Credit Transfer/Exam Recognition - Degrees by the Faculty of Law

Bachelor's and Master's Degree Application

  • Diploma Degree in Law
  • Bachelor's Degree in Law
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Law
  • Master's Degree in Legal and Business Aspects in Technics
  • Master's Degree in Tax Law & Tax Management

 

If you have already completed a diploma program in law at another university in Austria, please note our guideline for the recognition of examinations, opens a file before transferring to the diploma program in law at JKU.

 

Procedure

1. Before submitting the application, the admission and registration for studies at JKU must be completed.

2. The application is submitted via the recognition tool AUWEA NG, opens an external URL in a new window.

3. You may only apply for academic credit transfer prior to admission to studies and within the first two semesters of your studies (this does not apply to credit for autonomous coursework). Afterwards, it will no longer be possible to transfer academic credit to count toward your studies.

4. After the formal check, a statement is obtained from the responsible subject representatives, on the basis of which the decision is made.

5. After approval, the recognition is transferred to the system, provided that a digitally signed certificate from the external educational institution has been added to the application or if the recognition is exclusively internal to JKU.   In all other cases, the original and copy of the certificate must be submitted by mail.

6. If conditions are imposed, the Examination and Recognition Service must be informed after fulfillment (grade evident in the grade report).

Written application in the Doctoral Program

For recognition in the Doctoral Program in Law, the following documents must be used and submitted to the Examination and Recognition Service (anerkennung-re@jku.at).