Doctor of Laws at University of Fort Hare

Entry requirements

To qualify for admission to a Doctoral qualification, a prospective student must have successfully completed a Master’s degree at the University, or a similar qualification at the appropriate NQF level which, in the opinion of Senate and subject to SAQA evaluation, is regarded as equivalent to or higher than a Master’s degree of the University, or must have passed the examinations on the basis of which he or she will be awarded a Master’s degree by the University or on the basis of which the required status may later be granted; the prospective student must also have submitted his or her Master’s dissertation for examination with the consent of the supervisor and within the deadline stipulated by the University, and these requirements must be read together with the University’s Policy and Rules on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as well as any further programme-specific entry requirements set out in the relevant Faculty Prospectus.