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FREQUENTLY

ASKED QUESTIONS

CAN I RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ANY PRIOR
LEARNING?

The College’s Credit for Prior Learning Policy encourages practitioners
HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO I NEED who have completed previous postgraduate and other recognised
TO SET ASIDE FOR STUDY? study to apply for The College of Law’s credit towards a LLM.

You should allow eight to ten hours study per week per subject A maximum of three subject credits may be granted for the Master
to work through the online materials and participate in the online of Laws award.
learning activities. You will also be expected to devote further If you have undertaken a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice with
time to complete assessment tasks.
The College of Law within the last ten years you may apply to
If you are working full-time, we recommend that you take no receive up to two elective subjects of unspecified credit.
more than two subjects per intake. If you have undertaken a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
with another provider within the last ten years you may apply to
receive one elective subject of unspecified credit.
CAN I CLAIM CPD POINTS? If you have undertaken other postgraduate study, such as an LLM

You may be entitled to claim CPD points for your study, subject to or Graduate Diploma of Law, whether you have completed the
jurisdictional requirements. award or not, you may be eligible to receive credit for that study.
Bar Council Malaysia will award a total of 16 CPD points to an To apply for Credit for Prior Learning please complete the
individual upon successful completion of the Master of Laws, application for recognition of prior learning online with your
based on the date of completion of the course. application for enrolment and upload an original certified copy of
your academic transcript.

HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS?

Contact us at:
Phone: +60 3 2727 1609 or +61 2 9965 7000
Email: colasia@collaw.edu.au

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