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4. Twinning Programs
If the law degree is conducted through twinning or other collaborative
arrangements between universities in Australia and New Zealand and local
colleges in Malaysia, such programs must satisfy the following criteria
:
- The twinning arrangement SHALL consist of the maximum of 2 academic
years of study in Malaysia followed by a minimum of one academic year
of study in Australia or New Zealand.
- The curriculum and coverage of the 2 academic years of study in Malaysia
SHALL be the same as that conducted and covered internally by that Australia
New Zealand university which is the the partner in that twinning arrangement
and SHALL be validated annually and supervised by the same Australian
or New Zealand university.
- The 2 academic years course of study in Malaysia under a twinning
arrangement and the local colleges conducting such programs must be
approved by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia or any body established
by statute for that purpose
5. Joint Degrees
Where two or more different and distinct disciplines or branches of learning
are combined and studied in one degree program, that degree is a joint
degree for the purposes of these Guidelines
Such joint degrees are recognized under these Guidelines only if the
duration is extended to 5 years or more.
6. Transfers
- A law degree from any university is not recognized under these guidelines
if a holder of that degrees was in the first instance a failed student
from another law school who had obtained transfer to that university
from which he graduates with a law degree and who was not required to
commence the course afresh
- Where a student has failed a part of his course or obtained only a
conditional pass in any university and subsequently transfers his studies
to another university where he is provided credit for any part of the
course which he has passed and is allowed to proceed to the next year
of study without being required to pass the complete examination diet
of the equivalent year that he failed or was referred in his original
university, his final law degree is NOT accepted under these Guidelines.
This does not include a failed student who commences his course afresh
at a different university after failure at his original university and
thereafter successfully completes his course and awarded a degree
7. Modes of Study
A law degree is accepted only if it involves full-time study either wholly
at a university in Australia or New Zealand or partly at a local college
in Malaysia and partly at a university in Australia or New Zealand under
a twinning arrangement as in Rule 4 above.
8. Branch Campus
A law degree which is acquired from any university through its branch
campus located in Malaysia or elsewhere SHALL be given the same treatment
as though it is granted by the parent university in Australia or New Zealand
9. Mature Student Entry
In Limited Class, mature students may be admitted to pursue a law degree.
Such students
- Shall have a minimum of 3 credits passes at SPM level or its equivalent
And
- Shall possess a minimum of 5 years of proven working experience in
the related field
And
- Must be declared as suitable and proficient to follow the law program
by a special panel comprising of officials of the admitting university
in concurrence with the Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia.
Transitional
Rules 1 to 9 shall not apply to a candidate who has joined any of the
Australia and New Zealand universities
listed for the law degree program before 1st May 1999.
