Practical information

Admission and registration

Admission to the shortened Bachelor's degree programme ‘Rechtsgeleerdheid, track ‘Internationaal en Europees Recht is open to students who have completed the propaedeutic phase of the English-taught Bachelor's degree programme International and European Law and who also have a sufficient command of Dutch (entry level C1 Dutch, as demonstrated by e.g. a VWO diploma, VWO certificate in Dutch or an NT2 certificate (C1 level)). Are you eligible for admission and do you want to apply for our shortened Bachelor's degree programme? Then follow our extensive step-by-step application plan!

Costs

For the shortened Bachelor's degree programme you pay regular tuition fees. If you are still enrolled for the English-taught Bachelor's degree programme, you pay one tuition fee for both Bachelor‘s degree programmes combined if you are an EU student. If you are a non-EU student, or have already completed the English-taught Bachelor's degree programme, different rates apply. You can find all the current fees on the website of Student Information and Administration (SIA).

Duration of the programme

The programme consists of 180. We recommend you to take into account a study duration of 2 study years. Would you like to combine the shortened Bachelor ’Rechtsgeleerdheid’ with the completion of the English-taught Bachelor International and European Law? Feel free to discuss your plans with a study adviser of the English-taught bachelor (LLB rug.nl) and/or a study adviser of the shortened Bachelor’s degree programme ‘Rechtsgeleerdheid’ (studieadvies-rechten rug.nl). The programmes of the shortened bachelor can be found on Ocasys:

The shortened bachelor in combination with the LLB gives access to the master Dutch law and the LLM European Law in a global context (main programme).

Full-time/Part-time

As with the regular Bachelor’s degree programme, this programme is only available for full-time enrolment.

Propaedeutic courses

The programme starts with courses from the propaedeutic phase of the Bachelor's degree programme ’Rechtsgeleerdheid’. However, students are free to take courses from the post-propaedeutic phase prior to this. Students who enrol in the shortened Bachelor ’Rechtsgeleerdheid’ are not eligible for the bonus scheme of the propaedeutic courses, and do not have to meet the BSA norm again.

Exemptions

A standard of 75 ECTS of the regular Bachelor ’Rechtsgeleerdheid’ will be exempted on the grounds of skills acquired elsewhere. These skills are acquired during the English-taught Bachelor's degree programme. In addition, it is possible to obtain an exemption for the course Introduction to Common Law on the basis of courses obtained abroad (which allows for an exemption of 80 ECTS in total). A condition for obtaining the exemption is the completion of the English-taught Bachelor's degree programme, i.e. all courses of the programme have been completed and the diploma has been applied for (see also below under "Diploma").

The exemptions can be requested as a whole via the form below. Please note: in case you request an exemption for Introduction to Common Law in particular, course descriptions are required in the application.

Diploma

This shortened Bachelor ‘Rechtsgeleerdheid’, just like the regular Bachelor’s degree programme, provides a diploma in ‘Rechtsgeleerdheid’, track Internationaal en Europeees Recht’. Please note: you have to graduate first in the English-taught Bachelor's degree programme and then in the shortened Bachelor's ’Rechtsgeleerdheid’, otherwise the required exemption of 75 or 80 ECTS cannot be granted.

Effectus civilus (access to the bar)

The designation of effectus civilus will appear on your Master's degree. If you are going to follow a Master's degree programme at the University of Groningen, we recommend the Master in Dutch Law. After having completed the shortened Bachelor ’Rechtsgeleerdheid’, you will be directly admitted to that programme.

Admission to the Master's programme

A completed shortened Bachelor ‘Rechtsgeleerdheid’, track ‘Internationaal en Europees Recht’ in combination with a completed English-taught Bachelor International and European Law gives access to both the Master's degree programme in Dutch Law and the English-taught Master's degree programmes of the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen.