Welcome to Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

The admission for the B Jurisprudence, University of Malaya is opened for application. The deadline is end of April, 2006.

The Bachelor of Jurisprudence is an external law degree programme offered by the University of Malaya. The programme is recognised for the purpose of entry into the CLP (Certificate in Legal Practice) programme for those intending to practice law in Malaysia.

The intake is around 200 students per year. The drop-out rate is extremely high.
The average passing rate is 50% for every paper. One has to pass 15 papers in 7 years time.
Around 50 out of 200 students will eventually finished the programme. Out of those 50 graduates, perhaps only 20 will sit and pass another high hurdle (the CLP).

I entered UM law school in year 2000 as an external student. It is about 6 of us in the class of 2000 who has successfully finished the B Juris and CLP so far. To be exact, we took 5 years to clear all the academic hurdles. Most of us are in the 30s with a demanding job and family.

There are two ways to prepare for the exam:
1. Attending classes at Kemayan College or Brickfield College.
This option is only viable for those residing in Klang Valley or neighbouring states.
If you choose this option, it means that you have to spend your weekends at Kemayan or Brickfield for at least 5 years.

2. Self-study.
I took this option. That was the only option open for me. I allocated 20 hours to 3o hours per week for reading text books and cases.

I still remember that I was reading Insurance law text book while waiting outside the labour room at Adventist Hospital. My first baby arrived while I was in my third year. My second baby arrived a month before the final year exam.

Credit to my supportive wife, parents and parents-in-law. My wife is now a third year external student (Econ and Politics) attached to USM.

"When there is a will, there is a way."

For those interested for the challenge, please let me know.