The academic year
Each academic year is divided into two terms (the autumn and the spring term).
Find the starting and closing dates of each term below:

Classes are normally scheduled throughout the term without any break between the autumn and the spring term. There is traditionally a one-two week holiday around christmas and new year.

Grading system
60 Swedish credits represent a full academic year. 1,5 point equals one week of full-time study. In the following 15 ECTS accordingly means 10 weeks.

The grading system, ranked from the highest to the lowest grade attainable:

1. A Excellent
2. B Very good
3. C Good
4. D Satisfactory
5. E Sufficient
6. FX Fail
7. F Fail

Student visa and residence permit
Depending on their citizenship, some students may have to apply for a visa. Students from the Scandinavian and European Union countries do not need a visa.

Nordic citizens do not need a residence permit. EU citizens do not need a residence permit in advance, but have to apply for one within the first three months of their stay in Sweden. Citizens from any other country must have a residence permit for studies stamped in their passport before entering Sweden. Please apply for a residence permit at the Swedish Embassy/Consulate in your home country as soon as the letter of admission is received. Please see www.migrationsverket.se for further information.

It is the student's responsibility to obtain the necessary information about visas and residence permits.

Fees - for masterstudents

For students coming from outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland, application and tuition fees will apply from the autumn semester 2011. There are some exceptions to this general rule. Higher education in Sweden is free for students coming from the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, so these students do not need to pay the application fee nor tuition fees. Students that have already commenced their studies before this period will not be required to pay fees. Likewise, exchange students are also exempted from fees.

The Swedish government has presented a bill outlining tuition and application fees for students from non-EU/EEA countries from the 2011/2012 academic year, to be supplemented by scholarship programs. Please visit https://www.studera.nu/studera/4238.html or http://www.su.se/english/study/2.604/tuition-fees-for-non-eu-eea-students-1.2113 for further information.

The Faculty of Law provides no assistance in finding suitable scholarships for applicants. Neither does the Faculty offer scholarships for successful applicants.

Accommodation
Since accommodation in Stockholm is currently scarce, priority is given to students on the basis of bilateral agreements with the Faculty of Law. The Faculty of Law can not assist the students on master programmes in finding accommodation. Please direct all your questions regarding housing to the Housing Office: housing@internat.su.se

Enquiries - Exchange programmes
All enquiries concerning the details of our exchange programmes shall be addressed to the international coordinators, Ms Karolina Alveryd or Ms Sandra Fagerlund: exchange@juridicum.su.se

Stockholm University
Faculty of Law
International Coordinator
S-106 91 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Tel number: +46-8-16 20 00

Enquiries - Master programmes
Enquiries and correspondence concerning general information about our master programmes should be sent to master@juridicum.su.se.

All enquiries concerning the details of our master programmes shall be addressed to each master programme:
Master of Environmental Law
Master of European Intellectual Property Law
Master of European Law
Master of International Commercial Arbitration Law
Master of Law and IT