Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.
There are a number of ways to gain entry to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) program at the University of Newcastle. Students may be considered for admission on the basis of:

1. NSW HSC or equivalent - irrespective of age of qualification,

2. Completed or partly completed higher education studies,

3. TAFE qualifications,

4. Overseas qualifications equivalent to Australian studies (International),

5 A University approved special admission adjustment factor scheme:

Educational Access Scheme (EAS), and
Regional and Rural Adjustment Scheme.
6. A University approved special admission scheme:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Scheme,
Elite Athletes Admission Scheme,
Special Circumstances Admission Scheme, and
Guaranteed Entry Admission Scheme.
Applicants for this program must satisfy a minimum English Language Proficiency Standard equivalent to an IELTS overall minimum of 7.0 with no subtest result below 6.0. TOEFL IBT 94 R: 24 L:24 S: 23 Writing 27