LEGS Admission Procedure - A.Y. 2024/2025
The call for application is now published and the applications will be open from the 20th of December 2023. The procedure is accessible through Studenti Online.
The Program is taught entirely in English.
Please note that the attendance at the LEGS courses is compulsory.
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1. Number of available places and deadlines
- In order to guarantee the quality of the educational environment, a selection process evaluating the applicants’ academic preparation, CV and language ability regulates admission to the LEGS Program.
For the a.y. 2024/25, the total number of students to be admitted is 100, as:
- n. 50 positions are reserved for Italian, EU students and equivalent non-EU students (A)
- n. 50 positions are reserved for Non-EU students living abroad (B)
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Intakes
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Italian, EU and equivalent non-EU citizens (A)
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Non-EU citizens living abroad (B)
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First
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22
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22
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Second
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25 + any remaning from the first intake
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25 + any remaning from the first intake
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Third
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3 + any remaining from the first and the second intake
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3 + any remaining from the first and the second intake
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2. Requirements
The complete list of the required documents and the selection criteria is available on the Call for Application.
To be admitted to LEGS students must hold:
- at least a first level degree (Bachelor’s) or an equivalent degree in any discipline from an Italian or foreign university that has been deemed eligible;
- English language knowledge (B2 level). Proof of their English language is demonstrated through the submission of any of the following:
- Certificates: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge English Language Assessment, Trinity College London, issued no longer than 4 years prior to the deadline for application. To check the correspondence with the B2 level, please refer to the conversion table available at http://www.cla.unibo.it/idoneita-linguistica/equipollenza-dei-titoli-1.
- Attendance of a first or second cycle degree held in English (to indicate on the CV form).
- Passed a B2 level English exam in their previous academic study plan.
- English is the student's mother tongue (to indicate on the CV form).
- Attendance, within the students' academic career, of at least 2 English courses.
Students who have not completed their first level degree (Bachelor's) may participate in the selection process, but they must graduate by December 30, 2024.
3. Admission Procedure
Admission to LEGS is regulated by an evaluation of the candidate’s preparation. The selection is composed of two parts:
- An evaluation of the CV and of the other documents submitted;
+ evaluation of English language certificate corresponding to or higher than B2 level
+ evaluation of the reference letter (optional)
- An interview, for those who pass the part 1), to evaluate the commitment, attitude and skills of the candidates and to ascertain the English level. Just the candidates who approved the first part (evaluation of the CV) will be admitted to the interview.
The detailed selection criteria and the related scoring system is available on the Call for Application.
The CV of those candidates who will not use provided LEGS form (in the attachments section of this page) will not be evaluated | Please upload files with names as clear as possible.
4. How to apply
The application procedure is available online at STUDENTIONLINE (no paper applications will be accepted), according to the following steps:
- Connect to Studenti Online through studenti.unibo.it and sign up accessing to the section “Registration”;
- register by completing all the mandatory fields (foreign students without social security number/fiscal code must access to the section “International Students Registration” and follow the instructions for the creation of the credentials); after the first access the website requires a personal password.
- Click on “Entrance Exams”, choose “Second Cycle Degree Programme” and then “Legal Studies - LEGS”.
Please note that you must remember and storage personal credentials for the entire duration of the career, since they will be required at each access to in www.studenti.unibo.it;
To register to the application process a fee of 50,00€ is required.
By the deadline, candidates must upload (pdf format) the following required documents:
1) The Curriculum Vitae by filling the “CV Form” published on this page.
2) A copy of a valid identity document (ID card or passport);
3) For Non-EU students: a copy of the permit of stay, if you already own it;
4) A transcript of the First Cycle Degree (Bachelor’s), of any certification mentioned in the CV or of the exam list (provided of marks and ISCED field of study);
5) English language certificate;
5. Information for International students
If you are an international student (NON-EU), you must do the pre-enrolment at the Italian Embassy for your country in order to apply for entry Visa for reasons of study.
EU and Non-EU students with a foreign degree, once admitted to LEGS, should contact the Italian Embassy-Consulate offices in the country in which the diploma was awarded to request the Declaration of Value.
Please note that the knowledge of the Italian language is NOT required since LEGS is an international program completely taught in English.
Please find all the informations here.
