Coursework

Juris Doctor

  • CRICOS code: 073303C

Key application dates

UPCOMING INTAKES AND KEY DATES

  • There are currently no scheduled dates or intakes for this course.

Applications to commence the Juris Doctor in 2025 will open in early-mid 2024. Applications to commence the Juris Doctor in 2024 have closed and late applications are not accepted.

There are a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for this course. To ensure you are considered for a CSP, submit your complete application prior to the application deadline.

How to apply

1. Review entry requirements and eligibility

2. Gather your supporting documentation

As part of your application, you’ll be required to submit:

If you are in your final year of an undergraduate degree, you should only apply once you have at least 2.5 years’ worth of results (or equivalent), and ensure that your results include any exchange studies, if relevant.

If you have completed your undergraduate degree, you can apply any time prior to the application deadline.

3. Submit your application

If you are applying via the standard pathway, as a Melbourne Chancellor's Scholar, or the Fee place guarantee pathway, you should apply directly online to the University of Melbourne.

If you are a high school leaver and applying for a Graduate Degree Package, you will apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).

Additional application considerations:

Where a course offers both Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) and Australian full fee (AF) places, you only need to submit an application for one fee type. You will automatically be considered for a CSP if you are eligible.

Applications for this course are currently closed

After you apply

  • All communications related to your application, including requests for additional information and application outcomes, will be sent to the email address you registered for your application. To avoid delays, please upload requested information as soon as possible.
  • Track the progress of your application via the Application Portal.
  • Please note that the Admissions team will only contact you via email if anything else is needed; there's no need to enquire about the timeline in the meantime.
  • The time it takes to assess applications can vary. If you're applying for the next intake, this will typically be 4 to 8 weeks after we receive all required documents. Future intakes (beyond the next intake) may have different assessment timelines. 

Outcomes

Applications are considered on a rolling basis and eligible applicants will receive an offer immediately. Due to the limited places in our course, some applicants may be placed on a waitlist to be assessed once the application deadline has passed. Applicants who are waitlisted will not be informed until an official outcome to their application is available. All outcomes are typically issued by the end of November each year.

Additional information

Commencement

The Juris Doctor commences in late January/early February each year with a compulsory orientation program and an intensive two-week summer subject prior to Semester 1.

International students need to be in Melbourne in time to attend an international welcome event a day prior to orientation.

For additional, in-depth details on entry requirements and admissions for this course, refer to the University Handbook.
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