Combined law transfer (1 Viewer)

[~DuMbEr~]

im thinking about business/law but didnt make the cutoff..i want to try and get into business and transfer to combined law later on..how can i do this? how hard is it and how soon can it be done? Ive heard they usually take 1/2 GPA and 1/2 ur UAI..

 

[jase_]

If you do the BBus at UTS and apply for INTERNAL transfer into the BBus/LLB after one year, then they will look at your uni results and personal statement only, no UAI.

UAI is only for external transfers.

Good luck!

 

[~DuMbEr~]

So how hard is it to get such marks to transfer? Is there a quota or something? and considering i only did general maths, how hard will it be to get good enough marks in Bbusiness to transfer to combined law? Thanx!

 

[jase_]

I'd say not too hard if try hard. There's isn't much Maths in Business, and most of the first year subjects are not too hard.

LLB has limited places, so you might need a distinction average or higher to have a good chance probably (75+).

 

[MrA]

Could u possibly estimate working how many hours per week on average may give u a distinction (or higher) average?

 

[jase_]

That depends on what your initial course is. Some courses will require you to study more than others. It also depends on your prior knowledge of the degree, since some subjects you may do in first year, you may have learnt some of the concepts in school.

Such as if your doing IT, if you did IPT and/or SDD in school, then the first semester of the IT course will be easier for you. If your doing Business and you did Business Studies and/or Economics then the Accounting and Economics subjects may seem easier for you as well.

If you have a strong interest in the initial course you end up doing, then you will also probably do better in that course. Most lecturers will say around 4-10 hours outside of uni time per subject, but it really depends on how much you understand during the uni time. First year uni (especially first semester) usually isn't too challenging for most courses, so I'd say just try your best in first semester and see how much study you need.

If your transferring internally then usually your 2nd semester results are counted more heavily than your first, so you have your 1st semester to perfect your working skills.

 

[MrA]

uhh, 4-10 hours per subject...is how many hours per day/week?

hehe, sorry

 

[jase_]

Well that depends again on the course. If your doing IT and Business then your uni time is usually only 12 hours per week, so you have more time to study. If you doing like Engineering or Science then its usually 20-30 hours per week of uni time.

Uni time means lectures, tutorials, labs, and such.

 

[santaslayer]

wow...thats a lot.....

 

[jase_]

Well thats what lecturer's will say. Usually you just spend an hour or two reading the textbook per week for each subject and thats all. It really depends how much of it sunk in, in the lectures and tutorials.

 

[MrA]

how many subjects do u do at one time?

 

[jase_]

Usually 4 subjects per semester.

 

[Lexicographer]

Full time students will for the most part take four subjects of 6 credit points each, totalling the norm of 24 credit points for semester.

Some subjects are worth more credit points than others though, because they take more time in a week. Think of CPs as an extension of the "units" we used when talking about HSC subjects.