School of Law - Undergrad
Faculty of Business and Law
The DULSAT is equivalent to the Australian Law Schools Entrance Test (ALSET) which is used by a number of Law Schools at Australian tertiary institutions as part of their admissions process. It is devised by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) for Deakin University.
The DULSAT is designed to assess a range of competencies commonly considered important for successful tertiary study in the area of law. The purpose of the DULSAT is to appraise a candidate’s ability to think critically about issues and understand the material given rather than to assess areas of knowledge of curriculum.
DULSAT questions typically require candidates to read and think about a passage of writing, to interpret graphical displays of information, to use mathematical relationships and to reason about tables of data. The questions are based on a wide range of law-related stimulus materials. All the information required to answer questions is contained in the stimulus material.
The DULSAT is two hours in duration and contains 70 multiple choice questions.
Support Materials Available
ACER provides all the testing materials needed for administration of the DULSAT, accompanied by detailed instructions.
Candidates answer the test on special ‘Answer Sheets’ which are optically scanned and scored by machine. There is evidence that specific coaching for tests such as DULSAT is not particularly effective in improving a candidate’s score.
This is partly because the tests are designed to assess reasoning and comprehension skills which develop over extended periods of time through a variety of experiences. A candidate’s best preparation is to read widely and to think critically about what is read. There is also value in becoming familiar with the kinds of questions encountered on DULSAT and with general test taking strategies.
A good starting point in preparing for the DULSAT is to work through the practice questions available in the Sample Collection of Questions booklet which will be available on registration. This booklet provides the only source of practice questions available. Past papers are not released.
Do you need to sit the DULSAT?
The DULSAT is compulsory for most applicants applying for entry into any of Deakin University’s undergraduate law degrees.
You do not have to sit the DULSAT if you are:
If you are unsure whether or not you should sit the DULSAT you should contact Deakin University directly via telephone on 03 5227 1277. VTAC does not have the authority to advise applicants whether they are required to sit the DULSAT.
Visit the DULSAT section of the VTAC website for further information.
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