The usual academic requirement in an Honours degree from a UK university in a non-law subject, Class 2.2 or above. Applicants from overseas or with non-standard qualifications must apply for a Certificate of Academic Standing from the Bar Standards Board (if you are planning on qualifying as a barrister). Subject to those, the following criteria will be taken into account: academic record; the applicant’s personal statement; reference from the applicant’s referee; degree of commitment to the legal profession (shown, for example, by placements with solicitors’ firms or equivalent experience); general work experience; reasons for wanting to study the GDL at Cardiff; date on which the application is received by Cardiff University; order of preference of institution and; any special personal reasons affecting ability to study elsewhere. For further information regarding entry requirements, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/graduate-diploma-in-law