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Minimum Admission Requirements

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future career in
National Senior Certificate with degree
APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO CPUT
Paralegal Studies
admission:
• English home or first additional language level 4 CONSISTS OF SEVEN STEPS UNIT FOR APPLIED LAW
• Mathematics level 3 or Mathematical Literacy level 4
• One official language other than English level 4
Bachelor of Paralegal Studies

FA C U LT Y
1 Choose a qualification
Life Orientation is excluded from the designated subject
list. 2 Get an application form
OR
National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 3 Gather your documents
• Official language at first additional language
• level, including English (score at least 60%) 4 Fill in the application form
• Mathematical Science (Score at least 60%)
5 Pay the application fee
• Any four (4) vocational components (Score 70%)

Business & Management Sciences

6 Submit your form and documents
Additional Admission Requirements:
The Unit for Applied Law uses an Academic 7 Follow-up and get your admission status
Point Score (APS) as selection for criteria once
your minimum admission requirements are satisfied.
You also have to score a minimum of 30 on the APS.
Paralegals currently employed in the sector who do CLOSING DATE 30 September
not meet the above requirements may qualify for
admission
1. via the RPL process of CPUT, and/or
2. as per the age exemption policy of CPUT

Note
Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee
admission.

DISCLAIMER

This information is subject to change based on approval and

accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications during 2016.
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Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing
qualification and the HESQF aligned qualification. Please consult the
CPUT website or faculty for updated information.

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Have you considered YOUR SUBJECTS YOUR FUTURE SELF
a career as a Paralegal
Practitioner? First Year
• Introduction to Law and Ethics
Future studies
Be part of the first intake •
•
Private Law 1
The Law of Contract
Successful graduates may apply to pursue future studies
towards an LLB degree at other tertiary institutions and
to this new qualification, •
•
Communication Skills 1
Information Technology 1
post graduate qualifications in specialised areas of law
the first of its kind in South • Legal Research and Writing
at CPUT.

Africa.
• Legal Interpretation
• Accountancy 1

Future industries
Students will be exposed Second year
Community-based paralegal advice offices
to a unique blend of theory, • Consumer Law Practice Governmental departments

procedure and practice •

•
Civil Procedure
Private Law 2
Non-governmental organisations
Private practice as a paralegal practitioner
in Public, Private and •
•
Mercantile Law 2
Communication Skills 2
Legal Practices and Law firms as a paralegal practitioner

Mercantile Law. •
•
Information Technology 2
Accountancy 2
Labour law consultancies or trade unions
Conveyancing industry
• Public Law 2

Third year Future career

• The Law of Evidence Paralegal Practitioner
• Business Administration for Industrial Relations Officer
Paralegals Law Office Manager
YOU WILL You have good interpersonal and • Mercantile Law 3 Debt Reviewer
• Public Law 3 Debt Counsellor
LIKE THIS IF communication skills and a keen
• Private Law 3
interest in access to justice. Conveyancing Secretary
Company Secretarial Practitioner
Community-based Advice Office Consultant
ELECTIVES
YOU WILL Cape Town and Bellville Campus • Legal Interpreting Court Interpreter
STUDY AT • The Law of Delict and MVA’s MVA Claims Handler

YOU WILL Three years, full-time

STUDY FOR
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