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Deadline for PDLP Applications is 8th December 2023 Applications received from students who are completing their Bachelor of Laws programme at USP in the current semester will be processed once results are released. Applications received from returning students who have previously received the Bachelors of Laws award from USP will be processed after the closure of the PDLP application period. PDLP Offer Letters will be issued to successful candidates after applications are processed.
When making an enquiry please quote your application reference number and/or student id number, with a clearly marked subject: “PDLP Query”. All PDLP queries must be sent to contactus@usp.ac.fj
Please provide a postal address for correspondence. If your mailing address is a residential address outside the Suva or Lautoka City areas, you will need to collect your mail from a Post Office or Postal Agency near you
EMERGENCY CONTACT Provide details of a person who can be contacted in case of an emergency.
The Professional Diploma in Legal Practice is an intensive programme designed to prepare students for entry into legal practice in one or more of the jurisdictions of the member countries of the university. It is open to any graduate who has successfully passed a programme of legal studies that covered a range of knowledge and skills sufficient to enable students to commence an intensive professional legal practice programme.
Program: The Professional Diploma in Legal Practice
Mode of study: Full Time
Campus: Laucala Campus
Please attach certified copies of results and certificates of qualifications indicated below:
If you are awaiting graduation or completion from another tertiary institution, please submit a certified copy of your completion letter from that tertiary institution.
List any other course or training related to your field of study:
Have you published any Books, Journals, etc? Please provide details
Work Experience: (Please attach a recent CV and reference(s) detailing your work experience and duration of employment).
This section will assist the University to place students in the appropriate category for fee assessment purposes and should be completed only by persons who are not citizens of any of the USP member countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu)
ii) If a resident (but not a citizen) in any of the member countries, please indicate current visa type:
The University of the South Pacific supports equal opportunities for those who wish to study at USP and will put in place the necessary support structures that will ensure the successful transition of students during their studies. To ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are adequately met, the University would like to actively encourage applicants to indicate any disability they may have and the type of support they may require at the University. Supporting documents should be attached with this form and should describe the disability and it’s impact on the applicant. Any disclosure on disability will be used solely for the University’s administrative purposes and will be treated with confidentiality.
I acknowledge that the University reserves the right to deny me admission to a programme or cancel my registration in any course(s) if the information given is incorrect or incomplete or if there is insufficient resources available at the University for me to successfully complete the programme which I have applied for.