The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree is the minimum academic qualification for practising law in South Africa. At Rhodes, the LLB degree is offered as a four-year programme, a two-year programme, or a three-year programme. As from 2020, a small number of LLB1 students will be admitted to the faculty. Most students who wish to pursue legal studies will register for a general degree in another faculty. Students may select courses from a wide range of subjects and a variety of permutations exists. Only in their second year do students decide which route to follow, which also enables students who discover in their first year that they are not suited to a career in law to change their study direction without forfeiting a year of study. The faculty’s resources are limited, and students’ academic results play an essential role when applications for admission into the LLB are considered.