Enrolment and re-enrolment

Commencing students

New JD students are not required to participate in the University's re-enrolment processes. New JD students are encouraged to follow the available information on the Accept your offer and get started webpage.

Current students

Specific timings of the re-enrolment process are available on the Re-enrolment 2026 page (LMS).

Course planning

Subject selection is an important step in your re-enrolment process that requires careful planning and consideration. The JD course planning page and Course Planning Tool will aid you in planning your studies.

Further study opportunities

You may also undertake a Concurrent Diploma of Languages alongside your JD.

2026 enrolment timeline

Timely Monday 10 November – Monday 8 December 2025

Timely re-enrolment period commences

  1. 2026 re-enrolment opens (10 Nov).
  2. Priority enrolment assistance applications open (17 Nov – 23 Nov).
  3. Legal Research (LAWS50039) applications open (5 Dec).
  4. If you choose not to enrol in at least one subject (either core or elective) in each half year period (January – June or July – December), you should apply for a Leave of Absence.
Late Tuesday 9 December 2025 – Monday 5 January 2026

Late re-enrolment period commences

A late re-enrolment fee applies if you re-enrol during this period.

  1. Round one Legal Research topic applications close (15 Dec).
  2. Round two Legal Research topic applications open (19 Dec).
  3. Apply for Enrichment electives (those with applications still open such as clinics, legal internship, global learning opportunities, moot competitions and as editors of law journals).
Close Tuesday 6 January 2026 - onwards

Late re-enrolment period ends

If you don’t re-enrol by this date your course may be cancelled.

  1. JD MLM electives open for enrolment 23 January 2026.
  2. Round two Legal Research topics processed weekly.

Enrolment information

Compulsory subjects

Students can self-enrol into core subjects via the Study Plan at the commencement of the timely re-enrolment period. If the last date to self-enrol has passed, then submit an Enrolment Assistance form.

Intensively offered compulsory subjects

Compulsory subjects offered intensively will have an enrolment quota. You can self-enrol into these subjects until the quota has been met or up to the last date to self-enrol. You can view the JD subjects page to check for an intensively offered compulsory subject's availability.

Elective subjects

JD students have access to a wide range of elective subjects which offer exciting and challenging opportunities in diverse fields of study. Electives are be categorised as:

  • JD electives
  • Application-based enrichment electives
  • Melbourne Law Masters (MLM) electives

Subject prerequisites

Once you have determined which subjects you wish to enrol in, review the subject handbook entry to ensure you meet the subject prerequisites and to confirm the last date you can enrol into the subject (the last date to self-enrol).

If you do not meet the prerequisites, you should first consider alternative subjects for which you do meet the prerequisites. In some cases, it may be possible to obtain a prerequisite waiver (such as where you have met most prerequisites but have not passed one).  Waiver applications should be submitted in a timely manner to ensure you can re-enrol within the timely/late re-enrolment period. There is no guarantee a prerequisite waiver will be approved.

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Last updated: 23 Oct 2025 10:25am