Study Load Report for Bachelor in Law Program (BLP)

Bachelor in Law Program 

Based on the National Standards for Higher Education, as outlined in the Ministry of Education and Culture Regulation No. 3 of 2020 on National Higher Education Standards, the duration and workload for educational programs are regulated. The Ministry's regulation stipulates a workload of 144 credit hours for undergraduate students with a maximum academic study period of 7 years or 14 semesters. The Bachelor in Law Program  curriculum is designed to align with these regulations.

The Bachelor in Law Program  curriculum is structured over eight semesters, although students can complete it by the

7th semester. According to these national guidelines, one credit hour for a semester consists of:

•    Fifty minutes of learning activities per week per semester.

•    Sixty minutes of structured assignment activities per week per semester.

•    Sixty minutes of self-study activities per week per semester.

Below is a breakdown of the learning minutes and hours for each course based on credit in one semester:

Table 17:

The Bachelor in Law Program

Learning Type and Credit

Course selection for each semester is a consultative process between students and their academic advisors. Students are given a course distribution guide each semester and a credit accumulation table to help them plan their course load. At the beginning of the semester, before students register for their courses, academic advisors will guide them to help students make the most of the course they take. However, the number of credit hours a student can enroll in depends on the Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) obtained in the previous semester. 

Below are the guidelines for credit enrollment based on the Cumulative GPA:

Table 18:

The Bachelor in Law Program

Cumulative GPA

In addition to the Cumulative GPA, several other factors must be considered when selecting courses:

a.                 Course Distribution in the BLP Curriculum

b.                 Credit Accumulation Table

c.                  Prerequisite Courses

Apart from these mandatory considerations, additional factors that should be considered include students' financial capability (whether they have scholarships or not) and their academic performance each semester. Based on data from the past three years, students have been able to complete their coursework by the seventh semester.

The mechanisms implemented by BLP to ensure students graduate on time include:

a.     Curriculum orientation at the beginning of each semester.

b.     Assignment of academic advisors to guide students throughout the program to help them graduate on time.

c.      Offering prerequisite courses in both odd and even semesters to ensure students can take their required courses.

d.     Academic  Advisors  and  Program  Heads  provide  exceptional  guidance  for  students approaching the end of their study period.

e.      Campus Ministry facilitating students facing non-academic and non-financial difficulties.

f.        Financial  support  for  students  facing  financial  challenges  provided  by  the  Financial Department.

Chart 6:

The Bachelor in Law Program

Course Load

Explanation:

1 = Not suitable for any of the courses taken

2 = Suitable for a small portion (10-40%) of the courses taken

3 = Suitable for half (50%) of the courses taken

4 = Suitable for a significant portion (60-90%) of the courses taken

5 = Suitable for all of the courses taken

Based on the survey results above:

a.     71 (69%) students agreed that the course material's weight matched the credit for the most part, while the remaining students disagreed.

b.     58 (56.5%) students agreed the time allocated for completing assignments matched the credit, while the others disagreed.

c.      60 (58.9%) students agreed the time allocated for independent assignments aligned with the credit, while the rest disagreed.

d.     77 (75.5%) students agreed that the assignments aligned with the course material, while the rest disagreed.