Award of LLB with Honours

Guideline Rules for the awarding of Honours in Law are as follows:

For students commencing their Law studies in 2003 and beyond:

• Eligibility for honours in the LLB is based on the calculation of a ‘Course Weighted Average’ (CWA) for all units studied at Macquarie University with the prefix LAW. The CWA is the sum of the scaled marks for each unit with the prefix LAW, multiplied by the credit points in that unit, summed across all units with the prefix LAW for which a scaled mark has been recorded, divided by the total credit points for the student in those units.
• The calculation of CWA will not include units studied at other universities, including units taken while on an international exchange program.
• A student must have completed a minimum of 44 credit points of units with the prefix LAW at Macquarie University to be eligible for graduation with honours.
• Students will graduate First Class Honours if they have obtained a CWA of 76 or higher, and they have completed a LAW 561 or LAW 564 research project with a grade of at least a Credit.
• Students will graduate with Second Class Honours if they obtain a CWA of 71 or higher. 

For Students who commenced their Law studies prior to 2003:

In order to obtain honours in the LLB a student must obtain a GPA of 3.0 in all units taken with the prefix LAW, save in exceptional circumstances, and either:

• To gain First Class Honours, must obtain at least 52 credit points at ‘A’ or ‘D’ or ‘HD’ level in units with the prefix LAW.
• To gain Second Class Honours, must obtain a GPA of 3.6 units with the prefix LAW worth 36 credit points which must include 12 credit points from required law units.