Senior Status Law

Six Terms

Many students who already have an undergraduate degree apply to take the BA in Jurisprudence over six terms (i.e. over two academic years rather than three). Successful applicants for the six term course will normally be predicted to achieve, or have achieved, a first class degree or equivalent; or, in the case of mature applicants, there must be strong and convincing evidence of the applicant’s achievements and future promise at an equivalent level. Further information on the Senior Status law course is available on the Law Faculty website.

Please note that Senior Status is not available for the Law with Law Studies in Europe course.

Only the following colleges consider applicants for the six term Senior Status Law course. Candidates who wish to apply for the six term Senior Status law course must select Point of Entry Year 2 on their UCAS application and either select one of these colleges or submit an Open application (in which case the application will be allocated to one of these colleges).

Seven Terms

Merton, St Anne's, St Edmund Hall and Harris Manchester College (a college exclusively for students aged 21 or over) may consider applications to take the BA in Jurisprudence over seven terms (i.e. over two years and one term). Places on this seven term course are not available every year: please check with the relevant college before applying. A candidate applying for the seven term course must be prepared to begin their studies one term early (i.e. in April, at the start of Trinity Term, rather than in October). The seven term course allows for students to study at the same pace as undergraduates on the standard three year law course. As a result, admissions criteria for the Senior Status seven term course may not be so strict as for the Senior Status six term course. All enquiries about the seven term course should be directed to the colleges in question. Please note that Senior Status is not available for the Law with Law Studies in Europe course.