Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting - Laddering routes

Academic credits gained as a graduate of the diploma program will be recognized towards completion of the Master of Laws (Legislative Drafting) degree at the Cavehill Barbados Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI).

Admission and eligibility

The minimum requirement for admission to the UWI LLM shall normally be a Lower Second-Class Honours degree (GPA 2.5) or its equivalent.

The following persons are eligible to apply for admission into the LLM programmes:

• Graduates of The University of the West Indies or an approved university holding a degree which includes such subjects as shall satisfy the Board of Graduate Studies and Research;
• Graduates of The University of the West Indies or an approved university, who satisfy the Board of Graduate Studies and Research of their capability to undertake the course of study leading to the award of the LLM degree.

A maximum of 20 AU graduates may be admitted by UWI annually.

Advanced standing

AU applicants who have completed the AU Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting with fifteen (15) credits, will be required to successfully complete four (4) LLM courses or twenty-four (24) credits in the UWI LLM (Legislative Drafting) Programme. Two (2) of these courses must be LAW6720 Public Law I – Advanced Constitutional Law and LAW6730 Public Law II – Advanced Administrative Law, which are six (6) credits each. For the final twelve (12) credits, the applicant may complete any two (2) other six (6) credit courses on the UWI LLM (Legislative Drafting) Programme.

AU applicants who have completed the AU Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting with eighteen (18) credits, will be required to successfully complete three (3) LLM courses or eighteen (18) credits in the UWI LLM (Legislative Drafting) Programme. Two (2) of the three (3) courses must be LAW6720 Public Law I – Advanced Constitutional Law and LAW6730 Public Law II – Advanced Administrative Law, which are six (6) credits each. For the final six (6) credits, the applicant may complete any other course on the UWI LLM (Legislative Drafting) Programme.

Residency

UWI advises that students admitted to the LLM program should expect to spend two weeks in Barbados in semester 2, typically in March.

Application

For further information and to apply for admission to the LLM program see: https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/Law/programmes/postgraduate/legislative-drafting.aspx

You may also contact the GDLD office [gdld@athabascau.ca] for assistance.

Academic credits gained in the Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting will be recognized towards completion of a Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies degree.

Students interested in earning a Diploma in legislative drafting as well as a MAIS degree should be aware of the following:

• AU students cannot be enrolled in more than one program at AU at a time.
• Accordingly, GDLD students wishing to also obtain a MAIS degree should first complete the Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting and then enter into the MAIS program to complete the remaining courses necessary for the MAIS degree.
• MAIS students interested in the GDLD program will need to withdraw from MAIS and complete the GDLD program and then re-apply to MAIS.
• Should students wish to pursue both credentials it is suggested that you contract the MAIS Office to assist you in developing a study plan that will best meet your needs.
  • GDLD students will be required to pay the MAIS Program application fee but not the program admission fee. Transfer evaluation fees are not required to apply your GDLD credits towards a MAIS degree.
  • GDLD students who enrol in MAIS will normally enrol in an independent track but are not precluded from enrolling in a specialization. However, students need to determine if they will be required to take additional courses to meet the particular requirements of some streams, please check with the MAIS Office to assist you in developing your study plan.