Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree.

If you have completed your Bachelor of Laws or equivalent in a jurisdiction other than Australia, you will need to have your qualification assessed by the Law Society of Tasmania for assessment of overseas qualification through the Tasmanian Board of Legal Education https://lst.org.au/about/contact-us/

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

Course Specific Requirements

In accordance with section 8(2) of Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Rules 2021 to be eligible to enrol in the post-graduate Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice applicants need to have EITHER::

successfully completed an academic qualification in law leading to admission to the Australian legal profession, OR
have no more than 2 academic subjects to complete:
(i) where none of the outstanding subjects is one of the academic areas of knowledge referred to in Schedule 1 of the Legal Profession (Board of Legal Education) Rules 2021, and

(ii) for which the applicant must be enrolled while undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and

(iii) the applicant has received the prior permission of the Board of Legal Education to commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
International students with English as a second language will also need to have an IELTS score of 6, with no band less than 6.
TOEFL (iBT) - 72 (no skill below: Reading 16, Listening 16, Speaking 18, Writing 22)
PTE Academic- 50 with no score lower than 50