Law

The Faculty of Law of the UMB provides higher education in accredited study programmes ,in the Full-Time and the Part-Time form:- Bachelor´s Degree - standardly takes three years in the full-time and…

Programme-specific requirements recorded in SIT Connect.

• Conditions of admission ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS for Bachelor's Degree Study (1st level – Bc.) The basic requirement for admission to a bachelor's degree is to obtain a complete secondary education or a complete secondary professional education. Another requirement for admission to a full-time bachelor's degree is taking the admission exam and obtaining a sufficient number of points. The Faculty will send the registered applicant an invitation and more detailed information no later than one month before the admission exam. The admission exam is organized in order to ensure that applicants with the necessary skills and abilities are admitted to the study. The admission exam for full-time bachelor's study is conducted in the form of a written test, which tests secondary school knowledge of the subjects such as history (Slovak and world history), philosophy, social science, including the basics of law, the basics of sociology, psychology and economics
• at the same time, a general socio-political and cultural overview, knowledge of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, as well as the applicant's logical thinking are tested. The Faculty will publish the recommended literature for the admission exam for the bachelor´s law study programme on its website. The test consists of a total of 50 questions, the time limit for completing it is 45 minutes. The results of the admission exam will be published on the website of the Faculty. According to the points obtained from the written test, the order will be determined from the highest number to the lowest number of points obtained. Applicants who pass the entrance exam will be admitted to the program in order of the total number of points achieved in the admission procedure until the planned capacity of the relevant full-time study program is filled (the number of applicants accepted will be in accordance with the approved planned numbers of applicants accepted for the 2026/2027 academic year). In case of non-participation of the applicant in the admission exam, the fee for the admission procedure shall not be refunded. The Dean of the Faculty of Law at UMB has the right to decide not to hold entrance examinations based on the current number of applicants for the relevant study program. Applicants for the study at any level who fail to demonstrate the fulfilment of the basic requirements for admission to study at the time of verification of the fulfilment of the requirements for admission may be conditionally accepted to study provided that they must prove the fulfilment of the requirements for admission no later than on the date of study enrolment. In all study programmes of the MBU Faculty of Law, applicants who have not passed the secondary school graduation exam in the Slovak language and are applying for a study programme conducted in the Slovak language must be fluent in the Slovak language at least at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The Faculty of Law exclusively accepts a certificate of command of the Slovak language as a foreign/second language at the required level (minimum B1), which is issued by language schools registered by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Slovak Republic in the Network of Schools and School Facilities of the Slovak Republic (registered state language schools and private language schools). Applicants must submit an officially certified copy of a document confirming knowledge of the Slovak language at the required level no later than on the day of enrolment for studies. Applicants who have completed (or will complete in the given academic year) a bachelor's or master's degree program in the Slovak language are exempt from the requirement to submit a certificate of proficiency in the Slovak language at the B1 level. Applicants who have completed their previous level of education abroad are required, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of educational documents and professional qualifications and on amendments to certain acts, as amended, to submit recognition of educational documents obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic as follows: Applicants for bachelor's degree programs who have completed secondary education in one of the countries of the European Union (with the exception of the Czech Republic, where recognition of educational documents is not required), Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China, or Iceland are required to deliver by mail or in person a certificate of recognition of their level of education in paper form, together with a certified copy of their educational certificate (high school diploma) in paper form and its official translation into Slovak. Information on obtaining and using the certificate of recognition of foreign education can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Applicants for bachelor's degree programs who have completed secondary education in a country that does not have a recognition clause in place are required to submit, by mail or in person, an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of their educational document (secondary school leaving certificate) obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decision on the recognition of foreign secondary education documents is issued by the regional school administration office in the seat of the region where the applicant has permanent residence, or by the Regional School Administration Office in Banská Bystrica: Applicants for master's degree programs who have completed their previous level of education abroad (except in the Czech Republic) are required to deliver by mail or in person an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of a document certifying higher education in the relevant field of study obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. Information on the recognition of higher education documents is published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: or on the website of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica: If an applicant for study does not submit a certificate of recognition of their level of education together with the required attachments by the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission to the given faculty (in the case of applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in one of the EU countries with the exception of the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China, or Iceland) or an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of the educational document (in the case of other applicants), they will be admitted conditionally. The applicant is required to submit the above documents no later than on the specified date of enrollment in higher education. Application deadline and the requirements for foreign students´ admission are identical with the ones applicable to the students from the Slovak Republic. Tuition fees are regulated by the Regulation on Tuition for the 2026/2027 academic year. Additional information The admission procedure for each level of study begins with the receipt of an application to the Faculty. The Faculty does not confirm receipt of the application. In the application, it is necessary to clearly indicate which form of study the applicant is interested in, whether in the admission to full-time or part-time study. The application for study is submitted separately for the full-time form of study and separately for the part-time form of study. In one "Application for higher education studies" form, only one form of study is indicated. In case of interest in both forms of study, it is necessary to submit two applications, i.e., separately for full-time and separately for part-time form of study and pay twice the admission fee. The MBU Faculty of Law prefers submission of electronic applications - in that case it is not necessary to send the application in paper form. Only if the applicant does not have the possibility to submit an electronic application, they can send the application in paper form to the address: Právnická fakulta UMB, Komenského 20, 974 01 Banská Bystrica (MBU Faculty of Law, Komenského 20, 974 01 Banská Bystrica) within the application deadline for the relevant degree –form of study. If the application is submitted in paper form, the 3rd page of the application form must have the applicant's handwritten signature. Certified copies of all documents required for the electronic version are attached to the paper application. If the application is submitted in paper form, it is necessary to stick a copy of the proof of payment of the admission fee to the 3rd page of the application (account statement, internet banking statement. The payment order is not a proof of payment, therefore it will not be accepted!). The MBU Faculty of Law does not require a medical certificate of medical fitness for higher education studies
• we accept an application without a medical certificate. A structured curriculum vitae (with the applicant's signature) and an officially certified copy of the secondary-school graduation certificate (we do not accept scans) are part of the application for bachelor's degree studies (1st level). All applicants for a full-time bachelor's degree (whether they submit an electronic application or an application in paper form) submit an officially certified copy of their secondary-school graduation certificate to the Study Office of the MBU Faculty of Law in person, during the presentation on the day of the admission procedure, or sends it by registered mail to the Study Office of the MBU Faculty of Law no later than 5 days before the admission exam. Applicants who have completed secondary education abroad shall submit certified documents of education in accordance with Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the Recognition of Documents of Education and Professional Qualifications and on amendments to certain acts under the same conditions, i.e. in person, during the presentation on the day of the admission procedure, or by registered mail to the Study Department of the Faculty of Law, Matej Bel University, no later than 5 days before the admission exams. Applicants who do not demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission may be admitted to study conditionally, with the obligation to demonstrate fulfilment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the latest on the day designated for enrolment. Otherwise, they will not be enrolled for studies. Applicants for a part-time form of bachelor's degree must submit the documents that form the appendix of the application to the Study Office of the MBU Faculty of Law no later than on the day of enrolment, otherwise they will not be enrolled for studies. It is not necessary to list the subjects and results of assessments from secondary school, nor the subjects and results of the secondary-school graduation exam in the application (it applies to both forms of study). Secondary school results and secondary-school graduation exam results will not be included in the result of the admission procedure. Applicants for the study at any level who fail to demonstrate the fulfilment of the basic requirements for admission to study at the time of verification of the fulfilment of the requirements for admission may be conditionally accepted to study provided that they must prove the fulfilment of the requirements for admission no later than on the date of study enrolment. In all study programmes of the MBU Faculty of Law, applicants who have not passed the secondary school graduation exam in the Slovak language and are applying for a study programme conducted in the Slovak language must be fluent in the Slovak language at least at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The Faculty of Law exclusively accepts a certificate of command of the Slovak language as a foreign/second language at the required level (minimum B1), which is issued by language schools registered by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Slovak Republic in the Network of Schools and School Facilities of the Slovak Republic (registered state language schools and private language schools). Applicants must submit an officially certified copy of a document confirming knowledge of the Slovak language at the required level no later than on the day of enrolment for studies. Applicants who have completed (or will complete in the given academic year) a bachelor's or master's degree program in the Slovak language are exempt from the requirement to submit a certificate of proficiency in the Slovak language at the B1 level. Applicants who have completed their previous level of education abroad are required, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of educational documents and professional qualifications and on amendments to certain acts, as amended, to submit recognition of educational documents obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic as follows: Applicants for bachelor's degree programs who have completed secondary education in one of the countries of the European Union (with the exception of the Czech Republic, where recognition of educational documents is not required), Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China, or Iceland are required to deliver by mail or in person a certificate of recognition of their level of education in paper form, together with a certified copy of their educational certificate (high school diploma) in paper form and its official translation into Slovak. Information on obtaining and using the certificate of recognition of foreign education can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Applicants for bachelor's degree programs who have completed secondary education in a country that does not have a recognition clause in place are required to submit, by mail or in person, an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of their educational document (secondary school leaving certificate) obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decision on the recognition of foreign secondary education documents is issued by the regional school administration office in the seat of the region where the applicant has permanent residence, or by the Regional School Administration Office in Banská Bystrica: Applicants for master's degree programs who have completed their previous level of education abroad (except in the Czech Republic) are required to deliver by mail or in person an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of a document certifying higher education in the relevant field of study obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. Information on the recognition of higher education documents is published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: or on the website of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica: If an applicant for study does not submit a certificate of recognition of their level of education together with the required attachments by the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission to the given faculty (in the case of applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in one of the EU countries with the exception of the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China, or Iceland) or an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of the educational document (in the case of other applicants), they will be admitted conditionally. The applicant is required to submit the above documents no later than on the specified date of enrollment in higher education. Application deadline and the requirements for foreign students´ admission are identical with the ones applicable to the students from the Slovak Republic. Tuition fees are regulated by the Regulation on Tuition for the 2026/2027academic year. Conditions for international students Application deadline and the requirements for foreign students´ admission are identical with the ones applicable to the students from the Slovak Republic. Tuition fees are regulated by the Regulation on Tuition for the 2026/2027 academic year. Applicants who have completed their previous level of education abroad are required, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Act No. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of educational documents and professional qualifications and on amendments to certain acts, as amended, to submit recognition of educational documents obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic as follows: Applicants for bachelor's degree programs who have completed secondary education in one of the countries of the European Union (with the exception of the Czech Republic, where recognition of educational documents is not required), Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China, or Iceland are required to deliver by mail or in person a certificate of recognition of their level of education in paper form, together with a certified copy of their educational certificate (high school diploma) in paper form and its official translation into Slovak. Information on obtaining and using the certificate of recognition of foreign education can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Applicants for bachelor's degree programs who have completed secondary education in a country that does not have a recognition clause in place are required to submit, by mail or in person, an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of their educational document (secondary school leaving certificate) obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. The decision on the recognition of foreign secondary education documents is issued by the regional school administration office in the seat of the region where the applicant has permanent residence, or by the Regional School Administration Office in Banská Bystrica: Applicants for master's degree programs who have completed their previous level of education abroad (except in the Czech Republic) are required to deliver by mail or in person an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of a document certifying higher education in the relevant field of study obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. Information on the recognition of higher education documents is published on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: or on the website of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica: If an applicant for study does not submit a certificate of recognition of their level of education together with the required attachments by the time of verification of fulfilment of the conditions for admission to the given faculty (in the case of applicants for bachelor's studies who have completed secondary education in one of the EU countries with the exception of the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, China, or Iceland) or an officially certified copy of the decision on the recognition of the educational document (in the case of other applicants), they will be admitted conditionally. The applicant is required to submit the above documents no later than on the specified date of enrollment in higher education. Applicants for the study at any level who fail to demonstrate the fulfilment of the basic requirements for admission to study at the time of verification of the fulfilment of the requirements for admission may be conditionally accepted to study provided that they must prove the fulfilment of the requirements for admission no later than on the date of study enrolment. In all study programmes of the MBU Faculty of Law, applicants who have not passed the secondary school graduation exam in the Slovak language and are applying for a study programme conducted in the Slovak language must be fluent in the Slovak language at least at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The Faculty of Law exclusively accepts a certificate of command of the Slovak language as a foreign/second language at the required level (minimum B1), which is issued by language schools registered by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Slovak Republic in the Network of Schools and School Facilities of the Slovak Republic (registered state language schools and private language schools). Applicants must submit an officially certified copy of a document confirming knowledge of the Slovak language at the required level no later than on the day of enrolment for studies. Applicants who have completed (or will complete in the given academic year) a bachelor's or master's degree program in the Slovak language are exempt from the requirement to submit a certificate of proficiency in the Slovak language at the B1 level.

Confirm the accepted English-language evidence with the institution for the selected intake.

Preparation checklist; final document rules and certified translations are confirmed during application review.

This programme is recorded as accredited in the central catalogue.