Bachelor of Laws with Honours / Bachelor of Science

Entry Requirements:

• Higher Education: Successful study at AQF level 7 (or equivalent) achieving either one semester with a minimum 70% GPA; or two semesters with a minimum 67% GPA.
Applicants via this pathway may be requested to attend an interview.
• Recent Secondary Education:
• For Criminology:
Successful completion of one of the following:
• Murdoch FlexiTrack High Program in Year 12
• TLC Learning for Tomorrow in Year 12
• For Law:
No direct entry.
• Vocational Education & Training:
• For Criminology:
Successful completion of a Diploma or Advanced Diploma.
• For Law: No direct entry.
• Work & Life Experience:
Admission is based on relevant work and life experience. Applicants must also meet the English Language Competency requirements for the course.
• For Law: No direct entry – consider Pre-Law pathway.
• Pre-Law: Successful completion of Pre-Law course with a 60% average.
• Murdoch Institute of Technology (MIT) courses:
• For Criminology:
Successful completion of one of the following:
• Murdoch University Preparation Course with a minimum of 50% in every subject.
• Foundation Studies Course with a minimum of 50% in every subject.
• For Law: Successful completion of one of the following:
• Murdoch University Preparation Course with a minimum average mark of 78% or higher with a minimum of 70% in the ‘Introduction to Academic Communication’ unit
• Foundation Studies Course with a minimum average mark of 78% or higher.
• Enabling courses (after Year 12):
• For Criminology:
Successful completion of one of the following:
• OnTrack Flex, OnTrack Sprint or K-Track at Murdoch University.
• For Law: No direct entry.
• Western Australian Universities Foundation Program (WAUFP):
• For Criminology:
CPS 54 or higher.
• For Law: CPS 70 or higher.
• Law Start: Successful attendance and completion of LAW START, an ability and aptitude Evaluation Pathway.
• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE):
• For Criminology:
Overall Position (OP) of 13 or lower.
• For Law: Overall Position (OP) of 6 or lower.
• Minimum Selection Rank (WA/ACT/NSW/NT/SA/TAS/VIC):
• For Criminology:
70
• For Law:
90
• GCE A Levels:
• For Criminology:
Minimum of 6 points taken from the best 2 or 3 subjects where A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 (AS Levels are equivalent to half points e.g. A=2.5, B=2 etc.) or higher.
• For Law: Minimum of 12 points taken from the best 2 or 3 subjects where A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 (AS Levels are equivalent to half points e.g.
A=2.5, B=2 etc.) or higher.
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma:
• For Criminology:
Total score of 24 or higher.
• For Law: Total score of 33 or higher.
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT):
• For Law: No direct entry – consider Pre-Law pathway.
• Portfolio entry: For Criminology and combined Criminology courses, a successful portfolio application that demonstrates relevant aptitude and ability in a related learning area.

Language Proficiency Requirements:

• For Criminology: Evidence of completing Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level (domestic applicants only), OR Evidence of completing a minimum of 2 years study at TAFE or an RTO (domestic applicants only), OR A STAT Written English score of 140 or higher, OR Scaled mark of 50 or higher in one of the following: English ATAR, Literature ATAR, English as and Additional Dialect (EALD).
• For Law: No direct entry.
• For Law and Criminology: Evidence of completing year 11 and 12 in Australia at any Level (Domestic Applicants Only) Evidence of completing a minimum of 2 years of studies at TAFE or an RTO (Domestic Applicants Only).