Calculation of LLB honours course grades
Calculation of LLB honours course grades
The Faculty awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) ‘with honours’ in four grades (HI, HIIA, HIIB, HIII) based on the average of completed Law units. The ‘Law-only average’ is the average of the marks that a student earns in all Monash law units regardless of year level. This is different to the university’s calculation for WAM.
Please note that students who commenced their degree on or after 1 January 2021, the honours grade will be calculated according to the Grading Schema Procedure
The determination of honours grades for any year’s graduating cohort is calculated as the average of the Law-only marks over the previous three years cohorts for the 90th (HI), 75th (HIIA), 60th (HIIB) and 50th (HIII) percentiles.
Based on this methodology, the threshold Law-only averages for the 2024 completing cohort are:
HI 77.5
HIIA 73.9
HIIB 71.0
HIII 69.1
Based on this methodology, the threshold Law-only averages for the 2023 completing cohort are:
HI 77.4
HIIA 73.9
HIIB 71.0
HIII 69.1
Units Not included in LLB honours calculations
- The Monash Innovation Guarantee units BEX2750 and BEX3750 are not included in LLB honours calculations.
- The Global Immersion Guarantee Program ATS2992 is not included in the LLB honours calculation.
The Order of Merit
In order to protect the privacy of our students, the Faulty of Law will no longer externally publish an online Order of Merit list, as decided at the Faculty Education Committee, meeting 02/2018.
Faculty of Law Ranking Letter
Students can request a Ranking Letter by submitting a request via the Faculty of Law - Student letters webpage. Rankings are now available for 2023. Class rankings will be calculated in March/April each year for students who completed their degree in the year previous. Please note that students who complete with Summer B results each year will need to wait until the following year.