Additional requirements apply to graduates of overseas institutions.
Some provision is made for entry by non-graduate mature students. Entry requirements are determined by the Law Society for those intending to qualify as solicitors, and by the General Council of the Bar for those intending to qualify as barristers. It also qualifies those not intending to practise at the Bar of England and Wales to take the Bar Examinations. Programme provided that, as a general rule, they hold a second class Honours degree or above. The programme commences with a short induction course that introduces students to the principal features of the English legal system.