Program Overview

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws

Course Resolutions

The course resolutions detailed in this page apply to all courses included in the table below under section 1 (course codes). These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules, and policies.

1 Course Codes

• Code: BPCOMLAW-05
• Course title: Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws

2 Attendance Pattern

The attendance pattern for this course is full-time only.

3 Streams

• The Bachelor of Commerce in this combined degree is available in the following streams:
  • Dalyell
• Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Commerce.
• The requirements for the completion of the Dalyell stream are as specified in Table D of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees and section 6 of these resolutions.

4 Cross Faculty Management

• Candidates will be under the general supervision of the University of Sydney Business School until the end of the semester in which they complete requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce.
• After completion of requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce, students will be under the supervision of the University of Sydney Law School.

5 Admission to Candidature

• Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study, or an approved preparation program.
• Admission prerequisites set by the Academic Board must be met where applicable.
• English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.

6 Requirements for Award

• To qualify for the award of the pass combined degrees, a candidate must complete 240 credit points.
• The units of study that may be taken for this combined degree are set out in the following tables:
  • Table A for the Bachelor of Commerce
  • Tables O (the Open Learning Environment) and S of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees
  • For students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, Table D of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees
  • The University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table

7 Majors

• Completion of a major from Table A for the Bachelor of Commerce is a requirement for this combined degree.
• The majors available in the Bachelor of Commerce are:
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business Law
  • Finance
  • Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • International Business
  • Management and Leadership
  • Marketing

8 Progression Rules

• Candidates in a combined law course must successfully complete LAWS1025 Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study.
• Candidates are required to complete Bachelor of Laws units in the order listed in the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table.

9 Requirements for Award with Honours

• Honours is available to meritorious candidates in the Bachelor of Laws and in the Bachelor of Commerce.
• Candidates who qualify to undertake honours in the Bachelor of Commerce may elect to enrol in the honours program.

10 Award of the Degrees

• The Bachelor of Commerce within the combined degree is awarded in the grade of Pass, where Honours is only available via the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).
• The Bachelor of Laws is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.

11 Cross-Institutional Study

• Cross-institutional study is available in this course subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School during the first 144 credit points of the combined degree and subsequently to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Law School.

12 International Mobility

• The Business School and University of Sydney Law School encourage candidates in this course to participate in international mobility programs subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School during the first 144 credit points of the combined degree and subsequently subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Law School.

13 Course Transfer

• A candidate may withdraw from the combined degree program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Commerce by written application to the Student Centre, and complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree at the time of transfer.

14 Credit for Previous Study

• Credit transfer is subject to the relevant provisions of the Coursework Rule and the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School and the University of Sydney Law School.

15 Transitional Provisions

• These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2025.
• Students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January 2025 must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws component of their course under the course resolutions which applied at the time their candidature commenced.