Credit Requirements
In order to qualify for an LL.M. degree in International Business Law and Comparative Constitutional Law, students have to complete 24 course (class) credits and satisfy the writing requirements. One course credit may be obtained by attending a 14 x 50-minute course and complying with the assessment requirements for that course. The CCL LL.M. and IBL LL.M. long thesis is worth 3 credits out of the total 24 credits. Students writing a long thesis shall complete 21 course (class) credits and will obtain 3 credits for their thesis.

The Economic and Legal Studies Program requires the completion of a minimum of 26 taught credits and the submission of an MA/LL.M. thesis, which is worth 12 credits. Students are to take a minimum of 14 credits from the Department of Economics and 12 credits from the Legal Studies Department.

MA in Human Rights students have to satisfy 40 New York MA credits, which amounts to 28 Legal Studies class credits (14 x 50 minutes in class per credit) and a written master's thesis. 28 Legal Studies class credits are equivalent to 32 MA credits and are calculated accordingly by the University Information System. The Human Rights master's thesis amounts to 8 credits and is calculated on top of the class credits. The total amount of credits will thus be 36 credits. Credit conversions are made automatically by the University Information System.

LL.M. in Human Rights students have to satisfy 28 Legal Studies class credits (14 x 50 minutes in class per credit) and a written master's thesis. The Human Rights master's thesis - the requirements of which are identical to the HR MA thesis - amounts to 8 credits. The total amount of credits will thus be 36 credits.

HR LL.M. students may additionally opt for a Hungarian Degree of Specialization, subject to further requirements established by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee.

In order to successfully complete an LL.M. or an MA degree, students shall pass all mandatory courses and restricted elective courses as specified by the program requirements. Credits earned in mandatory and restricted elective courses are included in the overall credit-load necessary to obtain a degree. In order to meet the requirements of interactive post-graduate education, class enrollment is limited. Unless other limitations apply, classes are limited to 30 students enrolled from the same program. The professors may, upon their professional consideration, allow admission for additional students provided that enrollment is not precluded by other relevant departmental policies. Additional restrictions as to class size may apply.

In the CCL and IBL Programs, the students will not earn any credits in module I, but may earn up to 5 credits in module II, up to 6 credits in module III, up to 3 credits in module IV and up to 7 credits in both modules V and VI. Human Rights students may take a maximum of 5 credits in module II, a maximum of 6 credits in module III and a maximum of 4 credits in Module IV. Students may take a maximum of 7 credits in modules V and VI. The Program Chair may grant permission to take additional credits only in exceptional cases. Students may take additional courses for audit with the permission of their Program Chair. In order to have the audit inserted in the transcript the student must satisfy standard class attendance requirements (see also the section entitled Auditing classes in the Information Booklet).

Students who fail any of the mandatory exams during modules I and II may receive additional tutoring and shall pass a retake examination in the following module. Until successfully passing a retake exam in mandatory courses, students are not allowed to attend elective courses. The Program Chair may grant an exception to this rule on academic grounds. A student may fail only one mandatory course followed by retake. Failing more than one mandatory course will lead to the termination of the student's enrollment (see also the section entitled Grading in the Information Booklet).

Courses in module I [Introductory Module], as well as mandatory courses and credits cannot be replaced by other courses. Requirements on mandatory courses and restricted elective credits are contained in the Program Requirements & Course Descriptions booklet.
Courses and credits obtained in the course of non-degree studies at CEU Legal Studies cannot be used to replace or substitute courses or credits in any degree-granting course of study within this Department.