BA (Law)
BA (Law) does not by itself qualify you to practise as a legal practitioner - to practise you require an LLB degree in addition. The three-year BA (Law) programme provides a twofold benefit, however: It enriches your understanding of human behaviour and social issues, while it lays an excellent foundation for a more advanced study of law. In fact, students who hold the BA (Law) degree will be exempted from the first two years of the four-year LLB programme. These students may join the LLB programme for its last two years, and can obtain the LLB degree after two years should they wish to pursue a career as a legal practitioner.
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Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- 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
- EB-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 July
- University Exemption with 70% average
- English or Afrikaans First Language 6 (Nam 8) or as Second Language 8 (Nam 10)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
- Write NBTs 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 NBTs 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 NBTs 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
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GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT:
https://files.su.ac.za/public/undergraduate-maties/documents/2026-03/law.pdf
Programme structure
Full-time