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. This is a distance learning programme for non-law graduates who wish to qualify as either solicitors or barristers. The programme commences with an induction course designed to introduce students to the principal features of the English legal system.