Exchange Program
Information
Session
The Law School and the International Programs Office jointly offer an informal
information session each March which provides interested students with an opportunity
to meet current overseas exchange students and Adelaide students who have returned
from a period of exchange study. Academic and administrative staff will also be
available to answer questions. Details will be posted on the Law School notice
boards early in Semester 1 each year.
Planning ahead
Students intending to participate in an exchange program must expect to take
longer than the minimum time to complete the requirements for their law degree
at Adelaide. This is because status, on account of one years full time study at
the Exchange University, will be granted in unspecified elective subjects to a
maximum value of 24 points only. Status on account of one semester’s study may
be granted in 9 or 12 points depending on the amount of study approved and undertaken.
Application Procedures
Applications close in approximately mid April. Applicants should complete
the form available from the Law School Office and lodge it with the Student Advisor
in the Law School. The selection process will be completed and successful applicants
notified by early May. Acceptance of the offer must be made, in writing, by mid
May.
Selection
Selection will be based on academic merit together with an interview conducted
by the Law School. Final selection is at the discretion of the Exchange University.
Study Program
If accepted you should delay determining and submitting details of
your proposed program of study until approximately 2 months before departure.
This will avoid unnecessary assessment of courses.
Students must be enrolled at the Exchange University on a full time basis,
in sufficient law subjects to comply with the status requirements below. Each
student's program of study must be approved by the Law School prior to departure
in order to determine its suitability. Students accepted under this program cannot
undertake studies towards a non- law degree. Full details of the subjects available
for study at the Exchange University can be obtained from the individual University
websites.
Schemes of
Study
Suggested schemes of study for intending exchange students will vary as a
number of unique circumstances will apply to each applicant. Students are strongly
advised to consult the Student Adviser as early as possible in their law studies
if they are contemplating taking law studies as an exchange student.
Enrolment at
Adelaide
You must enrol
at The University of Adelaide during your time at the Exchange
University. You will continue to be liable for HECS and Adelaide
Student Union fees during this period.
Enrolment at
the Exchange University
You will also
be required to enrol at the Exchange University as a Non-award/non-degree
student and you will not have any claim to an award from the
Exchange University.
Financial Arrangements
While tuition
fees are waived, all other costs are the responsibility of
the exchange student. If you are eligible for AUSTUDY in Australia
you are still eligible to receive such payments while on exchange.
Further details are available through AUSTUDY.
Status
Subject to satisfactory completion of the approved study program, and on presentation
of an official record from the Exchange University indicating such, students will
be granted status in unspecified elective subjects up to a maximum value of 24 points
towards their Bachelor of Laws at Adelaide.
Successful
applicants
Successful applicants who have also applied for selection under various University-wide
exchange programs will need to decide whether to accept their offer in Law and
withdraw their other application(s). It is not possible to delay acceptance of
an offer under the Law exchange program pending the outcome of a University-wide
exchange application which may not be determined until much later in the year.
If you decline an offer made under the Law exchange program, in the expectation
of gaining a place under a University-wide exchange application, you cannot take
up the former if you are unsuccessful in the latter.
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