The College

UWS Students

This information applies to UWS students undertaking cross institutional study at The College of Law.

The College of Law offers the Professional Program UWS for UWS students as an adjunct to GDLP studies undertaken at UWS.


Eligibility for the Professional Program – UWS students
Students must seek approval from the UWS Head of Program GDLP to undertake cross Institutional study at the College of Law. Approval will be granted automatically provided that students are not enrolled in more than 20 credit points in their UWS law degree course and students have satisfactorily completed F7031 at UWS.

Students must, on application to the College, supply a letter from the School of Law, UWS confirming their eligibility to enrol in the program.


Requirements on Completion
Once the cross institutional study has been completed students must advise UWS by filling in an academic credit application form.


Program Components
The cross institutional study consists of the following subjects of the coursework component of the NSW Professional Program:

•  Civil Litigation Practice
•  Commercial and Corporate Practice
•  Property Practice
•  One elective from Consumer Law Practice. Employment and Industrial Relations Practice, Planning and Environmental Law Practice or Wills and Estates Practice.


Program Fee
For 2009 the full Program Fee will be $4,110.
For international students undertaking the Program, the fee will be $5,952.


Payment can be made upfront or through a FEE-HELP application.
To complete your Fee-Help form correctly, please note below the information to be recorded for questions 4, 5 & 6.

4. Name of higher education provider: The College of Law
5. Student identification number: Please leave blank
6. Name of course of study: Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice or GDLP


Autumn 2009 Commencement
- Course Code NP091F_UWS
Students are required to attend The College of Law at St Leonards during the UWS Intra session break during the week of the 20th April, 2009 for 3 days from 9am to 5pm and again during UWS Stuvac during the week of 1 June, 2009 for 3 days from 10am to 4pm to complete various assessment tasks and exams.

• Enrol by 9 February 2009
• Commencing on 23 February 2009
• Census date is 30 March 2009
• UWS Intra session break commences on 20 April 2009
• UWS Stuvac session commences on 1 June 2009
• Course end date is 26 June 2009

Spring 2009 Commencement - Course Code NP092F_UWS
Students are required to attend The College of Law at St Leonards during the UWS Intra session break during the week of the 21 September, 2009 for 3 days from 9am to 5pm and again during UWS Stuvac during the week of 2 November 2009 for 3 days from 10am to 4pm to complete various assessment tasks and exams.

• Enrol by 13 July 2009
• Commencing on 27 July 2009
• Census date is 31 August 2009
• UWS Intra session break commences on 21 September 2009
• UWS Stuvac session commences on 2 November 2009
• Course end date is 27 November 2009

Students will need to be mindful of their workload as the cross institutional workload for UWS students at The College of Law is equivalent to about 25 hours per week study and is the UWS equivalent of 40 credit points.

UWS Application Form

 

More Information
Please contact Dorothy Sargant-Stevens, Administrative Officer PLT & P/G on 4620 3629 in the first instance (email: d.sargantstevens@uws.edu.au) or Paul Rogers, Head of Program (GDLP) p.rogers@uws.edu.au on 0410 531 314 (Bus. Hours) for additional information.

For Enrolment or Payment queries, please contact Student Services on ph: 1300 856 111 or email: enrolments@collaw.edu.au