Program Overview

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Bachelor of Science 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: BPSCILAW-02
• Course title: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws

2 Attendance Pattern

The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.

3 Streams

• The Bachelor of Science in this combined degree is available in the following streams:
  • Dalyell
• Completion of streams is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Science.

4 Admission to Candidature

• Admission to this course is available 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.
• English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.
• Special admission pathways are open for educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
• Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking.

5 Cross-Faculty Management

• Students in this course will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Science until the end of the semester in which they successfully complete requirements for the Bachelor of Science.
• They will then be under the general supervision of the University of Sydney Law School.

6 Requirements for Award

• To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a student must complete 240 credit points of units of study.
• The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws are set out in:
  • Table A for the Bachelor of Science
  • The University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table
  • Table S from the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees
  • Table O of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees
• For students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, Table D of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees.

7 Majors and Programs

• Completion of a major from Table A for the Bachelor of Science is a requirement for this combined degree.
• Students have the option of completing a program with an embedded major from Table A for the Bachelor of Science of up to 72 credit points.

8 Satisfactory Progress

• Progress within a major, minor, stream, program or Honours component within the Bachelor of Science is governed by progression rules specified in the relevant Table for the component.
• Students must:
  • Successfully complete LAWS1025 Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws unit of study
  • Successfully complete Bachelor of Laws units in the order listed in the Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table

9 Requirements for Award with Honours

• Honours is available to meritorious students in the Bachelor of Laws and in an area of study in the Bachelor of Science.
• Students who qualify to undertake the Bachelor of Science (Honours) may elect to enrol in the Honours component.

10 Award of the Degrees

• The Bachelor of Laws is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.
• The Bachelor of Science 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 Faculty of Science.

12 International Mobility

• While undertaking the Bachelor of Science, the Faculty of Science encourages students in this course to participate in international exchange and global mobility programs.

13 Course Transfer

• A student may withdraw from the combined degree program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Science by written application to the Faculty of Science.

14 Credit for Previous Study

• Credit transfer is subject to the relevant provisions of the Coursework Policy and the Resolutions of the Faculty of Science and the University of Sydney Law School.

15 Transitional Provisions

• These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2025.