Diploma in Professional Legal Practice

How to Apply:

• Applications for the DPLP will open on Friday 21^st March and close at 12 noon on Friday 9^th May, 2025. 
• Students may apply to two of the six institutions but may only accept an offer from one. Any student who accepts more than one offer will have all offers withdrawn.
• Aberdeen will offer approximately 115 places on the DPLP in 2025/2026.
• Complete the DPLP UoA Application Form 2025_2026. Please name your application using the format: “DPLP 25-26 Last Name, First Name” and complete it prior to your online application through PGAP.
• Complete an online application form through PGAP and upload your completed DPLP Application Form and LLB Transcript (If you have one). Please upload your DPLP Application Form in place of a personal statement (Please note we do not require a personal statement, CV, work experience, or references from you).
• Any questions regarding applications to the University of Aberdeen may be sent to DPLP-Enquiries@abdn.ac.uk and we will be in touch.

Application Documents:

• University of Aberdeen DPLP UoA Application Form 2025_2026.

Supporting Documents:

• Law Society Scotland DPLP Guidance Notes 25_26
• DPLP UoA Admissions FAQ 2025_2026
• DPLP UoA Admissions Policy 2025_2026
• University of Aberdeen DPLP Privacy Notice

Entry Requirements:*

*Please note the the information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen University graduates must have passes in the following:

• Legal System
• Criminal Law
• Foundations of Private Law
• Contract
• UK Constitutional Law
• Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
• EU Institutions & Law
• The Law of Property
• Family Law
• Commercial Organisations & Insolvency
• Succession and Trusts
• Administrative Law and Civil Liberties
• Introduction to Legal Theory
• Evidence
• Commercial and Consumer Contracts

Less recent graduates of the University of Aberdeen, graduates of other institutions and those who have taken the Law Society of Scotland Exams as a pre-Diploma trainee, should produce evidence of passes in equivalent areas.

Admission will be based on and take consideration of:

• Overall class of undergraduate degree
• Marks obtained in the Law Society's professional subjects at first sitting
• Overall number of subjects not achieved at undergraduate level
• Any other qualifications (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)
• Special circumstances
• Possession of a traineeship