Right after completion of phase one, the bachelor’s program in Business Law (LL.B.), or even while still completing it, students enrolled in the integrated program in Law advance to phase two, the additional four semesters of study that are concluded with the state examination.
At this point, students have sat all their exams from the first state examination in Law (Erste juristische Prüfung) covering the mandatory material except from public law and criminal law in phase one of the program. During four additional semesters of study (phase two), students learn more about these areas and finish the phase with the state examination in criminal law and public law.
At the end of this phase, students graduate from university with a combined bachelor’s degree in Law and Business Administration as well as the first state examination in Law.