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Frequently Asked Questions

UTS College Diplomas are available across three programs:

  • Accelerated: 8 months
Our Accelerated program is the fastest way to get into UTS, but it’s not for everyone. The workload is intense and you’ll need to be dedicated to your studies to succeed.
  • Standard: 12 months.
This is the course length most of our students select. Standard covers the same content as accelerated but is spread out across 12 months and ideal for studying at a steady pace.
  • Extended: 16 months.

The Extended program offers the same subjects as the standard program PLUS Academic English or Academic Communication and two enabling subjects designed to help build your confidence for studying the Standard Diploma.

Entry is based on your HSC average (not your ATAR) which must include English and your top three board-developed subjects.

  • 75% for the Accelerated (8 month) diploma
  • 67% for the Standard (12 month) diploma
  • 63% for the Extended (16 month) diploma

The standalone Bachelor of Laws at UTS is shorter. It will save you one year of study if you are looking to only study law and not qualify with a double degree. It has the same benefits for a law-related career as the double degree, for example, getting admission to practice from the Legal Profession Admission Board. To practice as a lawyer, you will also need to undertake the 18 credit point Practical Legal Training (PLT) component of the course. For more information see the UTS Bachelor of Laws.

On successfully completing either diploma, if you choose, you’ll gain either 48 credit points (without Practical Legal Training) or 30 credit points (with Practical Legal Training) towards the UTS Bachelor of Laws. You will still be required to complete all core law subjects of the course.

PLT is the most important and practical element of law training. If you want to apply for admission to practice from the Legal Profession Admission Board and practice in the legal profession, you’ll need to do PLT. The PLT component is part of the Bachelor of Laws (18 credit points) or in addition to a Juris Doctor (JD).

Ideally, you should know whether you want to package your diploma with the standalone Bachelor of Laws or the double degree before you apply. However, we understand that decision-making can be hard, and you may be able to change your UTS degree option through the proper processes. Please speak to the UTS College Student Centre for more information.

Ideally, we hope that you’ll know if you want to practice as a lawyer in Australia and therefore do PLT, before applying. However, we understand that decision-making can be hard, and you may be able to change your PLT option through the proper processes. Please speak to the UTS College Student Centre for more information.

In 2023, the standalone UTS Bachelor of Laws tuition fee is $48,020 annually. Domestic students may choose to defer payment of fees through FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP.
 

The articulation requirements are the same, but the recognition of prior learning (RPL) will be different, as it relates to different subjects within the UTS degree. For the Bachelor of Laws, you will receive either 48 credit points (without PLT*) or 30 credit points (with PLT*) of RPL towards the UTS Bachelor of Laws for the ‘option’ subjects. You will still be required to complete all core law subjects of the course.
*Practical Legal Training.

For domestic students, successful articulation requires you to achieve a GPA of 4.

For domestic students, successful articulation requires you to achieve a GPA of 4.

UTS Law is highly ranked 7th law school in Australia and in the top 100 in the world by the QS University Rankings by Subject 2021. The faculty is also ‘Above World Standard’ in research by the Commonwealth Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia initiative assessment 2015. You can discover what previous students say about the UTS law degree here.