Jurisprudence, State Examination
On July 1st, 2003 the law for the reform of the legal training came into force through the amendment of the German Judiciary Act (DRiG), followed by a new legal training regulation (JAPO) of the Bavarian regulators. The aim of these legislative measures is to better prepare legal training for the respective legal profession, in particular that of the lawyer. Legal training should be more professionally oriented and interdisciplinary right from the start.
Programme facts
| Degree | State Examination |
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| Duration | 10 semesters, 300 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €152.30 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Structure of the course
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Jurists who have successfully completed their training have a variety of career alternatives open to them, more than hardly any other academic training. In addition to the classic legal professions, such as lawyer, judge, notary, public prosecutor, there are job opportunities in administration (from municipal administration to ministries) as well as in industrial companies, banks, associations, insurance companies, and publishing houses. The occupational fields in international organizations (e.g. EU, UNO), political institutions and universities are less well known.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €152.30 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | An essential part of the legal work is the formulation of texts, so you should have fun dealing with the German language and be able to express yourself well. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
How much does the programme cost?
What language level do I need?
When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.