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Course dates and fees

Course Dates

Onsite and Online intakes are available as shown on the following links:

Summary* Auckland Hamilton Wellington Christchurch Dunedin

* Please check this schedule to see which courses/locations are full

The Onsite intakes are 13 weeks full time onsite study. The Online intakes are 19 weeks duration, where 15.5 weeks is part-time online study and 3.5 weeks is onsite study. The 3.5 weeks onsite study is in two blocks: Legal Practice 2 weeks onsite and Litigation 1.5 weeks onsite.

For assessment dates in the online course, see 2009 Online Course Assessment Dates or 2010 Online Course Assessment Dates.

Minimum Class Sizes
The onsite portions of the online intakes (and the onsite intakes) are offered subject to minimum class sizes.
If the onsite portions of an online intake have been withdrawn due to insufficient student numbers, a student may still study with the online portion of the intake, but will need to elect Legal Practice and Litigation onsite course dates offered in their location on a later date.
 
Flexible Study Dates
A student from any location can do their online study during any one of the 10 scheduled online intakes. See the Summary chart above for all of the available online intake dates. The student will need to elect later Legal Practice and Litigation onsite dates offered in their location. Note that extending the duration of study can affect your eligibility for Student Allowances and Loan for Living Costs and Course related costs. The payment of course fees by Student Loan is not affected by studying with non-standard or extended course dates.

Student Loans and Allowances
See the Student Loans and Allowances page for more information.

Course Fees
The Council of Legal Education sets the Institute's Course Fees. The Course Fees for 2010 are:

• $3,740.63 (inclusive of GST) (NZ Residents) ($3,325 + GST)
• $6,750.00 (inclusive of GST) (Non-NZ Residents) ($6,000 + GST)

There is also a non-refundable application fee of $112.50 (inclusive of GST) ($100 +GST) applicable to all NZ Resident and all Non-NZ Resident applications, payable upon application.
Payment of the course fee is due prior to the first day of the course.
A 2.85% credit card surcharge will apply to all payments made by credit card.
The Institute of Professional Legal Studies receives government funding and as such is subject to regulated student fees.