Dates & Deadlines

for applicants with foreign degrees.

Semester dates, application deadlines, enrolment deadlines & re-enrolment deadlines

Semester Dates

	WiSe 2025/26	SuSe 2025
Semester start	01.10.2025	01.04.2025
Semester end	31.03.2026	30.09.2025
Courses start	13.10.2025	07.04.2025
Courses end	06.02.2026	18.07.2025
University closed between	to be announced
Christmas break (Courses)	Course breaks (PDF)
Future lecture times	Lecture times until 2030 (PDF)

Application Deadlines

VPD via uni-assist

For the following courses offered, a prior application for a VPD via uni-assist is always necessary:

Bachelor's degree programmes
State exam(ination) Medicine
1st examination Law
Data Science (M. Sc.)

Bachelor / State exam(ination) Medicine / 1st examination Law

Application deadlines	WiSe 2025/26	SuSe 2025	VPD
Study programmes with NC	01.06. – 15.07.2025	01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025	With VPD
Study programmes without NC	01.06. – 15.11.2025	01.12.2024. – 15.05.2025	With VPD
Applications via DoSV	↗ Hochschulstart.de	↗ Hochschulstart.de	With VPD
Medizin (centralised procedure)	↗ Hochschulstart.de	↗ Hochschulstart.de	With VPD

Master

Application deadlines	WiSe 2025/26	SuSe 2025	VPD
Master of Arts/ Science/ Education	01.06. – 15.07.2025	01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025	Without VPD
Data Science	01.06. – 15.07.2025	-	With VPD

Lottery procedure

More information on the lottery procedure

Application deadline for the lottery procedure	WiSe 2025/26	SuSe 2025	VPD
Bachelor, 1st examination Law, Master	01.09. – 15.09.2025	01.03. – 15.03.2025	Without VPD

Application deadlines for a higher semester

Applications for placement in a higher subject-related semester must be submitted

for the winter semester by 15 August (subjects with NC) or 15 October (subjects without NC) at the latest
for the summer semester by 15 February (subjects with NC) or 15 April (subjects without NC) at the latest

to the relevant faculty (cut-off deadline). If the desired subject is also without NC in the 1st subject related semester, the application can be submitted at any time. More info

Applications for a higher semester	WiSe 2025/26	SuSe 2025	VPD
Bachelor/ State exam(ination) (with NC)	01.08. – 15.09.2025	01.02. – 15.03.2025	With VPD
Bachelor (without NC)	01.08. – 15.11.2025	01.02. – 15.05.2025	With VPD
Master of Arts/ Science (with and without NC)	01.08. – 15.09.2025	01.02. – 15.03.2025	Without VPD
Master of Education (without NC)	01.06. – 15.07.2025	01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025	Without VPD

Enrolment / Change of Programme

For degree programmes with restricted admission, you will be informed of the respective enrollment deadline in the notice of admission.

For open-admission degree programmes, enrolment for the

summer semester is possible until May 15.
winter semester is possible until November 15.

Re-enrolment deadlines

Please note that the semester fee must hit our account (value date) within the prescribed period.

	WS 2025/26	SuSe 2026
End of the re-enrolment period	01.09.2025	02.03.2026

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