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Programme Overview

Graduates of the Juris Doctor will have attained the knowledge, skills, values, and professional attributes required to fulfil the academic stage of training to qualify for legal practice and the capabilities for further specialist postgraduate and/or research studies.  

Potential Careers

Graduates of the Juris Doctor will have attained the knowledge, skills, values, and professional attributes required to fulfil the academic stage of training to qualify for legal practice and the capabilities for further specialist postgraduate and/or research studies.  

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Key Information for Students

Key Information for Students

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Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates

Fees and scholarships

Fees

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Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

Scholarships

Scholarships and awards

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Loans and Allowances

Student loans and allowances

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Cost of Living

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Key Dates

Application Advice

Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Key Dates

SemesterApplication Closing DateSemester Start DateSemester End Date

Other Important Dates

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Entry Requirements

My highest qualification is from the University of Auckland

Programme Entry Requirements

University of Auckland Qualification

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

5.0 - Grade Point Average

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Further Programme Entry Requirements

You must have completed the requirements for a Bachelors degree in any discipline, except New Zealand Common Law, with a Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher calculated across the entire duration of the degree, or have equivalent prior study.

Other Pathways to Study

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes.

Postgraduate Requirements

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

My highest qualification is from another tertiary institution

English Language Entry Requirements

If you are an international applicant whose first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency.

If you are a domestic applicant, you will generally be considered proficient in English.

6.5 - IELTS Academic score required

No bands less than - 6.0

See alternative English language requirements

For more information about the requirements and English proficiency tests, please see Postgraduate English language requirements.

Programme Entry Requirements External

Qualification from another tertiary institution

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

5.0 - Grade Point Equivalent

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Further Programme Entry Requirements External

You must have completed the requirements for an undergraduate degree in any discipline, except New Zealand Common Law, with a Grade Point Equivalent of 5.0 or higher calculated across the entire duration of the degree, or have equivalent prior study.

Other Pathways to Study External

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes.

Regulations

Preamble

The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

Admission

1 In order to be admitted to this degree, an applicant must have completed the requirements for a Bachelors degree in any discipline, except New Zealand Common Law, with a Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher calculated across the entire duration of the degree, or have equivalent prior study.

2 Equivalence in Regulation 1 will be determined by the University. Equivalence pertains to the standard as well as nature and level of study.

3 In exceptional circumstances the requirements in Regulation 1 may be waived by the relevant Associate Dean Academic or nominee if they determine that an applicant has at least three years of relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation.

Duration and Total Points Value

4 A student admitted to this degree must:

a pass courses with a total value of 360 points

and

b complete within the time limit specified in the General Regulations – Masters Degrees

and

c not exceed 405 points for the total enrolment for this degree.

Structure and Content

5 A student admitted into this degree must complete:

a the requirements as listed in the Juris Doctor Schedule

b the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

Honours

6 The Juris Doctor may be awarded with Distinction or Merit in accordance with the University’s General Regulations – Masters Degrees.

Variations

7 In exceptional circumstances the Programme Director may approve a variation to a student’s programme of study in accordance with the Enrolment and Programme Regulations.

Regulation Commencement or Amendment

8 These regulations came into force on 1 January 2026.

Graduate Profile

Graduate Profile

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Programme Capabilities

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