Student advisors
Faculty of Law Student Advisors are located on Level 3, Meremere Building and individual appointments may be made by following the Book an Appointment link below or by emailing one of the Advisors for an appointment.
The Student Advisors in the Faculty of Law can assist you in a variety of ways from planning your degree to helping with special applications regarding your course of study in Law or Criminal Justice.
Student Advice Drop-in Sessions: 8 July – 26 July
The Law Faculty Advising Team will be offering open-door, no appointment necessary, first-come, first served, advising sessions for LLB and BCJ students during the following dates and times.
Monday 8 July 10am-12pm
Tuesday 9 July 2-4pm
Wednesday 10 July 10am-12pm
Thursday 11 July 2-4pm
Friday 12 July 10am-12pm
Monday 15 July – Friday 26 July
Monday - Friday 10am-12pm and 2-4pm
Please come to Level 3 Meremere and take a seat in the waiting area outside Room 333
Demand for advice at this time of year is heavy, so this means your meetings with advisors are likely to be brief and you may have to wait for a little bit to be seen. If you come close to the end of our drop-in sessions, e.g. 11.45am or 3.45pm, depending on the number of people waiting in line already, we may not be able to see you in that session and might ask you to return another day. Please be respectful and kind while we are trying our best to see as many of you as we can.
During the drop-in period, we may be unable to answer phones, respond to emails or offer any set appointment times.
Degree planning and completions (Law or Criminal Justice)
- Limited Fulltime forms for Studylink
- Workload issues
- Pre-requisite failures
If you are studying a double degree other than the BCJ/LLB, it is important that you seek or have obtained advice on the requirements of your other degree.
First year student advice
For first year student advice, please contact Adonai Schwenke at firstyearadvice@canterbury.ac.nz. Adonai Schwenke is the Kaitoko (Law and Criminal Justice) in Te Pātaka. When emailing, please include your eight-digit Student ID# and surname in the subject line.
Stuck Enrolment
- If your enrolment is not progressing through the online system (e.g. for Waitlist, HOD Approval Required, Pre-Req failure, Change of Enrolment), then you may not need to see and advisor:, email lawandjusticedegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz about the issue.
- For third time enrolment please email the Assistant Dean (Students) simon.dorset@canterbury.ac.nz with a rationale for why this should be considered and what you will do to ensure success this time.
- For workload checks please attend an open-door advising session to see an Advisor.
- When emailing, please include your eight-digit Student ID# and surname in the subject line.
Studylink / Limited Full Time
- If you simply need a Limited Full Time Form completed by a member of staff, you should complete your part of the form and then send the whole form back to lawandjusticedegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz. If you are relying on supporting evidence, include that to. When emailing, please include your eight-digit Student ID# and surname in the subject line.
- The form may be found here: https://www.studylink.govt.nz/documents/forms/limited-fulltime-application.pdf
AKO | Learn access
- Learn access is made available to students who are fully enrolled in courses and access at the start of the year is only available for Semester 1 (S1) and whole year (W) courses. Access to Semester 2 courses will be made available no more than 10 days before the start of the course.
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