Recognition of courses

After you have been placed with one of the partner universities you need to pick your courses as soon as they are available. Some frequently asked questions regarding courses:

What is the level of available courses?

Most exchanges in Europe are at Bachelor's level. Scandinavian partners generally offer Master level courses for exchange students and therefore the basic requirements for those places are higher. In IESE you can check if the university of your choice offers courses at Bachelor or at Master level. You can also check whether it has been possible for LLB students to obtain 30 ECTS at a partner university in the past.

Are Master students allowed to follow Bachelor courses?

Credit points earned with courses studied abroad at bachelor level cannot be used in a Master’s programme. The Dutch Higher Education Act simply prohibits that. Master students are allowed to take Bachelor courses without recognition of the courses in their Groningen programme.

Are Bachelor students allowed to follow Master courses?

Not all universities allow Bachelor students to follow courses at Master level, some partners may be more flexible in this, but this can only be determined after placement of the Bachelor student.

Is the course list available?

When choosing your exchange university (and even after placement) most course lists will not be updated yet for the next academic year, you can choose courses from the available course list, but keep in mind that there might be changes for the next year. Most course lists can be found on the website of the partner university or in IESE.

Can I follow courses at other faculties?

Not all partners allow incoming exchange students to follow courses in other faculties than law, some partners may be more flexible in this, but this can only be determined after placement of the student.

Can I substitute courses?

No, there is no possibility to substitute any of your core modules with a course followed on exchange.

How can I get recognition of my courses?

You can gain approval of courses you plan to study abroad from the Board of Examiners. This approval by the Board of Examiners must be obtained before departure.

Can I get recognition of my language course?

A language course followed at a foreign university does not form part of your law study programme; no credit points will be awarded for passing such a course. However, if such a course is equivalent in terms of number of credits, contents, difficulty and structure to language courses within a law programme here (i.e. English as part of the Dutch-stream International and European Law) it may be considered for ECTS. However, such language courses can only be considered as non-legal courses and therefore can only be the optional part of your programme.

I still have a question regarding course selection

If you have any other questions, please ask at the International Office (during student office hours).