LLB (four-year)
The LLB programme aims to give you a sound grasp of all branches of jurisprudence essential for a career as a legal practitioner and various other associated careers. Before they will formally be admitted to the profession of legal practitioner, however, LLB graduates must also undergo the prescribed vocational training and pass the entrance examination set by the profession.
Contact information
Programme overview
Duration
Four years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Legal practitioner (attorney or advocate) after having completed the prescribed practical training and passing the entrance examinations set by the profession; Judge (Magistrate, Regional Magistrate, High Court Judge, Appeal Court Judge, Constitutional Court Judge); Public Prosecutor; Deeds Office examiner or registrar; Master of the High Court: clerk or registrar; Legal advisor (in-house legal counsel); Compliance manager; Mediator or arbitrator; Public Protector; Academic (lecturer); Non-governmental organisation (NGO) work.
There are a multitude of other career options for law graduates, some examples include: Entrepreneur; Business manager; Journalist; National or provincial government.
There are a multitude of other career options for law graduates, some examples include: Entrepreneur; Business manager; Journalist; National or provincial government.
Occupations:
Lawyer
Judge
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- Write the NBTs AQL before 31 July
- An aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Life Orientation) in the NSC or IEB school-leaving certificate
- English or Afrikaans Home Language 60% OR Afrikaans or English First Additional Language 70%
If you wish to take Economics as a university subject, then also: - Mathematics 60% If you wish to take a university subject from another faculty, please make sure that you meet its requirements.
- An aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Life Orientation) in the NSC or IEB school-leaving certificate
- English or Afrikaans Home Language 60% OR Afrikaans or English First Additional Language 70%
If you wish to take Economics as a university subject, then also: - Mathematics 60% If you wish to take a university subject from another faculty, please make sure that you meet its requirements.
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
IEB-ISC Write NBTs AQL before 31 July IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Active Citizenry) English or Afrikaans Home Language 60% OR Afrikaans or English First Additional Language 70% If you wish to take Economics as a university subject, then also Mathematics 60%. If you wish to take a university subject from another faculty, please make sure that you meets its requirements
German Abitur
Write NBTs AQL before 31 Juy University Exemption with 70% average – 8 (Nam 10)
English or Afrikaans First Language 6 (Nam 8) or as Second Language 8 (Nam 10)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
Write AQL before 31 July University Exemption with 70% average
English or Afrikaans First Language 4 on HL or as Second Language 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
Write AQL before 31 July University Exemption with
70% average
English or Afrikaans First Language C on AS-Level OR English or Afrikaans Second Language B on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
Write AQL before 31 July University Exemption with
70% average
English or Afrikaans First Language E on A-Level or as Second Language D on A-Level
IEB-ISC Write NBTs AQL before 31 July IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Active Citizenry) English or Afrikaans Home Language 60% OR Afrikaans or English First Additional Language 70% If you wish to take Economics as a university subject, then also Mathematics 60%. If you wish to take a university subject from another faculty, please make sure that you meets its requirements
German Abitur
Write NBTs AQL before 31 Juy University Exemption with 70% average – 8 (Nam 10)
English or Afrikaans First Language 6 (Nam 8) or as Second Language 8 (Nam 10)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
Write AQL before 31 July University Exemption with 70% average
English or Afrikaans First Language 4 on HL or as Second Language 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
Write AQL before 31 July University Exemption with
70% average
English or Afrikaans First Language C on AS-Level OR English or Afrikaans Second Language B on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
Write AQL before 31 July University Exemption with
70% average
English or Afrikaans First Language E on A-Level or as Second Language D on A-Level
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
01 April 2026
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