic Board of his or her
ability to do so, may be permitted to take the Degree by 120 point
thesis alone. |
| 17. |
The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
