Requirements

An exchange is possible during your bachelor and your master. In IESE you can check if the university of your choice offers courses on bachelor level or on master level during an exchange. To be eligible for an exchange period students must meet the minimum requirements below. Bachelor students are allowed to opt for an exchange where only master courses are available as long as they meet the requirements. Applications of students who do not meet the requirements, will be rejected.

General requirements for students

• be enrolled as a full-time law student for the entire exchange period;
• have successfully completed all 1st year Bachelor courses at the moment of application.

Additional requirements for an exchange period with bachelor level courses in Europe

• have obtained 90 ECTS before departure (minimum 75 ECTS at the moment of application);
• meet the language requirements of the host university;
• extra requirements from the partner university must sometimes be met (see IESE).

Additional requirements for an exchange period with master level courses in Europe

• have obtained 90 ECTS at the moment of application (for LLB students having passed semester 1 of year 2);
• meet the language requirements of the host university;
• extra requirements from the partner university must sometimes be met (see IESE).

Additional requirements for an exchange period outside Europe

• have obtained 90 ECTS at the moment of application (for LLB students having passed semester 1 of year 2);
• a GPA (grade point average) of at least 7.0;
• a language test results of at least C1 level: only valid TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge (CAE/CPE), Pearson or LanguageCert results can be accepted;
• extra requirements from the partner university must sometimes be met (see IESE).
  

For more specific information on language and other requirements from host universities, see IESE.

General remarks

Meeting the minimum requirements does not mean that students are automatically selected. The final selection will be made by the Faculty’s Selection Committee. This committee will assess all factors in each file as submitted to them and depends on the destination students choose. These factors include a.o. requiremenst from the partneruniversities, GPA, motivation to study at the specific partner universities, cultural sensitivity, level of studies, study progress, etc. It is paramount to provide the selection committee with all relevant information.

If the number of suitable candidates for a specific university outweighs the number of available grants or places, the selection committee decides which candidates are most suitable. The committee will always aim at placing as many students as possible at a university of their preference. Priority is given to students who have not yet been on an exchange programme.

LLB students

Credits when you apply

Less then 75 ECTS on 28 February 2026: no application possible / contact study adviser (LLB rug.nl).

75 – 90 ECTS on 28 February 2026: application inside Europe possible, Bachelor level course places, you receive a provisional placement after selection / contact study adviser (LLB rug.nl) for study plan before 28 February.

Credits during exchange

Students of the English taught LLB programme International and European Law have a mandatory exchange period scheduled for the first semester of the third study year. Students are required to pass a minimum of 30 ECTS during their exchange semester; at least 25 ECTS must consist of law courses. The remaining ECTS can consist of non-law courses which are related to the programme (e.g. criminology, international relations, political science, etc.). The characterisation of the courses is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. IMPORTANT: you need to obtain at least 15 ECTS per semester in order to qualify for the grant!

Exchange in home country

Students that would like to work towards access to the Bar and/or judiciary in their home country can also use this exchange period to study at a partner university in their home country. Under certain conditions they are still eligible for the Eramus+ or Marco Polo grant.