Enrolment

Before enrolling for courses, follow these steps to ensure a smooth process:

• Check the enrolment periods here.
• Check in Ocasys whether you fulfil the entry requirements of the course. Course enrolment is open to all, but if you do not fulfil the entry requirements, your course enrolment will not lead to an exam enrolment.
• If you participate in more than one LLM or track, check the schedule to see which courses you can take in the same block to avoid overlap.

Check the EDUsupport manual for how to enrol.

You must enrol yourself in the compulsory seminar of your programme. Be aware of the (shorter) enrolment period for seminars.

All LLB and exchange students must enrol for working groups for first-, second-, and third-year courses themselves.

Please note

Enrolment for the Research Colloquium will open in August of the 2^nd year.

If your preferred working group is full:

• Enrol for a different working group that still has places available.
• Only in cases of insurmountable scheduling problems (e.g., if the times of the remaining working groups conflict with other compulsory courses) should you contact the administration.
  The administration is available during enrolment periods on working days from 10:30–11:30 am at +31 50 363 5721.
  Check in advance which working groups fit your schedule.

If all working groups are full during the enrolment period, the administration will discuss the option of opening extra working groups with the lecturer.

If you did not enrol for a working group during the enrolment period, contact the department in charge of the particular course as soon as possible.

For questions or problems regarding course enrolment, email the Education Coordination Office at octa-rechten rug.nl.

Always include:

• Your student number
• Your telephone number
• The courses you have questions about

For questions or problems regarding exam enrolment and table numbers, contact the Exam Administration at exams-law rug.nl.

The enrolment for the bachelor-concluding course unit takes place at the end of year 2, in the August-enrolment period. You can find the enrolment period here. The enrolment period for courses applies to the Research Colloquium.

You can join the Research Colloquium if you have:

• Earned at least 90 ECTS credits
• Passed all first-year courses
• Have completed the Research Seminar

You need to have fulfilled all three requirements on 12 August prior to enrolment. Your credits must be visible in Progress.

The Board of Examiners may make exceptions for extraordinary circumstances upon a student’s request.

Enrolment for the Research Colloquium is binding. This means:

• you will receive a grade
• you will have to hand in a research plan, draft version and final version at the required time
• you will have to give a presentation in June
• you will have to be present as a discussant for at least three presentations from your peers in June

Missing the enrolment deadline means you cannot participate in the Research Colloquium this academic year.

The next option is the next academic year.

Contact your study advisers.

At the Faculty of Law, course enrolment equals exam enrolment. You will be automatically enrolled for the exam and any resits if you:

• enrol for a course correctly
• meet the entry requirements, and
• have a valid UG student registration.

• At least three weeks before the start of the examination period, you will receive an email confirming your enrolment for written exams.
• Check your exam enrolments in Ocasys to ensure everything is correct.
• One week before the start of the examination period, you will receive an email with your table number for each exam.
• Regularly check your UG email for updates.

Forgot to enrol for a course or didn’t meet the requirements when exam enrolments were processed? You can still act:

• A repair possibility is available in week 5 of each block for exam or resit enrolment in Ocasys.
• This enrolment also grants access to Brightspace and any resit exams.
• After week 5, no repair is possible for that block’s exams.

According to the Examination Regulation, you must enrol for written exams. Failure to do so means you cannot participate, and any exam taken will be invalid.

Check the academic calendar for repair possibility weeks.

• If you fail or do not participate in the first exam, you will be automatically enrolled for the resit if you:

  o  are enrolled for the course correctly,
  o meet the entry requirements, and
  o have a valid UG student registration.

• If you only want to take the resit, enrol for the course but de-enrol from the first exam as soon as your exam enrolment is confirmed.

Questions or issues with exam enrolment? Contact the Exam Administration through exams-law rug.nl.

Brightspace is the digital learning environment of the University of Groningen. Under the tab Courses, lecturers can share information and course materials.

When you enrol for a course in Ocasys, the course information will automatically appear in Brightspace within 24 hours.

• If you enrol in Ocasys but cannot find the course the next day, the lecturer may not have activated the course in Brightspace yet. Contact your lecturer for assistance.

• For technical issues with viewing course information in Brightspace, reach out to your Faculty Brightspace support team.