What's the difference?

www.up.ac.za/law

Faculty of Law

APS = 30English/Afrikaans 5 (60 - 69%)

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lty of HumanitiesBA(Law)

APS = 32English/Afrikaans 5 (60 - 69%)

Faculty of Law

LLB

APS = 32English/Afrikaans 5 (60 - 69%)Full Mathematics 5 (60 - 69%)

Faculty of EMS

BCom(Law)

Admission requirements

If you would like more information – such as minimum requirements and career opportunities – do visit the various faculties’ websites:

Faculty of Law:www.up.ac.za/law

Faculty of EMS Sciences:www.up.ac.za/ems

Faculty of Humanities:www.up.ac.za/hum

What 's the difference?

3options

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BA(Law)

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LLB

3options

Choices, choices, choices! So which law degree do you choose?

It all depends on your aptitude and personal circumstances.

Here you’ll find a comprehensive explanation of the three degrees and possibly see which one will suit you best!

The University of Pretoria offers three possible routes to a four-year undergraduate LLB legal qualification: BA (Law) LLB, BCom (Law) LLB and the LLB.

Many prospective law students are unsure about which degree option to pursue.

If you have a strong interest in languages and social sciences

or commercial and economic disciplines and you would like to eventually practice law in one of

these fields, it’s a good idea to enrol for the BA (Law) or

BCom (Law).

An LLB degree is the minimum academic requirement to join the organised legal profession in SA.

BCom (Law) / BA (Law) = 3yrs + LLB (2yrs) = 5yrs

for 2 degrees

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Explanation of the 3degrees

Obviously, combined programmes are more expensive and take longer to complete than

the LLB four-year degree programme.

Choose the degree

that suits your needs!

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A broad outline of the Attorneys’ profession versus the Advocates’ profession

BA Law BCom Law

Law Society of South Africa * General Council of theBar of South Africa

Cape Law Society

Law Society of the

Free State

Law Society of the

Northern Provinces

Kwazu-lu-Natal

Law Society

Attorneys’ Profession

2 years of articles of clerkship(Section 15)

and five-weekcourse

1 year of articles of clerkship, subject

to a six month/ correspondence

law school(Section 2)

Admission Examination for Attorneys: Annually during

± February and August(Permitted to write after

serving a period of six months of clerkship)

Admission in theHigh Court as an

Attorney

Legal practice*The Law Society of South Africa brings together its six constituent members – the Cape Law Society, the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society, the Law Society of the Free State, the Law Society of the Northern Provinces, the Black Lawyers Association and the National Association of Democratic Lawyers.

This document reflects current legislation and excludes Legal Practice Act (not in force yet) 15/11/2014

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