Start of studies
A warm welcome to your degree programme at the Faculty of Law! Here you will find all the information you need about starting your degree and campus life.
Enrolment period
Winter term: August/September
Summer term: March/April
You can still enrol for the 2026/27 winter semester until 30 September 2026!
All our undergraduate programmes are admission-quota-free!
Introductory phase
Winter term: early October
Summer term: early April
Winter semester 2026/27
All new students will be welcomed on 12 October 2026 from 10.00 am in Lecture Theatre H24 (Vielberth Building)by our Dean, Prof. Christoph Althammer, our Director of Studies, Prof. Claudia Mayer, and representatives of our student council. This will be followed by an introduction to the degree programme by the programme coordinator and academic advisor, Dr Petra Fexer.
On this day, key institutions and individuals who are important for a successful and varied degree programme will be introduced.
You can download the programme for the induction event here (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible). Please note: subject to minor changes!
The Law (State Examination) degree programme is the Faculty’s flagship programme; as such, it has its own course in the ‘GRIPS’ e-learning system. Here (external link, opens in a new window) you will find important information on starting your studies, which is regularly updated and expanded.
The lecture term begins on 12 October 2026.
Students taking Public Law as their second major or minor can find more information here...
Start of lectures
Winter term: mid-October
Summer term: mid-April
Start of lectures for the 2026 winter semester: 12 October 2026
- Attendance at the first classes
- Organising your daily study routine
- Access to the online portals
- Purchasing/borrowing study materials
Campus life
Online portals
- Introduction to the Portals (external link, opens in a new window)
- GRIPS – E-learning platform for lecture materials (external link, opens in a new window)
- SPUR – Campus Portal (external link, opens in a new window)
- FlexNow – Exam registration and exam results (external link, opens in a new window)
- Media library (external link, opens in a new window)
- GroupWise – Email (external link, opens in a new window)