Entrance exam European Law School
This is a very demanding master’s programme. If you are a non-law graduate, you will only be admitted if the examination board is convinced that you will be able to cope satisfactorily. Admittance is not automatic upon passing the entrance exam. It is based on a combination of the exam with your previously obtained grades and motivation.
This exam comprises of 1 case study + 60 multiple-choice questions
Questions about the Entrance exam?
Contact the Faculty of Law Admissions office
admissions-law@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Dates and location
The entrance exams take place twice a year, once in January 2023 and once in March 2023. The next entrance exams will take place on Thursday 16 March. Please note that the entrance exams for Globalisation and Law & European Law School may also be held on Friday 17 March in case the number applicants exceeds the number of places available. This will be definite after the registration deadline.
Attention: The entrance exam will be discontinued and offered for the last time in March 2023
If you do not pass the entrance exam in January 2023, you can take it for the last time in March 2023, there will be no possibility to take a resit.
Does your previous education not qualify for direct admission to a master’s programme in Law? Then you can apply for the Pre-master Law that will start from September 2023.
Recommended literature
- Textbook on EU Law (e.g. P. Craig & G. De Búrca, EU Law. Text, Cases and Materials, Oxford University Press, latest edition), ISBN 0199249431.
Concentrate on the following issues: History of EU, Institutions, Laws and Law-making in the EU, Principles of Direct Applicability, Direct Effects and Supremacy of EU Law, Free Movement of Goods, Free Movement of Persons.
During the exam you can use:
- Blackstone’s EU Legislation
- the Treaty on European Union
- the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Registration
To register for the entrance exam, please fill in this registration form. The registration deadline is 23 February 2023.
Examination fee
You have to pay a fee of € 50,00. This fee can be paid after completing the registration form.